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Date May 4, 1987 Report No. NSIAD-87-120 Title

Navy Contracting: Fiscal Year 1986 Contract Award for Construction of SSN 688 Submarines

I. GAO General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 National Security and International Affairs Division El97666 united states May4,1987 The Honorable Herbert H. Bateman The Honorable Dan Daniel The Honorable Norman Sisisky House of Representatives This report responds to your April 1,1986, inquiry on the award of a fiscal year 1986 contract to Electric Boat, a division of General Dynamics Cor...
Date April 27, 1987 Report No. NSIAD-87-113BR Title

Procurement: Status of Simplified Munition Lift Trailer Program

. . United States General Accounting Odace GA!!!! I zII Briefing Report to the Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives d April 1987 PROCUREMENT Status of Simplified Munition Lift Trailer Program Nllllll lWllllll 133241 t GAO United States General Accounting Ofllce Wmhington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International AfTaIrs Division B-220113 April 27,1987 The Honorable...
Date March 5, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-70 Title

Energy Management: Problems With Martin Marietta Energy Systems' Affiliate Relationships

. United States General Accounting Office I’s2676 I GAO March 1987 Report to the Chairman, Subcommitteeon Oversight and Investigations, Committee * on Energy and Commerce,Houseof Representatives ENERGY MANAGEMENT Problems With Martin Marietta Energy Systems’Affiliate Relationships i 132676 t , 1 GAO/RCED=fl7-70 L GAO Ghvneral Accounting CHYlce Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and E...
Date Oct. 10, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-87-17FS Title

Navy Contracting: U.S. Navy Ship Repair Contracting at Canadian Shipyards

October 1986 NAVY CONTRACTING U.S.Navy Ship Repair Contracting at Canadian Shipyards llllllmlI llllll 131578 537co\ GAO/NSIAD-87-17FS GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division 9220972 October 10, 1986 The Honorable Bob ??acW United States Senate Dear Senator Packwood: In response to your letters of April 23 and May 15, 1...
Date July 8, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-99BR Title

GSA Procurement: Are Prices Negotiated for Multiple Award Schedules Reasonable?

United States ened Accounting OfIke Briefing Report to the Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate July 1986 GSA PROCUREMENT Are Prices Negotiated for Multiple Award Schedules Reasonable? GAO/GGD-86-99BR 53%525 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 _General Government Division B-223291, July 8, 1986 The Honorable killiam V. Roth, Jr. Chairman,...
Date June 26, 1986 Report No. 130211 Title

National Defense: DOD's Defense Financial and Investment Review

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASffINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9:30 A.M. THURSDAY,JUNE 26, 1986 STATEMENT OF FBANK C. CONAHAN,DIRECTOR NATIOAAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORETHE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS UNITED STATES HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON...
Date June 12, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-144BR Title

Military Airlift: Information on DOD's Chartering With Commercial Air Carriers

United States GenkraI Abounting Ofike /3m ! * Briefing Report to Congressional Requesters J&e 1986 MILITARY AIRLIFT Information on DOD’s Chartering with Commercial Air Carriers III I% ’II lllllll 130261 . RE8TFUCTED---Not to he releasedoutside the General Accounting Office except on the basis of specific approval by the Office of Congmsional Relations. RELEASED t --- _ . -- ------- , . . Natio...
Date May 16, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-123 Title

Contract Pricing: Material Prices Overstated on the Amphibious Assault Vehicle Contract

Ikpartment of the Navy I ,: ‘,’ M&Y1999 / , dj "," CONTRACT PRICING Material Prices Overstate&on the Amphibious i!!issadt Vehicle420~~& ! Ililllllllllllll 131214 GAO United States General Accounting Office San Francisco B-219741 Regional Office 1276MarketStreet Suite 900 San Fancisco, CA 94103 May 16, 1986 Vice Admiral Commander, Department Washington, William H. Rowden Naval Sea Systems Comma...
Date Dec. 14, 1984 Report No. RCED-85-32 Title

Transportation: Florida's Sunshine Skyway Bridge--Design and Construction Concerns

