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Date July 20, 1973 Report No. B-178993 Title

Transportation: Fine Arts in Federal Construction Projects

COMPTROLLER GENERAL HINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED 20548 STATES I B-178993 The Honorable Clement c1 House of Representatives _.d \L Dear Mr. Zablocki: J. Zablocki Your letter dated May 22, 1973, requested that we review the circumstances of the inclusion of a sculpture as part of the Chicago Federal Center project. Enclosed with your letter were copies of a constituent’s inquiry and your reply and ...
Date June 22, 1973 Report No. B-168482 Title

National Defense: Navy's Current Cost Estimates of Building Project Sanguine

COMPTROLLER GENl?RAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED D.C. 20548 STATES B-168482 The Honorable Les Aspin House of Representatives Dear Mr. Aspin: lllllllll lllllllllllllll IIIll Ill11 Ill11 111 LM096320 On December 19, 1972, you requested that we examine the of . Navy's current coslf..~~~,~-~~~,m_ates b~i-~~~-~~~g,o-~-~,c-t~~~~~=g~ine you expressed-~~‘lnterest in -‘our’*ovaluating (1) the Navy’s ...
Date May 31, 1973 Report No. 093831 Title

Health: Improvements Needed for Wall Construction in Medical Facilities

UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC 20548 (393%3I Lt General Frederick J Chief of Engzneers Department of the Army Washington, D C 20314 Dear General Clarke Clarke By letter dated June 30, 1972, we advrsed the Secretary of the Army that the General Accounting Office was making a multi-agency survey of the use of value engineering incentive programs for contractors and sub-contract...
Date Dec. 14, 1972 Report No. 089491 Title

Veterans Affairs: Implementing Alternative Dietary Systems in VA Hospitals

MANPOWER AND DIVISION WELSARE EC 14 ‘1972 Dear Dr Musser The General Accounting Offlce has examined Into the potent-la1 for implementing alternative dietary systems in Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals Our work was performed at the VA hospitals in Washington, D C , and Loulsvllle, Kentucky, and at certain private hospitals Several private hospitals we visited were using a convenience food s...
Date Aug. 8, 1972 Report No. B-154459 Title

Education: Finances and Operations of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

\mwswww- s-e+..- ,.“$” “.- - mme by Ph dribwtion be released 0 cept ail PRe has a Seetioq PublUHfOM REPORT T COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS UNITED STATES SENATE RELEASED Finances And Operations Of The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts B-154459 Ro~@b5q SmIthsonIan lnstltutlon BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES CQMFTROLLER GENERAL WASHIPIGTOPI OF QC THE UNITED STATES 2Oti4...
Date May 31, 1972 Report No. 093324 Title

Government Operations: Need for Better Administration of the Repair and Improvement Program for Public Buildings by the General Services Administration

c r 1 x A * , UNITED STATES GENERAL ASC~~NTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC 20548 < GENERAL GOVERNMENT DlVlSION May 31, 1972 Dear Mr. Sampson. We have reviewed the repair and improvement (R&I) program adminIstered by the General Services Administration (GSA) to maintain, repair, remodel, convert, and extend public buildings Our review was made at the central office in Washington, D.C , and at the reglona...
Date May 10, 1972 Report No. B-118779 Title

Government Operations: Value Engineering Program Needs To Be Improved and Reinstated

llllllllllll~lll~llllllllllllllllllllIIllll (----------LM096576 / Maritime Administration Department of Commerce COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED 20148 STATES D.C. B-118779 Dear Mr. Winn: This is our report, pursuant to your request of October 6, 1971,m of the Maritime Administration, Departon our review .of the reasons ment of Commerce, for discontinuing the requirement that a valuee...
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 17, 1972 Report No. B-159317 Title

Government Operations: Construction of the Cuyahoga County Justice Center in Cleveland, Ohio

c c ---I I- ..I--1 .._._ _._. _-._ COMPfkO,LLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE 20s ~E~~~s~~ : ’ --*‘-*.,.,.+m ..a,,*.-^ .-.._... U.L___,“l.l, B-159317 Dear Mr. Vanik: , 5 vraa’” 1 In accordance with your request of September 15, 1971, and subsequent discussions with your office, we obtained information on the Cuyahog,a County 1,11, Justice ‘answers “/ to be conCenter to three ,(, si...
Date Feb. 23, 1972 Report No. 092426 Title

Housing: Review of HUD Public Works Planning Programs

- I > (I·;' · na 4IQ . . ....... 20548 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. CIVIL DIVISION FEB 2 3 1972 Dear Mr. Watson: The General Accounting Office recently completed a review of \ certain aspects of the Department of Housing and Urban Development' (HUD) administration of programs under which it advanced funds to public agencies for public works planning (PWP). Our review ...
Date Jan. 1, 1972 Report No. 090895 Title

