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Date March 27, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-78 Title

National Defense: Observations on the Army's Manpower Requirements Criteria Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTE~NATtONAL SECUIItW AFFAIRS ANO OtVtStON B-214654 The Honorable Delbert L. Spurlock The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) Attention: Dear The Inspector DAIG-AI General Mr. Spurlock: Observations on the Army's Manpower Requirements Criteria Program (GAO/NSIAD-84-78). Subject: The purpose of this ...
Date March 22, 1984 Report No. 123708 Title

Energy: Activities of the Energy Information Administration

PROFESSIONAL AUDIT REVIEW TEAM WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT lo:80 A.M. THURSDAY,MARCH22, 1984 STATEMENT OF KEVIN BOLAND, CHAIRMAN PROFESSIONAL AUDIT REVIEW TEAM BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE FOSSIL AND SYNTHETIC FUELS ON OF THE HOUSECOMMITTEEON ENERGYAND COMMERCE ON ACTIVITIES OF THE ENERGYINFORMATIONADMINISTRATION F. Mr. Chairman and Members of the I welcome Subcommittee: the ...
Date March 20, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-63 Title

Natural Resources: Implementation of the National Minerals and Materials Policy Needs Better Coordination and Focus

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Implementation Of The National Minerals And Materials Policy Needs Better Coordination And Focus When the Congress passed the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980, it expected that the generally ad hoc decision and policy coordination used to develop and implement national minerals and materials policy would be replace...
Date Feb. 29, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-47 Title

International Affairs: AID Needs To Strengthen Management of Commodity Import Programs

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Administrator Agency For International Development AID Needs To Strengthen Management Commodity Import Programs AID spends half a billion dollars a year to provide developing countries with the dollars needed to import essential commodities. Local currencies generated from the sale of these commodities also are made available to the recipient gove...
Date Feb. 2, 1984 Report No. 123294 Title

Budget and Spending: Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 1985

. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1984 STATEMENT OF CHARLES A. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE APPROPRIATIONS C+MITTEE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1985 / ’ I 1. . * 8 ‘ r. M Chairman and. Membersof the Subcommitt...
Date Jan. 16, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-30 Title

Energy: A Long-Term Plan Is Needed To Guide DOE and Multiprogram Laboratory Research and Development Activities

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFtCE JANUARY 16, 1984 B-213704 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Donald p. of Energy Hod@1 Secretary: A Long-Term Plan Is Needed to Guide DOE and Multiprogram Laboratory Research and Development Activities (GAO/RCED-84-30) Subject: We have completed a review of energy research and development of Energy (DOE) and its nine planning activit...
Date Jan. 4, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-16 Title

Natural Resources: Update on Army Corps of Engineers' Planning and Designing Time for Water Resources Projects

. Report To The Chairman, Committee Environment And Public Works United States Senate On pjuq BY THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFlCi’ Update On Army Corps Of Engineers’ Planning And Designing Time For Water Resources Projects In 1978 GAO reported that it took, on the average, 25.9 years for the Army Corps of Engineers to plan and design flood control projects. GAO’ current review of 18 flood s ...
Date Nov. 15, 1983 Report No. 125125 Title

Design, Methodology, and Technical Assistance Groups in GAO: A Concept Paper

DESIGN, METHODOLOGY,AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GROUPS IN GAO: A'CONCEPT PAPER t Office November of Quality r9) 1983 Assurance CONTENTS Page Background Functions Structure and Definition 1 to be Performed of the DMTAG and Its GAO Units Considerations Procedures Relationship 4 6 8 10 to Other Staffing Operating BACKGROUND AND DEFINITION General approved on February 18, 7983, the Comptroller various re...
Date Oct. 27, 1983 Report No. 088857 Title

Government Operations: H.R. 630, A Bill To Establish Public Buildings Policies for the Federal Government

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY OCTOBER27, 1983 STATEMENTOF JAMES G. MITCHELL ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR GENERALGOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS ON COMMITTEEON PUBLIC WORKSAND TRANSPORTATION HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON H.R. 630, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PUBLIC BUILDINGS POLICIES FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ESTABLISH TO T...
Date Oct. 21, 1983 Report No. IMTEC-84-4 Title