Report To The Honorable C.W. Bill Young, Sam Gibbons, And Andy Ireland House Of Representatives Florida’s Sunshine Skyway Bridge-Design And Construction Concerns 125951 5’30 t!@4 GAO/RCED-85-32 DECEMBER 14, 1984 Request for copies of GAD reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone ...
Date Nov. 30, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-5 Title

National Defense: DOD Manufacturing Technology Program--Management Is Improving But Benefits Hard To Measure

Report ToThe Subcommittee On Economic Stabilization Committee On Banking, Finance, And Urban Affairs , House of Representatives ~(:-I .Ii IE::. II t.: S-l?,TE! UN D S DOD ManufacturingTechnology Program--Management Is Improving But Benefits Hard To Measure 721~ DOD Manufacturing T’echnology Program provides mont?y, Illainly to defense contractors, to demonstrate inIti;ll “factory floor” appl...
Date Nov. 30, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-5A Title

National Defense: DOD Manufacturing Technology Program--Management Is Improving but Benefits Hard To Measure

DOD Manufacturing Technol~y Pr~ran~--Management Is Improving But Benefits Hard To Measure This supplement contains information on the projects GAO reviewed under the Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program. GAO/NSIAD-85-5A NOVEMBER 30, 1984 Office kTithin Project This volume contains information on the projects the General A~~ou~ti~g (GAG) reviewed. There are three sections--one for...
Date Sept. 28, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-97 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Justice Can Improve Its Contract Review Committee's Contribution to Better Contracting

Report To The Honorable UInited States Senate Max Baucus Justice Can Improve Its Contract Review Committee’s Contribution TP Better Contracting tid0 evaluated how successful the Departmt$lt of Justice’s contract revrewcommittee Ita 1 been in performing its duties. Justice es 4ahlishcd the committee in 1981 to ensuje compliance with procurement statutes, re$uIatrons, policies, and procedures t ...
Date Aug. 27, 1984 Report No. IMTEC-84-23 Title

Information Management: Additional Information on SSA Management of Data Communications Contracts with Paradyne Corporation

R-213963 The Honorable Jack Rrooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. 125124 I Ill Ill Chairman: Additional Information on the Social Security Administration's Management of Data Communications Contracts with Paradyne Corporation (IMTEC-84-23) Subject: In your August 8, 1984, letter (encl. II), you asked us to provide additional information to supplement...
Date Aug. 2, 1984 Report No. 124834 Title

Information Management: Social Security Administration's Management of Its Data Communications Contracts With Paradyne Corporation

UNITED STATES GENEKALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOK RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 1O:OO A.M. EDT THURSDAY,AUGUST2, 1984 STATEMENT OF WAKREN HEED G. DIRECTOR INFOKMATIONMANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISION BEFOKETHE SUBCOMMITTEE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECUHITY ON HOUSECOMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S MANAGEMENT ITS DATA COMMUNICATIONS OF CONTRACTS W...
Date May 18, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-83 Title

Government Operations: The 1978 Navy Shipbuilding Claim Settlement at Electric Boat--Status as of July 2, 1983

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL ReportToTheCong OF THEUNITED STATES The 1978 Navy Shipbuilding Claim Settlementjkf Electric BoatStatus&$ July 2, 1983 z The 1979 Defense Appropriation Authorization Act authorizes the Corn troller General to review two contracts with e eneral Dynamics Corporation, Electric Boat Division, for building 18 SSN-688 class nuclear attack submarines. These contracts were involved...
Date Sept. 27, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-78 Title

National Defense: Value Engineering Should Be Improved as Part of the Defense Department's Approach to Reducing Acquisition Cost

REF'ORTBY THEU.S. General Accounting Office Value Engineering Should Be Improved As Part Of The Defense Department’s Approach To Reducing Acquisition Cost Value engineering, a technique for reducing cost and improving productivity, has been used by Defense for 20 years. Recently, the Department has stressed this technique to reduce weapon systems acquisition costs under defense contracts. Althou...
Date April 12, 1983 Report No. PLRD-83-27 Title

