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Date Dec. 18, 1972 Report No. 091286 Title

National Defense: Reponses to Various Questions Regarding Military Contracts

w2 .*! hITED STATES GENERAL /kCQu~~lJl-;~ \!As~III~GTON,. D, C, , OFFICE lllll1Ill\1Ill\1lNl lllll lllll lllll Ill IIll IIll STATEMENT OF EUIER Es STAATS, COMPTROLL GE"r AL 3F TIE URIflITEB R STATES SURCOI?'UTTEE PRIORITIES AND ON ECONOMYGOVERWFNT IN JOINT ECONOW COI'WTTEE FIR, CHAIRMAN AND kMEERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: LM091289 &ORE li'b! As k REQUESTED IN YOUR LETTER OF DECEMBER TODAY WILL COVER F...
Date Dec. 15, 1972 Report No. B-176719 Title

National Defense: Procurement of Light Strike Aircraft for the Needs of Our Southeast Asia Allies

,:z The Honorable Otis G. Pike house of Representatives Dear Hr. Pike: The following is in response to your request that GAO determine (1) if the Department of Ffense has authorized the Air Force to initiate a program for the 'procurement-..ef..~-~g~~~._S_t,rike &-rcraft for the needs of -our Southe;st.Asia Allies: and (2) if so, -L.,.__."... what is the status and nature of that program. ti i,' I...
Date Nov. 14, 1972 Report No. B-177422 Title

National Defense: Contract Air Carriers Authorized To Purchase Fuel at Military Rates

COMPI ‘ROLLER GENERAL, WASHINGTON. Or; D.C. THE 20548 B-177422 Dear Mr. Chairman: d” Congres,sman John D. Dingell received information from one ~ -of his constitu~~~ssug~~~~ng that commercial air carriers in the Detroit, Michigan, area may be using military fuel for their commercial operations. He directed the information to the attention of your subcommittee, and on September 14, 1972, you re...
Date Feb. 28, 1972 Report No. 091287 Title

Financial Management: Cost Accounting Standards Board Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 1973

STATEMENTOF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE LEGESLATIYE SUBCOMMITTEE,APPROPRIATIONSCOMMITTEE UNITED STATES SENATE . COST ACCOUNT:!G STANDARDSBOARD BUDGETESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1973 MR. CHAIRMANAND MEMBERSOF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: I am appearing before you today in the capacity Standards Board to discuss during Fiscal lllllllll lllllllllllllll lllll Ill11 Ill lllll ...
Date Feb. 22, 1972 Report No. B-172188 Title

National Defense: Bid Solicitation Procedures Followed by the Defense Personnel Support Center, Defense Supply Agency, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Procuring Food Items

* RELEASED B-172188 f-. Dear Senator Tower : / 9 -.. I This is in reply to your letter of August 24, 1971, in which you requested the General Accounting Office to review complaints made by Mr. Emanuel Rohan, Vice President, Arrow Food Products, Inc., Dallas, Texas, regarding the bid solicitation procedures followed by the Defense Personnel Support Center,’ Defense Supply Agency, Philadelphia, Pe...
Date Jan. 31, 1972 Report No. B-173237 Title

Government Operations: Erroneous Use of Industrial Funds To Perform Certain Construction

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 DEFENSE DIVISION B-173237 JAN 31 1972 Dear Mr. Sanders: During our survey of the planning for, and construction of facilities relating to the Navy's Shipyard Modernization Program (assignment code 76207) we noted that the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard used Naval industrial funds to perform work which apparently should have been performed...
Date Jan. 5, 1972 Report No. B-160233 Title

Government Operations: Proposed Machine Tool Production Control System

. - - L COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D. B-160233 > Dear Mr. Kemp: J/m 5 m’is3 \ On February 23, 1971, you sent us information concerning a proposed machine tool production control system and asked that we determine whether Federal agencies (1) could use the system to improve their management of public funds and (2) would be forced to buy foreign-made machine tools if the U.S. machine tool ...
Date Nov. 16, 1971 Report No. B-163435 Title

National Defense: Army's Purchase of PERSHING Missile Launch System Test Sets From Mohawk Industries, Inc., Easton, Pennsylvania

COh4FTRbLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE U D.C.-Z$M *, B-163435 Dear Mr. Rooney : ci -jr- &.3,,, *,..z”..4 1. As requested in your lettei of September 7, 1971, we reviewed the Army’s purchase of PERSHING Missile Launch System \ test sets from Moh~~~*ndustries, Inc., Easton, Pennsylvania, ,iV to determine whether defective test sets were being purchased. .*““m-.- ..“--~-~“w.; You furnishe...
Date Oct. 5, 1971 Report No. B-173215 Title

National Defense: Buying Practices and Competitive Public Bidding of the Exchange Service

B-173215 J ‘! . Dear Mrs. Heck1 ,1,. ‘_2 ,:’ I Pursuant to your request of June 4, 1971, we have rei viewed the Army and Air Force Exchange Service cr,iteria for 1 buying luggage and the methods it employs relating to competi----tive publicbidding. You have indicated that the buying practices ofiKe--exchange service tend to foster a preferential brand approval for Samsonite and American Tour...
Date Oct. 4, 1971 Report No. B-157535 Title