Information Management: Air Force Global Weather Central Initiates Positive Action To Assess Adequacy of Software Inventory

BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Air Force Air Force Global Weather Central Initiates Positive Action To Assess Adequacy ,Of Software Inventory As a result of GAO recommendations and General Services Administration directives, the Air Force Global Weather Central has initiated a software improvement program to determine the adequacy of its current software invento...
Date Oct. 19, 1983 Report No. 122630 Title

Energy: Comments on Proposed Energy Emergency Preparedness Act Amendments of 1983, S. 1678

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 For Release at 10:00 a.m. October 19, 1983 F. KEVIN BOLAND STATEMENTOF fl$NIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOUkCES, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SENATE COMMITTEEON ENERGYAND NATURAL RESOURCES Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: We appreciate proposed the opportunity to be here today to discuss 1983 the Energy Eme...
Date Oct. 3, 1983 Report No. 122488 Title

International Affairs: Japanese Industrial Policy

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9330 a+m. OCTOBER3, 1983 FOR STATEMENTOF ALLAN I. MENDELOWITZ ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEEON FINANCE ON SUBCOMMITTEE ECONOMICGROWTH, EMPLOYMENT AND REVENUESHARING NIllllll III 122488 ON JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL POLICY Mr. Chairman and Membe...
Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-66 Title

International Affairs: Need To Improve Management of ACDA's Automatic Data Processing and Operations Analysis Functions

* BY THE U,S.GEN’ERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Director, Disarmament Agency U.S. Arms Control And Need To Improve Management Of ACDA’s Automatic Data Processing And Operations Analysis Functions ACDA has not comprehensively planned and evaluated its use of automatic data processing systemsand operations analysis, and is not complying with executive branch Quitdance on computer security a...
Date Sept. 27, 1983 Report No. IMTEC-83-8 Title

Information Management: Opportunities To Improve Geological Survey's ADP Information Resources Management

, UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FORMATION MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY DIVISION September 27, 1983 B-207802 Mr. Dallas L. Peck U.S. Geological Director, National Center 22092 Reston, Virginia Dear Mr. Peck: Survey \ Subject: Opportunities to Improve Geological Survey's Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Information Resources Management (GAO/IMTEC-83-8) We have reviewed the...
Date Sept. 26, 1983 Report No. 122487 Title

Energy: Certain DOE Procurement Practices and the Residential Conservation Service

i UNITED STATES-GENERALACCOUNTING -QFFIC-E - --- - ------ ----.-. Washington, D.C. 20548" FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1:00 p.m. Monday, September 26, 1983 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF F. KEVIN BOLAND SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, RESOURCES,COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION HOUSEENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE ON CERTAIN DEPARTMENT ENERGYPROCUREMENT OF PRACTICES AND THE RESIDENTIAL CONSERVATIO...
Date Sept. 12, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-38 Title

International Affairs: Issues Affecting Continuation of United States Funding of the Gorgas Memorial Institute

General Accounting Office issues Affecting Continuation Of United States Funding Of The Gorgas Memorial Institute Since 1928 the U.S. Government has been the primaryfinanciel supporter of the Gorgas Memorial Institute and its Panamanianbased research facility. The fiscal year 1984 budget for the National Institutes of Health, however, excluded Federal funding to this organization. This report prov...
Date Sept. 8, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-36 Title

Agriculture and Food: Africa's Agricultural Policies--A More Concerted Effort Will Be Needed If Reform Is Expected

. BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Administrator, Agency For international Development iAfrica’s Agricultural Policies--A More Concerted iEffort Will Be Needed If Reform Is Expected Assisting developing countries to reform policies which inhibit greater food production is a primary objective of the U.S. development assistance program. At the Washington level, AID has promoted p...
Date Sept. 1, 1983 Report No. OACG-84-5 Title

Special Publications: The DOD Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System

IIl1I111111 I l l 1l1111l111111 l1l lI l ll 124415 , ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION PROGRAM AND BUDGET INFOR MATION GROUP April 1984 A t the Comptroller General’s urging, and with the cooperation of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, a joint Department of Defense (DOD)/GAO working group was formed t o study DOD‘s Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS). The results of th...
Date July 7, 1983 Report No. 121866 Title

