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Date Feb. 2, 1977 Report No. EMD-77-14 Title

Financial Management: TVA Expenses and Deductions

DOCUMENT RESUME 00170 - L A07511681 [TVA Expenses and Deductions]. END-77-14; B-114850. February 2, 1977. Released February 7, 1977. 5 pp. Report to Rep. Clifford Allen; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Accounting and Financial Reporting (2800). Contact: Snergy and Minerals Div. Budget Function: Natural Resources, Environment, and Ene.rgy: Energy (305); General Government: Cent...
Date Jan. 13, 1977 Report No. PSAD-77-2 Title

Government Operations: Summaries of Conclusions and Recommendations on Department of Defense Operations

DOCbMENT 00088 - [A05909591 ES[ X Summaries of Conclusions and Recommendations on Department of Defense Operations. PSAD-77-2; B-106190. January 13, 1977. 90 PP. Report to Chairman, House Committee o Comp roller General. Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services (1900. Contact: Procurement and Sstems Acquisition Div. Budget Function: National Defense (050); National Defense: Department...
Date Jan. 12, 1977 Report No. LCD-77-311 Title

Government Operations: Settlement of Contractor Claims for Construction of a Federal Building in Hawaii

a e eQsc DOCUMENT RESUME 01113 - [A0590929] settlament of Contractor Claims for Construction of a Federal Building in Hawaii. LCD-77-311; B-181931. January 12, 1977. Released January 17, 1977. 36 pp. + 5 appendices. Report o Rep. Jack Brooks, Chairman, House Committee on Government Operations; . Issue Area: Facilities and aterial anagement: Euilding, Buying, or Leasing Federal Facilities and Equip...
Date Aug. 31, 1976 Report No. PSAD-76-161 Title

Government Operations: Cost, Schedule, and Performance Problems of the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity, Louisiana, Hurricane Protection Project

P . REPORT TO THE CONGRES BY THE COMPTROLLEl#i%@!V #%g AccoW,&Q OF THE UNITED STATES %iC[ j,,d 7 %I lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Cost, Schedule, And Performance Problems Of The Lake Pontchartrain And Vicinity, Louisiana, Hurricane Protection Project LM098195 Corps of Engineers Department (Civil Functions) of the Army The cost of the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity, Louisiana, Hurricane projec...
Date May 24, 1976 Report No. 089590 Title

Financial Management: Defective Pricing in NAVAIR's Negotiated Contract

UNITED STATES GENERAL DALLAS REGIONAL 800, 1200 ACCOIJNT~NG OFFICE TOWER MAIN OFFICE o - SUITE 84x90 DALLAS, TEXAS 75202 \ Mr. Bernard B. Lynn Director Defense Contract Audit Huilding 4 Cameron Station Alexandria, Virginia 22314 Dear Mr. Lynn: Agency 6, ; E;nclosed for your information is a copy of a report that we rfxentIy issued to the Commandi~r, Naval Air Systems Command (X41'li:R), covering d...
Date May 20, 1976 Report No. 089592 Title

Financial Management: Examination of Prices Proposed and Negotiated for Fixed Price

GENERAL DALLAS SUITE 800. 1200 ACCOUNTING OFFlCE TOWER MAIN REClQNRL DALLAS, TEXAS 15202 Comander, Aeronautical System Division Air Force Systems Comnd ki.ght Patterson Air Force 3ase, Ohio Dear Comander: * As part of our gatiomide survey of nonconpetitive prize contracts negotiated under the Provisions of Public Law 87-653 (10 'L.S,C, 23c)S), we exatied the prices proposed and negotiated for fixe...
Date May 19, 1976 Report No. 094284 Title

Government Operations: Review of Contract Award

. UNITED STATES GENERAL AcCUUNTIPE~OFFICE DALLAS SUITE 800, DALLAS, REGIONAL 1200 MAIN TEXAS OFFICE TOWER 75202 Vice Adm. K. L. Lee, U.S. Navy Commander Naval Air Systems Command Room1200, Jefferson Plaza 1 1 ,Washington, D.C. 20361 Dear Admiral lee: This report summarizes the results of our review of contract c N00019-74-C-0131 awarded to Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI), Dallas, Texas,' Fff by the N...
Date March 29, 1976 Report No. 089570 Title