Government Operations: Observations Concerning Profit Rates on Selected Navy Contracts

r ,1 :I ., 8, Y .I, 1 r!,,,!;, ‘I: ,i ~--;s,.-‘,., . ,,,_/ I;: ‘2’ -.-.’ 2”, 4! 1 +1 ,,:, .!I l, 2 Irwi? J, d %;G, J C:‘$g .d’h”~%w.“,y ;;( , * ‘J. ,,,’ _ c ‘. - . _:_, -- ( . -“* ,’ : *, ‘i I :.>,. .:i /// Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Procurement And Military Nuclear Systems Committee On Armed Services House Of Representatives 5 BY THE COMhROLLER GENERAL...
Date March 4, 1983 Report No. PLRD-83-47 Title

National Defense: NSF Expenditures for Planning the Overhaul and Conversion of the U.S. Government Ship Glomar Explorer

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT. AND RCADINCSS LOGISTICS. DfVDlON B-210495 MARCH 4,1983 . The Honorable Don Fuqua Chairman, Committee on Science and Technology House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: National Science Foundation's Expenditures for Planning the Overhaul and Conversion of Government Ship Glomar Explorer the U.S. for Deep Ocean Scientific...
Date Sept. 29, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-125 Title

Employment: Award and Administration of Contracts to Recruitment and Training Program, Inc., During Fiscal Years 1978-81

By THE cJ,S, GENERAL ACCO Rieport To The Chairman, Committee On Labor And Human Resources United States Senate fW!XD Akvard And Administration Of Contracts To R’ cruitment And Training Program, Inc., During Fiscal Years 1978-81 e The Department of Labor awarded 10 contracts for ah/out $33 million to Recruitment and Training Progr)lm, Inc. (RTP), to provide certain employment and training service...
Date Sept. 23, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-119 Title

Government Operations: Analysis of Internal Control Systems To Ensure the Accuracy, Completeness, and Timeliness of Federal Procurement Data

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 PROCURLMLNT. AN0 RLAOINISS LOQIsTICs. DIVISION B-205885 RELEASED The Honorable Geraldine Ferraro Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Human Resources Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives Dear Madam Chairwoman: Subject: will\\\ lmllll 119731 Analysis of Internal Control Systems to Ensure the Accuracy, Completeness,...
Date Sept. 14, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-117 Title

Status of the Great Plains Coal Gasification Project: August 1982

BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Status Of The Great Plains Coal Gasification Project--August 1982 lllllIIlllllll ll 119496 OAO/EMD-82.117 SEPTEMBER 14,1882 J I Request sent to: for copies of GAO reports should be U.S. General Accounting Off ice Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone (202) 2756241 The ...
Date Aug. 10, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-107 Title

Government Operations: Award and Administration of Contracts for Job Corps Centers

BYTHEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Labor Award And Administration For Job Corps Centers Of Contracts GAO examined the contract award and administrative procedures followed by the Dallas Regional Office of the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. GAO found( 1) contracts for operating three Job Corps centers, which should have been awarded competi...
Date Jan. 25, 1982 Report No. 117380 Title

Government Operations: Use of Formal Advertising by Civilian Agencies

UNITED STATESGENEIW ACCNINTING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICk SUITR 8ood, 2420w. 26Tl-l AVENUE DENVER, COLORADO 80211 ‘! Mr. Don W. Minnich Regional Director Fish and Wildlife Service P.O. Box 25486 Denver Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225 Dear Mr. Minnich: We have completed an examination of procurement practices and procedures used by selected Denver-area Department of the Interior'bureaus. and ef...
Date Jan. 22, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-34 Title

Government Operations: DLA's Efforts To Identify and Correct Causes of Delinquent Deliveries

. # UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 JAN 22 jg;z pROCURtMCNT. AND RCADINESS WGISTICS. DIVISION B-205920 - -&* Vice Admiral E. A. Grinstead, SC, USN Defense Logistics Agency Director, Dear Admiral Subject: Grinstead: DLA's Efforts to Identify and Correct Delinquent Deliveries (PLRD-82-34) Causes of 119801 This report summarizes the results of our review of delinquent p...
Date Sept. 11, 1981 Report No. 116595 Title

Special Publications: [Procurement Practices and Procedures]

