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Date Sept. 9, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-64 Title

Government Operations: Allegations of Unethical Bidding Practices on Federal Construction Contracts

JNI~ED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFiCE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 llG337 PROCUPEMENT. AN0 PEADINESS LOGISTICS, DIVISION B-204451 SEPTEMBER 9,1981 The Honorable Leon E. Panetta House of Representatives Dear Mr. Panetta: Subject: Allegations of Unethical on Federal Construction (PLRD-81-64) Bidding Contracts Practices you asked us to investigate In your May 21, 1981, letter, a constituent's complaint c...
Date Aug. 17, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-49 Title

Government Operations: DOE Contracts To Demonstrate Coal Liquefaction Adequately Protect Government Interests

RELEASED RESTRICTED Not 1, be nLBawd Acc*~t~~~g OffM 3JrCef+Z 011 tLe b*Jk by the Office of Congrwsiomrl ~~~~ _____ ef ma -- qpmval ---=-=-= ,__.__. I * BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OI3K.X +& Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Interior And Related Agencies, Committee On Appropriations, House Of Representatives 1&37 I DOE Contracts To Demonstrate Coal Liquefaction Adequately Protect Government...
Date July 7, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-63 Title

Financial Management: Audit of the United States Senate Restaurants Revolving Fund--September 30, 1979, to September 27, 1980

d 1lsR3 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ’ Report To The Architect Of the Capitol - OF THE UNITEDSTATES Audit Of The United States Senate Restaurants Revolving Fund--September 30, 1979, To September 27,198O 115713 AFMDSI-63 JULY 7,198l . 4 Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, ...
Date July 1, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-69 Title

Financial Management: Audit of the House Recording Studio Revolving Fund for the Calendar Year 1980

# Y I 67 B’Y’ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Clerk Of The - House Of Representatives ” OF THE UNITED STATES Audit Of The House Recording Studio Revolving Fund For The Calendar Year 1980 I AFMD-81-69 JULY 1,1981 Request for copies of GAO sent to: reports should be U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Te...
Date June 16, 1981 Report No. 115546 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Profit Limitation Legislation

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 / FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. June 16, 1981 Statement of DONALD J. HORAN, DIRECTOR PROCURE?4ENT, LOGISTICS, AND READINESS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT AND MILITARY NUCLEAR SYSTEMS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES ON -- PROFIT LIMITATION 1 LEGISLATION J Committee: today to present Committee is our ...
Date June 1, 1981 Report No. CED-81-103 Title

The Changing Airline Industry: A Status Report Through 1980

General Accounting Office The Changing Airline Industry: A Status Report Through 1980 The airline passenger industry is changing, responding to greater freedoms provided by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. GAO’s review of airline operations, since deregulation began through calendar year 1980, shows --increased traffic, but with significant 1978 and 1979 gains reduced by 1980 declines; --lo...
Date May 27, 1981 Report No. CED-81-102 Title

Natural Resources: Information on the Resale of Federal Project Water Supplies by Intermediaries

COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DIVISION RELEASED MAY 27,198l B-202671 The Honorable George Miller House of Representatives Dear Mr. Miller: Subject: Information on the Resale of Federal Project Water Supplies by Intermediaries (CED-81-102) 115408 On April 8, 1981, we met with you to discuss our findings on your requests of April 30, 1980, and January 8, 1981, concerning the resale of Federal w...
Date April 10, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-51 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Asset Forfeiture--A Seldom Used Tool in Combating Drug Trafficking

To The Honorable Joseph R. Biden United States Senate OF THE UNITED STATES Asset Forfeiture--A Seldom Used Tool In Combatting Drug Trafficking - Billions of dollars of profits are generated by organized crime; drug traffidcing revenues alone are estimated at $60 billion annually. Even though legislation designed to attadc these profits through asset forfeiture wes enacted more than a decade ago, f...
Date Sept. 12, 1980 Report No. CED-80-143 Title

