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Date Aug. 25, 1976 Report No. 098117 Title

National Defense: The Secretary of the Navy's Proposal To Use Public Law 85-804 To Modify the LHA and DD-963 Ship Construction Contracts With Ingalls Shipping Division of Litton Systems, Inc.

. Unib3dStatesGeneralAccolsntirrgoffice &i&in-, D.C. 20548 mRREzasEoNnr;rr;rvEw at m&Y, August 25, I.978 w 1o:oo Al4 JEIMME H. -,DIRECK&P-ANDSY=@S DMSICIN stawt of Thesecretaryof~ NavyJsPmpsaltoUse Public Law 85-804 to Mzdify the LHR and m-963 Skip ~m~~withIngallsS~~gDivision of Litton z3-peKs, Inc. *I ‘. t* 17 . Hr . Chairman and Members of the Committee: He are pleased to appear here today of ...
Date Nov. 24, 1975 Report No. MWD-76-44 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Use, Administration, and Enforcement of Davis-Bacon Act and Service Contract Act Labor Standards Provisions by Selected Federal Agencies in Colorado for Carpetlaying Contracts

pMot to he released outside the General RESTR'CTTED -e; ACC.E Cf'_ce except on the basis of specific approval Relatios by the Ofiice of CogresI 1 M4, 7 a g9o /-L 7_J ._? ,.. BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ° OF THE UNITED STATES Use, Administration, And Enforcement Of Davis-Bacon Act And Service Contract Act Labor Standards Provisions By Selected Federal Agencies In Colorado For Carpetlaying Contracts...
Date June 20, 1975 Report No. MWD-75-100 Title

Veterans Affairs: Veterans Administration's Contracts With Architect-Engineering Firms

'gler o\ C ls5ofF 7) - ~RELELgMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 RESTRftCTED Not to be released outside the General Aretent>rg Office except on the basis of spechfic app rovl -i bry .Ehf-e of Cn-gressional Relat'ons, a srecord if w ch :~ B-133044 is kept by th2 Distribution Section, FublicationiY*1, l 5 The Honorable William Proxmire Chairman, Subcommittee on Housing and...
Date April 28, 1975 Report No. MWD-75-50 Title

Health: Comparing Cost and Time Overruns on Selected Hospital Construction and Air-Conditioning Contracts

__ - The Honorcable Alan Cnanston Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and Hospitals Committee on Veterans0 Affairs United States Senate ’! Dear Wr m Chairman: As you requested on August 24, 1973, and as agreed upon in a later discussion with your office, we have reviewed cost and time oveKKuns on selected Veterans AdminI istration (VA) hospital construction and air-conditioning contracts. You were ...
Date Feb. 13, 1975 Report No. LCD-74-334 Title

Government Operations: Improved Procedures Needed for Justifying Lease Acquisitions of Federal Buildings

a General Serwices Administration . . . .* UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION B-95136 f-1 The Honorable Administrator Dear Mr. Arthur F. Sampson of General Services Sampson: This is our report on improved procedures needed for justifying General Services Administration’s lease acquisitions of Federal buildings. We want to invite y...
Date Jan. 17, 1975 Report No. LCD-74-319 Title

Government Operations: Use of Surety Bonds in Federal Construction Should Be Improved

/ REPORT TO THE CONGRESS Use Of Surety Bonds In Federal Construction Should Be Improved Multiagency , BYTHECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OFTHE UNITED STATES LCD-74-319 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WAs.HINGTON. OF THE DC UNITED STATES ace48 B-168106 To the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate This is our report on why the use of Federal construction should be improved. in...
Date Dec. 27, 1974 Report No. RED-75-316 Title

Housing: Review of Funds Provided by HUD to the Blackfeet Indian Developers, Inc. for Construction Projects

The lior?_orable Richard House of Representatives G. Shoup lil~m ,fket Indian Develcpers, “‘1’1”‘1”” projects on the Blackfeet during 1972-73. IX. India (BIDI) t for cxstructing public housing fz Reservation in Browning 9 Nontana II During a meeting with you on June we would examine and provide information --Background informaticn on BIDI" 27, 1974, it, was agreed that on the followi...
Date Aug. 22, 1974 Report No. B-119600 Title

Government Operations: Review of the Operation of the United States Postal Service's Capital Investment Program

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Date April 15, 1974 Report No. B-179864 Title

Government Operations: Contract Awarded by the General Services Administration to F. C. Stangl for Constructing 45,000 Square Feet of Office Space for the Internal Revenue Service in Salt Lake City

LOGISTICS AND __ .COMMUNICATIONS . -. ^ _ . B-179864 ‘/4/L / The Honorable Wayne Owens House of Representatives Dear Mr. Owens: Your October 12, 1973, letter requested that we verify whether the I awarding of a contra.c&-& the General Services Administration (GSA) to /7 2 F. C. Stangl for construct%8"45,000 square feet of office space for thepa>q@ Revenue Service (IRS) in Salt Lake City was done...
Date March 4, 1974 Report No. B-130617 Title

Transportation: Information on Contracts for Rail Rapid Transit Projects in Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; and Washington, D.C.

