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Date Jan. 27, 2010 Report No. GAO-10-245 Title

Oil and Gas Bonds: Bonding Requirements and BLM Expenditures to Reclaim Orphaned Wells

United States Government Accountability Office GAO January 2010 Report to Congressional Requesters OIL AND GAS BONDS Bonding Requirements and BLM Expenditures to Reclaim Orphaned Wells GAO-10-245 January 2010 OIL AND GAS BONDS Highlights Highlights of GAO-10-245, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Bonding Requirements and BLM Expenditures to Reclaim Orphaned ...
Date Jan. 29, 1999 Report No. HEHS-99-23 Title

Medicare Home Health Agencies: Role of Surety Bonds in Increasing Scrutiny and Reducing Overpayments

United States General Accounting Office GAO January 1999 Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICARE HOME HEALTH AGENCIES Role of Surety Bonds in Increasing Scrutiny and Reducing Overpayments GAO/HEHS-99-23 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-280717 January 29, 1999 Th...
Date July 14, 1995 Report No. RCED-95-244R Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Minority-Owned Firms' Access to Surety Bonds

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-261950 July 14, 1995 The Honorable Kweisi Mfume House of Representatives Dear Mr. Mfume: We recently reported on the results of our survey of construction firms’ experiences in getting surety bonds.’ We compared the experiences of minority-owned2 and womenowned firms wit...
Date June 26, 1995 Report No. RCED-95-173FS Title

Small Business: Construction Firms' Access to Surety Bonds

United States General Accounting Office GAO June 1995 Fact Sheet for Congressional Committees SMALL BUSINESS Construction Firms’ Access to Surety Bonds GAO/RCED-95-173FS GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-261207 June 26, 1995 The Honorable Christopher S. Bond Chairman The Honorable Dale Bumpers Ranking Mino...
Date June 26, 1995 Report No. RCED-95-173S Title

Small Business: Responses to Survey on Construction Firms' Access to Surety Bonds

United States General Accounting Offke GAO June 1995 Supplement to .Fact Sheet for Congressional Comdttees Access to Surety Bonds Foreword Federal law currently requires contractors to provide assurance-in the form of a surety bond-that federal construction contracts will be completed and that the contractors’ employees and suppliers will be paid. Most state and local governments and some privat...
Date April 5, 1995 Report No. T-RCED-95-150 Title

Small Business: Access to Surety Bonds

United States General Accounting Office Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Procurement, Exports, and Business Opportunities, Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 10 am. EDT Wednesday April 5, 1995 SMALL BUSINESS Access to Surety Bonds Statement of Jim Wells, Associate Director, Housing and Community Development Issues, Resources,Community, and E...
Date May 11, 1994 Report No. RCED-94-82 Title

Offshore Oil and Gas Resources: Interior Can Improve Its Management of Lease Abandonment

United States General Accounting Office GAO Report to the Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS RESOURCES Interior Can Improve Its Management of Lease Abandonment GAO States Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General United Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-255788 May 11, 1994 The Honorable John Glenn Chairman, Committee on Gove...
Date March 24, 1994 Report No. RCED-94-134 Title

Small Business: Information on Participation in SBA's Bonding Activities

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washingtoll, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-242985 March 24,1994 The Honorable Dale L. Bumpers Chairman The Honorable Larry Pressler Ranking Minority Member Committee on Small Business United States Senate The Honorable John J. LaFalce Chairman The Honorable Jan Meyers Ranking Minority Member Committee on Small Busi...
Date Aug. 24, 1993 Report No. NSIAD-93-255R Title

Financial Management: Surety Bond Waiver Program

\I / .e r4w33 United States General Accounting OfIke Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division * 1 GAO B-254228 August 24, 1993 The Honorable Sam Nunn Chairman, Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable Dale L. Bumpers Chairman, Committee on Small Business United States Senate The Honorable Ronald V. Dellums Chairman, Committee on Armed Servic...
Date July 7, 1992 Report No. RCED-92-166 Title

Small Business: Use of the Surety Bond Waiver Has Been Limited

1Juited States General Accounting Office GAO Report t-6 Congressional Committees “,..“I_ “.I _” -II_.---..“. ..-. ,,.__ .-..- SMALL BUSINESS Use of the Surety Bond Waiver Has Been Limited II II lllllll II 146996 __....._ .. .__. __ -,-.-I .._ ._.._.___. ._., .- -. __.. .-_-..- ..-. “. _ - GAO/lKXIb92-166 --_-- ~- GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resour...
Date April 1, 1992 Report No. GGD-92-69 Title

