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Date May 14, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-1 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Assessment of Special Rules Exempting Employers Withdrawing From Multiemployer Pension Plans From Withdrawal Liability

l BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITED STATES Assessment d f special Rules ‘Exempting Employers Withdrawing From Multiemployer Pension Plans \ 1\ 1 I/^’ ,*‘,I From w Liability The Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 generally made employers withdrawing from plans liable for their portion of the plans’ unfunded vested benefits, which is the excess of &nefits earned by all pla...
Date March 20, 1984 Report No. 123666 Title

Income Security: Premium Requirements of the Single Employer Pension Plan Insurance Program

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:O'O AM EST March 20, 1984 STATEMENT OF FRANKLIN A. CURTIS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION REFORETHE HOUSECOMMITTEE WAYSAND MEANS ON SURCOMMITTEE OVERSIGHT ON ON THE PREMIUMREQUIREMENTS THE OF SINGLE EMPLOYER PENSION PLAN INSURANCEPROGRAM #1111 IllIll ll 123666 ,“,‘ :; ,, , , ‘
Date Jan. 24, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-9 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Coordination Between the Departments of Labor and Justice in Investigating Criminal Activities of Labor Unions and Employee Pension and Welfare Benefit Funds

UNITED STATES GENE&L ACCOUNTING O~ffcli WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 JANUARY 24, 1884 B-214139 1 III pI’11 111’ I ,‘I ’ IPII I II, 1 iI 123444 The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: llllIlMllll III Subject: Coordination Between the Departments of Labor and Justice in Investigating Criminal Activities of Labor Unions a...
Date Nov. 14, 1983 Report No. HRD-84-5 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Legislative Changes Needed To Financially Strengthen Single Employer Pension Plan Insurance Program

. * I BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Legislative Changes Needed To Financially Strengthen Single Employer Pension Plan Insurance Program The federal insurance program for single employer (sponsor) pensron plans administered by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation was created by the Employee Retirement income Security Act of 1974. At the end of fiscal year 19...
Date Oct. 4, 1983 Report No. 122598 Title

Income Security: Economic Implications of Unisex Pensions

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. STATEMENT LAWRENCE THOMPSON OF H. CHIEF ECONOMIST 122598 BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE LABOR ON SENATE COMMITTEEON LABOR AND HUMANRESOURCES ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF UNISEX PENSIONS ON FOR RELEASEON DELfVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. October 4, 1983 Mr. Chairman and Members I am pleased on women's pension Senators examining Practices be affected. ...
Date Aug. 24, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-99 Title

Government Operations: Computer Matches Identify Potential Unemployment Benefit Overpayments

EY THEU.S GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Honorable David Pryor United States Senate Computer Matches Identify Potential Unemployment Benefit Overpayments District of Columbia and Virgrnia unemploy ment officials have tentatrvely confirmed that 2.71 of the 492 persons (55 percent) GAO identified through computer matches improperly received over $730,000 in unemployment benefits. These perso...
Date Nov. 12, 1982 Report No. HRD-83-8 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Concerns About Controlling Union Employees' Benefit Funds by the Carpenters Collection Agency, Youngstown, OH

Report To The Chairman, Committee Labor And Human Resources, United States Senate On OF THE UNITEDSTATES Cbncerns About Controlling Union Employees’ Benefit Funds By The Carpenters Collection A:gency, Youngstown, Ohio ’ The Collection Agency, established by union affiliates, collects payments from employers primarily for union employee fringe benefit funds. It is administered by five trustees ...
Date Aug. 20, 1982 Report No. FPCD-82-38 Title

National Defense: Military's 1-Year 'Look Back' Retirement Provision Should Be Revoked

* 1 . REPORTBY THE r General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Military’s Provision Provi 1 -Year “‘Look Back” Retirement Should Be Revoked: Multiyear houlld Be Reviewed The military retirement system contains two provisions which allow new retirees to calculate their annuity based on earlier pay scales, if it is to their advantage. The 1 -year “look back” provision has outlived its usefulness and i...
Date Aug. 4, 1982 Report No. FPCD-82-39 Title

Government Operations: Updating Interest Rates Charged on Outstanding Civil Service Retirement Contributions Would Save Millions

i3YTtiE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Updating’ Interest Rates Charged On Outstanding Civil Service Retirement Contributions Would Save Millions Federal employees covered by the civil service retirement system are required to contribute toward meeting the system’s costs. However, many retiring employees owe the retirement fund for periods of prior civilian servi...
Date July 26, 1982 Report No. 119252 Title

Income Security: Statement on Investigation To Reform Teamsters' Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected July at 9:00 a.m. 26, 1982 STATEMENTOF EDWARD DENSMORE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR A. HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE OVERSIGHT ON COMMITTEE ON WAYSAND MEANS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE GOVERNMENT'SINVESTIGATION TO REFORMTHE TEAMSTERS' CENTRAL STATES, SOU...
Date July 22, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-43 Title