International Affairs: Japanese Industrial Policy

. 0 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 a.m . JULY 7, 1983 STATEMENT OF ALLAN I. MENDELOWITZ ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORE THE SENATE C O M M ITTEE ON BANKING S U B C O M M ITTEEON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND MONETARYAFFAIRS ON JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL POLICY M r. Chairm an and M embers ...
Date July 7, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-182 Title

Housing: Review of FEMA Role in Assisting State and Local Governments To Develop Hurricane Preparedness Planning

UNITED STAT& GENERAL WASHtNGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-212013 General Louis 0. Guiffrida Federal Emergency Director, Management Agency Dear General Subject: Guiffrida: JULY 7,1983 Review of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Role in Assisting State and Local Governments To Develop Hurricane Preparedness Planning (GAO/RCED-83-1...
Date June 29, 1983 Report No. 121771 Title

International Affairs: Japanese Industrial Policy

/2; 771 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 11:00 a.m. JUNE 29, 1983 STATEMENT OF ALLAN I. YENDELOWITZ ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, NSIAD BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEESON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS AND SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ON JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL POLICY Mr. Chairmen and Members of the Subcommitte...
Date June 22, 1983 Report No. 121734 Title

Agriculture and Food: Agricultural Research

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 1:30 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY,JUNE 22, 1983 STATEMENTOF BRIAN P. CROWLEY, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR SENIOR LEVEL RESOURCES,COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE DEPARTMENT ON OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURE HOUSE COMMITTEEON AGRICULTURE AT OVERSIGHT HEARINGS ON AGRICULTURA...
Date June 7, 1983 Report No. 121650 Title

Financial Management: GAO Views on S. 338

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10 a,m. TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1983 STATEMENT OF Robert M. Gilroy, Senior Associate Director AFFAIRS NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL DIVISION before the on Armed on GAO Views on S.338 Senate Committee Services , Mr. Chairman: We are pleased the to bill be here today to comment It on'S.338, could; If We p...
Date May 16, 1983 Report No. ID-83-31 Title

Energy: European Alternatives to Importing Soviet Natural Gas

Report To Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen European Alternatives ‘7% Importing Soviet Natural Gas For the Europeans, there is no simple alternative to natural gas from the Soviet pipeline. Problems, such as those associated with security of supply, technical feasibility, and cost, eliminated alternatives as either not readily available or not in line with basic European energy strategies. This is not to...
Date May 12, 1983 Report No. 121343 Title

International Affairs: The Trade Reorganization Act of 1983, S. 121

s UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10:00 a.m. May 12, 1983 STATEMENTOF ALLAN I. MENDELOWITZ ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL DIVISION BEFORETHE SENATE COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS ON THE TRADE REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1983 (S.121) ..-_ I 1 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: We are pleased Reorganization functions Trade. to be...
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 March 15, 1983 Report No. 120802 Title

Health: FEMA's Implementation of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as Amended

United States General Accounting D.C. 20548 Office Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2:00 PM EST Tuesday, March 15, 1983 Statement of Lowell Director Dodge Associate Resources, Community and Economic Division the Research and Technology Development Before Subcommittee on Science, of the Committee on Science and Technology House of Representatives on FEMA's Implementation Reduction of...
Date March 8, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-36 Title

Small Computers in the Federal Government: Management Is Needed To Realize Potential and Prevent Problems

. UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 AccaJNTlNQ MANAQtMENT AND CINANCW DIVISIDN B-210716 The Honorable David A. Stockman Office of Management Director, and Budget Dear Mr. Stockman: Subject: MARCH 8,1983 ‘MlRlllll Ill Ill 120681 Small Computers in the Federal Government: Management is Needed to Realize Potential and Prevent Problems (GAO/AFMD-83-36) We have issued sever...
Date March 3, 1983 Report No. 120702 Title

Health: FEMA's Implementation of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as Amended

United States General Accounting D.C. 20548 office I Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 AM E&T Thursday, March 3, 1983 Statement of Lowell Director Dodge Associate Resources, Community and Economic Division the Technology and Space Development Before Subcommittee on Science, Committee on Commerce, Science united .FEMA's Implementation Reduction States on and Transportation Senate...
Date Feb. 25, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-100 Title

Housing: Impact of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Proposed Consolidation Plan on Tennessee