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE SUITE 300-D, 2420 W. 26TH AVENUE DENVER, COLORADO 80211 Step i I98i Hr. Ton Coston, Regional Forester U.S. Forest Service P.O. Box 7669 Miissoula, Hlontana 59807 Dear fir. Coston: Ile have completed an examination of procurement practices and procedures used by the 1lissoula Regional and Flathead National Forest Offices in awarding contracts....
Date June 25, 1981 Report No. 115920 Title

Employment: Government Use of Consulting Service and Management Support Contracts

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 25, 1981 STATEMENT OF CLIFFORD I. GOULD DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFENSE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE /-GOVERNMENT% USE OF CONSULTING SERVICE AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT CONTRACTS Mr. Chairman We are use of and Member...
Date June 11, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-38 Title

Government Operations: Interagency Use of Field Contract Support Services for Supply and Equipment Procurements

UNITEDSTATiSGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20.548 PROCUREFtE,NT, AN0 READINESS LOGISTICS, G:VISICN B-203146 JUNE 11,1981 The Honorable Donald E. Sowle Administrator-Designate For Federal Procurement Policy Office of Management and Budget Dear Mr. Sowle: Subject: Interagency Use of Field Contract Services for Supply and Equipment (PLRD-81-38) Support Procurements We performed a survey t...
Date June 8, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-66 Title

Government Operations: The Department of Energy Needs Better Procedures for Selecting a Contractor To Operate Argonne National Laboratory

/ g “r,,!30 Ei’ THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF-THEUNITED STATES The Department Of Energy Needs Better Procedures For Selecting A Contractor To Operate Argonne National Laboratory Argonne National Laboratory is a multiprogram research and development laboratory operated by contractors for the Department of Energy. The Laboratory employs about 5,200 people with an annual operatin...
Date May 7, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-38 Title

Energy: Improvements Needed in Managing Federal Coal Mapping Contracts

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, MaROY AND MINERAU DIVISION D.C. 20548 R-202946 MAY 7.1981 The Honorable Secretary of Dear Mr. James G. Watt the Interior Secretary: r Improvements Coal Mapping Weeded in ContractsJ Managing Federal (EMD-81-38) Sub3ect: In a recent report, we identified various problems with and usefulness of[Federal coal resource occurrence/ Coal development poten...
Date April 17, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-55 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Use of Consultants by the Department of Justice

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION ~-202816 The Honorable United States Dear Senator APRIL 17.1991 Max’Baucus Senate Baucus: - RELEASED II I 115261 Subject: In accordance with your April 29, 1980, request we reviewed the Department of Justice's use of consultants. Our review included the extent to which the Department used consultants, purpo...
Date March 12, 1981 Report No. 114652 Title

Housing: Quality of Work Performed in Installing an Electrical Distribution System at the Desire Housing Project, New Orleans, LA

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED BY 9:00 am EST WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1981 STATEMENT OF DONALD L. DIRECTOR, SCANTLEBURY MANAGEMENT DIVISION, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL AND CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OF THE UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED ...
Date March 9, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-14 Title

Government Operations: Expedited Yearend Contract Award Resulted in Shortcutting Established Regulations and Procedures and Overpricing

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHlNGTON, D.C. 20348 MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACQUISITION AND DIVISION B-202277 MARCH 9,1981 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger df Defense Assistant for Audit Reports Secretary: Expedited Yearend Contract Award Resulted in c hortcutting Established Regulations and Procedures and Overpricing (MASAD-81-14) J We have completed...
Date March 6, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-18 Title

National Defense: The Army's Battery Computer System

B-163074 MARCH 61981 I" The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: The Army's Battery t(MASAD-81-18) Computer System p4c p“>/; ~~&m& Subjects Your September 4, 1980, letter asked us,to evaluate test results of five Department of Defense weapon systems, including the Army's Battery Computer System (BCS)...
Date Feb. 19, 1981 Report No. CED-81-67 Title

Housing: Actions Being Taken To Collect Overbillings and Improve Contracting Procedures at HUD's Columbus Area and Cincinnati Service Offices

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 COMMUNITY DNUOPMLM AND EtONdMlC oIvIfiION B-167637 FEBRUARY 19,1981 The Honorable Samuel R. Pierce, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dear Mr. Secretary: Jr. lllllllllll llllll 114392 Subject: Being Taken To Collect OverbLllings f Actions and Improve Contracting Procedures at RUD’s Columbus Area and Cincinnati Service Office...
Date Dec. 4, 1980 Report No. EMD-81-12 Title