Income Security: Prisoners Receiving Social Security and Other Federal Retirement, Disability, and Education Benefits

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ‘ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTA?ES Prisoners Receiving Social Security And Other Federal Retirement, Disability, And Education Benefits Public concern over prisoners receiving cash benefits from Social Security and Veterans Administration programs led to legislation in 1980 to exclude certain cash benefits from prisoners. This report estimates the number of prison...
Date June 29, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-65 Title

Financial Management: Audit of Report of the U.S. Army Nonappropriated Fund Employee Retirement Plan for Fiscal 1980

, BYTHECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OFTHEUNITEDSTATES Audit Of Report Of The U.S. Army Nonappropriated Employee Retirement Plan For Fiscal 1980 Fund / I’ I!1llll ~~l~llllll~ IIII I i 119276 GAO/AFMD-82-65 JUNE 29.1982 f Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Off ice Document Handling and information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, M...
Date June 23, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-42 Title

Financial Management: Disclaimer of Opinion on the Financial Statements of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for FY 1980

I) . 13 rw( BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL ?eport ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Disclaimer Of Opinion, On The Financial StatementsOf The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corpo.ra.tio.n For. The Fiscal Year Ended September30J 980 GAO disclaims an opinion on whether the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s financial statements present fairly its finencial condition at September 30, 1980, and the results o...
Date May 21, 1982 Report No. 118455 Title

Income Security: The Operations of the Railroad Retirement Board

. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m., CDT Friday, May 21, 1982 Dirksen Federal Building Chicago, Illinois STATEMENT OF PETER J. MCGOUGH, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCESDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANPOkER AND HOUSING COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE RAILR...
Date May 18, 1982 Report No. 118387 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: House Bill 6300, the Tax Compliance Act of 1982

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M. EDT TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1982 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR, GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON HOUSE BILL THE TAX COMPLIANCE Mr. Chairman We are deliberations Our testimony from conducting and Members pleased on H.R. is ...
Date April 20, 1982 Report No. 118138 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: A Consumer Price Index for Retirees and Alternatives for Controlling Indexing

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDON APRIL 20, 1982 STATEMENTOF HARRY S. HAVENS ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE CONGRESSIONAL ON OPERATIONS AND OVERSIGHT OF THE COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON A CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR RETIREES AND ALTERNATIVES FOR CONTROLLING INDEXING M...
Date Oct. 28, 1981 Report No. 116761 Title

Income Security: The Government's Investigation of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters' Pension Funds

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 a.m. October 28, 1981 STATEMENTOF GREGORY AHART, DIRECTOR J. HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE BEFORE THE PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE INVESTIGATIONS ON OF THE AFFAIRS COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENTAL UNITED STATES SENATE ON THE GOVERNMENT'SINVESTIGATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERH...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-117 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Tax Revenues Lost and Beneficiaries Inadequately Protected When Private Pension Plans Terminate

BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL , f&port ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Tax Revenues Lost And Beneficiaries Inadequately Protected When Private Pension Plans Terminate Many terminating private pension plans are not voluntarily requesting the internal Revenue Service (IRS) reviews for protecting participants’ rights to benefits, and termination actions are not being reported to the Pension Benefit G...
Date Sept. 28, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-142 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Review of Pension and Fringe Benefits for Contractors' Employees at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Howell Senate Heflin: Heflin Review of Pension and Fringe Benefits for Contrac' Aeronautics and Employees at the--National tors' Space Administration's Marshall Space Flight Center (&D-81-142) and subsequent In response to your June 27, 1980, request we have reviewed the allegations discussions with your office, to you by Mr. Irving S. _Sainker mad...
Date Sept. 23, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-152 Title

Government Operations: Allocation of an Air Force Contractor's Pension Fund Assets May Be Inequitable

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES OlVlSlON B-204778 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Verne Orr of the Air SEPTEMBER 23,1981 Force Secretary: Assistant Allocation Fund Assets Auditor General ulllllll llllll ll 116483 Attention: Subject: of an Air Force Contractor's Pension May Be Inequitable (HRD-81-152) During our review of contractors' compliance w...
Date Sept. 17, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-1A Title

Government Operations: Billions of Dollars Are Involved in Taxation of the Life Insurance Industry--Some Corrections in the Law Are Needed

Report.ToThe c”x>nsress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Billions Of Dollars Are Invoked In Taxation Of The Life Insurance Industry - Some Corrections In The Law Are Need The income of U.S. life insq~&g!Mm is taxed under a special.,A&mptk ol the I+ ternal Revenue Code that was enact& in I@69 and tailomd to the life insurance inmit then existed: in the last m y@am mechanges occurred in thb in-, rm&oA its struc...
Date Sept. 17, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-1 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Billions of Dollars Are Involved in Taxation of the Life Insurance Industry--Some Corrections in the Law Are Needed