Special Publications: Hearings and Legislation

Date Sept. 20, 1971 Report No. B-160199 Title

Environmental Protection: Environmental and Economic Problems Associated With the Development of the Burns Waterway Harbor, Indiana

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS Environmental And Economic Problems Associated With The Development Of The Burns Waterway Harbor, Indiana B6,,0199 Corps of Engineers (Civil Functions) Department of the Army Environmental Protection Agency National Park Service Department of the Interior BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES SEPT. 20, 197 1 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C....
Date Aug. 23, 1971 Report No. B-133170 Title

National Defense: Review of Efforts by the Navy and Its Contractors To Control Ship Construction Costs at Major Private Shipyards

In oceo~dance with your letters of August 18 and December 10, \ 1970, we are reviewing efforts to con--.~ by the Navy and its contractors / trol ship construction costs at majo% private shipyards. e have n43w completed a substantia3b part of tlhis work. On some of the q.uestiona you saised, h ver, we are finding it necessary to expend 8 greater anount of aa effort than we originally thought would ...
Date Aug. 9, 1971 Report No. B-172632 Title

National Defense: Too Many Crew Members Assigned too Soon to Ships Under Construction

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS Too Many Crew Members Assigned Too Soon To Ships Under Construction 80172632 Department of the Navy BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 5s COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF DC THE UNITED STATES 20242 B-172632 ii To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This IS our report on too many crew members assigned too soon by the Depar...
Date June 25, 1971 Report No. B-173037 Title

Housing: Review of Certain Aspects of College Housing Project CH-ORE-85(D) in Portland, Oregon

Review Of Certain Aspects Of College Housing Project CH-ORE-85(D) In Portland, Oregon B..l73o37 Department of Housing and Urban Development BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMP-i-ROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF DC THE UNITED 20548 STATES B-173037 Dear Mrs. Green* In accordance with your request of May 3, 1971, and as agreed upon in a meeting wl"th you on May 13, 1971, we have examined...
Date April 19, 1971 Report No. B-170980 Title

Government Operations: Quality of Plumbing and Heating Work Performed

, . --. B-170980 IllilllllIll11 11111 Ill11llllllllll Ill Ill11 llllllll LMO95578 Dear ML-, Chairman: This is in reply to yox letter of September 30, 1970, requesting that we check out the contents of an enclosed anonymous letter concerning the quality of plumbing and heating work performed by .--- -xv'.- _... / _ ..".., -.-._.._ _ __ Barberio si Sons if%~~?Z~~~w&.rscy. s'-~i&z&-~l-;ci-/~.I-=-----...
Date April 12, 1971 Report No. 088946 Title

Financial Management: Financial Activities of Missouri River Basin Integrated Projects for Fiscal Year 1969

Mr. Harold E. Aldrich regional IXrector, Region 6 Bureau of Recl~atio~ P.0. BQX 2553 BiZlings, Montana 59103 Dear Mr. Aldrich: The General. AccounC.t~g Office has made a review of the operations of the Ffissouri River Basin (MRB) Project and the integrated projects in Regilara 6 and Region through June 30, 3.969. The review was performed Department of the Xnterior, and the On1aha of the Brnreau of...
Date April 2, 1971 Report No. B-171630 Title

Housing: Review of Frontier Heights Housing Project, Snohomish County, Washington

COMPTROLILEW GENERAL WA?3-lINGTON. QF DC THE UNITED 2Q946 STATES B-171630 Dear Mr, Meeds: In accordance with your~e-q~est of December 21, 1970, the General Accounting Office has made a review of six specific areas relating to the Frontier Heights housing project in Snohomish County, Vashington, These arrangements and costs; material areas are construction costs; financing builderIs performance wi...
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 March 4, 1971 Report No. 093211 Title

Financial Management: Fiscal Year 1970 Financial Audit of Commercial Power Operations in Region I, Bureau of Reclamation

UNITED STATES GENERAL A~COIJNTING OFFICE REGIONAL SO96 FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING OFFJCE 909 FIRST &VENUE -= SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104 Mr. Earold Region 1, Department P, 0. Box Boise, T. Nelson, R&final Director ti0Xl u,s. Bureau of Reel of the InteriolP 8008 Idaho 83707 Y Dear Mr. Nelson: We have completed our review of the accounts and accounting procedrsree of the power generating and related mult...
Date Feb. 25, 1971 Report No. 089334 Title

Financial Management: Financial Activities of Missouri River Basin Integrated Projects for Fiscal Year 1969

