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| Date Sept. 9, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-109 |
Title
Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITED STATES Three Mile Island: The Most Studied Nuclear Accident In History
On March 28, 1979, the Federal Government and the nuclear power industry were awakened by the most serious accident in the history of U.S. commercial nuclear power. Although no one died as a result of this accident, the realization that a major accident is possible renewed the national and int... |
| Date April 14, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-62 |
Title
i L. -* Yy’ / REPORTBY THE I(tti* Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Grain Inspection And Weighing Systems In The Interior Of The United States--An Evaluation
The Grain Standards Act of 1976 made a number of substantive changes to improve the interior (nonexport) grain inspection and weighIt also required GAO and the ing systems. Department of Agriculture to study the systems. Based on its ... |
| Date Feb. 7, 1980 |
Report No. PAD-80-46 |
Title
BY THL COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Science, Research, And Technology, House Committee On Science And Technology
C.3 ‘1 UN iTED STATES t-It: Better Communication Could Help Clear Up Confusion Over “Silly” Research Grants
National Science Foundation grants to support social science research are often termed “silly” because the reason for the research is not ... |
| Date Jan. 11, 1980 |
Report No. LCD-80-20 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES II 9 Report To The Congress
How Military Postal Service Operations Can Be Improved
This report identifies opportunities for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Postal Service to improve the effectiveness of the A major finding Military Postal Service. involves the savings available by diverting low priority parcels bound for the United States from... |
| Date Dec. 3, 1979 |
Report No. FGMSD-80-2 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 w OWlStON OF FINANCIAL GWsRALMANAGLMQrrsTuolgf AND DECEMBER 3.1979 B-165731 The Honorable The Secretary Harold Brown of Defense 110987 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Response to Defense Comptroller's Comments on GAO's Report Entitled "Improperly Subsidizing the Foreign Program--A Continuing Problem" Mar. 22, 1979) , In a June 15, 1979, l... |
| Date Sept. 21, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-79-102 |
Title
n ffice ’ GSA Nee s To Strengthen Its Inspection And Testing To Make Sure The Government Gets The Quality It Pays For
The General (GSA’s) quality lrttle assurance by Government flcatlons or user Services Admrnlstration’s control program provides that goods purchased for use agencies meet contract spew needs To Improve the program, GAO recommends that GSA (1) emphasize testing the quality of ... |
| Date May 31, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-84 |
Title
REPORTB'Y' THE I- What It Is? Currently, air quality determinations across the country are based on information obtained from disparate State air monitoring networks. Deficiencies in these monitoring systems raise serious questions about the reliability and representativeness of the air quality data. The importance of knowing the Nation’s air quality and of achieving the Clean Air Act’s goals ... |
| Date May 14, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-37 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL ,rrrlllllllllllll~~~~~~ ED STATES dicare Hospital ‘The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is required by law to certify that all hospitals participating in the Medicare program are providing quality care to patients. Hospitals accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals are automatically certified except for two requirements. However, the c... |
| Date May 1, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-62 |
Title
RESTRtCt~e) Not to be released outside the Qem?ra~ Accsountkg Qfficr except on the basis of specific zq~~oval by the Office of Congressional Relations. lowf UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RELEASED
HUMAN RESOURCCS DIVISION MAY 1,1979 B-16403114) The Honorable Max Baucus f$d.J United States Senate The Honorable Charles Rose House of Representatives ,y/&-q _-J' (I; p1.... |
| Date July 7, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-124 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESCtE 0664b B19269531 IAlleqgd Contractor Deficiencies in Codifying Minuteman iassile Systeml. PSAD-78-12'4; e-146876. July 7, 1578. Beleased July 14, 1978. 5 pp. * enclosure (12 pp.). Report to Rep. Ge;ieral. Ron Marlenee; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services: Nctifving the Congress of Status of Iepcrtant Frccurement krograms ( '05). Cont... |
| Date May 23, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-77-126 |
Title
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managcmt3nt of tire Suf~f~iemental Stctirity Income pt-cgr,irn ~vould be iin ~risur nlountat,‘~ task wrtllout al effectrve cfualrty assura-ice system for rcbiewing .til proyarn asfwts and a firm coniniitnwt by the Social Sccurrty Atlnrrnrstratror. to USC’ that system to its fullest potcntidi. GAO’s rt’view of this sy!:!em was done at :!w request of Senator Birch Bayh. Wtlrle m;lny posrtr... |
| Date Feb. 28, 1978 |
Report No. LCD-78-215 |
Title
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LMl05227 The Honorable Manuel Lu janr House of Representatives
Dear Kr . Lujan: Jr.
