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| Date April 29, 1981 |
Report No. 115083 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 1O:OO a.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1981 Statement Walton of Jr., / H. Sheley, MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMSACQUISITION DIVISION before Subcommittee House Committee the on Human Resources and Civil Service on Post Office and the Subcommittee on Civil and General Service, Services Post Office Senate Committee on Go... |
| Date April 20, 1981 |
Report No. AFMD-81-43 |
Title
BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense Incentive Programs To Improve Productivity Through Capital Investments Can Work
In 193179, th,e Congress esta’blished the Productivity Enhancing Incentive Fund to enable the Department of Defense to quickly buy and install equipment that will pay back its cost in 2 years. The program concept has proven successful in the Air ... |
| Date April 3, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-20 |
Title
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| Date April 2, 1981 |
Report No. 114866 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1981 STATEMENT OF Walton H. Sheley, Jr., Director DIVISION MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMSACQUISITION before Subcommittee on Legislation the and National Security House Government Operations Committee Mr. Chairman and Members of the the opportunity Subcommittee: to appear b... |
| Date March 23, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-23 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546 MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND ACQUISITION DtvlSIDN B-199334 MARCH 23,1981 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Henry M. Jackson Senate Jackson: 114682 tatus of Army Efforts Concerning A Rotary.Wing Escape System (MASAD-81-23) J In accordance with your letter of February 26, 1981, we have determined the actions the Army has ... |
| Date March 16, 1981 |
Report No. PLRD-81-5 |
Title
BY THE U,S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense Improved Management Of Air Force Modification Programs Can Save Millions
The Air Force can save millions of dollars by (1) making greater use of the Department of Defense supply system to obtain parts needed for the aircraft modification programs and (2) following more realistic practices in contracting for other parts needed ... |
| Date March 16, 1981 |
Report No. B-201749 |
Title
GAO
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 ' /7'
ffice of General Counsel In Reply Referto:B- 2 Ol7 4 9 March 16, 1981 Mr. James T. Brannan Director Defense Acquisition Regulatory Council Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Dear Mr. Brannan: a% tefo By letter of January 7, 1981, you requested our ?comments on new Defense Acquisition Regulatio... |
| Date March 10, 1981 |
Report No. 114656 |
Title
FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXP.E~_...% r- TUESDAY, MARC . UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 Statement of Special Thomas D. Morris Assistant to the Comptroller before Defense House Committee the * General Task Force on The Budget h3t;. oo+Joq Dear Mr. Chairman: YOU have asked that GAO officials most knowledgeable morning about GAO's work in the Defense area appear this discu... |
| Date March 10, 1981 |
Report No. 114658 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 114658 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9:30 A.M. TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1981 Statement Walton H. Sheley, of Jr., Director MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMSACQUISITION;DIVISION before Defense the Task Force on The Budget House Committee Mr. Chairman, Task Force of multiyear timely costs issue I am Pleased to appear before the this the Defense... |
| Date March 2, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-7 |
Title
COMICTROLLER OONCML
WMHINQTON. OF TIN
D.C. UNITED
20242 STATES B-198152
MARCH 2,1981 The Honorable Mark 0. Hatfield Committee on Appropriations Chairman, United States Senate The Honorable John G. Tower Chairman, Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate The Honorable Jamie L. Whitten Chairma... |
| Date Feb. 28, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-6 |
Title
/ gqj BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES . _ Report To The Congress
DOD Participation In The Space Transportation System: Status And Issues
The Space Transportation System has been delayed 3-l/2 years and the cost of Defense participation in the program has increased $1.6 billion--from about $1.2 billion in fiscal year 1978 to about $2.8 billion in fiscal year 1982. To date, the delays ha... |
| Date Feb. 27, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-17 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACOUISITION AND DIVISION FEBRUARY 27,1981 B-200783 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Assistant for Audit , Reports I IllI