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 2054.8 OFFICE February RESOURCIS. COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OIVISION 25, 1983 R-209537 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject8 Jim Sasser Senate Sasser: Impact of the Department of FIousing and Urban Development's Proposed Consolidation Plan on Tennessee. (G~O/RCED-83400) Your September 14, 1982, letter requested that we evaluat...
Date Feb. 16, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-34 Title

Information Management: FAA's Plan To Improve the Air Traffic Control System

F’STRICTLD - BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Committee On Government House Of Representatives Operations, OF THE UNITEDSTATES FAA’s Plan To Improve The Air Traffic Control System: A Step In The Right Direction But Improvements And Better Cootination Are Needed The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has developed a modernization plan that describes specific improvements in...
Date Feb. 14, 1983 Report No. ID-83-13 Title

International Affairs: U.S. Development Efforts and Balance-of-Payments Problems in Developing Countries

JcXmoq BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of State, Secretary Of The Treasury, And Administrator, Agency For International Development U.S. Development Efforts And Balance-Of-Payments Problems In Developing Countries Since the oil price increases of 1973, developing countries have taken on large external debts. Much of the increase has come from private credit markets. The ...
Date Feb. 1, 1983 Report No. MASAD-83-11 Title

Environmental Protection: San Francisco's Wastewater Treatment Program Needs Reexamination and Better Management

BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency San Francisco’s Wastewater Treatment Program Needs Reexamination And Better Management When the initial phase of San Francisco’s $3 billion Wastewater Treatment Program becomes operational, it should significantly reduce the pollution of the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. However, increased...
Date Jan. 7, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-72 Title

Agriculture and Food: Need To Improve Fishery Management Plan Process

. . . e- - lr3315 . BYTHE US, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Commerce Of Need To Improve Fishery Management Plan Process Under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act, regional fishery management councils prepare, monitor, and revise fishery management plans and the epartment of Commerce reviews, approves, ,” nd implements them. GAO found that, although much progr...
Date Jan. 6, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-9 Title

Government Operations: Management of the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Date Jan. 3, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-85 Title

Energy: Analyses of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drawdown Plan and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drawdown and Distribution Report

. I. . ,#. P- .* -, cw36 UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20648 OFFICE AN” RFSI IuRCES. COMMUNITY. FCDNOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION January 3, 1983 ~-210236 The Honorable James A. McClure Committee on Energy and Chairman, Natural Resources United States Senate The Honorable John Warner Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ...
Date Jan. 1, 1983 Report No. 123324 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Vol. 18, Issue 4, Fall 1983

r, mt The REVIEW P 9 t Corntents Volume 18 Issue 4 1 From Our Briefcase Accounting Update GAO Revises Accounting Systems Approval Process GAO Issues Accounting Statement GAO Publishes Internal Control Standards Networking The Job Interview GAO Review Articles Make Another Appearance 8 On Location Comptroller General Establishes New Division JFMIP Conference on Financial Management Reform Seattle R...
Date Dec. 29, 1982 Report No. ID-83-2 Title

International Affairs: International Assistance to Refugees in Africa Can Be Improved

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES International Assistance To Refugees In Africa Can Be Improved Political instability, economic difficulties, and social unrest in Africa have created one of the most severe refugee and displaced persons problems in the world. Although African asylum countries, the governments of other countries, and international organizations co...
Date Dec. 23, 1982 Report No. PAD-83-14 Title

Biennial Budgeting: The State Examples--Summary of the Major Issues

mooRa ANALYSIS DIVISION B-209565 DECEMBER 23,1982 The Honorable Norman Mineta Chairman, Task Force on Enforcement, Credit, and Multi-year Budgeting Committee on the Budget House of Representatives The EIonorable Ed Bethune Ranking Republican Task Force on Enforcement, Credit, and Mu1 ti-year Budgeting Committee on the Budget House of Representatives The Honorable Ralph Regula Member, Task Force on...
Date Nov. 24, 1982 Report No. RCED-83-60 Title

Information Management: Greater Emphasis on Information Resource Management Is Needed at the Federal Aviation Administration

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 Nov. 10, 1982 Report No. PLRD-83-10 Title