The Changing Airline Industry: A Status Report Through 1979

REPORTBV THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES RELEASED The Changing Airline Industry: AStatus Report Through 1979 The airline passenger industry is changing, responding to greater freedoms provided by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. GAO’s review of airline operations, since deregulation began through 1979, shows --significantly increased traffic, --lower rate of increase in fares th...
Date Sept. 10, 1980 Report No. B-199132 Title

Financial Management: Government Employee Associations' Vending Machine Income

Date July 23, 1980 Report No. 112833 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Taking the Profit Out of Crime

United States General Washington, Accounting D.C. Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 12:OO Noon EDT WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1980 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL SENATE JUDICIARY JUSTICE COMMITTEE ON _*,*c-*-. c TAKING THE PROFIT OUT OF CR1 Mr. Chairman We are the ability and Members pleased of profits law of the Subcomm...
Date July 18, 1980 Report No. FPCD-80-50 Title

Military Exchange Systems: How They Can Provide More Benefits for Military Personnel

Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Military Exchange Systems: How They Can Provide More Benefits For Military Personnel Consolidating and centralizing the military services’ exchange systems could reduce costs and increase their economic benefits to service personnel. If the Department of Defense did not require exchange systems to help fund other morale, welfare, and recreation activitie...
Date June 25, 1980 Report No. 112676 Title

Budget and Spending: Suspension of the Vinson-Trammell Act

$vJ&A l)ui% United States General Accounting 20548 Washington, D.C. Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m., June 25, 1980 Statement of WALTON H.. SHELEY, ACTING DIRECTOR PROCUREMENT AND SYSTEMS ACQUISITION DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON INVESTIGATIONS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES ,",,,,,,"' ON /I SUSPENSION OF THE VINSON-TRAMMELL ACT ;' 'I,,,,# u ,' Mr. Chairman At your H.R...
Date April 22, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-39 Title

Government Operations: Two Navy Ship Contracts Modified by Public Law 85-804--Status as of July 29, 1979

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES 1IMP- Report ToThe Congress Two Navy’Ship Contracts Modified By Public Law 85804~-Status As Of July 29,1979 The Defense Appropriation Authorization Act of 1979 requires the Comptroller General to audit and review two specific contracts for the landing helicopter assault and DD-963 destroyer ships. The audit is to ensure that funds authorized for paymen...
Date April 2, 1980 Report No. 112014 Title

Financial Management: Profit Limitation Statutes

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office Ill II llllllllRlH 112014 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2:00 p.m., April 2, 1980 Statement of WALTON H. SHELEY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR PROCUREMENT AND SYSTEMS ACQUISITION DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT POLICY AND REPROGRAMMING SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES ON LPROFIT Mr. Chairman and Members At your -request, with ...
Date Oct. 2, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-107 Title

Government Operations: Two Contracts for Nuclear Attack Submarines Modified by Public Law 85-804--Status as of December 23, 1978

BY THE CiIMPTROLLER GENERAL 8 Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES * ’ Two Contracts For Nuclear Attack Submarines Modified By Public Law 85 804~-Status As Of December 23, 1978 The Defense Appropriation Authorization Act of 1979 requires the Comptroller General t0 audit and review two specific contracts for 99?4-688 class nuclear attack submarines. The purpose of the audit is to ensure that ...
Date May 22, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-60 Title

Government Operations: The Need To Consolidate Military Exchange Catalog Operations

· 35 ACMPMPOSLLgw ONAL oF AIX UIT WrAT u - B-160813 MAY 22, 1979 The Honorable Warren G. Magnuson Chairman, Committee on Approp,.iations United States Senate The Honorable Jamie L. Whitten Chairman, Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives The two major military exchange systems--the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and the Navy Resale System lion in nonessential items and profis o...
Date March 21, 1979 Report No. 108863 Title

National Defense: Defense Department's New Profit Policy

??r , Chairman and members the of the Subcommittee: to Defense's for most appear (DOD) negotiated industry were Chairman you and today to present for We appreciate our views on the profit your opportunity of Department objectives interest In 1969 new policy contracts. profits of the goes determining We know back many in when defense you years. Committee, was Joint out used Economic that by for th...
Date Nov. 27, 1978 Report No. CED-79-3 Title

Transportation: Should AMTRAK's Highly Unprofitable Routes Be Discontinued?