114466 Secretary: Subject: U.S. Participation in the United Kingdom's Deviation c- evelopment of JP-233 --A Costly from. Acquisition Policy _1 (M... |
| Date Feb. 25, 1981 |
Report No. PLRD-81-6 |
Title
STUDYBY THE STAFF THE U.S. OF General Accounting Office
Military Readiness, Mobilization Planning I And Civil Preparedness: Issues For Planning
The security of the United States and the safety of its citizens are the Nation’s primary and most vital interests, The security, integrity, and well being of our allies are critical to U.S. security. To maintain the freedom and to protect the freedom of... |
| Date Feb. 24, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-49 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON OF
D.C THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-202210 FEBRUARY 241981 The Honorable John Dingell Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Petroleum Reserve LStatus of Strategic February (EMD-81-49) Activities-- This is the fourth in a series of status reports requested by certain members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources an... |
| Date Feb. 23, 1981 |
Report No. C-MASAD-81-6 |
Title
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UNCLASSIFIED PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS OF THE ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE PROGRAM .m-.. - - REPORT BY THE.COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF 'THE UNITED STATES . DIGEST -----The Advanced Medium,Range Air-to-Air Missile (-AMRAAM) is being developed as an all-weather, air-to-air missile responding to Air Force and Navy operational requirements for the 1985-2005 Operating both within and be... |
| Date Feb. 19, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-5 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACQUISITION AND OIVISION u-201a6a The honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Assistant for Audit Reports FEBRUARY 19,198l Secretary: I R 114533 The State of asic Research in DOD aboratories (MASAD-81-5) F 3 In our Government-wide study of research and development 1/ some Department of Defense ... |
| Date Feb. 9, 1981 |
Report No. B-201570 |
Title
GAO
United States General Accounting Office . Washington, DC 20548 Office of General Counsel In Reply
Refer to: B217
3-20 1570 February 9, 1981 Mr. James T. Brannan Director
Defense Acquisition Regulatory Council
-'- Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Dear Mr. Brannan: By letter dated December 16, 1980, you requested our comments on a }oposed revision of O-ffese-... |
| Date Feb. 4, 1981 |
Report No. 114301 |
Title
114301 I -2 cmtractor
Labor 2s ditecc six lassifiad cuaterial3, Turchases cbereby 3f obscurlcg equipnent zhe and conposicion c9nsulrant of tota; con:ra:t: owned/ f unished cost and L,zcreas:q t_he iikzlihcod eqa~-,nent would r,oz ‘be ?raperl;/ :haz Osveraznenccon~r~lleti. . 3 .. |
| Date Jan. 29, 1981 |
Report No. PSAD-81-17 |
Title
Many of today’s mjlitary systems cannot be adequately operated, maintained, or supported be&itsa the D#&ment of Drifense does not pay enough attention to logistic support, humen fa@tors, Bnd quality assurance during the design phase df the acquisition pt?cess. These problems deter the systems’ effectiveness to defend our country ‘in case of war. _ GAD. t&&fore makes recommahdations%o improve... |
| Date Jan. 21, 1981 |
Report No. OCG-81-1 |
Title
114476 Honorable Secretary SUBJECT: /5 aoaog a Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense broposed Agenda of Significant Improvements and Cost Reduction --Department of Defense 2 WY: Management Opportunities OCG-%l-l Dear With the new Administration's dedication to increased funding to upgrade the manning, equipping, and logistic support of the Armed Services the necessity for frugal management of resources ... |
| Date Jan. 14, 1981 |
Report No. OISS-81-03 |
Title
Report to the H&e and Senate Committees on Appropriations by the Comptroller General of the United States 1111111 II I
114146 SUMMARIES CONCLUSIONS RJWS~MMENDATIOlSf~ NT OF DE DE PARTIS& OF AND Ov ” This is a summary of GAD’s conclusions and recommendations msdting from its audits and other review work in the Deparbnent of Defense on which satisfactory bgiie or sdministrative actions have not ... |
| Date Jan. 1, 1981 |
Report No. 091239 |
Title
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| Date Dec. 2, 1980 |
Report No. C-PSAD-81-3 |
Title
. . RiPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S HIGH-ENERGY LASER TECHNOLOGY PROGRW-DIRECTION AND FOCUS DIGEST --.-a--The United States has a technology development program which has the potential to revolutionize warfare, if critical scientific and technical questions can be favorably answered. This technology, referred to as directed energy, is composed of ... |
| Date Nov. 17, 1980 |
Report No. 113771 |
Title
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11377 I
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 2:00 P.M. MONDAY, NOVEMBER17, 1980 Statement Walton H.