Unauthorized Commitments: An Abuse of Contracting Authority in the Department of Energy

REPORT THE BY 1 Comptroller General 111 RE Unauthorized Commitments: An Abuse Of Contracting Authority In The Department Of Energy The Department of Energy relies heavily on contractors to help carry ou,t, its missions, reporting expenditures for contracted goods and services during fiscal year 1979 of about $9.2 billion. GAG’s review disclosed that contractors perform work for DOE without a con...
Date Oct. 21, 1980 Report No. PSAD-81-2 Title

Government Operations: Support Service Contracting at Johnson Space Center Needs Strengthening

BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTli’JG OFFICE Report ToThe Administrator, National Aeronautics And Space Administration S@pportService Contracting At Johnson Space Center Needs Strengthening T Sl Cl si National Aeronautics and S ace Administration about $175 million annual P on support service y at Johnson Space Center. GAO tested the way of these contracts are administered and found --a contractor work ...
Date Aug. 18, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-68 Title

Government Operations: Two Contracts for Nuclear Attack Submarines Modified Under Authority of Public Law 85-804--Status as of December 22, 1979

BY’‘THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL CF THEUNITED STATES c , - Repor- To The Congress Two Contracts For Nuclear Attack Submarines Modified Under Authority Of Public Law 85804~-Status As Of December 22,1979 The Defense Appropriation Authorization Act of 1979 requires the Comptroller General to audit and review two specific contracts for SSN.688 class nuclear attack submarines. The purpose of the audit is...
Date May 16, 1980 Report No. CED-80-78 Title

Natural Resources: Contracts To Provide Space in Federal Reservoirs for Future Water Supplies Should Be More Flexible

REPORTES'THEU.S. General Accounting Office Contracts To Provide Space in Federal Reservoirs For Future Water Supplies Should Be More Flexible Before building future water storage space in reservoirs, the Corps of Engineers and Interior’s Water and Power Resources Service must be reasonably sure that the water supplies are needed for municipal and industrial use and that the user will repay the F...
Date April 28, 1980 Report No. 112192 Title

Health: Electronic Data Systems Federal Corporation's Performance as a Medicare Contractor in Illinois

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE . FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 A.M. April 28, 1980 Monday, Illinois Chicago, STATEMENT OF MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN i~..,,ASSOCIATE DIRECTOZ, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVIS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON* HEALTH HOUSE GAYS AN3 MEANS COMMITTEE ON DATA SYSTEMS PEELPOXMANCE AS Illill II lllllll 1111 112192 Mr. pleased of Chairman to be here Data ...
Date April 17, 1980 Report No. 112125 Title

Government Operations: Potential Conflicts of Interest in Contracting for Regulatory Analysis

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUfiTING WPSHINGTOti, 0. C. 20548 OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2:00 p, m. Thursday, April 17, 1980 STATEMENT OF H. L. KRIEGER DIRECTOR, FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSAT1ON DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATION OF THE H'XJS~ COMMITTUE ON INTERSTATt' ON AND FOREIGN COM!fERC,‘I POTENTIAL L CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN CONTRACTING FOR REGUL...
Date March 31, 1980 Report No. 112942 Title

Information Management: Improving Social Security Administration Procedures for Acquiring ADP and Telecommunications Resources

. GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 . . Human Resources Oivision MAR3 1 1980 Mr. William J. Driver Commissioner of Social Security Department of health, Education, and Welfare Dear Mr. Driver: . * . Social Security Administration Subject: l-Improving Procedures for Acquiring ADP and Telecommunications Resources J At the request of the Chairman, House Committee on 'we...
Date Feb. 20, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-26 Title

Government Operations: Potential for Savings and Improvements Needed in DOE Contracting for Moving and Storage Services

.. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CNUQY AND MINERAM DIVISION B-196905 FEBRUARY 2% lBB0 The Honorable The Secretary Charles W. Duncan, of Energy Jr. Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: LF otential 9 We reviewed DOE’s use of contracts for office moving and storage services in the Washington, D.C., area as part of a Government-wide review of contracting for these services t...
Date Jan. 31, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-46 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Does Nitrite Cause Cancer? Concerns About Validity of FDA-Sponsored Study Delay Answer