Construction Contracts: Individual Sureties Had No Defaults on Fiscal Year 1991 Contracts

.” l*l(.l”,ll_*“l”.l”,““”.,,.” .” “,,_,. ,. _ .. l!rlit,CbCl St;Ltt’ __. ..- ~~(‘ ACTOUtltiII~ Officltb ll_~~._l . ..-................ .._- S-..I ~~~‘ ._..~i~l -----_- .--_-.-....__ .._._.._.... I-_”-_.-._ “_ .-l_-_._-_._--l_.“~-- April 1 !I!%? CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS Individual Sureties Had No Defaults on Fiscal Year 199 1 Contracts 146349 ----” --_--.-~ .-- ._....
Date Sept. 27, 1991 Report No. HRD-91-145 Title

Student Financial Aid: Education Can Do More to Screen Schools Before Students Receive Aid

St”~,t~t’ rllIM’ r I!)!) I STUDENT FINANCIAL AID Education Can Do More to Screen Schools Before Students Receive Aid GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division R-245794 September 27, 1991 The Honorable William D. Ford Chairman, Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: ...
Date April 23, 1991 Report No. RCED-91-99 Title

Small Business: Information on and Improvements Needed to Surety Bond Guarantee Programs

_I- -_- ._---. -_--------- Iluit.tvl States - Gt?nt?ral Accoutttiug Office GAO April 1!I!) I Report; to Congressional Requesters Information on and Improvements Needed to Surety Bond Guarantee Progrms __.- 143966 IIIIII 4 1 ,.“ll__‘ 6 . . . -----_ ._---I “-_...--. -l-ll.^----_.-$ 1 Resonrces, Community, and Economic Development Division B-242986 April 23,199l The Honorable Dale L. Bumpers Ch...
Date Sept. 6, 1990 Report No. T-RCED-90-106 Title

Natural Resources: Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands

United States General Accounting Office Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:45 a.m. EDT Thursday September 6, 1990 Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands Statement of James Duffus III, Director, Natural Resources Management Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division Before the Subcommittee on Mining Natural Resources Committee on Interior House of Representatives and and ...
Date Oct. 3, 1989 Report No. RCED-90-28FS Title

Small Business: Individual Sureties Used to Support Federal Construction Contract Bonds

,; . United States General Accounting Office GAO October 1989 Fact Sheet for Congressional Requesters SMALL BUSINESS Individual Sureties Used to Support Federal Construction Contract Bonds ’ GAO,‘RCED-90-28FS ___~ ~. L’nited States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division GAO B-235444 October 3, 1989 The Honorable Dale L. Bumper...
Date March 7, 1989 Report No. T-RCED-89-13 Title

Natural Resources: Importance of Financial Guarantees for Ensuring Reclamation of Federal Lands

United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday, March 7, 1939 Importance of Financial Guarantees for Ensuring Reclamation of Federal Lands Statement of James Duffus III, Director, Natural Resources Management Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division Before the Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources Committ...
Date March 7, 1989 Report No. T-PEMD-89-3 Title

Natural Resources: The Availability of Reclamation Bonds for Surface Coal Mining

* 4 * United States General Accounting Office 1 3 T / ’ f Testimony 138109 For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, 1989 The Availability for Surface Coal of Reclamation M ining Bonds Statement of Carl E. W isler Director of Planning and Reporting Program Evaluation and Methodology Before the Subcommittee on M ining and Natural Resources Committee on Interior and Insular H...
Date April 8, 1988 Report No. PEMD-88-17 Title

Surface Mining: Cost and Availability of Reclamation Bonds

1&ma United Statee General Accounting Office IL%& , April 1988 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, Committee on Government Operations, House of Represent$tives SURFACE MINING Cost and Availability of Reclamation Bonds 135706 Program Evaluation and Methodology Divielon April 8, 1988 The Honorable Mike Synar Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment, Hnerg...
Date March 7, 1988 Report No. GGD-88-36 Title

