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Date Feb. 20, 1975 Report No. 089626 Title

Education: College Work-Study Program at the Bay College of Maryland

MANPOWER AND DIVISION WELFARE Dr. Robert G. Kirkley, President Bay College of Maryland 1106 N. Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Dear Dr. Kirkley: the College Work-Stuuogram Education (OE), Department of Health, College of Maryland, was one participa-the survey, which covered program institution level during fiscal years We have recently surveyed administered by the Office of and Welfare. B...
Date Jan. 7, 1975 Report No. 093194 Title

National Defense: Army's Management of Major Equipment Items, Fort Bragg, NC

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL ROOM 226 870 NORTH NORFOLK, VIRGINIA OFFICE MILITARY HIGHWAY 23502 January Lleutenant General Richard J Seitz, USA Commander, Headquarters XVIII AIrborne Corps and Fort Bragg Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28307 Dear General Seltz. We have completed a survey of the management of selected maJor equipment and commercial vehicles at Fort Bragg. The survey ...
Date June 19, 1974 Report No. 089467 Title

Government Operations: Operations Concerning GAO Test Mailings During the Christmas Period

b GENERAL GOVERNMENT OWlSION Mr. Edward V. Dorsey Senior Assistant Postmaster General flor Operations I?. S. Postal Service Dear Mr. Dorsey: During the 1973 Christmas season, we reviewed postal operaSince one of our objectives was tions at eight large post offices. to ascertain how well mail was processed, we conducted a test mailing between the cities served by the eight post offices and used thi...
Date Dec. 21, 1973 Report No. 093572 Title

Government Operations: Industrial Management Review at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

UNITEDSTATES GENERALACC~UNT~NG OFFICE WASXINGTON, D.C. 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION The Honorable Uarren F. Brecht Assistant Secretary for AdmInistration Department of the Treasury Deara-. Brecht: The General AccountSng Offfce has completed the survey phase 0% an industrial managemen review at I;% %.freau of Engraving and 1; Printing. The Bureau has demonstrate4 a record of productiv1'ty impr...
Date Nov. 9, 1973 Report No. 089484 Title

Government Operations: Survey of Opportunity Funding Corporation

Mr. Lcpuis Asswiate Office of offic’e cxf Ramfres Director Economic Development Economic opportunity Deaxl MY”, Ramirez: We have yeviewed selected activities of the Opportunity PundIng Corporation (‘Corporation) a grantee of the Office of a Eeomomie Oppsrtunfty ‘(OEO). In June I-970 the Corporation, received a $7.4 million grant private, nonprofit institution, from OEO to carry out demonst...
Date Oct. 29, 1973 Report No. B-161499 Title

Government Operations: Availability of Advisory Opinions Issued to Private Parties by Various Executive Branch Agencies

C.~p+muR GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF 0.c. -I-HE UN~-ED STAl-E6 20fi4e I B-161499 The Honorable Gilbert c / House of Representatives “’ Dear Mr. Gude: I:- RELEASED Gude Your March 27, 1973, letter requested information on the ad w,,.~Li&,irr,, ,.m ~“~~~~~~~.ry~,~!,,,~.~.isi~~s.,.i 1 ab i 1 i>‘rnl”.,o%f,+ ty. s,s,ue,~~..~~~~~,.~~at e “.W I p+r&iA,WsLby various executive branch c~~~~..,i~~~~:Y...
Date April 6, 1973 Report No. 088968 Title

Financial Management: Audit Activities Carried Out by the Office of Contract and Grants Audit

The General Xccounting Qffice has made a survey of Department of Labor's audit activities carried out by the Office of Contract and Grant Audit. Cur work was performed during 1972 primarily at Region III - Philadelphia with limited work being performed at Departmental Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Because of other higher priority work we had to discontinue OUT- survey and do not plan further wo...
Date March 21, 1973 Report No. 093867 Title

Government Operations: Notice That Survey Was Completed

Date March 15, 1973 Report No. 088974 Title

Agriculture and Food: Improvements Needed in Planning Allowable Harvests, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC 2.0343 RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 1 AND ECONOMIC DIVISION MAR15 1973 Mr. John R I+zGulre Chief, Forest Service Department of Agrxulture Dear Mr. McGulre. We have surveyed the Forest Service's poIxles, procedures, and practices for determlnlng allowable timber harvest levels (allowable harvest) on national forest land The survey covered selected fie...
Date March 8, 1973 Report No. 093876 Title

Government Operations: Notification That Survey Was Completed

Date Feb. 22, 1973 Report No. B-175155 Title

Transportation: Railroad Passenger Service--Analysis of Train Scheduling and Operations