Does Nitrite Cause Cancer? Concerns About Validity Of FDA-Sponsored Study Delay Answer T tic: F oocl ;~ncl Drug Adrninistriltion and the f”)~!(,ilt.lrll~!llI of Aq;icuIturc: are faced with ~1 cl~l~zrr~rri;~ rcxjartling nitrite a substance widely 11stx1 to l,rt!sorvct, color, and flavor meat prod crcts. Using rritritc may ~KVx! a lorqj-term (:ilnc(!r risk or other health prot)lems. Not trsillq it...
Date June 11, 1979 Report No. B-132969 Title

Government Operations: Review of the Army Procurement Practices in Europe

UNITED STATES GENERA EUROPEAN AMCOUNTING OFFICE RANCH INTERNATIONAL DIVISION 5 %AMIrICAN COINULAT OltNERAL APO NEW YORK 01717 Omec Or THm DTroro B-132969 June 11, 1979 General Frederick J. Kroesen Commander in Chief United States Arnty, Europe, APO U.S. Forces 09403 Dear General Kroesen: This report contains the results of our review of Army procurement pract-ices in Germany. the review included t...
Date May 10, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-25 Title

Financial Management: The Effectiveness of the Defense Contract Audit Agency Can Be Improved

BY THECOMPTROI I FR GENERAL Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES The Effectiveness Of The Defense Contract Audit Agency Can Be Improved This report on the Defense Contract Audit Agency is the fifth in a series of reports on Department of Defense audit organizations. The magnitude of the Agency’s responsibility is reflected by the cost of Defense contracting--$96 billion in fiscal 1977. GAO reviewed the w...
Date April 19, 1979 Report No. CED-79-78 Title

Transportation: Information on U.S. Railway Association Contracts With Law Firms

STATES (r OF THEUNITED GAO evaluated the U.S. Railway Association’s procedures for contracting with law firms and assuring that charges made are accurate. This report provides the requested information and also shows that the Association is not requiring all law firms to follow its procedures for monitoring contractor expenditures and performance. GAO is making a recommendation to correct the we...
Date March 12, 1979 Report No. GGD-78-111 Title

Financial Management: Federal Cost Principles Are Often Not Applied in Grants and Contracts With State and Local Governments

BY THE COMF4XlLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITED STATES Federal Cost Principles Are Often Not Applied In Grants And Contracts With State And Local Governments A decade has passed since the Office of Management and Budget established a circular for uniform cost principles to be applied by all Federal agencies to grants and contracts with State and local governments. Unfortunately, man...
Date Feb. 12, 1979 Report No. ID-79-13 Title

International Affairs: Agency for International Development Needs To Strengthen Its Management of Study, Research, and Evaluation Activities

. REPORT B\/ THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES Agency For International Development Needs To Strengthen Its Management Of Study, Research, And Evaluation Activities AID needs better information on the amount it spends for studies, research, and evaluations. Al D needs to strengthen its management control over these activities because it does not --give adequate consideration to informat...
Date Nov. 17, 1978 Report No. 094690 Title

Government Operations: Development of Professional Accounting Standards for Grants and Contracts

., - . . .. t LE==.- 709655 --improve DUF profession aiid --- ------- 2 I - __. 4 _, / ------------ 5 .. .. , _.. E: _ I i --. i - . -?--A- m M remarks today have previewed t h e material contained i n y a r e p o r t on a u d i t s o f g r a n t p r o g r a m s my O f f i c e w i l l b e i s s u i n g within t h e n e x t f e w w e e k s . When it i s i s s u e d , I w i l l b e p l e a s e d t o...
Date Oct. 1, 1978 Report No. 113320 Title

Selected Reference Works on Government Contracting: An Annotated Bibliography

p p p SELECTED WORKS ON GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY U.S. General Accounting Office Office of Librarian OCTOBER 1978 7his guide to reference works on government contracting in the General Accounting Office Library System is intended for the person without a legal background or a familiarity with the procedures of government contracting who is seeking information or planning to...