INS Delivery Bonds: Stronger Internal Controls Needed

JJnfted States General Accounting I i%hLb> Office * ” 1 Report to the Honorable Alan J. Dixon, U.S. Senate INS DELIVERY BONDS Stronger Internal Controls Needed ‘ t~~ I Ionorabl~~ Alan “J. Dixon l’ 1Jrdtcvl States Sonato I )citr Sttnator Dixon: ‘ 11is 1’ rt~port, is in response to your request that we examine selected enforcement activities of tt I(:b Immigration and Naturalization Serv...
Date Oct. 14, 1987 Report No. T-GGD-88-2 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Regulation of the Financial Guarantee Industry

Testimony Release On Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday October 14, 1987 For /.yegulation I_ of the Financial Guarantee Industry1 .C, _.. 1 Statement of William J. Anderson, Assistant General General Government Programs Comptroller Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Before the 134135 Mr. Chairman and...
Date Sept. 22, 1987 Report No. GGD-87-114BR Title

Justice Department: Problems in Collecting Forfeited Corporate Surety Bail Bonds

Briefing Retort to the Honorable Alan J. Dixon, U.S. Senate --~ -~ September 19187 - JUSTICE DEPARTMENT Problems in Collecting Forfeited Corporate Surety Bail Bonds General Government Division B-228798 September22,1987 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Alan J. Senate Dixon: Dixon In response to your request of April 28, 1986, and subsequent we examined the Department of discussions with you...
Date Aug. 24, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-157 Title

Federal Land Management: Financial Guarantees Encourage Reclamation of National Forest System Lands

United States General Accounting Office I33757 ’ GAO August 1987 Report tb the Honorable Chic Hecht, U.S. Senate FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT Financial Guarantees Encourage Reclmation of National Forest System Lands iIllIlll Ill II lllli II 133757 ’ 1 ’ GAO/RCED-87-167 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economk Development and Division B-2286 ...
Date June 25, 1987 Report No. GGD-87-84 Title

Financial Services: Developments in the Financial Guarantee Industry

\ United S ta te s General A c c o u n tin g O ffice 133y72 n GAO J u n e 2 5 ,1 9 8 7 S ta ff S tu d y FINANCIAL S E RVICES D e v e lo p m e n ts in th e F in a n cia l G u a r a n te e In d u stry j I llllllll llllllll 133472 cIIB % v3’-f G A O /G G D - 8 7 - 8 4 . B-2,26612 --~-_- .-.---.--.._ _l--.-l.-... _-.-..___-.__ --.-._____ Preface This staff study addresses the development and use of ...
Date April 15, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-71 Title

Public Housing: Problems Experienced in Rehabilitating Two Projects in Glen Cove, New York

United States General Accounting Office ) 32.83 3 . GAO April 1987 Report to the Chairm&, l!kbcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives PUBLIC HOUSING Problems Experienced in Rehabilitating Two Projects in Glen Cove, New York GAO/RCED-87-71 c . GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economic Develo...
Date Sept. 18, 1986 Report No. RCED-86-183BR Title

Surety Bond Guarantee Program: Small Business Administration's Actions on Prior Program Recommendations

4 * I _I -_-. . ...-I__....__......-_______ United States ~Generczl Account%.LYffice _____-_....-_-- E33&- -- I Briefing Repoti; Requesters to CongresSkX& __ _-__ .-_ . -__~__-- --_____- Heptember 1986 SURETY BOND GUARANTEE PROGRAM Small Business Administration’s Actions on Prior Program Recommendations - -_--1 .---- -wGAO/RCED-86-183BR -- --- (33ts” en . -v_-__ -___-_” _ -“_ _ ____ -_-I--...
Date March 27, 1986 Report No. RCED-86-48 Title

Public Lands: Interior Should Ensure Against Abuses From Hardrock Mining

t h pqu)35Office - United States General Accounting Report to the Secretary of the Interior March 1986 PUBLIC LANDS Interior Should Ensure Against Abuses From Hardrock Mining I\Illlllm II 129435 GAa/RCED-8648 --- _._.-.---.1-.---- -.-.-. ~---_I--. ------.--. .-.I-- ..-..- ..-... ..--- ~ ---- -- --..- ~---~ --.-.. ~... ~---.--” ..-.......... - Hebiourcw Community, and Economic Development Divisio...
Date Sept. 22, 1981 Report No. 116389 Title