Government Operations: Review of the Negotiation of Contract Prices

Uivma STATES GEIWW. ACCWNTING OFFICE REGIONAL ROOM 1903 JOHN F. KENNEDY GOVERNMENT OFFICE FEDERAL CENTER BUILDING BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02203 March 29, 1976 f Lieutenant General James T. Stewart Commander, Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Division Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Ohio 45433 Dear General Stewart: e ‘5 As part of our review of the negotiation of contract prices under the provision...
Date Jan. 5, 1976 Report No. 089578 Title

Government Operations: Review of Contract Negotiations

3rFeixg of resid'llal assets at currmt current values rather than at acquisition cost exkensiofi Use or" incorrect C5ssi.m i;x:v-lh error prior costs of item in proposal f~c-tor change of contract price ststement ATTACBENT II - Contract Price Me;SoC.a"ced ProDo sed AcqXisition cost of residW1 Essets from prior A-Y3 contrstct used 0~ cUrrent contract Gro-vrth -- 73-5 -- and ~$0 perced 14 percent o...
Date Nov. 5, 1975 Report No. PSAD-76-24 Title

Status of Shipbuilders' Claims for Price Increases: --Settlement Progress--Navy Claim Prevention Actions--Need for Caution

COMPTROLLER GENERAL UNITED STATES LM096935 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Status Of Shipbuilders’ ‘Claims For Price Increases: --Settlement Progress --Navy Claim Prevention Actions --Need For Caution Department of the Navy Shipbuilders shipbuilding $1.6 billion, have submitted to the Navy 106 and other claims, totaling over from 1967 to June 30, 1975. 30, 1975, the $644 million to prevent recla...
Date Sept. 30, 1975 Report No. MWD-76-7 Title

Government Operations: Performance of the Social Security Administration Compared With That of Private Fiscal Intermediaries in Dealing With Institutional Providers of Medicare Services

GAO compared performance and cost of the Division of Direct Reimbursement with that of four contract intermediariss. It found that the average cost of a bill processed by the Division in 1973 was greater than that of the four private insurance companies. Higher salaries and lower productivity appear to be major reasons for higher costs of the Division, which, unlike the private intermediaries, had...
Date May 9, 1975 Report No. GGD-75-81 Title

Government Operations: Observations on Sole-Source Procurement and Overruns

- The Homrab3.e David IN. Henderson Chairman, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: In response to the Committee’s request, we are providing you with our observations on sole-source procurement and overrrms in the u. 23, Postal. Service. As your office agreed, agency conx-nents and are included as appendix K We do not plan to distribute this repor...
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 Jan. 30, 1975 Report No. LCD-75-406 Title

National Defense: Overhaul of the Nuclear Submarine Nautilus

Department of the Navy LCD-75406 P JAN. 30, I.9 7 5 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED D.C. 20542 STATES B-180703 The Honorable United States Dear Senator William Senate Proxmire: Proxmire Your letter of February 19, 1974, asked us to look into the current overhaul of the nuclear submarine U.S.S. “Nautilus. ” In particular , you asked for information on the overhaul ‘s initial cos...
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 April 3, 1974 Report No. B-154258 Title

National Defense: Cost Growth on the Department of the Navy's Contract With the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITE 202498 4258 The Ilonorablc Lcs Aspin c, IIouse of Representatives Dear Mr.‘ Aspin: Your letter of October 2, 1973, asked us to examine the -1 cost growth on the Department of the with the d- Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia, for the Nimitz and Eiscnhowcr aircraft carriers (CVRNs 68 and 69). This cost g,rowth,...
Date March 28, 1974 Report No. B-146782 Title

Government Operations: Some Progress in Improving Management of Government-Owned and Leased Real Property Overseas