-‘_- /” RESOURCES OEYELOPMZNT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION . _---/. Thr~ . ;v fjon~r~~!:~ ‘Jc~g4 ‘“&lcjr / - /,/------------mm--d:& t7)wse OF;Eyx-c5cntativm ikar ‘I?= l :‘cGkl cy: .. lIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM089215 . _J - i -- c Contract NO. and date lK0013 5/12/66 lK0014 6/g/66 lKO015 u/10/66 lKOO1G 12/2
Date Aug. 15, 1973 Report No. B-174839 Title

National Defense: Build and Charter Program for Nine Tanker Ships

Build And Ch r Program 6-174839 Military Sealift Command Department of the Navy BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 701eso AUG.15, 1973 COMPTROLLER GENERAL, WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED 20248 STATES B- 174839 To the President Speaker of the of the Senate and the House of Representatives to build Command, and charter Department nine of This is our report on the program tankers for use...
Date May 25, 1973 Report No. B-160851 Title

Budget and Spending: Interest Costs for Participation Certificates Sold by the General Services Administration Compared With Those for Treasury Obligations

. . M cl AC bY ~OMPTFNLLE B-160851 The Honorable Jennings Randolph ! 1’ Chairman, Committee on Public Works ,‘I d“LUnited States Senate / J Jl@ ~~l~~~lll~l~lllll1lll~l~~ LM090608 Dear Mr. Chairman: c Your April 20, 1973, letter requested that we obtain information and report to your Committee on the inosts f_qr participation certificates< sold by the GeneralServices / Ad~~n~‘~~t~-~~~~~~~,~...
Date Feb. 7, 1973 Report No. B-167068 Title

Government Operations: Construction of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum

. COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINQION. OF D.C. THE UNWED STATES ZDBd8 B-167068 FEB 7 1973 lllll~~lll~llllllllIlIllll1\ll~ LM096177 L Ji Dear Mr. Waldie : that we report Your letter of December 1, 1972, requested to you on the current status of caruction -~l,~~~~,.~of the J,,osephJ. -a .s ?ar3u3 I Hirshhorn W and the action being taken to assure the taxpayers that the Piracci Construction Company is bei...
Date May 15, 1972 Report No. B-175715 Title

Budget and Spending: Consideration of the Potential of Savings in Major Construction Contracts by Adopting the Contractor's Method of Using Relocatable Buildings for Onsite Office Space

t U~nrm STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTI WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LOGISTICS AND COMMUNlCATlONS DIVISION , 1 We are reviewing the award and administration of contracts by the Corps of Engineers for the construction of Safeguard anti-ballistic-missile (ABM) facilities. During this review we noted that, at the site near Grand Forks) North Dakota, the Corps of Engineers had temporary office buildings constructed...
Date March 27, 1972 Report No. 094509 Title

National Defense: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's Management of the C-5 Program

United States General Accounting Office Washington, D. C. 2054-8 For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OCa.m. March 27, 1972 STATBBNT OF FZMERB. STAATS, Cc%rlpTRO~ERGEMERAL OF THEUNITE3l STATES BEiFORJI THE 6 STJBCOI’lMlC~ ON PRIORITIES AND ECONOMY GOVERNMENT IN JOINT ECONOMIC COl4blIm Mr. Chairman and Membersof the Subcommittee: /’ I appreciate the opportunity to appear here this morning to ...
Date March 27, 1972 Report No. B-146342 Title

Financial Management: Study of the Possible Savings in Construction Costs as a Result of the 34-Day Suspension of the Davis-Bacon Act From February 23 to March 29, 1971

-a I. ’ ,I COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED 213548 STATES . a* 4e I r-/---G------( I .----._- , . ./ COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF DC. THE UNITED 26548 STATES MAR 2 7 1972 -.
Date March 15, 1972 Report No. 092411 Title

Transportation: Grants Made by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration

Date Nov. 1, 1971 Report No. B-170474 Title

Government Operations: Alleged Purchase of "Tiger Cages" by the U.S. Forces in Vietnam

