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Date May 18, 1983 Report No. AFMD-81-62S Title

Financial Management: Millions in Losses Continue on Defense Stock Fund Sales to Foreign Customers

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Millidns In Losses Continue On Defense Stock Fund Sales lb Foreign Customers This report supplement contains GAO’s analysis and response to the comments of the Department of Defense subsequent to the GAO report issued to the Congress on September 10, 1981. GAO is responding to the comments at the request of the Chairman, House Committee on Government Opera...
Date March 19, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-55 Title

Government Operations: Review of Prices Paid by Military Commissaries on Brand Name Vendor Supply Bulletin Contracts

(HII ,,,& UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCCNJNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-205717 RELEASED MARCH 79,7982 The Honorable William 77. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations COmmitte@ on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Paid’by Military /“Beview of Prices Commissaries on Brand Namtj Vendor Supply Bulletin Contracts/ ,.,lY1l.lll” (PLRD-82-55) Subj...
Date June 5, 1981 Report No. 115402 Title

Energy: Fair Value Pricing of Uranium Enrichment Services

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. I 1_ I 1 II h 1 ,,,:I / a8 /“’ ,: ,I' ”
Date March 11, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-10 Title

Government Operations: Use of Cost-Deferred-Fee Contracts Can Be Costly to the Government

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACOUlSltlON AND DIVISION MARCH 11,198l B-202301 The Honorable The Secretary Attentions Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Assistant for II lllllllll 114570 Audit Reports Secretary: Contracts Can Be G se of Cost-Deferred-Fee Costly to the Governmentl(MASAD-81-10) Subject: , We reviewed the Navy’s use of c...
Date Nov. 10, 1980 Report No. PSAD-81-9 Title

Government Operations: Civil Agencies Can Improve the Performance of Technical Evaluations

Date Oct. 24, 1980 Report No. LCD-81-11 Title

National Defense: Review of the Costs Related to the Decontamination Contract for the Frankford Arsenal

* C3AO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 [ I s-( I m-3 c/ PLogistics and Communications Division B-200866 The Honorable Charles House of Representatives Dear Mr. Dougherty: 6 F. Dougherty OCTOBER 24,198O Subject: eview of the Costs Related to the Decontamination Contract for the Frankford Arsenag(LCD-81-11) 111111 lllllln 113651 you asked us to review In your July 10, 19...
Date Oct. 17, 1980 Report No. PSAD-81-3 Title

Government Operations: Review of Selected Negotiated Contracts Under the F-16 Multinational Aircraft Program

B)’ THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE I , \ (3J7b Report To The Secretary Of Defense I R+view Of lected Negotiated Contracts Under e F-16 Multinational Aircraft Program over 99 percent of 20 negotiated t actions, valued at about $3 bilreasonably priced. GAO believes ion of this amount is potentially overue to ineffective use of available data; upon inaccurate, incomplete, or nondata; and poor pro...
Date July 21, 1980 Report No. CED-80-88 Title

Agriculture and Food: Alternatives To Reduce Dairy Surpluses

/c 0 /r=+- BY THE COMPTROLLEri GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES , ((hoi. Report ToThe Congress Alternatives To Reduce Dairy Surpluses The Government dairy price-support program is viewed by many as the major cause of dairy surpluses, which at times have been burdensome. This program is based on the concept of parity, a standard used to measure the degree to which farm prices are in line with what the C...
Date June 26, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-57 Title

Government Operations: Investigation of Allegations Regarding NAVAIR Contracts

ot to be released RESTRICTEDikeoarn~ing Qffiee by the Qffifa af C WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 yfy&q/r dfie approval UN~TEDSTATES GENE~ALACCOUNTING OFFICE PROCUREMENT ACQlJlSltlON AND SrSTEMS OWlSiON B-199241 The Honorable Thomas J. Downey House of Representatives JUNE 26, 1980 - Products --.ikkr-"s-~c~s:.. ing with Patty Precision Company (PSAD-80-57) we investigated certain allegations At your request...
Date Jan. 4, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-46 Title

Energy: Review of Peaking Power Needs in the Pacific Northwest

@&$f UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE l/j233 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND DlVtSlON MINERALS JANUARY 4,198O B-197309 The Honorable Pat Williams House of Representa%ives Dear Mr. Williams: Review of i Jorthwest Illlllilllillill Ill 111233 analysis dam. river used to justify would used for forecast the have the first for Peaking Power Needs in the Pacific (EMD-80-4,6) CI.--y-y--.;: . -1 T...
Date Oct. 26, 1979 Report No. EMD-80-10 Title