6.146782 Department of State COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF THE D.C. UNITED STATES ~20548 B-146782 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This is our followup report on the progress in improving the management of Government owned and leased real property overseas by the Department of State. Our review was made pursuant to the Budget ing Act, 1921.(31 U.S...
Date July 1, 1973 Report No. 094544 Title

Special Publications: Idealism or Cynicism

Date June 7, 1973 Report No. B-177631 Title

Budget and Spending: Review of the Navy's Violation of the Antideficiency Act

COhPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE D.C. UNITED 20548 STATES z?& B-177631 The Honorable Les Aspin House of Representatives Dear Mr. Aspin: lllllllulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM096338 : In accordance with your request of December 4, 1972, and our letter of December 19, 1972, we reviewed the Navy's..viola- _ -~~*9-~~Lu;,. Specifically, you asked: ~Ijr;?;r.-z-a-.. tion ~~~$~,&$&$..!e f-ic-i-w...
Date June 5, 1973 Report No. 089534 Title

Economic Development: Review of the Underlying Causes of Delays of Economic Development Administration Public Works Projects

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Date March 28, 1973 Report No. 094555 Title

National Defense: Cost Growth in Major Weapon Systems

United States Genera Accounting Washington, D,C. 20548 Office For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO A.M. EST March 28, 1973 STATEMENT OF EIMER B. STAATS COMi?TROl&ER GENXRAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE i c COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES 4 __ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON 'GOST GROWTHIN MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS Mx. Chairman We appear Growth in Major request / ' and Members of the Coxmnittee: this mo...
Date Jan. 1, 1973 Report No. 091033 Title

Special Publications: Hearings and Legislation

Date Aug. 22, 1972 Report No. B-135232 Title

Economic Development: Plans for Staging the 1976 Winter Olympic Games in Colorado

REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSU.AR AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Plans For taging The 1976 Winter Olympic Games h Colorado B 735232 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WAsHIN+~oN, OF THE UNITED a c. 20548 STATES B- 135232 Dear Mr Chairman to your request staging the 1976 of April 28, winter Olympic 1972, this 1s our report games m Colorado on the In ...
Date Aug. 9, 1971 Report No. B-162578 Title

Financial Management: Audit of Payments From Special Fund to Lockheed Aircraft Corporation for C-5A Aicraft Program During Period Ended June 30, 1971

. i I COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHiNGTON. OF THE D.C. UNITED 20548 STATES S-162578 / To the President of the Senate and fiie ’ speaker of the House of Representatives This is our initial report on the audit of payments from the . special #A’ C. I + c1 &und to Lockheed Aircrait?%rporation for the C-5A aircraft program L... This audit was made pursuant during the period ended June 30, 1971. Eo secti...
Date Jan. 1, 1970 Report No. 091158 Title

National Defense: Critique on Weapons Systems Management

Date July 8, 1969 Report No. 094470 Title

Government Operations: Comments on S. 2325

United States General Accounting Office Washington, D. C. 20548 For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 AM EST July 8, 1969 STATEMENTOF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE CIVIL SERVICE ON COMMITTEEON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE, UNITED STATES SENATE ON S. 2325, A BILL "TO AMENDTITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL POSITIONS IN GRADES1...
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 May 27, 1963 Report No. B-118660 Title

Information Management: Review of Installation of Automatic Data Processing System at Hines, Illinois, Department of Veterans Benefits

OILE REPORT TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES REVIEW OF INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AT HINES, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS BENEFITS VETERANS ADMINISTRATION BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 1963 s~~b~~o SS -- REPORT TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES REVIEW OF INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AT HINES, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS B...
Date Oct. 18, 1955 Report No. B-118676 Title

National Defense: Report on Review of Contracts for T-36A Trainer Aircraft

7. REPORT ON REVIEW OF CONTRACTS FOR T-36A TRAINER AIRCRAFT This material contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, sections 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which In any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. CLEARED FOR OPEN PUBLICATION / IJUNK, 4,1985 AND SECURITY REVIEW (OASO-_PA): ...