i In your December 5, 1977, letter, you asked us to look into the procedures for rating household goods carriers under the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) Carrier Evaluation and Reporting System (CERS). You were concerned that high performing carriers were bainsr * lassiffe... |
| Date Feb. 21, 1978 |
Report No. 105323 |
Title
DOCICE 05323 BI0585479 The Social Disability
PP.) . USI ecurity &ilinistrationes OMageeat of the rograms. Pobrary 21, 1976. 15 p. * eacsurs (1 *: stimony before the ouse Comuittee o eays atd oags: SeoWL Cesrity Subcommittee; b GZ.Toryl J. ahart, Dectot, Omea Resoarcce Div. Contact: uman Resources Div. Organzation Cocrae: Drteat of 8h1ath, uc"attOa, and slfare; Social Security &LdnJisr ation. Conqa... |
| Date Nov. 7, 1977 |
Report No. PSAD-77-65 |
Title
DOCUMrEN C 234 f E3134377 ] RESUiE Natiundi (15 pp.).
zport to General. Aeronautics end Space Administraticn Should Erovide tf . C;XIqress witn More inrormationr on :'SAD-77-65; B-183134. November 7, the Fioneer Venus Ercject. 1977. 33 Ep. + 3 appendices the Congress; by Robert F. eltler, Acting Comptroller Earnageient
and oversignt Issue Area: Sci nce and TacnrLology: and Systems Programs
contact... |
| Date Oct. 4, 1977 |
Report No. 103966 |
Title
DCCUMENT 03966 - [B2794037] Management of the AC Program. 1ESUME October 4, 1977. 13 pp. Testimony before the House Committee on Government Operations: Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources Subcommittee; by James D. Martin, Deputy Director, Humar Resources Div. Issue Area: Federally Sponsored or Assisted Income Security Programs: Payment Processes, Procedures, and Systems (1309). Contact... |
| Date July 14, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-76-333 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME 02833 - [A1993051] Procedures Used for Holding Architects and Engineers Responsible for the Quality of Their Design Work. LCD-76-333; B-152306. Jujy 14, 1977. 21 pp. 4 appendices (13 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Facilities and Material Mnagement: Design and Construction of ederal Facilities (707); Facilities and Material Managem... |
| Date Feb. 22, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-77-408 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
001432 - (A0751349] Government Printing Operation Improvements Since 1974 LCD-77-408; B-114829. February 22, 1977. 24 pp. Report to the Congress; by Robert F. Keller, Acting Comptroller General. Issue Area: Facilities and Material Management: Cperation and Maintenance of Facilities (708). Coitact: Logistics and Communications Div. Sudget Function: General Government: Other General ... |
| Date Jan. 15, 1976 |
Report No. MWD-76-75 |
Title
c L (I I ‘I- -c UNITED STAGESGENERALAccourmw QFF~CE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MANPOWER AND DIVISION WELFARE JAN 15 1976 B-161475
, The Honorable 1 The Secretary Dear Mr. of Defense “/. ” Secretary: We surveyed the medical supply practices at six military hospitals on the east coast and noted that all the hospitals -~ ‘! ;.-J were procuring X-ray film from local supply sources rather than thro... |
| Date Dec. 15, 1975 |
Report No. 094650 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D,C, 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 15, 1975 STATEMENT OF ROBERT F. KELLER, DEPUTY COMPTROLLER GENERAL BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER, AND MONETARYAFFAIRS COMMITTEE ON GDVERNMENTOPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON GAO REVIEWS OF TAXPAYER ASSISTANCE Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommitt... |
| Date June 20, 1975 |
Report No. MWD-75-100 |
Title
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- ~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 March 20, 1975 |
Report No. 094601 |
Title
STATEMENT OF
ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE U N I T E D STATES BEFORE THE POST OFFICE AND C I V I L SERVICE COMMITTEE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - nN POSTAL RATE COMMISSION, AND GAO REVIEWS OF POSTAL SERVICE, MR. CHAIRMAN AND M M E S OF THE COMMITTEE: E BR I a p p r e c i a t e your i n v i t a t i o n t o d i s c u s s GAO's work i n v o l v i n g t h e P o s t a l S e r v i c e ,... |
