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Date April 19, 1985 Report No. IMTEC-85-8 Title

Information Management: Patent and Trademark Office Needs To Better Manage Automation of Its Trademark Operations

. . CTHE COMPTROLLERGENE~ Report To The Chairman, Committee On Government Operations House of Representatives OFTHE UNITEDSTATES Patent X’nd Trademark Office Needs ,* TO Better Manage Automation Of Its Trademark Operations At the request of the Committee Chairman, GAO reviewed automation efforts at the Department of Commerce’s Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). GAO found that, in attempting to...
Date April 16, 1985 Report No. 126719 Title

National Defense: Munitions Lift Trailers for Strategic Bombers

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY APRIL 16, 1985 126719 STATEMENT OF HARRY R. FINLEY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, AIR FORCE SUBDIVISION NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON MUNITIONS LIFT TRAILERS FOR STRATEGIC BOMBERS ...
Date April 1, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-96 Title

DOE's Physics Accelerators: Their Costs and Benefits

DOE’s Physics Accelerators: Their Costs And Benefits This report provides an inventory of the Department of Energy’s existing and planned high-energy physics and nuclear physics accelerator facilities, identifies their associated costs, and presents information on the benefits being derived from their construction and operation. These facilities are the primary tools used by high-energy and nu...
Date March 27, 1985 Report No. 127255 Title

Information Management: [Added Information Value Through Computer Matching of Data]

3\53? llllllllllll1111lllll1ll 127255 , 8 ’ , - . , t .. ... .- . . Management Perspectives of i3ata Added Information Value Through Computer Matching of Data Presented by : . 24, r 9 9 r I Morey J. Chick, Infornation Management and Technology Division .General Accounting Off ice #flfl3ABSTRACT : e2-J ew D*-4?G=L . . ’ I . ! d:* a ’ Computer matching is defined here a s a comparison of data ...
Date March 22, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-34 Title

Educating Students at Gallaudet and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf: Who Are Served and What Are the Costs?

E@ASQl Report To The Chairman Subcommittee On The Handicapped Committee On Labor And Human Resources United States Senate Educating Students At Gallaudet The National Technical Institute For The Deaf: Who Are Served And What Are The Costs? And I$‘Y’ U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING QFFICE THE GAO/HRD-85-34 MARCH 22.1985 Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office ...
Date March 8, 1985 Report No. 126396 Title

National Defense: Peacekeeper (MX) Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY March 8, 1985 STATEMENT OF HARRY R. FINLEY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION AIR FORCE SUBDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON DEFENSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ON PEACEKEEPER (MX) INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE SYSTEM ill lllllll llllllll 126396 .__...
Date Feb. 22, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-30 Title

Government Operations: Applicability of OMB Circular A-76 to Personnel Reductions in the Department of Health and Human Services

* ‘b UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCWNT?N~ OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 2054(1 HUMAN RCtOURCU DIVISION B-217684 The Honorable William D. Ford Chairman, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: FEBRUARY 22,1985 ,Applicability of OMBCircular A-76 to ~*Personnel Reductions in the Department of Health and Human Services (GAO/HRD-85-30) On May 10, 1984, you...
Date Jan. 4, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-12 Title

Environmental Protection: The Environmental Protection Agency Should Better Manage Its Use of Contractors

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee Oversight And Investigations Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives On OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Environmental Protection Agency Should Better Manage Its Use Of Contractors The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relies on contractor support to augment its staff. In fiscal year 1983, for instance, EPA spent an estim...
Date Nov. 20, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-17 Title

National Defense: Contracting of Various Functions Under OMB Circular A-76 at Selected Air Force Installations in San Antonio, TX

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTElNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND DIVISION NOVEMBER 20, 1984 B-215976 RELEASED The Honorable Henry B. Gonzalez House of Representatives Dear Mr. Gonzalez: Subject: Contracting of Various Functions Under OMB Circular A-76 at Selected Air Force Installations in San Antonio, Texas (GAO/NSIAD-85-17) In your August 12, 1983, lette...
Date Nov. 16, 1984 Report No. RCED-85-29 Title