Economic Development: SBA's Progress in Implementing the Public Law 95-507 Surety Bond Waiver Provision and the 8(a) Pilot Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 8:30 a.m. DST .TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1981 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE MINORITY SUBCOMMITTEE ON SBA AND SBIC AUTHORITY, ENTERPRISE AND GENERAL SMALL BUSINESS PROBLEMS COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON PUBLIC SBA's ...
Date Sept. 18, 1981 Report No. CED-81-151 Title

Housing: SBA's Progress in Implementing the Public Law 95-507 Subcontracting and Surety Bond Waiver Provisions Has Been Limited

L 4 . IG37L ’ BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL ’ “’ Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES SBA’s Progress In Implementing The Public Law 95507 Subcontracting And Surety Bond Waiver Provisions Has Been Limited The Small Business Administration, working with a Presidential Advisory Committee has not fully implemented the small business sub contracting provision. The committee has focused on .ob...
Date Sept. 1, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-63 Title

Government Operations: Review of Bidding Procedures Alleging Unfair Requirements

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT, AND READINESS L001!311C9, DIVISION B-204495 SEPTEMBER 1,198f The Honorable Donald J. Mitchell House of Representatives Subjects Allegations of Unfair Bidding Requirements at Griffiss Air Force Base, Rome, New York (PLRD-81-63) Dear Mr. Mitchell: you asked us to examine In your April 30, 1981, letter, certain bidding proced...
Date July 14, 1981 Report No. B-202995 Title

Government Operations: [Postal Service's Practices Regarding Rights of a Surety]

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL B-202995 July 14, 1981 John F. Gambal Gambal & Associates, Inc. 22 Shenandoah Drive North Caldwell, New Jersey Dear Mr. Gambal: 07006 Your letter of April 27, 1981 requested our review of therpostal Service's practices regarding tJ'+rights of a suretycalled upon to complete a defaulted construction project und...
Date Aug. 20, 1980 Report No. CED-80-130 Title

Housing: Status Report on Small and Small Minority Business Subcontracting and Waiver of Surety Bonding for 8(a) Firms

COMPTROLl..ER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED 20848 S-fATES B-199566 The Honorable Gaylord Nelson Chairman, Select Committee on Small Business United States Senate The Honorable Neal Smith Chairman, Committee on Small Business House of Representatives Subject: AUGUST 20,198O 113Q91 Report on Small and Small Minority lF tatus Business Subcontracting and Waiver of Surety Bonding for 8(a) Firm...
Date June 30, 1980 Report No. 112675 Title

Economic Development: Small Business Administration's Surety Bond Guarantee Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:00 A.M. EDT. MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1980 STATEMENTOF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS UNITED STATES SENATE THEkMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S SURETY BOND GUARANTEEPROGRAM / I I,,, MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERSOF THE COMMITTEE: WE K...
Date Dec. 27, 1979 Report No. CED-80-34 Title

The Surety Bond Guarantee Program: Significant Changes Are Needed in its Management

RELEASED accounting excclpt ttm wd REBTRICTCD c Walt to be released outside the Genoi&i office basis of spodf~c approve by the Officre of Corrgrero:onal Ilaktlon@+ w3q REPORTBY THE Comptroller General , OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Surety Bond Guarantee Program: Significant Changes Are Needed In Its Management The Surety Bond Guarantee Program was established to guarantee up to 90 percent of a surety c...
Date Dec. 28, 1976 Report No. GGD-77-14 Title

Government Operations: Review of Postal Service Mail Trucking Contract Awards

DOCOBENT RESBHE 00441 - [A0590843] (Restricted) Review of Posttl Service Bail Trucking Contract Awards. GGD-77-14; B-114874. December 28, 1976. 7 pp. Report to Rep. Ronald V. Delluss; by Victor L. Lowu, Director, General Government Div. Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services (1900). Contact: General Government Div. Budget Function: Cosmerce and Transportation: Postal Service (402). ...
Date April 16, 1976 Report No. FOD-76-7 Title

Financial Management: Need for Improvement in Small Business Administration's Financial Management

APR 197 20 BY THE COMPTROLLER Gmi!??f!ER%E OF THE UNITED STATES’ LM099371 i I . 1 llllllllllllllIllllllllllllIIIIIllll Need For Improvement In Small -Bu.sine& Administhtion’s . Financial Management This report examines the agency’s financial management policies, procedures, and practices and the ability of the agency’s accounting system to provide financial information responsive to manage...
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...