| Date March 19, 1975 |
Report No. LCD-75-428 |
Title
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The Honorable Uftit3+ S;ates Dear Senater Vance Hartke Senate Hartke:
LM097083 0; September 5, 1974, :QU asked us to consider points raised in a constituent's letter, including (1) the rationale for the Dnpartment of Defense (DOD) decision to buy il.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Choice, instead of Good, beef for troops and (2) the reasons why the &my uses doc... |
| Date Oct. 3, 1974 |
Report No. B-166920 |
Title
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Defense Supply Agency UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT ACOUIS~TiON AND SYSTEMS DIVISION / I B-166920 Lt. Gen. Wallace Ii. Robinson, Jr., Director, Defense Supply Agency Cameron Station Alexandria, Virginia 22314 USMC Dear General Robinson: This is our report on opportunities for better use of manpower by reducing source inspections of simple low-cost, co... |
| Date Sept. 25, 1973 |
Report No. B-128938 |
Title
B-128938 RELEASED /” The Honorable *. ) United States ? Dear Senator Alan Cranston Senate Cranston: i / This is in response to your July 13, 1973, request that we consider matters contained in two letters from-firs.: ,I. Pearl H. Stausing of San Leandro, California, indicating irregularities ’ at the Navy Regional Finance Center (NRFC), Treasure Island, San Francisco, California.7 Our findings... |
| Date July 3, 1973 |
Report No. B-133014 |
Title
lndustrlal Management Review Of The awl Air Rework Facility, Alameda, California
Department of the Navy 8-733014 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE JULY 381973 UNITEDSTATES GENERA~AC~OU~TING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, DC 20548 l.OOISTICS ANR CQMMUNICATIONS DlVlSlON B -133014 t The The Dear Honorable Secretary Mr of Defense Secretary 3 16~ !, I/ We have reviewed mdustrlal management actlvltles at the ... |
| Date July 2, 1973 |
Report No. B-178849 |
Title
JlJL 2
B- 178849 1973 ,C
__,- The Honorable George House of Representatives Deai: Mr. Brown: discussions E. Brown, Jr. ‘ into the Air Force’s handling of these services. We directed special attention to your conct:rn with the possibilitit-r:; tllot cost studies may have been developed subsequent to a decision to contract and that quality of services may bcl pcrmitted to decline under a contrac... |
| Date June 4, 1973 |
Report No. 094549 |
Title
BDDRESS BY ELMER 3 . S T M T S COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF TI-IIE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
PAL FINANCE OFPICERS ASSOCIATION JUNE 4, 1973 4 9 ________ ---- ~ --- _ . . _ __ -- - ORK AFFECTS LOCAL GOVERNMENT
I am very a p p r e c i a t i v e o f t h e opportunity t o t a l k t o t h i s l a r g e g a t h e r i n g of municipal f i n a n c i a l o f f i c i a l s . W in the e General ... |
| Date May 10, 1972 |
Report No. 094505 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 For release on delivery expected at 10 am. EDT Wednesday, May 10, 1972 STATEMENT OF ELMER STAATS, COMPTROLLER B. GENERAL THE UNITEDSTATES OF BEFORE THE 5‘ s-+Q MONOPOLY SUBCOMMITTEE SELECT COMMITTEE SMALLBUSINESS ON A $+7 UNITED STATES. SENATE fl lG; on
-. EXPENDITURES cDIRECTAND INDIRFCTPRESCRIPTION BY FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR D We are p... |
| Date Oct. 26, 1971 |
Report No. 089408 |
Title
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CIVIL DIVISION ’
~rmikms GENERAL ACCC?UNTING OFFICE
WASHING,TON. D.C. 20548 OCT 2 6 1971 Dear Mr. Hollingsworth: The General Accounting Office has reviewed the actions taken by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to provide for the development and implementation of adequate quality assurance programs in conducting its various activities, Our review was performed at AEC Hea"dquarters, Idaho, ... |