Housing: Improving the Process for Allocating Loan Management Set-Aside Funds to Multifamily Housing Projects

Report To The Honorable United States Senate Donald W. Riegle, Jr. Improving The Process For Allocating Loan ~Management Set-Aside Funds To Multifamily Housing Projects 125689 GAO/RCED-85-29 NOVEMBER 16, 1984 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, Md. 20760 Telephone (202) 2...
Date Nov. 2, 1984 Report No. RCED-85-14 Title

Transportation: Greater Use of Value Engineering Has the Potential To Save the Department of Transportation Millions in Construction Costs

Report To The Secretary Of Transportation Greater Use Of Value Engineering Has The Potential To Save The Department Of Transportation Millions In Construction Costs Value englneoring is a scientific method of analyzing a product or service so that its function can be provrtled at the lowest possible overall cost. When r~ppl~t?cl to Departrnent of Transportation federal-aid corlstruction programs, ...
Date Oct. 23, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-12 Title

National Defense: Results of GAO's Review of DOD's Fiscal Year 1985 Ammunition Procurement and Production Base Programs

General Accounting Office Results Of GAO’s Review Of DOD’s Fiscal Year 1985 Ammunition Procurement And Production Base Programs Ttrt: Presrdent’s fiscal year 1985 Defense t)rrr&et rlt!qucst included $4.9 billion for ,111’~~111111711i(lrl items and $302.2 million for ~t?rltWrlc:lny iimmunltion production facilities. !At ttjt! rtxtuest of the Subcommittees on khftiknsr:: of tht: Mouse and Se...
Date Aug. 31, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-111 Title

Government Operations: Cost Effectiveness of Dual Sourcing for Production Price Competition Is Uncertain

Report To The Honorable United States Senate David Pryor Cost Effectiveness Of Dual Sourcing For Production Price Competition Is Uncertain Dual sourcing is a competitive procurement technique wherein contract awards for a product are split between two or more sources, with the larger share usually going to the lower priced supplier. Although dual sourcing has been clearly authorized when justified...
Date Aug. 6, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-159 Title

Agriculture and Food: Department of Agriculture Is Using Improved Payment Procedures for Its 1984 Farm Programs

Report To The Honorable Berkley Bedell House Of Representatives Department Of Agriculture Is Using Improved Payment Procedures For Its 1984 Farm Programs Farmers partlclpatlng In the Department of Agrlculture’s price support programs receive payments for taking portlons of their cropland out of productlon These programs stabtllze farm commodity prices and farrn Incomes by controlllng productlon ...
Date Aug. 2, 1984 Report No. AFMD-84-49 Title

Information Management: The Federal Government Can Reduce Costs in the Development, Maintenance, and Operation of Civilian Payroll Systems

Report To Senator Frank R. Lautenberg The Federal Government Can Reduce Costs In The Development, Maintenance, And Operation Of Civilian Payroll Systems During fiscal year 1982, federal cIvIlIan pay was dtsbursed by 75 different payroll systems, with many agencies operating more than one system The operation of numerous payroll systems performing the same function results In unnecessary system dev...
Date June 28, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-96 Title

Natural Resources: Congress Needs Better Information on Forest Service's Below-Cost Timber Sales

OF THEUNITED STATES Congress Needs Better Information 6 Forest Service’s Below-Cost Ti& S&s +. *‘- 7,,i ?-‘ ,~ ft: ‘. “- tAO/RCED-8498 JUNE 28, 1984 . . . COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE 0 C. UNITED STATES ZG348 B-210983 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This report discusses our analyses of all advertised timber sales the Department of ...
Date June 8, 1984 Report No. 124434 Title

Energy: Feasibility of Transferring Certain FERC Regional Office Activities to the Corps of Engineers