Energy: Special Rate Treatment Allowed Natural Gas Pipeline Production Programs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE \r~r~~cb ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION ~WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 | 6 B-178205 OCTOBER 26, 1979 The Honorable Charles B. Curtis Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dear Mr. Curtis: Subject: ; 110699 The Special Rate Treatment Allowed Natural Gas Pipeline Production Programs (EMD-80-10) We reviewed certain policies and practices of the Federal Energy R...
Date Oct. 18, 1979 Report No. PSAD-80-3 Title

Government Operations: Opportunity To Reduce Cost of the Navy's Contract for Patrol Hydrofoil Missile Ships

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE .,.-~-..,y · ir WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 PROCURCM LNT AND SYSTtMS ACQUISITION DIVISION B-16F450 OCTOBER 18. 1979 The Honorable Harold Brown The Secretary of Defense Attention: Assistant for Audit Recorts Room 3A336 ASD (ComDtroller) Dear Mr. Secretary: Opportunity to Reduce Cost of the Navy's Contract for Patrol Combatant Hydrofoil Missile Ships (PSAD-80-3) S...
Date Sept. 4, 1979 Report No. CED-79-102 Title

Transportation: Aircraft Delays at Major U.S. Airports Can Be Reduced

BY THECOMPTROLLER’GiNERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES /losOl ngress * Aircraft Delays At Major U.S.Airp an Be Reduced In 1977, aircraft delays cost U S alrllnes over $800 mllllon, detamed the traveling public over 60 mllllon hours, and caused the alrllnes to use an addltlonal 700 mllllon gal Ions of fuel, over 8 percent of their total consumption Generally, aircraft delays result from excessive air traff...
Date May 16, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-313 Title

Government Operations: Inquiry Into Change Orders and Claims for Construction of the Richard B. Russell Federal Building

UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 The Honorable Wyche Fowler, House of Representatives Dear Mr. Powler: Jr. As requested in your November 21, 1978, letter, we have reviewed the construction of the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in Atlanta, Georgia. You expressed concern about the costs and the delay in completing the building and requested us to investigate the caus...
Date March 19, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-47 Title

Government Operations: Pricing of Subcontracts Awarded to Western Gear by Grumman

‘-,r( UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 pRocLmeh4ENT ACCXJ1SlTION AND SYSTEMS DIYISION MARCH 19, 1979 B-168450 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Secretary: Harold Brown of Defense. Assistant Secretary (Comptroller) of Defense .bc,G n/J r:cc; -&&d/23& We have reviewed the pricing of subcontracts 11-20707 and 11-52781 awarded by the Grumman Aerosrsace Corp...
Date Jan. 19, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-2 Title

Energy: Electric Utility Fuel-Procurement Practices and the Impact of Rate Reform Activities on Small Businesses

REPORT BY THE ,$: “, The Impact Of Rate Reform Activities On Small Businesses Increased fuel costs have been a primary factor in the rapid rise in electric power costs. State commissions are reviewing utilities’ fuel-procurement practices but more needs to be done to insure that the costs incurred are reasonable. Electric rates for small commercial customers are generally higher than for other...
Date Sept. 27, 1978 Report No. ID-78-56 Title

International Affairs: Summary of Efforts To Recover U.S. Government Costs in Foreign Military Sales

DOCUHItT RESUME ,';439 - [C2727827 Suamary of Efforts To Recover U,. Government Military Sales. ID-78-56; B-165731. September Costs in Foreign 27, 1978. 36 pp. + 2 appendices (4 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Xlmor B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: International Economic and Military Programs: Foreign Military Sales (605). Contact: International Div. Budget Function: National Defense: ...
Date April 25, 1978 Report No. LCD-78-325 Title

Government Operations: Review of NASA's Solicitation for the Leasing of Office Space in the Houston, Texas, Area

DCCUMENT RESUME 05806 B1166100 1 (ILeLt d Rt)gAss Review of NASA s Solicitation fcr the Leasing of Office Space in the Houston, Texas, Area. LCD-78-325; B-95136. April 25, 1978. 3 pp. enclosure (4 pp.). Report to Rep. Bob Gasaage; by Fred J. Loqi-tics and Communications Div. Shafer, Director, Contact: Logistics and Communications Div. Budget Function: General Government: General Property and Recor...
Date Feb. 13, 1978 Report No. 105783 Title