Logistics Support Analysis: Progress Has Been Made but More Emphasis Is Needed

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 PROCURCMCNT, AND RCAOINIUS LOOISTICS. DIVISION B-209637 NoVeMBER 10,19ez The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Subject: Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Director, Logistics Made but GAO Affairs 119884 Dear Mr. S@Cretaty: Has Been Support Analysis: ~- Progress More Emphasis Is Needed (GAO/PLBD-83-10) We reviewed Department of Defense (D...
Date Sept. 30, 1982 Report No. ID-82-61 Title

International Affairs: Improvements Needed in Providing Security at Overseas Posts

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE , Report To The Secretary Of State Needed In Providing Ati Overseas Posts Itiiprovements rtment started the Security Program in 1980 as a to mob violence against U.S. s in Iran, Pakistan, Libya, and El Physical improvements made at eas posts under this program are tecting personnel and classior a few hours until the host an bring the situation under ment offici...
Date Sept. 20, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-102 Title

Energy: Clear Federal Policy Guidelines Needed for Future Canadian Power Imports

.’ mYrA7 , BYTHECbMPTROLLER GENERAL . Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITED STATES Clear Federal Policy Guidelines Needed For Future Canadian Power Imports United States imports of Canadian electricity have been rapidly increasing for the last 10 years and are expected to continue for the next decade. Canadian utilities will have excess capacity equivalent to the output OF 10 to 20 large nuclear p...
Date Sept. 3, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-113 Title

The Department of Energy's Procurement Information System: Expectations Have Not Been Realized

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 Aug. 2, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-77 Title

Energy: Analysis of Energy Reorganization Savings Estimates and Plans

4 119/otl, BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Analysis Of Energy Reorganization Savings Estimates And Plans On May 24,1982, the President transmitted to the Congress proposed legislation to reorganize Federal energy activities. This report addresses --the relationship of the energy reorganization proposal to the fiscal year 1983 energy budget request, --the savings ...
Date July 27, 1982 Report No. 119114 Title

Agriculture and Food: Agricultural Research and Development and Extension Activities

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9:OO A.M. EDT TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1982 Statement of William E. Gahr, Associate Director Community and Economic Development Division Subcommittee Before the on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research and Environment House Committee on Science and Technology on General Accounting Office Reviews of Agricul...
Date July 16, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-92 Title

Government Operations: Postal Customer Parking Needs Can Be Met Without Demolishing the Old Frederick, MD, Post Office

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 G-L GOVERNM~ DIVISION July 16, 1982 B-208254 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Paul S. Sarbanes Senate Sarbanes: Postal Customer Parking Needs Can Be Met Without Demolishing the Old Frederick, Maryland Post Office (GAO/GGD-82-92) On April 26, 1982, you asked us to review the Postal Service's plans to demolish the old Fr...
Date July 14, 1982 Report No. CED-82-108 Title

Environmental Protection: Need To Strengthen Coordination of Ocean Pollution Research

, L . J Mwi _> BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Commerce Need To Strengthen Coordination Of Ocean Pollution Research The National Ocean Pollution Planning Act of 1978 designated the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as lead agency for preparing and periodically revising a plan to coordinate and direct Federal ocean pollution research--an activity s...
Date July 8, 1982 Report No. CED-82-82 Title

Environmental Protection: Better Planning Can Reduce Size of Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Saving Millions in Construction Costs

4, : *,,a* * I @q&3. BY -FHE COl’v’lPTROLLER GE&AL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Better *Planning Can Reduce Size Of Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Saving Millions In Construction Costs Well-planned wastewater treatment plants are crucial to the success of the Nation’s multibillion dollar effort to clean up thousands of miles of contaminated rivers, lakes, streams, and ocean sh...
Date June 30, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-95 Title

Government Operations: Establishing Goals for and Subcontracting With Small and Disadvantaged Businesses Under Public Law 95-507

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING GFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ?RCCUREMENT. LOGlfTlCS, XND AWoINEss 01V1S10N B-207916 JUNE30,7982 The Honorable John J. LaFalce Chairman, Subcommittee on General oversight Committee on Small Business House of Representatives Dear IYr. Chairman: Subject: Establishing Goals For and Subcontracting With Small and Disadvantaged Businesses under Public Iaw 95-507 (GAO/PLR...