DOCUMENT RESUME 08179 - [C33284171 Should AMTRAK's Highly Unprofitable Routes Be Discountinued? CED-79-3; B-175155. November 27, 1976. 21 pp. + 2 appendices (2 PP. ). Report to Sen. Birch Bayh, Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations: Transportation Subccmmittee; Sen. Russell B. Lonq, Chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Surface Transportation Sutcommittee; Rep...
Date Oct. 6, 1978 Report No. CED-78-174 Title

Transportation: Conrail Faces Continuing Problems

DOCUMENT RESUME 07619 - [C2847942] Conrail Faces Continuing Probl' ,s. CED-78-174; B-164497(5). tctober 6, 1978. Released Oct .er 6, 1978, 57 pp. + appendix (8 pp.) · Report to Rep. John 1,. Burton, Chairman, House Coammittee on Governmtent Operations: Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee; by Elaer B, Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Transportation Systems and Policies: R...
Date Sept. 26, 1978 Report No. CED-78-178 Title

Changing Character and Structure of American Agriculture: An Overview

DOCU ENT RESOE 07350 -- C2867977] Changing Character and Structure of American Agriculture: An Overview. CED-78-178; -114824. September 26, 1978. 152 pp. Staff study By Henry Eschcege, Director, Community and Economic Development Div. Issue Area: Food: Future Cost and Supply of Resources for Focil Production (1711); Domestic Housing and Community High Development: Economic Development in Rural Are...
Date Sept. 6, 1978 Report No. FPCD-77-77A Title

Sales of Duty-Free Goods in the Far East: Accountability and Control Should Be Improved (Unclassified Version of a Classified Report)

DOCUHENT RESUME 07437 - [C2968053] Sales of Duty-Free Goods in the Far East: Accountability and Control Should Be Improved (Unclassified Version of a Classified Iseport). FPCD-77-77A; B-180731. September 6, 1978. 9 pp. 6 appendices (38 pp.). Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; by H. L. Krieger, Director, Federal Perscnnel and Compensation Div. Attention: Assistant Secretary of Defense (Com...
Date Aug. 22, 1978 Report No. PSAD-78-138 Title

Government Operations: Payment of Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Contracts Violate Cost-Plus-a-Percentage-of-Cost Prohibition

DOCUMENT RESUN 06932 - rB23674271 r Payment of Air Force Aircraft Mainterance Contracts Violate Cost-Plus-a-Percentage-of-Cost Prohibition]. ESAD-78-138; B-169217. August 22, 1978. 4 pp. Report to Secretary, Department of efense; by Jercae H. Stolarow, Director, Procurement and Systems Acquisition Div. Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Gccds and Services (1900). Contact: rocurement and Systes Acq...
Date July 31, 1978 Report No. HRD-78-152 Title

Health: Return on Investment in For-Profit Hospitals

DOCUMENT REESUBE 06837 - [B2227254] [(Return on Investment it For-Profit Hospitals]. HRE-78-152; E-164031(3). July 31, 1978. 8 pp. Report to Jay B. Constantine, Chief, Health Prcfessional Staff, Senate Committee on Finance; by PhiliF A. Bernstein (for Gregory J. Ahart, Director, Human Resources tiv.). Issue Area: Health Programs: Reimbursement Policies and Utilizaticn Controls (1208). Contact: Hum...
Date May 31, 1978 Report No. CED-78-121 Title

Arson-for-Profit: More Could Be Done To Reduce It

l~llllllllllllll~lllllllllll~ LM106003 ’ OF THE UNITED STATES In this report, GAO diwses the extent to which the Federal Riot ReinsePranceProgram and t&e Fair AccesstoInswrance Requirements Plans. established by the StaEes, provide incentives for arson-related instarance fraud, i.e. arson-for-profit. Fair Access to I nsurarxe Reqkairements Plans, authorized under Federal lag, are priwately owned...
Date May 11, 1978 Report No. CED-78-86 Title