Sheley, of Acting Director &)tiC-za Jr., PROCUREMENT AND SYSTEMSACQUISITION DIVISION before ' Subcommittee v Defense the and Development Base Panel on Research Industrial ;fSt;' DG~ 65 House Committee on Armed Services ILf:j~o... |
| Date Nov. 13, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-81-10 |
Title
BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Reljort To The Secretary
I , Of Defense
, Exppnded Use Of An Improved DefBnse Automated Small Purchase System Would Yield Big Savings
The defense Logistics Agency has about half of its small purocurements using the Standard Small Purchase System. most of the remaining proat the hardware centers is with system modifications and ve at least 8 4.5 million annually... |
| Date Nov. 12, 1980 |
Report No. C-PSAD-81-2 |
Title
‘. - _ REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL-OF THE UNITED STATES . c POTENTIAL OF .T&'LoAD BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING THE MX MISSILE SYSTEMM DIGEST -----An objective of U.S. national defense policy is to maintain.a force of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMS) capable of surviving a Soviet attack in numbers adequate for a retaliatory strike. Because of concern... |
| Date Oct. 24, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-81-13 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 CCIOCWRIk4RN-r eaJlsITloN AND SvsTcMS DIVI8lO(l OCTOBER 24,198O B-200836 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: ~ Dear Mr. Harold Brown of Defense Assistant for Audit Reports IllI
113616 Secretary: The Department of Defense the Cost Effectiveness of tem (PSAD-81-13) Should Determine the Gator Mine Sys- Subject: I The Air Force currentl... |
| Date Oct. 10, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-81-8 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 PROt3JRKhlCNT ACQUISITION AND SYSTEMS DIVI@IDN October 10, 1980 B-200766 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Harold Brown of Defense Assistant for Audit Reports Illllllllllll ll
113556 Should Resolve the C-X Aircraft3 Proposals From Industry Engineering Development Secretary: Subject: Before Requesting for Its Full-Scale (P... |
| Date Sept. 23, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-80 |
Title
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| Date Sept. 4, 1980 |
Report No. LCD-80-106 |
Title
GAO
United States General Accounting Washington,DC20548
Office Logistics and Communications Division SEPTEMBER 4,198O B-199353 The IIonorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Elarold Brown III I
113223 of Automatic and Test Equipment of Defense fl'~'~~" Secretary: Survey of DOD's llanagement General-Purpose Electronic
(LCD-80-106) Subject: We ha've completed a survey of the Department of Defense's (DOD's) m... |
| Date Aug. 14, 1980 |
Report No. LCD-80-81 |
Title
BY THE U.S.GENERAL Report ToThe Secretary Of efense DOD Energy Monitoring And Control Systems --Potential For Nonenergy Savings --Better Planning And Guidance Needed
In addition to reducing energy costs, computerized energy monitoring and control systems offer the potential to reduce personnel and maintenance costs. Funding these systems under current energy savings criteria does not permit the De... |
| Date July 29, 1980 |
Report No. LCD-80-90 |
Title
GAO
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-199163
JULY 29,1980 Logistics and Communications Division The Honorable Jamie L. Whitten Chairman, Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: OD's Implementation of Section 114 of the Fiscal Year 1980 Military Construction Appropriations Act (LCD-80-90) 7 letter of November 29, 1979, you asked us to imp... |
| Date July 22, 1980 |
Report No. LCD-80-83 |
Title
REPORT !3YTHE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITED STATES The Congress Should Require Better Justifications Of Aircraft F6r Noncombat Missions
Since 1976 GAO has issued several reports questioning Department of Defense justifications for aircraft intended for noncombat missions, such as training, peacetime attrition, and backup during depot maintenance. They were justified based on unrealistic data a... |
| Date July 14, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-65 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENEFMLACCOUNTINGOFFICE
WASWJNGTON, D.C. 20548
PROCUREMENT ACQUISlT1ON AN0 SYSTEMS DIVISION B-199334 JULY14,f980 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Harold Brown of Defense Assistant for Audit Room 3A336 ASD (Comptroller)
IUI*l.l I Reports Dear Mr. Secretary:
1. Subject: DOD Should Determine Cost and Operational Effectiveness of Helicopter In-Flight Escape Syste (PSAD-80-65) We ha... |
| Date July 1, 1980 |
Report No. ID-80-47 |
Title
W”“’ Yli * a ‘. I(, 1 /ajy BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Equitable Cost Sharing Questioned On NATO’sAirborne Early Warning And Control Program
The willingness of the United States to cost concessions, --make extraordinary --accept caveats to a Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding which could result in either program reductions or additional program... |
| Date June 30, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-80-59 |
Title
Report To The Chairman, Committee On The Judiciary United States Senate OF THE UNITEDSTATES Federal Government Still Striving To Establish Single Drug Procurement System
For nearly two decades the Federal Government has tried to establish a single system for procuring and supplying drugs and medical devices to eliminate unnecessary duplication and reduce costs. Only recently have the Office of Fed... |
| Date June 26, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-80-76 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Congress Should Mandate Formation Of A Military-VA-Civilian Contingency Hospital System