National Defense: Review of the Procurement of Ammunition Components To Determine Whether Significant Amounts of Defective Items Were Being Accepted From Suppliers

- UNITED STATS GENERALA~COUN WASHINGTON, D.C. 205 DEFENSE DIVISION ‘: B-157535 Dear Mr. Secretary: I11111111 II1 llllllllllllllllllll III 11111 llllllll LM095509 We have recently completed a review of the procurement ' , of ammunition components to determine whether significant am=
Date Aug. 20, 1971 Report No. B-164250 Title

Information Management: Army's Evaluation of Alternative Designs for Providing Computer Capabilities Needed for SAFEGUARD Antiballistic Missile System

Y REPORT TO TiiERELZASED ON ATOMIC ENERGYCONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES I.-..”;-/- .(2 L,/;j @-’ . / :’ i w* RElElSED ‘~~~~I~~~~~~~~~~/~~ h Army’s Evaluation Of Alternative Designs For Providing Computer Capabilities Needed For SAFEGUARD Antiballistic Missile System 8-164250 / Department of the Army BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES r L COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C...
Date Aug. 3, 1971 Report No. B-169434 Title

Government Operations: Relationship of the General Accounting Office to the Defense Contracting Process

oy B-169 434 pf ALSmith: Dear Senator This is in response to your referral of June 16, 1971, 'concerning information requested by Mr. Paul Barton, Rockland, Maine, on the relationship of the General Accounting Office (GAO) to the defense contracting process. .-.-- --*7.. We are enclosing two publications about our Office and its We are enaudit responsibilities for Government contracts. closing als...
Date June 4, 1971 Report No. 092988 Title

National Defense: Pricing of Negotiated Defense Contracts at Aeronutronic Division, Philco-Ford Corporation

Date June 4, 1971 Report No. 092987 Title

National Defense: Pricing of Negotiated Defense Contracts at Philco-Ford Corp, Aeronutronic Division

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Date April 29, 1971 Report No. 094429 Title

Government Operations: Acquisition of Major Weapons Systems

UNITED STATESGENIZRAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Fkpected at 1O:OO a,m. EDT April 29, 1971 STATEMENT OF ELMERB. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GEMERAL THE UMITED STATES OF BEFORETHE pf SUBCOMMITTEE PRIORITIES AND ECONO!4Y GQmmNT OM IN JOINT ECONOKK COMMI!LTEE Mr. Chairman snd Members of the Committee: I am pleased to appear before this statement deals primarily concerning...
Date March 25, 1971 Report No. B-171561 Title

National Defense: More Competition in Emergency Defense Procurements Found Possible

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS More Competition In Emergency Defense Procurements Found Possible B-177561 Department of Defense FILE COPY - COMP GEN BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES HARCH 25, 1 971 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF T-IHE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B- 171561 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This is our report on more competition i...
Date March 10, 1971 Report No. B-171563 Title

Government Operations: Sale of Surplus Government-Owned Milling Machine

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED STATES D.C. 200548 B-171563 MARIO WI On Decmber 13, 1970, you sent us a letter from Mr. Vincent P. ReusSngwhich questioned the propfiety of the Government-owned Cincinnati.~~~~~~.~~~~S~~~~~-machine,,by.the S~I~ti~~~E~r~~~Cornpany. You requested that m~~p~~~-gg"-~~~~~~~ -‘zbto the sitmtion to detene weif it warrants an extensive investigation. We disc...
Date Feb. 23, 1971 Report No. 093031 Title

Transportation: Purchase of Tires for Heavy Snow Removal Vehicles by the Department of the Air Force

i?3&3tAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHPNGTOM,D.C. 20548 DEFENSE DIVIS1ON Commanding General, Air Force Logistics Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Attention: Dear Sir: MCIML Command 45433 Since July 1966, the Air Force has negotiated at least four contracts for remanufacture of snow removal equipment. The four contracts negotiated with thtishkosh Truck Corporation, Cshkosh, Wisconsin, were FOg603-67-...
Date Feb. 4, 1971 Report No. B-163869 Title

Transportation: Economic Advantages of Using American-Made Trucks Abroad To Transport Military Cargo

COiVGmliY!iYSS JLM095727 lIIIllllllllllIIIllllllllllII ilitary C Department of Defense 6-163869 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED ZEZ.8 STATES D.C. B- 163869 c To the Speaker President of the of the Senate and the House of Representatives This is our report on the economic advantages of using American-made trucks abroad to transport milit...
Date Feb. 2, 1971 Report No. B-159797 Title

National Defense: Potential for Improvements in Department of Defense Maintenance Activities Through Better Cost Accounting Systems

Potential For Improvements In Department Of Defense Maintenance Activities Through Better Cost Accounting Systems B-159797 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES - ‘- COMPTROLL!3? GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF THE UNlT&D 20546 STATES D.C. B-159797 / , i To the Speaker President of the of the Senate and the House of Representatives This is our report on potential for improvements in Department ...
Date Jan. 19, 1970 Report No. B-39995 Title