Transportation: Amtrak's Subsidy Needs Cannot Be Reduced Without Reducing Service

DOCUMENT RESUrE 07018 - [B22672961 Amtrak'e. Subsidy Needs Cannot Be Reduced without Reducing Service. CED-78-86; B-175155. ay 11, 1978. 55 pp. + 5 appendices (11 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer . Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Transportation Systems and Policies: Intercity Rail Passenger Service (2412). Cotact: Community and Economic DerelcFaent Div. Budget Function: Commerce and...
Date April 10, 1978 Report No. PAD-78-52 Title

Conrail's Profitability: Framework for Analysis

DOCUMEIT E'ISUI" 05905 - [ B102596 1 Conrail's Profitability: Framework for Analysis. April 10, 19768. 17 pp. + 2 append:ces (5 pp.). Staff study by Harry S. Havens, PAD-78-52. Director, Program analysis Div. Issue Area: Program and Budget Inforuaticu for Congressional Use (3400). Contact: Program Analysis Div, Budget Function: Commerce and Transpcttticn: Ground Transportation (40#4). organization...
Date Feb. 16, 1978 Report No. CED-78-51 Title

Housing: Review of Selected Office of Minority Business Enterprise Activities

DOCUaMET RESUME 05c41 - [ 605254361] Activities]. mri.;.' ."16, 1978. # pp. [Reviev of Selected 0oflce of minority BiusfLness Bterpri enclosures 77 pp.). B'D-74o-5,; 3-149605. Febrwuar l ' 2 Report to Sen. Charles U. Percy; by Retry bsawvege, Comuunity and Bconomec Development Div. Director, Issne Area: Domeat-S. Housing and Community Del3opmenst Prograns: Pccus and Grants to Business (2110). Cont...
Date Aug. 26, 1977 Report No. FPCD-77-75 Title

International Affairs: Merchandise Control System at the U.S. Embassy in Taipei, Taiwan

111111 Ill11 II11 Ill11 IllIll1 11111 Ill11 Ill11 LM103580 UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOIJNT~NGOFFICE iNTERNATION9L DIVISION l=AREAsrI3R*NCH PRlNCE ,ONAH K”H,C, KAUN~ANAOLE FEDERAL ,a0 ALA MDmWLEVARD HONOLULU. HAWAII 96813 B”ILDINO fi!jG 2 ii 1977 The Honorable Leonard kmerican .&mbassador U.S. Embassy Taipei, Taiwan Dear Mr. &mbassador: Unger We have completed a survey of the merchandise control ...
Date June 13, 1977 Report No. 102631 Title

Government Operations: S. 1594 to Revise and Extend the Renegotiation Act of 1951

DOCUMENT RESUME 02631 A1752771] S. 1594 to Revise and Extend the Renegotiation Act of 1951. June 13, 1977. 12 pp. Testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; by Robert F. Keller, Deputy Comptroller General. Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services (19001. Contact: Office of the Comptroller General. Budget Function: General Government: General Property ...
Date May 24, 1977 Report No. CED-77-77 Title

Agriculture and Food: Federal Deficiency Payments Should Not Be Made for Crops Not Grown

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS -,+.I’ ‘7;1+ BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES LM102133 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll _ Federal Deficiency Payments Should Not Be Made For Crops Not Grown Department of Agriculture The Commodity Credit Corporation is making an estimated $135 million in deficiency payments to rice farmers for the 1976 rice crop. These payments are based on the extent...
Date May 19, 1977 Report No. GGD-77-31 Title

Audit of the House of Representatives Restaurant Revolving Fund: July 6, 1975, to July 3, 1976

. - -. ‘. ----.. _ r ,- , :, : I , . LM102192 RELEASED MAY 19, 1977 --__.---_I--_ _ .-.. - t=OMFTROILER GENERAL WASN1NeTDN.D.C. OF THE UNITED ZC54S sTATc5 B-114891 The Honorable Frank Thompson, Jr., Committee on House Administration House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: 1976, Chairman We audited the House of Representatives Restaurant Revolving Fund for the period July 6, 1975, to July 3, ...
Date Feb. 17, 1977 Report No. PSAD-77-75 Title