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTON, G. McDonald Mr. William Executive Director Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. McDonald: Subject: I II IIll IlllllllIl 124434 ’ Feasibility of Transferring Certain Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Regional Office Activities to the Corps of Engineers The regional offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory ...
Date June 7, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-91 Title

Environmental Protection: EPA's Efforts To Clean Up Three Hazardous Waste Sites

BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Commerce, Transportation And Tourism House Committee On Energy And Commerce EPA’s Efforts To Clean Up Three Hazardous Waste Sites c Thus report focuses on the Envrronmental Protectron Agency’s (EPA’s) efforts to clean up three hazardous waste sates In New Jersey, Ohio, and Rhode Island Cleanup actions taken at the thr...
Date May 25, 1984 Report No. IMTEC-84-11 Title

Information Management: ASCS Needs Better Information To Adequately Assess Proposed County and State Office Automation

UNITED STATESGENERACACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY DIVISION MAY 25, 1984 B-214903 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. John R. Block of Agriculture Secretary: ASCS Needs Better Information To Adequately Assess Proposed County and State Office Automation (GAO/IMTEC-84-11) Subject: We are writing to you to express our concerns with the county office autom...
Date May 7, 1984 Report No. C-NSIAD-84-18 Title

The Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile: Resolve Uncertainties Before Production

- . L UNCLASSIFIED . GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DIGEST e----m ' THE ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE + AIR-TO-AI2 MISSILE: RESOLVE UNCERTAINTIES BEFORE PRODUCTION (U) The Air Force and the Navy are developing the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) to meet their air-to-air missile requirements in the 1985-2005 time frame. AM2AAM is to be compatible with the lat...
Date April 19, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-69 Title

International Affairs: Opportunities for Greater Cost Effectiveness in Public Law 480, Title I Food Purchases

ecretary Of Agriculture Opportunities For Greater Cost Effectiveness In Public Law 480, Title I Food Purchases Two basic objecttves of Title I are to (1) provide concesslonal flnanclng for developing natrons to purchase basic food commodttles and (2) protect and develop U S agricultural markets GAO revlewed fiscal yea6 1982 purchases under Title I and concluded that Agriculture needs to exert more...
Date April 6, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-62 Title

Environmental Protection: Cost-Benefit Analysis Can Be Useful in Assessing Environmental Regulations, Despite Limitations

28a36 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Cost-Benefit Analysis Can Be Useful ln Assessing Environmental Regulations, Despite Limitations Cost-benefit analysis, although tmpreclse, IS a useful tool for estrmating the costs and benefits of varrous regulatory actions. Its role may become increasmgly critrcal because complying with federal envtronmental regulations co...
Date April 4, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-72 Title

National Defense: Results of Forthcoming Critical Tests Are Needed To Confirm Army Remotely Piloted Vehicle's Readiness for Production

C BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense Results Of Forthcoming Critical Tests Are Needed To Confirm Army Remotely Piloted Vehicle’s Readiness For Production For several years, the progress of the Army’s remotely plloted vehicle program was slow because of relatrvely low funding and numerous technrcal problems Better progress has been made In the past year Seve...
Date Feb. 29, 1984 Report No. 123348 Title

Government Operations: Oversight of the General Accounting Office

. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIYERY EXPECTED AT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ;29, 1984 STATEMENT OF CHARLESA. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERAL THE UNITED STATES OF BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE ENERGY,NUCLEARPROLIFERATION ON AND GOVERNMENT PROCESSES, COMMITTEE GOVERNMENTAL ON AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON 'OVERSIGHT OF/THE GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE ; l Mr. Chairmk o...
Date Sept. 27, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-72 Title

Income Security: The Best FECA Practices Could Raise Productivity if Implemented at All FECA Offices