Government Operations: Review of NASA Contract

DOCULENT RESUHB 05783 - [B1166127] r eview of NASA Contract]. February 13, 1978. 5 pp. Report to . R. Lucas, Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration: George C. Marshall Sace light Center, Huntsville, AL; by William D. Martin, aJr., Begional anager, Field Operations Div.: Regional Office (Denver). Contact: Field Operations Div.: Regional Office (Denver). Organization Concerned: Mart...
Date Jan. 1, 1978 Report No. 090968 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Summer 1978, Vol. 13 Issue 3

SCULPTURES AT THE “G” STREET ENTRANCE (Compressed urew) American laborers and professional workers are depicted in the bas-relief sculptures that decorate the red granite portals of the recessed entrance of the buff limestone GAO Building on “G” Street. The sculptures were designed in 1951 by Joseph Kiselewski, noted U.S. sculptor, of New York. Nine feet high and 15 feet long, the two pan...
Date Nov. 23, 1977 Report No. GGD-78-12 Title

Financial Management: Some Increases Warranted in Stenographic Reporting Rates

DOCUMENT B1SU05 07119 - [B2687746] (Restricted. Sone Increases Warranted in Stenographic Repcrting Rates. GGD-78-12; B-133305. November 23, 1977. 1 pp. Report to Rep. Frank Thompson, Jr., Chairman, House Committee on House Administration; Sen. Howard U. Cannon, Cbhairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration; by EBler E. Staats, CoKptroller General. Issue Area: Accounting and Financial Rep...
Date Oct. 7, 1977 Report No. LCD-77-449 Title

National Defense: Errors in Prices Charged Foreign Military Sales Customers

DOCCUMENT 0385C - [B28541051 ESUME rErrors in Prices Charged Foreign Military Sales Customers]. LCD-77-449; B-183318. Octoter 7, 1977. 8 pp. + enclosure (1 pp. ) Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; by Joseph Normile (for Fred J. Shafer, Director, Logistics and Ccmmunications Div.). Issue Area: Facilities and Material Management: Supply and Maintenance Operations Reporting Systems (703). Co...
Date April 7, 1977 Report No. LCD-77-326-339 Title

Government Operations: Recommended Change in the Pricing of General Services Administration Credit Change Orders

DOCUMENT RESUME 01140 - (A1051954j) (Recommended Change in the Pricing of General Services Adninistrat:on Credit Change Orders). LCD-77-326-339; 8-118623, April 7, 1977, 3 pp. Report to Sen. Charles H. Percy; Sen. Lowell P. Weickerr Jr.; Sen.Harry F. Byrd, Jr.; Sen. William L. Scott; Rep. Samuel L. Devine; Sen. ?wriard W. Cannon; Sen Paul Laxalt; Sen. Orrin G. Hatch; Rep. James D. Santini; Rep. Ca...
Date Jan. 31, 1977 Report No. PSAD-77-77 Title

Government Operations: Reasonableness of Noncompetitive Contract Prices Proposed and Negotiated for 1976 Deliveries of 111 TF-41 Engines

DOCOBMET RESUME 01116 - [A0751128] (Reasonableness of Noncompetitive Contract Prices Proposed and Negotiated for 1976 Deliveries of 111 TF-41 Engines]. PSAD-77-'77; B-133341. January 31, 1977. 3 pp. Report to Secretary, Departmdnt of Defense; ty Richard V. Gutmann, Director, Procurement and Systems Acquisition Div. Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services (1900); Federal Procurement o...
Date Aug. 25, 1976 Report No. 089551 Title

National Defense: Review of the Defense Fuel Supply Center's Practices in Awarding and Administering Petroleum Fuel Contracts

Urmm STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHING-I-ON FIFTH 803 FALLS WEST CHURCH, REGIONAL FLOOR BROAD VIRGINIA STREET OFFICE 22046 ( Lt. General W W. Vaughan Dxrectorl Defense Supply Aqency Cameron Statron Alexandria, Vlrgrnla 22314 Dear General Vaughan AUG 2 5 1976 '3T The General Accountlrlg OffIce has recently completed severaljrevlews of the Defense Fuel Supply Center's (DFSC) practrces In awar...
Date Aug. 25, 1976 Report No. 098117 Title

National Defense: The Secretary of the Navy's Proposal To Use Public Law 85-804 To Modify the LHA and DD-963 Ship Construction Contracts With Ingalls Shipping Division of Litton Systems, Inc.