Government Operations: DOD's Profit '76 Study and New Profit Policy

DOCOUEBT RESlUE 01120 - [A0751336] [DODs Profit '76 Study and New Profit Policy]. B-159896; PSAD-77-75. February 17, 1977. 8 pp. Report to Secretary, Depirtsent of Defense; ty Eluer B. Staats, Comptrolle7 General. Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services: Reasonableness of Prices Under Negotiated Contracts and Subcontracts (1904). Contact: Procurement and Systemes Acquisition Div. Bud...
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 Nov. 23, 1976 Report No. LCD-77-304 Title

Budget and Spending: Methods GSA Uses To Establish Prices for Construction Contract Changes

1. B-118623 NOV 3 I976 2 The Honorable AdminTstrator Jack Eckerd of General Seroices Dear Mr. Ecketd: Our survey of selected constcudtion contracts awarded and administered by the General Services Administration (GSA) disclosed that the method GSA uses to establish prices for charge orders which reduce the scope of wotk needs to be a contractor is not chaDge8, Under existing GSA pcactice, required...
Date May 22, 1975 Report No. 089367 Title

Government Operations: Review of the Reasonableness of Noncompetitive Prime Contract Prices

UNITEDSTATESGENERA~~CCOUMTING OFFICE ‘RkGIONAL ROOM 1903 JOiiN F. KEMNEDY GOVERNMENT OFFlCE FEDERAL CENTER BUlLLllNG BQST~N, MA~SAI=HUSETTS 02203 May 22, 1975 Mr. Nilliam Melymuka Regional Manager 1 Defense Contract Audit 424 Trapelo Road Waltham, Massachusetts Dear Mr. kelymuka: Agency 02154 :Tz , .A~ ':- The General Accounting Office is examining the reasonableness of noncompetitive prime cont...
Date April 4, 1975 Report No. OSP-75-11 Title

Energy: Problems of Independent Refiners and Gasoline Retailers

. p‘ . *c i 3 J’ llllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllll LM097065 Probleiros Of Independent Refiners And Gasoline Retailers Federal Energv Administ:ztlon ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER GENERAL D C OF 1054Z THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. B-l 78205 Cl c The Honorable Abraham A. Ribicoff, Committee on Government Operations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Chairman r) J : . I =, _, This report summarizes ...
Date Feb. 13, 1975 Report No. GGD-75-62 Title

Government Operations: Profitability of the Postal Services's Sales of Printed Return Address Envelopes

; I .. *c .“..C *r ” ,.- -; COIWPI-ROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES ZfXM8 B-l 14874 The Honorable William L. Hungate Chairman, Subcommittee on Environmental Problems Affecting Small Business House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: ,., , Your October 16, 1974, Committee report requested that we investigate (1) the profitability of the Postal Service’s postique operatio...
Date Aug. 18, 1972 Report No. B-169333 Title

Employment: Vocational Training Contracts Awarded to Engineering Drafting School, Inc., Denver, Colorado

RELEASED Y Vocational Training Contracts Awarded To Engineering Drafting School, Inc., Denver, Colorado 8-169333 Bureau of Indian Affairs Department of the lntertor BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF DC THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-169333 Dear Senator Kennedy* This 1s our report on vocational trammg contracts awarded to Engineering Dr aftmg School, Inc ,...
Date March 26, 1971 Report No. 094432 Title

National Defense: Defense Industry Profit Study

. I I HOUSEca \/Efi$ggi’i’ (Jp&y?TyJo)JS (j,-]~*~t’:Ip&-~E Nr. Chairman Me appear report and Kembers of the Subcommittee: this morning in response Lto your request LM094432 llIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll .‘ to discuss Study.!' of with 0uT It of March 17, 19'71, entitled tnat your "Defense Industry Profit is my tiderstanding several respect gation reques t originated at the sugges...
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...