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Report No. |
Title |
| Date Jan. 6, 1983 |
Report No. GGD-83-24 |
Title
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| Date Jan. 3, 1983 |
Report No. PAD-83-9 |
Title
e ) ..I BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Report To The Chairman, Committee On The Budget U.S. House Of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Status Report On The Administration’s Actions And Proposals For Budgetary Savings In Fiscal Years 1982-83
This report follows up on GAO’s previous report assessing the Administration’s progr-ass in achieving budgetary savings. The savings proposals cover a broa... |
| Date Dec. 21, 1982 |
Report No. AFMD-83-17 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES
pata Processing Costs can Be Reduced At Army And Air Force Exchange Service
bn two recent computer buys, the Army itnd Air Force Exchange Service spent up to 164.5 million more than necessary because it did not buy the computers competitively and did not adequately define its computer needs. Further, its projects for developing sof... |
| Date Dec. 9, 1982 |
Report No. AFMD-83-8 |
Title
4. I =xm39 ~ BY THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING O&E
Report To The Administrator General Services Of Improvements Needed In Financial Management Of GSA’s Teleprocessing Services Program
Federal agencies spend millions of dollars annually for commercial teleprocessing services, but only a few verify that the services they are paying for have actually been received. GSA established the Teleprocessing Ser... |
| Date Nov. 24, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-60 |
Title
Greater Emphasis On Information Resource ~Management Is Needed At The Federal ~Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration does not have an overall planning processor central management direction over itsinformation resources used for administrativefunctions. As a result, it has acquired excess computer hardware and has experienced problems in developing major software systems proj... |
| Date Oct. 22, 1982 |
Report No. AFMD-83-5 |
Title
Committee On Appropriations House of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Benchmarking: Costly And Difficult, But Often Necessary When Buying computer Equipment Or Services
The Federal Government uses benchmarking for most competitive computer procurements to ensure that each vendor’s fairly. This computer process is necessaryt costly and difficult for both the vendors d the Government. G 0 studi... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1982 |
Report No. AFMD-82-112 |
Title
B-206386 SEPTEMBER 30.1982 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Air
for WV-CTED * a
LB Cd b*.~;r Not to be released outsIde the QeneraT
approval : except en the basis of specific 01 c;ongress.onal Relations. Force Teleprocessing Services Procurement the COPPER IMPACT System Should be Reopened (GAO/AFMD-82-112) (... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-113 |
Title
at3dtfLg
COMCTROLLLR QLNCRAL
WUl’lINIQtON Of 0.C THE ;Iow UNItLO -Al=CS ( [W3
1982 September
B-2083.31 30, The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce Rouse of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Information Department
of 119633 Resource Management Problems in the Commerce (GAO/CED-82-113) At your reque8t, we have ... |
| Date Sept. 28, 1982 |
Report No. PLRD-82-126 |
Title
UNlTED STATES GEmw. ACCOUNVJUG .OEFIcE WASHINGTON,D.C. M B-207859
September 28, 1982 The Honorable Robert J. Lagomarsino House of Representatives Dear Mr. Lagomarsino: Contracting for Support Services and Competitive Procurement Practices at the Navy's PacificMissile Test Center, Point Mugu., California (G~0/~5~13-82-126) Subject: January 6, 1982, letter asked us to investigate of Federal employee... |
| Date Sept. 3, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-113 |
Title
RtrrRlt$TEb - Not to be hslesse~d outside the Acuountijng 0~ffico excnopt on the bo~lo of rpeciH8
by the Qtfice of Congressional Relations. CIenoral approval [I
RELEASED ‘ li“@ l ’ ” .. i$’ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