., .../’ & ;,’ ’ 3. ?J_./ -- ANALYSIS RAILROAD OF TRAIN PASSENGER SCHEDULING SERVICE AND OPERATIONS $‘ 1 CL& L RICHARD MI. MICHAELS COhSULTANTS TRANSPORTATION P P J\ COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED 20548 SPAYES B-175155 k / _.\ Ai Dear Mr. Chairman: 7~L ti - ,i As part of our review of the operations of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation ( ) pursuant to your req...
Date Dec. 18, 1972 Report No. 093921 Title

Housing: Observations on the Operations of the National Capital Housing Authority

UN~TEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE FIFW FLOOR 803 WEST BROAD STREET FALLS CHURCH,~IRGINIA 22046 I1111111Ill11 Ill1 Ill11 IllI Ill lllll Ill1 Ill11 Ill11 LM093921 -Funds author%zab for mdemiaation programs were used for regular operations. FOP example, a5 0 f Bar& 31, 1972, a total of about $4.3 nillfon had been se& aside fur modernization programs and $'a.3 ailfinn had...
Date Nov. 14, 1972 Report No. 089470 Title

Government Operations: Review of Cancellation, Verification and Destruction of Unfit Currency

/ UNITED STATES~EMERAL~CGOUNT~NG OFFICE REGIONAL 143 FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING OFFICE 50 FULTON STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94102 PJuvember 24, xcJ2 . -2-
Date Oct. 26, 1972 Report No. 089917 Title

Government Operations: Survey of Customer Cooperation Programs, United States Postal Service

’ UNITED STATE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION I OCT 26 1972 Dear Mr. Comarow The General Accounting Office has completed a survey of the customer cooperation programs--programs intended to achieve a balance in postal workloads and Increase efflclency by encouraging large-volume mailers to cooperate with post offlces In preparing and depositing their m...
Date Sept. 26, 1972 Report No. 089474 Title

Government Operations: Improper Determinations of Federal Share of Costs

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC 20548 l MANPOWER AND DIVISION WELFAR!Z Dear Mr. Zarb We have completed a survey of the extended benefit program established by the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C 3304 note) as administered by the Minnesota Department of Manpower Services The survey was conducted as a part of our survey of selected unemplo...
Date July 31, 1972 Report No. 093313 Title

National Defense: Review of the Pricing of Negotiated Defense Contracts

UNITEB STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL ROOM 300 NORTH 7054 FEDERAL LOS ANGELES OFFICE BUILDING STREET Los ANGELES~CALIFORNIA 90012 Rear Atiral Stuart H. Smth CommandLngOfficer U* So Navy Avlatlon Supply Office 700 Robblns Avenue Pkladelptia, Pennsylvania lglll Dear Adrmral Smith: We have recently completed a survey of the prlclng of negotzated defense contracts at AiResearch Manufacturin...
Date May 5, 1972 Report No. 092372 Title

Financial Management: Accounting for Accrued Expenditures at Warner Robbins Air Materiel Area

ConmiandeP Warner Robins Air Materiel Area Robins Air Force Base, Ceorgia 31093 ar Sir: We bave completed our survey of accrued expenditure reporting procedures at Warner Robins Air Materiel Area ( ) , Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The wodc pe~fomed was part of y sf the communication and coatsol of accrued expenditure data at selected activities $n the partment of Defense ( The results of our wo...
Date April 18, 1972 Report No. 089402 Title

Transportation: Vehicle Utilization in the Former Chicago Postal Region

4(m) UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMEP APR 18 1972 Dear Mr. Hayden: The General Accounting Office has completed a survey of vehicle utilization in the former Chicago Postal Region. Our survey was We reviewed conducted during the period March through August 1971. records and held discussions with officials in the Chicago Regional Office, the Chicago Po...
Date March 16, 1972 Report No. 089407 Title

Agriculture and Food: Aspects of the Farm Ownership and Operating Loan Programs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll : LM089407 CIVIL DWlSION
Date March 7, 1972 Report No. 092416 Title

National Defense: Military Traffic Management Information Systems and Military Standard Transportation and Movement Procedures

2Q) UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE INTERNATIONAL DIVISION FAR EAST BRANCH 1833 KALAKAUA AVENUE HONOLULU, HAWAII 96815 MAR 8 Commander Pacific Air Forces Base Command 15th Air Base Wing Hickam AFB, Hawaii 96553 Attention: Dear Sir; Comptroller 972 Our office has completed surveys of the application of Military Standard Transportation and Movement Procedures (MILSTAMP) and other traffic man...
Date Jan. 28, 1972 Report No. 089788 Title

Government Operations: Survey of Postal Service Research and Engineering Activities