. Unib3dStatesGeneralAccolsntirrgoffice &i&in-, D.C. 20548 mRREzasEoNnr;rr;rvEw at m&Y, August 25, I.978 w 1o:oo Al4 JEIMME H. -,DIRECK&P-ANDSY=@S DMSICIN stawt of Thesecretaryof~ NavyJsPmpsaltoUse Public Law 85-804 to Mzdify the LHR and m-963 Skip ~m~~withIngallsS~~gDivision of Litton z3-peKs, Inc. *I ‘. t* 17 . Hr . Chairman and Members of the Committee: He are pleased to appear here today of ...
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. 094282 Title

Government Operations: Pricing Survey of Contract Award

Date April 23, 1976 Report No. 089575 Title

National Defense: Prices Negotiated for Night Vision Goggles

. UWTED STATES GENERAL KCOUNTING REGIONAL 5705 THLIRSTON OFFICE OFFICE AVENUE VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23455 . April 23, 1976 I Major General A. B, C. Crawford, Commander United States Army Electronics Command ATTN: DRSEL-PP-P Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 07703 Dear General Crawford: As part of our continuing review of contract prices negotiated under Public Law 87-653 and the Armed Services Procurement Re...
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 Oct. 7, 1975 Report No. 089386 Title

Government Operations: Survey of Manpower Administration's Contract Close-Out Activities

I Mr. Fred 4% Clark Assistant Secretalry for I?. /6 3-5 Administration and Management Department of Labor , 3M.s report is to advise you of the results of our survey $/,of the Manpower Administration's efforts to administratively KS-6 A' close-out completed contracts and grants awarded for the prow~ision of manpower services and program evaluations. During spur survey!, we interviewed officials I?...
Date May 22, 1975 Report No. PSAD-75-72 Title

Energy: Effect of Oil Price Increases on Department of Defense Small Business, Firm Fixed Price Contracts

B-178205 C’ L The Xonorable !G.ke McCornack Rouse of Representatives Dear Mr. McCorzxk: sions price In response to your request cf Yay 7, 1934, and subsequent with your staff, we have coupleted a study on the effects increases on small business contracts. discusof oil IJe examined 10 contracts awarded to s;mll business concerns during fiscal years l-173 and 1974 to identify problems that mall bu...
Date April 16, 1974 Report No. B-133229 Title

Government Operations: Voluntary Refunds and Price Reductions Reported by Contractors to the Renegotiation Board During the Fiscal Years 1970-72

PROCUREMENT ACQUISITIQM AND SYSTEMS DlYlSlON B- 133229 S. Whitehead Board The Honorable William Chairman , Renegotiation Dear Mr. Whitehead: 4-‘5” We reviewed about $32 million of the refunds and price Generally, the price reductions and reductions reported, refunds were actually made and ultimately benefited the we believe the majority of the amounts Government e However, reported were not vo...
Date Dec. 11, 1973 Report No. B-156806 Title

National Defense: Military Services' Use of Escalation Clauses

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING 0~ WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT ACQUlSlTlON AND SYSTEMS DIVISION B-156806 The Honorable The Secretary I of Defense d of Defense Attention: Dear Mr. Secretary: Assistant Secretary (Comptroller) On December 11, 1972, we forwarded for your comments our findings and proposals on the miJ2&ax~~r,,.ice.s.I ‘.Alrh XI .~us~~+of (See OSD Case No. 3556.) e~~=c.a.~~~~~...
Date Aug. 8, 1972 Report No. 093304 Title

Financial Management: Review of Selected Contracts Awarded to the John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.

UNITED STATES-GENEI~AL ACCQIJNTING OFFICE REGIONAL 3086 FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING. OFFICE 909 FIRST AVENUE SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104 I BUG 8 1972 . - . .
Date Feb. 12, 1971 Report No. B-156971 Title

National Defense: Questionable Contract Actions Relating to Purchase of AN/PRC-25 Radio Sets from Bristol Electronics, Inc.

e, ._ .’ > ::,. ,,, -. Department ,’ -. I ,’ of the Army llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ! LM095717 .., --A ! ‘,,I ” Stiall. BusinessMministration- ,‘y,‘,,,, BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES FEB.12,1971 COMPTROLLER .C. r- GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 2O!J448 B- 156971 k Dear Mr. Gross: The accompanying report presents the results of our review made at y...
Date March 23, 1966 Report No. B-156167 Title

National Defense: Operation of a Dairy Farm by the United States Naval Academy

REPORTTO THECONGRESSOFTHE UNITEDSTATES I ~~l~l~lll~l~l~~~~~l~~l~l~~~ ~~087746 OPERATIONOF A DAIRY FARM BY THE IJNITEDSTATESNAVALACADEMY ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND DEPARTMENTOFTHE NAVY BY THECOMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED MARCH1966 GENERAL STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WISHINGTON. OF THE D.C. UNITED STATE!5 ZOS48 B-156167 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the iiouse of Representatives Herewith Uni...