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCWNTING OFFICE CIVIL DlWSlON FE5 2 5 1976 Dear General Clarke: We have completed a review of certain financial activities of the Missouri River Basin Integrated Projects consisting of the six main-stem projects of the Corps plus those projects of the Bureau of Reclamation within the Missouri River Basin that have been integrated for power operations. The overall results of ...
Date Dec. 23, 1969 Report No. B-168536 Title

Government Operations: Alleged Actions That Contribute to Reduction in Use of Public Facilities by General Aviation

B-168536 Dear Mr. Long: In your letter dated November 26, 1969, you requested that we comment on matters brought to your attention in a letter dated November 21, 1969, which you received from Colonel Albert K. Tank, President, Aberdeen Proving Ground Flying Club. Colonel Tank's letter and the attachments refer, in substance, to leglslatlon pending on avlatlon user charges and to certain regulation...
Date Dec. 16, 1969 Report No. 092652 Title

Government Operations: Recording General Investigation and Survey Costs

ClVlL DiVISlON Dear General Clarke The General Accounting Offlee has reviewed the Corps of Engineers' (Corps) pol~y and pra&tlces relating to general investigation and /survey costs Incurred prior to congressional authorlzatzon of power proJectsa Our review was lrmlted to the effects of this policy upon the flnanclal statements of and the repayment plans for the Federal Columbra River Power System...
Date Oct. 15, 1969 Report No. 089445 Title

Health: Hill-Burton Grant Program for Construction and Modernization of Hospitals and Other Medical Facilities

UNITED STATES GENEFU~LACCCNJNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, . ClVlL DIVISION D C 20548 of The General the hospital Accounting and medlcal Office faclllt d + 5 Department of Health, Educatlon,and Welfare (HEW). Our review was conducted at the headquarters office of the Health Facllltles Planning and Construction Service and at the HEW reglonal offlces in Charlottesville, V~rglnla; Chicago, Illlnols, and S...
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 Aug. 5, 1968 Report No. B-114858 Title

Energy: Need for Improved Coordination of Transmission-Line Design and Construction Practices by Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration

Date Feb. 27, 1968 Report No. B-160628 Title

Government Operations: Need To Improve Procedures for Compensating Municipalities for Relocation of Facilities Necessitated by Construction of Federal Water Resources Projects

B- 160628 Corps of Engineers Functions) Department (Civil of the Army BY THE co TROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHXNGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED 20548 STATES B-160628 To the Speaker President of the of the Senate and the House of Representatives The accompanying report presents our findings and recommendations regarding the need for the Corps of Engineers (Civil Functions), ...
Date April 20, 1967 Report No. B-152306 Title

Government Operations: Government-Wide Review of the Administration of Certain Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Relating to Architect-Engineer Fees

I11ll1111111I111 11111l111ll 11 l1 l11 l1 ll1 R E P O R T TO 087499 T H E C O N G R E S S O F T H E U N I T E D STATES BY T H E COMPTROLLER G E N E R A L OF T H E U N I T E D STATES R E P O R T TO T H E CONGRESS O F THE U N I T E D STATES . BY THE COMPTROLLER G E N E R A L O F T H E U N I T E D STATES REPORT ON GOVERNMENT-WIDE RmIxW-. THE ADMINISTRATI:ON OF OF CERTAIN STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQU...
Date April 7, 1967 Report No. B-145899 Title

Examination of Construction and Related Costs: Rayburn House Office Building

Date Jan. 31, 1967 Report No. B-118634 Title

Budget and Spending: Review of Planned Federal Contribution Toward the Cost of the State-Constructed Del Valle Dam and Reservoir, Alameda County, California

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES REVIEW. OF PLANNED FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION TOWARD TRE COST OF THE STATE-CONSTRUCTED DEL VALLE DAM AND RESERVOIR ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA CORPS OF ENGINEERS (CIVIL FUNCTIONS) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 1967 :~~~~ a I: -'r ::9f ajar"-' COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B- 1186...
Date April 11, 1966 Report No. B-146960 Title

Housing: Report on Review of Administration of Employee and Contractor Housing at Page, Arizona, Glen Canyon Unit, Colorado River Storage Project, Bureau of Reclamation

REPORT ON REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATION OF EMPLOYEE AND CONTRACTOR HOUSING AT PAGE, ARIZONA GLEN CANYON UNIT COLORADO' RIVER STORAGE PROJECT BUREAU OF RECLAMATION DEPARTMENT OF THE' INTERIOR UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE APRIL 1966 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE i' WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CIVIL ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING DIVISION APR 11 B- 146960 Dear Mr. Secretary: 1966 Herewith is the ...
Date Oct. 20, 1965 Report No. B-125031 Title