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CIVIL DIVISION JAN 2 8 1972 Dear Mr. Berry: The General Accounting Office has completed a survey of Postal Service research and engineering activities--principally those conducted by the Bureau of Research and Engineering before postal reorganization. The purpose of the survey was to obtain general information about such activities par...
Date Jan. 1, 1972 Report No. 090904 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Spring 1972

SPRING 1972 4 . 4 THE GAO REVIEW Contents :A0 Auditing in the Seventies ELMER 6. SJAAJS filliOc/U3 ...................... 1 Utilizing Engineering GERARD J . MARKS .......... I Delphi-Systematic JAMES P. WRIGHT .......... 1 Using the Time-sharing Computer in Management Reviews GREG DONNELLON AND GINGER EASTIN . . . . . . . . . w ’i”s7/a/f 28 O(?Oc)OO Using Test Decks in Financial Audit Work DAN...
Date Dec. 20, 1971 Report No. B-142142 Title

Transportation: Analysis of the Proposed Survey by the Civil Aeronautics Board of Claims Against Air Carriers for Cargo Lost or Damaged

(. I ‘. REPORT TO THL (j fo WJ OF THE SELECT CbGMI?TEE / ON SMALL 3USINESS UNITEW STATES SENATE (‘, ;j- “/(, 1 .-d lj’ j Id’ d -.- BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL .. OF THE UNITED iSTATES . ..-- - COMPTROLLER GENERAL?JF WASHINGTON. THE D.C. UNiTED 20548 STATES B-142142 L d I c d/0 ’. I -. Dear Mr. Chairman: !r We have examined the plans for the Civil _.,,_,,“.,“l*,,ll”^*~.l Aeronautic...
Date Aug. 2, 1971 Report No. 092593 Title

National Defense: Operations and Management Controls at Selected Government-Owned Ammunition Loading Plants

. UNITED ROOM STATES GENERAL REGIONAL ACCBUNTING OFFKE S-3-m OFFICE 110 SOUTH EANAL 40% U § CUSTOMHOUSE, CHICAGO9 iLLINOIS 60607 Brigadier General Peter G, Olenchuk Commanding General U. S. Army Ammunition Procurement and Supply Ageucy Joliet, Illinois 60436 Dear General Olenchuk: We recently completed a survey of contractor operations at the Iowa and Lone Star Army Ammunition Plants. Our survey ...
Date July 9, 1971 Report No. 089431 Title

Housing: Revision of HUD Guidelines

A UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING QFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 CIVIL DlVISlON Jul. 9 1971 I Dear Mr. Jackson: The General Accounting Office has made a survey of federally-assisted relocation activities, including those activities under programs adrmnistered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Our field work relating to HUD-assisted programs was carried out at local public ag...
Date June 9, 1971 Report No. 089462 Title

Transportation: Control Over Ship's Crew at Customs Port of Entry, Seattle, Washington

Date May 28, 1971 Report No. B-114824 Title

Agriculture and Food: Potential Economic Advantages of Procuring U.S. Peanuts in Lieu of Foreign Peanuts for Military Exchange Activities

B- 114824 Major General William B, Campbell Army and Air Force Exchange Service Dallas, Texas 75222 Dear General Campbell: The General whether cuLtural Accounting economic advantages cmmodities instead Office is making a survey could be realized by using of European agricultural in Europe to see American agricorrarmodities, Our European Branch has informed us that the European Exchange System (EES...
Date May 28, 1971 Report No. 089321 Title

Government Operations: Survey of the Cooperative Area Manpower Planning System

lllllulllNlllllllllll lllll llllllllll~llllll LM08932-i Dear Dr, Fdeber: The General Accounting Office has made a survey of two Department of Labor 6DOL) contracts awarded to the Chicago Urban League (CULj for the purpose of promoting on-the-job (OJT) training in the Chicago area under our survl2~’ the Manpower Development an’d Training Act of 1962, as amended. was directed primari3.y to CUL*s...
Date March 12, 1971 Report No. 093224 Title

National Defense: Defense Contract Survey

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL ROOM 7068 FEDERAL LOS ANGELES 300 NOR-A-H OFFICE BUILDING STREET L~SANGELES~CALIFORNIA 90012 Mr. Edward Curtis Vice President, Contracts and Pricfng 13~ Douglas Aircraft Company #cDonnell Douglas Corporation 1 3855 Lakewood Boulevard Long Beach, California 90801 Dear Mr. Curtist We recently completed a survey of the pricing of negotiated defense con...
Date March 12, 1971 Report No. 093223 Title

National Defense: Defense Contract Survey

0333z-L3 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL ROOM 7068 FEDERAL LOS ANGELES 900 NORTH OW OFFICE BUILDING STREET LQSANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012 Captain K. B. Mattson Naval Plant Representative Douglas Aircraft Company McDonnell Douglas Corporation 3855 Lakewood Boulevard lrong Beach, California 90801 i Dear Cap&&n Mattsonl We recently completed a survey of the pricing of negotiated defens...
Date March 12, 1971 Report No. 093222 Title