The Department of Defense (DOD) is developing a civilian-military contingency hopital system for treating returning battlefield casualties because it has insufficient resourcesof its own. However, several issues and unanswered questions r... |
| Date June 3, 1980 |
Report No. B-198698 |
Title
a / COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B-198698 June 3, 1980 The Honorable Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: inwe refer to your ltter of May 1, 1980, requesting ourlviews on H. R. 7175J 96th Congress, 2nd Session, a bill "For the relief of the Woodstock Daily Sentinel." The bill would direct the Secret... |
| Date June 2, 1980 |
Report No. 089269 |
Title
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| Date May 9, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-40 |
Title
I.8 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES IsThe Joint Air ForcelNavy Alternate Engine Program Workable? GAO Thinks Not As Presently StruckNed
The Department of Defense is developing a backup engine, the FlOl DFE, for the engines in the Navy’s F-14 and the Air Force’s F-16 fighter aircraft in the event the improvement programs for those engines fail. Unfortunately, t... |
| Date May 9, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-37 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL * -’ Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES “SARs”-- Defense Department Reports That Should Provide More Information ToThe Congress
Important information which would be useful to the Congress and to top-level Defense Department managers is being omitted from DOD’s selected acquisition reports. These reports tell where a major weapons program stands in relation ... |
| Date April 24, 1980 |
Report No. LCD-80-49 |
Title
I. -4 BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense DOD Automated Materials Handling Systems--Need To Standardize And Follow GSA ADPEApproval Process
DOD activities are buying computers as components of automated materials handling systems without complying with GSA’s approval process established under Public Law 89-306, and they are not adequately exploring the potenti... |
| Date April 16, 1980 |
Report No. 113714 |
Title
I BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
f
# Report T T e Congress o h
Prospects Dim For E-ffectively Enforcing Immigration Laws
The inability of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to effectively enforce immigration laws is underscored by the estimated 5 million illegal aliens living in the United States. The actions necessary to enforce immigration laws are known-sealing the borders, adopting employe... |
| Date April 3, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-30 |
Title
. !I/W? BY THE COMPTROLLEi GiNERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES F Report ToThe Congress a
Purchase Price Of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Oil Fair But Payment Timing Is Costly
The Defense Fuel Supply Center does a good job of negotiating competitive market prices for Strategic Petroleum Reserve crude oil purchases. However, new Treasury policies, which preclude paying bills before they are due and taking pro... |
| Date March 24, 1980 |
Report No. LCD-80-41 |
Title
BY Tt-!ECOMPTROLLER GENERAL t I z&f7 Report To The Ranking Minority Member, e Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States,.Senate
’ OF THE UNITED STATES Management And Inventory Control Of Small Arms
. Because of their cost, vital role in defense and vulnerability to theft, milimissions, tary small arms, such as the M2 machine gun, require careful management and control. GAO found that the ... |
| Date Feb. 8, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-23 |
Title
I .I . , BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL * Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES A Decision By The Secretary Of Defense Is Needed On The AV-8B Aircraft Program
The estimated cost of the AV-88 aircraft program has increased greatly although little progress has been made in completing its development. Intense competition for Navy aircraft procurement funds between the AV-86 and the F/A-18 aircraft progr... |
| Date Jan. 30, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-22 |
Title
BY THE. CCI>MPT’ROLLEF? GENERAL ?eport ToThe Congress
CF T”HE UNITEDSTATES The Joint Tactical Information Distribution System-How important Is It?
The Joint Tactical Information Distribution System is being designed to counter the existing electronic countermeasures threat to U.S. by Warsaw Pact forces. communications Development of the system has been given a high priority, but management has... |
| Date Jan. 10, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-18 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THE UNITED STATES Better Navy Management Of Shipbuilding Contracts Could Save Millions Of Dollars
Chanyes to any shi~~~j~jldiny program can num her in the thousands and increase the price of ships by hundreds of millions of dollars. The Navy makes formal chanyes by modifyiny ij shipbulldlng contract in writiny. Construe tlve chanyes result from N... |
| Date Jan. 9, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-14 |
Title
llllaj BY THE COMPTROLLER’biNERAL Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Better Management Needed In DOD To Prevent Fraudulent And Erroneous Contract Payments And To Reduce Real Property Maintenance Costs
The Department of Defense (DOD) spends about $1.9 billion annually on real property maintenance and repair. Requirements for additional work are being identified faster than funds become av... |
| Date Jan. 9, 1980 |
Report No. FGMSD-80-10 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Defense’s Accounting For Its Contracts Has Too Many Errors--Standardized Accounting Procedures Are Needed
For 9 years, the military services and Defense Contract Administration Services regions failed to implement effective and efficient standard procedures in contract -accounting systems, Consequently, errors totaling millions of... |