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. TH B-170474 Dear Mr. Kemp: & ‘c Your letter of September 23, 1971, asked that we investigate the -alleged purchase of “tiger cages” by U.S. Forces I__ in Vietnam i We have made inquiries in the military departments on the basis of the information,provided by your constituent, Mr. M. E. Regan. None of the officials in the Army or Navy with whom we spoke...
Date July 14, 1971 Report No. 094417 Title

Government Operations: Policies and Practices Followed by the Postal Service in Leasing and Constructing Facilities

. . ,.8” . . . - .._ .., *.I United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. EST Wednesday, July 14, 1971 STATEMENTOF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT cp OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS--HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOLLOWED BY THE POSTA...
Date April 16, 1971 Report No. B-171496 Title

National Defense: Measures Needed To Ensure Compliance With Contract Specifications In Construction Of Military Facilities

- . r . , ,. . . _ . - epartment of the Army epartment Of the COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B-171496 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This is our report on measures needed in the Departments of the Army and the Navy to ensure compliance with contract specifications in construction o f military facilities. Our review wa...
Date March 29, 1971 Report No. B-165118 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Building Authorized To Provide Office Space at Manned Spacecraft Center Redesigned To Provide Laboratory Space

RE’PORT To ‘COMITTEE 0~ AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE UNITED STATES SENATE OY~J~-& SCIENCES IllllllllIlllclli~l~ll~lll~llllll~li~el LM090557 ing Authorized To Provide Office Space Manned Spacecraft Center Redes ed To Provide Laboratory Space B-765718 National Aeronautics and Space Administration RGeOoD3~ BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHIN’GTON. OF D.C. THE UN...
Date April 17, 1969 Report No. 092710 Title

Education: Practices Followed in Equipping Academic Facilities Constructed Under the Higher Education Facilities Act

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C 20548 cnm DIVISION sfw? 1 7 1969 Dear Mr Mulrhead As part of our review of actlvltles carried out under the Higher Education Facllltles Act of 1963 (20 U S.C. 7011, we examined into the manner in which the Offrce of Education (OE), Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), was admlnlsterlng certain aspects of the academic facllltles...
Date Nov. 27, 1967 Report No. 091297 Title

Government Operations: Economy in Government

United States General Accounting Office Waahineon, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at LO:00 a.m. EST Monday, November 27, 1967 STATEMENTOF E&ME3 B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER CENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE SURCOMMITI'EE ECONOMY THE GOVERNMENT ON IN JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE ON ECONOMY GOVERNMENT IN Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I am pleased to appear before this status of c...
Date Aug. 7, 1967 Report No. B-161330 Title

Government Operations: Need for Improving Policies and Procedures for Estimating Costs, Evaluating Bids, and Awarding Contracts for Dredging

REPORT TO ' ' : ~.k THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES NEED FOR IMPROVING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR ESTIMATING COSTS. EVALUATING BIDS, AND AWARDING CONTRACTS FOR DREDGING CORPS OF ENGINEERS (CIVIL FUNCTIONS) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AUGUST 1967 I7-"1-- 8783| COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 AUG 7 1967 B- 161330 To the Pr...
Date April 7, 1967 Report No. B-145899 Title

Examination of Construction and Related Costs: Rayburn House Office Building

Date Dec. 19, 1966 Report No. B-144887 Title

Transportation: Review of Circumstances Relating to the Collapse of the John Day River Bridge on Interstate Route 80N in the State of Oregon, Bureau of Public Roads and Corps of Engineers (Civil Functions)

‘I I BY 1 THE COMPTROLLER OF THE .UNHTED DECEMBER 1966 GENERAL STATES REPORT THE CONGRESS OF THE TO UNITED STATES RE\‘fEFC OF CIRCI!ZIS’lI’:UVCE:S ‘IlIE: TffE J0ffN C0LL II\\’ 1I’SE REL4TING 0E‘ T0 flfVfSR RRfM;E IICBCTF: 81)X OF 0fEGON 0N INTERSTATE IN THE STATIS BY THE CQMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED IWCEI\IIBER 1966 GENERAL STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF DC. THE UNITED STAT...
Date March 11, 1966 Report No. B-156516 Title

Transportation: Review of the Relocation of Railroad Facilities, Walter F. George Lock and Dam, Fort Gaines, Georgia, Corps of Engineers (Civil Functions)

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES REVIEW OF THE RELOCATION OF RAILROAD FACILITIES WALTER F. GEORGE LOCK AND DAM FORT GAINES, GEORGIA CORPS OF ENGINEERS (CIVIL FUNCTIONS) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 1966 1Y35;I~JS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20848 MAR 1 1 1966 B-156516 To the President of the Senate and the Spe...