BYTHE u,~,GE'T\IERALACC~UNTING OFFICE Report To The Deputy Under Secretary For c Employment Standards, Department Of Labor . I The Best FECA Practices Could 1 Raise Productivity If Implemented At All FECA Offices qA0 measured the productivity of all 15 Federal Employees’ Compensation Act program district offices and found that some produced substantially more output per staff-year than others. M...
Date Sept. 23, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-47 Title

National Defense: Potential for Reducing Costs by Using More JT3D Engines in the KC-135 Reengining Program

UNITED S~~‘l”is GF?JERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE I WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INltIN~lIONAL SLCUIIITV AffAIRI &ND DIVISION B-205019 SEPTEMBER 23,1BS3 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Verne Orr of the Air Absistant General Force Deputy Auditor (AFAA/AI) Secretary: Potential for Reducing Costs by Using More JT3D Engines in the KC-135 Reengining Program (GAO/ NSIAD-83-47) Subject: T...
Date Sept. 15, 1983 Report No. 122334 Title

National Defense: The Defense Production Act

. UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9:30 A.M. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1983 STATEMENT OF F. KEVIN BOLAND, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES,COMMUNITY,AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SENATE COMMITTEEON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBANAFFAIRS ON THE DEFENSEPRODUCTION ACT Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: We appreciate this...
Date Sept. 12, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-59 Title

National Defense: Analysis of HARM Procurement Strategies

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON. DC 20548 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND DIVISION B-205940 The Honorable Ted Stevens Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations 1Jnited States Senate Sub]ect* Analysis of HARMProcurement Strategies (GAO/NSIAD-83-59) September 12, 1983 Dear Mr. Chairman: I As requested in your letter of June 24, 1983, we have made an a...
Date Sept. 1, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-184 Title

Transportation: Cost Effectiveness of Life-Cycle Process in Buying Transit Vehicles Questionable

c , I BY THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Transportation Cost Effectiveness Of Life-Cycle Process In Buying Transit Vehicles Questionable Transit vehicles tradItIonally have been purchased using the low bid process, but for fiscal year 1982 the Congress required that operating and maintenance costs as well as the purchase price (life-cycle costs) be evaluated before awar...
Date Aug. 15, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-98 Title

S. 1120: An Administration Proposal To Print the Backs of One Dollar Notes by Other Than the Intaglio Method

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 QPYcnAL QOVrnNMcNT DIVIWON B-207023 The Honorable Jake Garn Chairman, Committee on Banking, Housj.nij and Urban Affairs Senate United States Dear Mr. AUG151983 122331 RESTRICTlED - ht to be rrelea~d OU~&‘~ t%+ ~~~~~~ Accounting Office ea ri.!pz a:1 ato2 r” 3 .-:,: I;, @W p3 Office of CCL~;~CC’LdLOiAPL 6i&~llQ,,:& Chairman: S. RELE...
Date July 28, 1983 Report No. 122002 Title

H.R. 2327: Regulatory Reform Act of 1983

GAO strongly : can contribute ever, tial Order that for supports the use of regulatory regulation. fully analysis, We found, its which how.. to more.cost-effective analysis regulatory has not regulatory improving achieved poten- decisionmaking under Executive (1) the quality data submitted 12291. To remedy this, data be we recommend that by requiring that of underlying to rulemaking 1 to assess wa...
Date June 15, 1983 Report No. 121655 Title

Housing: Costs and Benefits of Single-Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 . FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTED 11:00 A.M. EDST AT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1983 STATEMENT OF BALTAS E. BIRKLE, DEPUTYDIRECTORFOR OPERATIONS, RESOURCES, COMMUNITY,AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS UNITED STATES HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE COSTSAND BENEFITS OF SINGLE-FAMILY MORTGAGE REVENUEBONDS Mr. C...
Date June 8, 1983 Report No. 121561 Title

National Defense: Full-Time Support Personnel Programs in the Army and Air Force Reserve Components