f&port To The Chairman; Committee On Energy And Commerce l-)ouse Of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES
The Department Of Energy’s FjVocurement Information System: Expectatio... |
| Date July 22, 1982 |
Report No. FPCD-82-55 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON OF D.C. THE W UNITED STATES s The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Objectivity of the Defense Science Board's Tayk Force on Rmbedded Computer Resources Acquisltxon and Management (GAO/FPCD-82-55) Subject: This report responds to your March 23, 1982, request that we review the operations of ... |
| Date July 22, 1982 |
Report No. 119027 |
Title
4’. . .+H? I noa7 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 22, 1982
I STATEMENT OF CHARLES A. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTOPERATIONS ON IIlllllllllI
119027 THE DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD‘S TASK FORCE ON EMB... |
| Date June 9, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-28 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Problems In Managing And Planning Of Information Resources Persist At The Army Corps Of Engineers
Weak planning and control have led to ineffective and inefficient management, acquisition, and use of information resources by the Army Corps of Engineers. These management problems ,have affected a major computer hardware replacement program, causi... |
| Date June 9, 1982 |
Report No. AFMD-82-24 |
Title
TQ &XT BYTHE @mptroller General
THEUNITED
TVA’s Computer Needs Are Valid And AIDP Management Is Improving Th Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has ma e substantial progress toward achieving6 sound management of its automatic dat processing (ADP) resources. Its requi ements analysis approach correlates A P costs with missions and objectives. Re uirements now reflect validated workloa 8, However, s... |
| Date June 4, 1982 |
Report No. AFMD-82-91 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON OF
O.C. THE UNITED 2OS# STATES The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Subject: Review of the Federal Aviation Administration's Response to Chairman Jack Brooks' Letter on the National Airspace System Plan (GAO/APMD-82-91) Dear Mr. Chairman: May 25, 1982, letter (see encl. I), we Aviation Administration's (FAA's... |
| Date May 28, 1982 |
Report No. HRD-82-83 |
Title
B-201668 May 28, 1982 The Hanorable 'United States Dear Senator Subject: Lawton Chiles Senate Chilas: Examination of the Social Security Administration's Systems Modernization Plan~(GAO/HRD-82-83) In response to your March 9, 1982, request (see enc. I), we conducted a limited review of the Social Security Administration's ~(SSA's) Systems Modernization Plan (SMP). Our work addresses your questions... |
| Date April 29, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-71 |
Title
.* ’_“, ’
UNITED STATES GENERAL A&JNTING
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE y#+- LNEROY AND MINERALS DIVISION E-203691 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. James E. Edwards of Energy APRIL 29,1982 Secretary: DOE Needs to Performance And Improve Procurement Strengthen Its Computer Evaluation Activities Its Documentation of Actions (END-82-71) Subject: I We have completed our review of the acquisit... |
| Date April 28, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-81 |
Title
Report To The Chairman Committee On Government House Of Representatives RELEASED Operations OF THE UNITED STATES
Department Of Commerce Could Save $24.6 Million By Modifying Computer Procurement Actions
The National Bureau of Standards and the Environmental Research Laboratories-both part of the Department of Commerce-need more computer capability to support scientific workloads. Because of the si... |
| Date April 20, 1982 |
Report No. AFMD-82-66 |
Title
I c 17 .( / BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL
Report To The Chaiiman, Committee On Government House Of Representatives Operations ) 3 OF THEUNITEDSTATES
Examination Of The Federal Aviation Administration’s Plan For The National Airspace System-Interim Report
A plan for the National Airspace System, estimated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to cost about S 10 billion, has been developed. The ... |