National Defense: Defense Contract Survey

- -- _ c0 P;s + UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL ROOM 7066 FEDERAL LOS ANGELES SOW NORTH OFFICE BUILDING STREET L.~SANGELES,CALIFORNIA 90012 Rear Admiral T. J. Walker Co’iandlng Officer Naval Air Systems Command Navy Department Washington, D. C. 20360 Dear Admiral Walker: I We recently completed a survey of the przcing of negotiated defense contracts at Douglas Aircraft Company, a ...
Date Feb. 9, 1971 Report No. 089336 Title

Information Management: Improvements Needed in Certain Loan Management Practices and Certain Aspects of the Management Information System of Farmers Home Administration

CIVIL DIVISIO?4 FE13 3 1971 Dear Mr. Smith: Office has made a survey and certain aspects of the Farmers Home Administration. of selected management The General Accounting loan management practices information system of the Our survey work, performed at FHA's national headquarters office and at the State office and one county office in Virginia, was directed toward determining ways in which the eff...
Date Jan. 7, 1970 Report No. 091762 Title

National Defense: Review of Accounting System for Operations Headquarters, Army Materiel Command

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON REGlONAL.‘OFFICE 803 FALLS CHURCH, WRGIN~A FIFTN FLOOR WEST BROAD STREET 22048 January Commandfng General Army Materiel Command Department of the Army Washington, D.C. 20315 Dear Sir: 7, 1970 The General Accounting Offfce fs workfng nith the Department of Defense to fmplement the accounting system for operations in accordance with the provisions...
Date Dec. 17, 1969 Report No. 092651 Title

Housing: Cost Certification Procedures at the San Francisco Insuring Office of the Federal Housing Administration

Urmm STATES GENERAL Accoum~~~ OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C 20548 clvlL DlVlSi0~ DEC 17 869 - Dear Mr, Gu Hedge : h We have nade e survey of the sdministretion of Cost certification procedures rekti-g to the fnsurance of mortgage bans for multifamily housing projects by the San Francisco Insuring Office (STXO) ot the Federal sousing tisinistrtition (FHA), Dmartwnt of Housing arid Urban ikvelopnent. Our s...
Date Dec. 1, 1969 Report No. 092656 Title

Government Operations: GSA Procurement of Magnetic Computer Tape

Date July 15, 1969 Report No. 092694 Title

Information Management: Procurement of Telephone Services at Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

UNITED STATESGENERALACCO~JNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C. 20548 CIVIL DIVISION Dear General Graham: This letter is to inform you that we have completed our survey of selected aspects of the administration of the Washton Metroooun Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and the we belleve WMATA can achieve savings by making changes in Its. telephone service, I PROCUREMENT TELEPHONE SERVICES OF WMATAhas been p...
Date March 18, 1969 Report No. 092717 Title

Government Operations: Implementation of the Accounting System for Operations at Headquarters, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific

Date May 13, 1968 Report No. B-161604 Title

Government Operations: Contractor Executive and Professional Compensation

A *IRELASED COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES )° WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 !-a'i 1I3, 1968 B.-161604 Dear Mr. Chairman: Not to be relcescd out except on ;;:s1 e '| tip n (i'ce C ffce of Leg"!: Le.ich a bj. ert i1cu!-zt, a Lccrd of is by the ep2ort Dcpartment The accompanying report presents the results of our survey into the review and approval oficontractor executive an-d professional compen...
Date Aug. 1, 1967 Report No. B-159451 Title

International Affairs: Survey of the Agency for International Development's Management and Operation of the Commercial Import Program for Vietnam

REPORT THE CONGRESS OF THE TO UNITED STATES SURVEYOF THE AGENCYFOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT'SMANAGEMENTANDOPERATION OFTHE COMMERCIAL IMPORT PROGRAM FOR VIET NAM DEPARTMENTOFSTATE AGENCYFOR INTERNATIONALDEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTOFDEFENSE THE COMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED AUGUST1967 GENERAL STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF DC THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-159451 To the Speaker President of the Senate ...
Date May 19, 1965 Report No. B-125014 Title

Financial Management: Report on Improper Use of Funds Appropriated for Operation and Maintenance Expenses, United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico

REPORT TO FLE THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES IMPRnOPER lSE O01 FUNDS APPIIOPIRIATED FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES UNITED STATES SECT'IION INTERNATIONAL, BOUNDARIY AND) WATER COMMISSION UlNIrED STATES AND MEXICO BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 1965 *c COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B-125014 To the President of the Senate and the Speak...