U.S. General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, 1983 STATEMENTOF DR. KENNETHJ. COFFEY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR (MILITARY PERSONNEL) NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE DEFENSE ON HOUSECOMMITTEEON APPROPRIATIONS ON FULL-TIME SUPPORTPERSONNEL PROGRAMS THE ARMY IN AND AIR FORCE RESERVECOMPONENTS Mr. Cha...
Date May 26, 1983 Report No. MASAD-83-26 Title

National Defense: DOD Should Change Its Approach to Reducing Computer Software Proliferation

Eh iHE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Chairman, Committee On Government Operations House Of Repre.sentatives OF THEUNITEDSTATES DOD Should Change its Approach To Reducing Computer Software Proliferation In this report GAO encourages DOD to reduce computer software proliferation and accompanying high costs by taking advantage of opportunities to use a standard programming language. In a January 1...
Date May 25, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-149 Title

Natural Resources: Information on Corps of Engineers' Clarence Cannon Dam and Mark Twain Lake Project

REPORT THEUS. BV General Accounting Office ,” Information 06 Corps “Of Engineers’ Clarence Cannon Dam ‘And Mark Twain Lake Project This report discusses the 1981 flooding along the Salt River in northeast Missouri and the resulting damages above and below the Corps of Engineers’ Clarence Cannon Dam project. It further discusses the potential impact hydropower operations of the dam will h...
Date May 19, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-155 Title

Housing: Impact of the Proposed Consolidation of HUD Field Offices in the Dallas and Fort Worth, TX, Area

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION May 19, 1983 B-211612 The Honorable Martin Frost House of Representatives The Honorable John Bryant House of Representatives Subject: Impact of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Proposed Consolidation of Its Field Office,s in the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, Area ...
Date April 19, 1983 Report No. 121136 Title

Government Operations: Policies and Practices of ACTION

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m., EST Tuesday, April 19, 1983 STATEMENTOF ROBERTA. PETERSON SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE SELECT EDUCATION ON COMMITTEEON EDUCATIONAND LABOR HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON ACTION'S POLICIES AND PRACTICES Mr. Chairman, pleased others and members of the Subcomm...
Date April 13, 1983 Report No. 121083 Title

National Defense: Amending Title III of the Defense Production Act

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTONl D.C. .FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1983, 9:30 a.m. /a/o%3 STATEMENT OF F. KEVIN BOLAND, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ,QN ECONOMIC STABILIZATION HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, FINANCE AND URBAN AFFAIRS . ON AMENDING TITLE III OF THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION A...
Date April 7, 1983 Report No. 121042 Title

National Defense: Military Compensation Issues

U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 1983 STATEMENT OF DR. KENNETH J. COFFEY PERSONNEL) ~ssocr~m DIRECTOR (MILITARY FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANPOWERAND PERSONNEL SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES ON MILITARY Mr. Chairman and Members of I welcome military COMPENSATION ISSUES the S...
Date April 6, 1983 Report No. 121044 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Automation in the Workplace

u. S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED 9:30 A. M. EST WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1983 STATEMENT OF BRIAN L. USILANER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY GROUP BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE ON "AUTOMATION IN THE WORKPLACE, ITS IMPACT ON THE LABOR FORCE, AND THE...
Date April 1, 1983 Report No. PLRD-83-52 Title

National Defense: FAA Can Better Manage the Aircraft It Uses To Keep Pilots Current and Provide Transportation

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Committee On Government Operations, House Of , Representatives . OF THE UNITEDSTATES FAA Can Better Manage The Aircraft It Uses To Keep Pilots Current &bd Provide Transportation The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spendsmilJions of dollars annually for aircraft far flight programs to keep pilots current and to transport people and cargo. How...
Date March 25, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-87 Title

Energy: Analysis of Alternative Approaches to Completing the DOE Water-Cooled Breeder Program

BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Subcommittee On Energy Research And Production Committee On Science And Technology House Of Representatives Analysis Of Alternative Approaches To Completing The Department Of Energy% Water-Cooled Breeder Program GAO evaluated alternative approaches to completing the Department of Energy’ water-cooled s breeder reactor program, examined the reason...
Date March 17, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-17 Title

Transportation: Spreading Commuter Work Hours Could Reduce Transit Costs

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Transportation Spreading Commuter Work Hours Could Reduce Transit Costs Meeting the demands of peak service commuting is expensive, requiring the purchase and maintenance of buses and railcars and employment of more transit workers than are needed outside of rush hours. Spreading workarrivatsand departures more evenly over a longer pe...
Date Jan. 27, 1983 Report No. PLRD-83-34 Title

National Defense: Re-engining of the KC-135 Aircraft With Used Commercial Engines

I l ’ . * UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C. 20548 PROCUREMENT AND READINESS LOOISTICS DIVISION B-210298 JANUARY 27,1983 The The Dear Honorable Secretary ur. Verne Orr of the Air Force Secretarv Reenpining Commercial of the Engines KC-135 Aircraft (GAO/PLRD-83-34) With Used Sublect We have reviewed Air Force plans for replacing engines In a The plans, which the portion of i...
Date Jan. 26, 1983 Report No. C-MASAD-83-8 Title

National Defense: The Navy's Rapidly Deployable Surveillance System Needs To Be Reassessed

This is an unclassifieddigest furnished in lieu of areport containing classified security information. mtw REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES DIGEST ------- THE NAVY'S RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REASSESSED The U.S. Navy has directed significant resources toward attaining an antisubmarine warfare (ASW) capability consisting of platforms, weapons, and senso...
Date Jan. 14, 1983 Report No. FPCD-83-4 Title

National Defense: Greater Benefits To Be Gained From DOD Flight Simulators

n UNITED STATES GENERALACCCWNTJM OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FEDERAL coMPENM-rION l LRSONHEL AND DIVISION B-208653 JANUARY 14,t983 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Director, GAO pffairs Secretary: Greater Benefits to Be Gained Simulators (GAO/FPCD-83-4) From DOD Flight Subject: !\ The Department of Defense has adopted the policy of using simulators ...
Date Jan. 13, 1983 Report No. PLRD-83-32 Title

National Defense: Air Force's Plans To Convert the Heating System From Gas to Coal Fired at Malmstrom Air Force Base, MT

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING . OFFICE /203/q WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546 I PRDclJMMuw. AND READINCU IDQUTIU. DlVbl~ B-197273 JANUARY 13,1983 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: . John Melcher Senate Melcher: Air Force's Plans To Convert the Heating System From Gas to Coal Fired at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana (GAO/PLRD-83-32) 120319 I of June 17, 1982, you asked us to assess the ...
Date Jan. 12, 1983 Report No. 121109 Title

Natural Resources: Opportunity To Improve the Corps of Engineers' Small Projects Programs

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE RESOURCES, COMMUNITY. AN0 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 0IvIsmN January 1.2, 1983 Lieutenant General J. K. Bratton Chief of Engineers U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dear General Subject: Bratton: Opportunity Engineers' 121109 To Improve the corps of Small Projects Programs 1,*, bus., I We have completed a review of the Corps of Engineers' Small P...
Date Jan. 6, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-24 Title

Conversion to Automated Mail Processing Should Continue: Nine-Digit Zip Code Should Be Adopted

Date Dec. 16, 1982 Report No. 120133 Title

Information Management: Computer Matching To Detect Error, Waste, and Fraud in Government Programs

FOR RELEASE‘ ON~'DELIV!@!!Y EXPECTED AT 9r30 A.M., EST THURSDAY, DECEMBER16, 1982 STATEMENTOF W. D. CAMPBELL ACTING DIRECTORp ACCOUNTINGAND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT ON MANAGEMENT SENATE COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS ON / COMPUTER MATCHING TO DETECT ERROR, WASTE, AND FRAPD IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS/ Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:...