| Date April 2, 1982 |
Report No. PLRD-82-43 |
Title
BY THE US. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Honorable Paul Simon House Of Representatives .I. The Department Of Labor’ s Black Lung Program
GAO contendi that real competition was lacking in the Department of Labor’ award of a s 197$ contract for Black Lung Program support; GAO also found inadequate contract admjnistration after award and general manage ent problems. While not agreeing wi... |
| Date March 24, 1982 |
Report No. AFMD-82-51 |
Title
COMCTROUSR CBENERAL OC THE UNITED
WAlWlNQTON D.C. B STATES B-206386 I. The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations Bouae of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: March 24, 1982 Subject: Services Contracts for the Support Teleprocessing of Army and Navy Recruitment Should be Recompeted (AFMD-82-51) In your January 7, 1982, letter (encl. l), you asked us to investigate the co... |
| Date March 22, 1982 |
Report No. PLRD-82-47 |
Title
General Accounting Office
Building Energy Analysis Computer Programs Developed By Federal Agencies--Cost, Use, P;nd Need
$ix c~~ryy analysis computer programs have been C~IWF?IO~EI~ Federal qencies at an estimated cost by of $8.1 million. A seventh program was also devel~~JMI, hut cost was not. available due to the age of trk~tf ~rruqxm. Only two of the programs are used with any degree of frequen... |
| Date March 17, 1982 |
Report No. GGD-82-52 |
Title
Report To The Chairman Committee on Government Operations House Of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES Agreement Needed on DOD Guidelines For Exempting Certain ADP Equipment And Service Procurements From The Brooks Act
The 1982 DOD Authorization Act exempted certain DOD ADP equipment and service procurements from the Brooks Act. To protect the Government’ s interests, DOD should obtain formal ag... |
| Date Feb. 22, 1982 |
Report No. GGD-82-9 |
Title
BY‘THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES The Treasury Department And Its Bureaus Can Better Plan ForAnd Control Computer Resources
The use of computer resources throughout Treasury could be improved with more effective guidance and better overall management. Computer resources in many Treasury bureaus either exceed or fall short of program requirements they are intended ... |
| Date Feb. 18, 1982 |
Report No. AFMD-82-47 |
Title
UNITED STATED GENERAL ACCOUNTING
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ACCOUNnffi MANAGEMm AND FINANCIAL DIVISION B-206355 The Honorable The Secretary Subject: Drew Lewis of Transportation Februzuzy 13, 1982 Applicability of Public Law 89-306 to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Procurement of Computers for the Air Traffic Control System (AFMD-82-47) Dear Mr. Secretary: At the request of the House Co... |
| Date Feb. 16, 1982 |
Report No. AFMD-82-43 |
Title
ACCOlJNTlNGL MANAOEM~T AND FlNANClAL DIVISION B-206064 The Honorable Bob Whittaker House of Representatives
Dear RELEASED FEBRUARY 16,1982 Mr. Whittaker: Computer Outages Their Correlation (AFMD-82-43) at Air Terminal to Near Mid-Air Facilities Collisions 118123 Subject: and In letters of July 7 and October 14, you asked us to investigate and report on, staffing patterns in the Federal Aviation ai... |
| Date Jan. 28, 1982 |
Report No. AFMD-82-12 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Clerk Of The House Of Representatives OF THEUNITEDSTATES Review Of The Activities Of The House Office Equipment Service For The Year Ended June 30,198l 117340 AFMD-82-12 JANUARY 28,1982 B-114865 . The Clerk’s responsibilities for furnishing electrical and mechanical office equipment are carried out by the Service’s physical control, and repair service uni... |
| Date Jan. 27, 1982 |
Report No. MASAD-82-16 |
Title
COMPTROLLER G&JEFiAi WASHJNWDN OF THE UNITED D.C. 2W48 STATES Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: DOD Instruction Architectures RELEASED 5000.5X, Standard Instruction Set For Embedded Computers “[(MASAD-82-16) On July 30, 1981, you requested that we review the Department of Defense (DOD) plans to implement proposed DOD Instruction 500... |
| Date Dec. 29, 1981 |
Report No. GGD-82-18 |
Title
.