Financial Management: Report on Examination of Financial Statements for the Southwestern Power System and Related Activities, Fiscal Year 1964

REPORT TO. THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES I'!\AMINATIO(N OF1 I'INANCIIAL ST'A 'I'EM'I' NTS SOUII'011X'1 ESTEIIN )POWEll SYSTEINI ANI) REJI,'ATEI) ACTIV'ITIES VlSCAL, YEAR\I 19q64 SOII''ITIWESTErN POWEl1 AI)MINISl'IIATION I)E:'AIRTM1,N1' 01)'TIE, INTERIOR ANDI O(RlPS (11'IENIIN I'NERIS (CIVIl, I NC,'l'TIONS) 1)1r:DI'VI{TENTI'O1' TlE ARXIMY BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ( :'['01...
Date April 29, 1964 Report No. B-146863 Title

Budget and Spending: Report on Cost Allocation Resulting in Increased Federal Contribution to the State of California for Flood Control, Oroville Project, Feather River, California, Corps of Engineers (Civil Functions)

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES ICOST' AlO,(IIATIO(N lIESTII,'I'IN( IN INCRIIEASEI I'El);EliAIL (CION'I'ITIIII'I(ON (CONTRIOL TO TIlE STATE O1F (CAIIFOI[NItA F1R FLOIDl) OIR0 VILL E P1t)J1 ,CT, FIEATIIER RIlVER, t(CAl, I'O1NIA COIPI'S O1F' EN(;INEEMIS (CIVII, FIN'ICT'IONS) DEP ARTMENNT OF TllE AIRMY BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 1964 ~'449( o COMPTROLLER GENERAL...
Date April 26, 1962 Report No. B-125045 Title

Government Operations: Report on Central Valley Basin, California, Revenue-Producing Water Resources Development Projects, Bureau of Reclamation and Corps of Engineers (Civil Functions), Fiscal Year 1960

REPORT T THE CONGRESS OF T H E 4 TATES OF URCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS OF WECLA THE INTERIOR AND S OF ENGINEERS (CIVIL FUNCTIONS) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FISCAL YEAR 1960 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 1962 GAO Wash., D. C. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON 25 A P R . 2 6 1962 Honorable John W. McCormack Speaker of the House of Representatives r Dear M. Speak...
Date March 30, 1962 Report No. B-118718 Title

Housing: Review of Selected Activities of the Low-Rent Housing Program in the Nine-State Area Administered by the San Francisco Regional Office, Public Housing Administration, Housing and Home Finance Agency

‘* GAOWash., D. C. operated ities sioner lishes tains housing projects. Responsibility for the operating activ- in the seven regions to the regional the administrative the accounting office has been delegated directors. by the PHA CommisOffice estabmain- The Central policfes and operating procedures, records, and reviews the operating activities of tize regional offices. there,were At June 30, 1...
Date Jan. 25, 1960 Report No. B-133053 Title

Natural Resources: Report on Upper Colorado River Basin Water Resources Development Program, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, Fiscal Years 1957-1959

ITEDSTATES LM087950 llll~lll~llillllllllillllllllllllllllll --I UPPERCO1 WERBASIN WATERRESOURCES EL DEW BUREAUOF REC DEPART FISCALYEARS 19574959 -- BY ‘IlIE COMPTROLLER GENERAL THE UNITEDSTATES OF JANUARY 1980 ED STATES AUDIT OF UPPER COLORADORIVER BASIN WATER RESOURCESDEVELOP ENT PROGRAM UREAU OF RECLAMATION DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FISCAL YEARS 19574959 . . BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE ...
Date Jan. 31, 1958 Report No. B-118763 Title

National Defense: Examination of the Spanish Base Construction Program of the Departments of the Air Force and the Navy

Date July 6, 1955 Report No. B-114885 Title

Report on Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, for the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 1952 and 1953: Part 1

1 ;i ‘7 ..: ; Ill11l11llllllIIIllllllllllIIIIIl LM087957 THE CONGRESS THE UMlTEDSTATES OF .i j ..i ..I 4 4 :: c. ., BUREAUOF RECLAlVMT1OH DEPARTMENT F THE INTERIQR FORTHEFISCALYEARSE JUNE 30,1952 AND4953 i PARTII Y THE COMPTROLLER GEDdERALF THE UNITED STATES AUDIT REPORT TO THE CONGRESS THE UNITEDSTATES OF UREAU OF RECLAMATION RTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORTHE FISCALYEARS DEDJUNE30,11952AND 1953 PAR...