Government Operations: Feasibility of Applying Uniform Cost-Accounting Standards To Negotiated Defense Contracts

” Feasibility Of Applying Uniform Cost-Accounting Standa& To Negotiated Defense Contracts e-J999s~11 -- BY TH@ COMPTROLLERLGENERAL OF THE UNITEC STATls’S COMPTROLLLR GENERAL WA5HwGToN. OF D.C. THE UNITED 2os42 STATES : - This is our report on the feasibility of applying cost-accounting standards to negotiated defense prime tracts and sub;ontracts of $tOO,OO3 or more. Our study was performed of...
Date July 14, 1969 Report No. 094467 Title

National Defense: GAO's Evaluation of Two Proposed Methods for Enhancing Competition in Weapons Systems Procurement

e ).--.- 0 For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Monday, 14 July, 1969 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 STATEMENTOF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE ANTITRUST AND MONOPOLY ON SENATE COMMITTEEON THE JUDICIARY ON GAO’S EVALUATION OF TWO PROPOSED METHODS* ' FOR ENHANCINGCOMPETITION IN WEAPONS SYSTEMSPROCUREMEN...
Date July 8, 1969 Report No. 094470 Title

Government Operations: Comments on S. 2325

United States General Accounting Office Washington, D. C. 20548 For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 AM EST July 8, 1969 STATEMENTOF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE CIVIL SERVICE ON COMMITTEEON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE, UNITED STATES SENATE ON S. 2325, A BILL "TO AMENDTITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL POSITIONS IN GRADES1...
Date June 13, 1969 Report No. 094472 Title

Economic Development: Comments on the Economics of Military Procurement

UNITEDSTATES GEHERALACCOUNTINGOl?FICE Washington, D. C. 20548 : FORRELEASE DELIVERY ON Expected at LO:00 a.m., EDT June 13, 1969 STATEM3NTOFELJ!@RSTAATS, B. COMFTROLLER GENEXALOF UNITEDSTATES THE BEFORE SUBCOMMIT!L%E TRE ON ECONOMY GOVERNMENT, IN JOINT ECONOMXC COMMITTEE THEMILITARYBUDGET NATIONAL ON AND ECONOMIC PRIORITIES~fio 6-P Mr. &airman and membersof the Subcommittee: I appreciate your invi...
Date Feb. 10, 1969 Report No. B-146810 Title

Government Operations: Need for Improved Guidelines in Contracting for Research With Government-Sponsored Nonprofit Contractors

Date Jan. 1, 1969 Report No. 091171 Title

Special Publications: Hearings and Legislation

Date Jan. 1, 1969 Report No. 091205 Title

Special Publications: The Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947 Should Be Reformed

Date Sept. 18, 1968 Report No. B-164392 Title

Budget and Spending: Examination Into the Control Over Procurement, Use, and Disposition of Magnetic Computer Tape in the Department of Defense

o REPORT TO THE CONGRESS Examination Into The Control Over Procurement, Use, And Disposition Of Magnetic Computer Tape In The Department Of Defense -16432 FILE BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES SEPT. 1 1 I COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. a0S4 B-164392 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Here is a report on our exami...
Date June 21, 1968 Report No. 094494 Title

National Defense: Effect of DOD Procurement on Competition and Concentration

United States General Accounting Office Washington, D. C. 2@t8 FOR RELEASE OPJDELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Friday, June 21, 1968 STATEMENTOF ELMER B. STAATS 5. pp SUBCOMMITTEE ANTITRUST AM) MONOPOLY ON LIZGISLATIOM SENATE COMMITTEEOI'JTHE JUDICIARY BEFORETHE ON ON COMPETITIONAND CONCENTRATION 3 I am pleased to appear before this pate in your study of the effect on competition and concentrati...
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 Nov. 27, 1967 Report No. 091297 Title

Government Operations: Economy in Government

United States General Accounting Office Waahineon, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at LO:00 a.m. EST Monday, November 27, 1967 STATEMENTOF E&ME3 B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER CENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE SURCOMMITI'EE ECONOMY THE GOVERNMENT ON IN JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE ON ECONOMY GOVERNMENT IN Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I am pleased to appear before this status of c...
Date March 17, 1967 Report No. B-133386 Title

Government Operations: Review Of Costs Of Bidding And Related Technical Efforts Charged To Government Contracts

rr 1 THE CONGRESS O F T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S REVIEW OF COSTS OF BIDDING AND RELATED TECMNIC4L EFFORTS CHARGEDTOGOVERNWENTCONTR4CTS DEP4RTMENT OF DEFENSE AND NATIONAL AERON4UTICS 4N0 SPACE 4DlllNISTK4TION BY THE COMPTROLLER G E N E R A L OF THE UNITED STATES M4RCH 1967 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF T H E UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B- 133386 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker o...
Date Jan. 1, 1967 Report No. 091185 Title

Special Publications: Hearings and Legislation

Date Jan. 1, 1966 Report No. 088033 Title

Special Publications: Hearings and Legislation

Date May 28, 1956 Report No. B-125024 Title

International Affairs: Report on Exchange Rates Applied to United States Offshore Procurement Contracts in Italy

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