UNITED STATES GENE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 I I3206 GENERA4 GOVERNMENT DIVISION DECEMBER'i9.1981 The Honorable Kevin D. Rooney Assistant Attorney General for Administration Department of Justice Dear Mr. Rooney: Major System Acquisition Management in the Department of Justice (GGD-82-18) Subject: We reviewed the Department of Justice's progress in implementing Office of Management and Budget (OMB)... |
| Date Oct. 21, 1981 |
Report No. AFMD-82-13 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ACCOUMINO MANACWMLNT AND fINANC1AL DIVISION B-205133 The Honorable The Secretary Dear M r. Malcolm Baldrige of Commerce 116684 III 0CTOBE.R 21,1981 Secretary: The Bureau of the Census Must Solve and Security Problems (AFMD-82-13) ADP Acquisition Subject: Because our previous studies sition and security of automatic of the Census, we di... |
| Date Oct. 16, 1981 |
Report No. AFMD-82-9 |
Title
Report To The Chairman, Committee On Government Operations House Of Representatives OF THEUNITEDSTATES Misuse Of SBA’s 8(a) Program increased Cost For Many ADP Equipment Acquisitions
The Small Business Administration, under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, gives noncompetitive Government contracts and other aid to socially and economically disadvantaged businesses to help them become self... |
| Date Oct. 2, 1981 |
Report No. AFMD-81-104 |
Title
STUDY THE STAFF THEU.S. BY OF General Accounting Office
Non-Federal Computer Acquisition Practices Provide Useful Information For Streamlining Federal Methods
GAO’ study of 18 non-Federal organizations s showed that their managers are committed to using the computer effectively as a tool for achieving business goals. Their strategies and pl:ans provide a framework and operational di’ rection f... |
| Date Sept. 25, 1981 |
Report No. AFMD-81-92 |
Title
i-M ,I,
COMPTROLLER I’ GEP#&RAL WASMINbTON OF Td’E _,.,~*;;_, ,_..-.- .. - ..II”-.
STATES UNITED D.C. 20508 B-201472 RELEASED
The Honorable.Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Operations -the in Review of a Computer Hardware Acquisition for Natfanal Ckeanic and Atmospheric Administration Boulder, Colorado (AFMD-81-92) In your Jan... |
| Date Sept. 15, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-44 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL WUWINOTDN OF D.C THE W UNITED 8TAThs SEPTEMBER l&1981 The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations HOUBe of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: llllllllY llllll
116378 Evaluation of the Army's Advanced Field T,actical Data System (MASAD-81-44) Artillery Your December 12, 1980, letter asked us to evaluate (1) the progress ... |
| Date July 29, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-37 |
Title
UNITED STATLS G;‘EXRALACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON.
D.C. 20548 JULY 29,198l
MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND ACXIUISITION DIVISlON B-200622 The Honorable The Secretary Subject: Dear Mr. Drew Lewis of Transportation -.-FAA's Communications (MASAD-81-37) L Equipment Replacement -7 Plans ::' j ".' Secretary: We have completed our review of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) voice communicati... |
| Date July 28, 1981 |
Report No. AFMD-81-74 |
Title
.
COMPTROLLER a-*_. GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE UN ITED STATES D.C. 20548 RELEASED
B-200948 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Govern Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: -Management Hinders Subject: 1 Fragmented Acquire Internal ADP Resources 116860 I GSA%+Ability (AFMD-81-74) to J Your July 14, 1980, letter (encl. I) requested that we review the General Services Adm... |
| Date July 23, 1981 |
Report No. 115900 |
Title
t 4 BY PAN A, PUCHALIK
NEW YK REGIONAL OFFICE O U ,S G!iNEW-\L ACCOUNTING OFF1CE AT GAITHUZSBURG, M ,D GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM PLEASED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TU SPEAK AT YOUR CONFERENCE O N
IN ADP MANAGEMENT, ADVANCE; COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY HAVE FORTUITOUSLY PROVIDED THE GOVERNMENT
PROBLEMS WITH ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS TO PRESENT OBSOLESCENCE IMPLEMENTING
SEVERAL MODERN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP ACHIEVE ... |
| Date July 6, 1981 |
Report No. B-203515 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL B-203515 July 6, 1981 Mr. Phillip G. Read Director Federal Procurement Regulations Directorate Office of Acquisition Policy General Services Administration Dear Mr. Read: By letter of May 29, 1981 you requested our comments on proposed new subpart 1-4.13 of the Federal Procurement Regulations covering the proc... |
| Date July 2, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-120 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NUlrl(AN RESOURCE5 DIVISION Mr. John A. Svahn Commissioner of Social Security Department of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Svahn: Subject: #Illllll III
090830 Social Security Should Change Its Proposed Process >or Conducting Comprehensive LongRange Planning (HRD-81-120) We recently learned that you are about to decide how to struct... |
| Date June 30, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-106 |
Title
RELEASE$; FL” STATES |
| Date June 19, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-102 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND MINPZALS DIVISION June 19, 1981 B-203691 The Honorable James B. Edwards Secretary of Energy Dear Mr. Secretary:
-_ Subject: I Greater Use of Satellite To Link ADP Facilities (EMD-81-102) Telecommunications Could Save We are currently completing a review of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) planning and acquisition of automa... |
| Date June 17, 1981 |
Report No. 115543 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 llllllllllllllllllllllllllll
LM115543 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1981 STATEMENT OF DONALD L. SCANTLEBURY, DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION and CHIEF ACCOUNTANT UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, AVIATION, AND MATERIALS COMMITTEE... |
| Date June 10, 1981 |
Report No. 115926 |
Title
L Z I E V I N G GREATER ECONOMIES
I N DATA PROCESSING I N FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 1 JAMES R . WATTS
GROUP DIRECTOR ACCOUNTING AND F I N A N C I A L MANAGEMENT D I V I S I O N U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING O F F I C E before
INTERGOVERNMENTAL COUNCIL ON TECHNOLOGY
O F INFORMATION P R O C E S S I N G
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA J U N E 10, 19 81 .
As many of you a r e aware, the Government has become
increasingl... |
| Date June 3, 1981 |
Report No. 115401 |
Title
UNIT'SD STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 lllllllllllllll
115401 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1981 Statement of Thomas D, Morris Special Assistant before Subcommittee to the Comptroller the
and National General on Legislation Security Eouse Committee on Government Operations Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: to respond to the Comm... |
| Date June 3, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-90 |
Title
House Qf Representatives
OF THE UNITEDSTATES NRC Should Specify User Needs And Improve Cost Control For Its Document Control System
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has invested about $22 million in itsdocument control system, designed to assist in accelerating the nuclear power plant licensing process and improve decisions related to nuclear safety. Although the potential benefits of the s... |
| Date May 19, 1981 |
Report No. 115333 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
For Release on Delivery EDT Expected Tuesday, STATEMENTOF MILTON SOCOLAR ACTING COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE at 1O:OO a.m.
May 19, 1981 SUBCOMMITTEE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY ON COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: to testify regarding our recent report covering a I... |
| Date May 15, 1981 |
Report No. AFMD-81-40 |
Title
-_ Hp-ua I “i eV THEKW/‘lPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES IISG 7 Report ToThe Congress
Millions Wasted Trying To Develop Major Energy Information System
From the early 1970s through t977, the Federal Power Commission invested millions of dollars in an unsuccessful effort to develop a large computerized system to improve Federal and State effectiveness in regulating the energy industry. After... |
| Date May 15, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-28 |
Title
lW23
I . Isa./ IV, .T w L 8 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Defense, Committee On Appropriations House Of Representatives
OF THE UNITED STATES Navy Tactical Computer DevelopmentLimited Competition And Questionable Future Software Savings
In September 1980 the Navy awarded contracts for development of new computers for use in tactical digital systems. It received ... |
| Date May 15, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-30 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman Committee On Government House Of Representatives
OF THE UNITED STATES RELEASED Operations NORAD’s Missile Warning System: What Went Wrong?
The importance and criticality of the North American Air Defense Command’s (NORAD’s) computer system have recently been emphasized when false missile warning messages were generated and the Nation’s nucl... |
| Date May 12, 1981 |
Report No. PLRD-81-14 |
Title
RELEASED
B-202369
MAY 12,1981 The Honorable Samuel S. Stratton ~~~ Chairman, Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: ,;* S-Gw~ 1~~~~~~~11~~~~~~
116275 b' ort Monmouth Procurement Activities: Inappropriate Contract Actions May Increase Government Costs (PLRD-81-14) -3 as Chairman, Subcommittee On May 8... |