. * I ’ --116qo2 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Billions Of Dollars Are Involved In Taxation Of The Life Insurance Industry -- Some Corrections In The Law Are Needed The income of U.S. life insurance companies is taxed under a special subchapter of the Internal Revenue Code that was enacted in 1959 and tailored to the life insurance industry as it then existed...
Date Sept. 16, 1981 Report No. 116371 Title

Income Security: The Civil Service Disability Retirement Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. September 16, Wednesday, 1981 STATEMENT OF ROSSLYN KLEEMAN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANPOWER AND HOUSING OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON THE CIVIL Madam Chairwoman I appreciate today disability issued and 1...
Date Sept. 3, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-102 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Pension Losses of Contractor Employees at Federal Institutions Can Be Reduced

. .a 1 ibW BY ‘THi COMPTROLLER 4 Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Pension Losses Of Contractor Employees At Federal Installations Can Be Reduced Contractor employees at Federal installations have lost, and will probably continue to lose, pension benefits because their employers change even though their jobs do not. Contracts are often for less time than is needed for employees to obtain ...
Date July 29, 1981 Report No. B-204071 Title

Government Operations: Appointment of Former Comptroller General to Position in the Department of the Interior

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 July 29, 1981 B-204071 Mr. Richard R. Hite Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Policy, Budget, and Administration United States Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 20240 Dear Mr. Hite: This letter is in response to your letter dated July 20, 1981, concerning the [appointment of former Comptroller General Gf-t-he--Un-i-ted-St-a...
Date July 8, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-103 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Assessment of Pension Benefits for Contractors' Employees in Hanford, Washington

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report United To The Honorable States Senate Henry M. Jackson OF THE UNITEDSTATES Assessment Of Pension Benefits For Contractors’ Employees In Hanford, Washington Over the past several years, the Department of Energy, its operating contractors at its Hanford Project, and the Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council have disagreed on whether a change from a single to a multi...
Date June 16, 1981 Report No. B-202895 Title

Government Operations: Applicability of Statute of Limitations on Pension

. \j-, v COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 205.48 C' 0 In reply refer to: B-202895 June 16, 1981 The Honorable Gary A. Lee House of Representatives Dear Mr. Lee: This responds to your letter of April 7, 1981, regarding the effect of the statute of limitations on the pension of Ms. Harriet Tubman. Sections 71a and 237 of Title 31, United States Code (1976), prohibit the payme...
Date May 19, 1981 Report No. 115303 Title

Budget and Spending: Budget Reduction Proposals Affecting Federal Compensation Programs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, 1981 STATEMENTOF HARRY S. HAVENS ASSISTANT COMPTROLLERGENERAL BEFORE THE HOUSE POST OFFICE AND CIVIL ..__ON SERVICE COMMITTEE G 115303 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: to be here being today to provide would our views on We are pleased various proposals considered...
Date March 26, 1981 Report No. CED-81-86 Title

Agriculture and Food: Pension Fund Investment in Agricultural Land

. d I ’ ’ REPORT THEUS. BY General Accounting Office Pension Fund Investment In Agricultural Land Federal, State, and local laws and regulations limit the types of investments pension funds can make. Although comprehensive data is lacking, GAO found that a substantial portion of the $623 billion of 1979 pension funds is limited to certain types of investments. Federal laws alone limit about $9...
Date Jan. 30, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-49 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Review of Contractors' Pension and Other Benefits for Employees Working at NASA's Scientific and Technical Information Facility

B-194928 JANUARY 30,198l The Honorable Chairman Subcommittee on LaborManagement Relations Committee on Education House of Representatives and Labor The Honorable Gladys Noon Spellman House of Representatives Subject: Review LBenefits m’s of Contractors' for Employees NASA> Scientific Facility In -J response to Congresswoman Spellman's February 28, 1980, request and the Subcommittee's March 6, 19...
Date Dec. 18, 1980 Report No. AFMD-81-16 Title

Information Management: Most Federal Agencies Have Done Little Planning for ADP Disasters

I “4 , -I “m BY THECOMPTROLLE/ Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Most Federal Agencies Have Done Little Planning For ADP Disasters Automatic data processing (ADP) systems are vulnerable to disasters such as fire, power failure, or vandalism, Such occurrences can create havoc with ADP systems. Most Federal organizations are extremely dependent on ADP systems to meet their operational re...
Date Nov. 10, 1980 Report No. B-170232 Title

Government Operations: Comments Involving S. 91

-. ' : ' i ,*;, ^ ' COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. C254a. B-170232 November 10, 1980 The Honorable Melvin Price Chairman, Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives The Honorable Bob Wilson Ranking Minority Member Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Your letter of September 17, 1980, about our work in the Aside military compensation area was qui...
Date Oct. 30, 1980 Report No. B-200663 Title

Income Security: Social Security Coverage for Reemployed Annuitants

Date Oct. 9, 1980 Report No. 113585 Title

Income Security: Early Retirement in the Federal Sector

REMARKS OF ii. L. KRIEGER / .I’ ,. DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISiON u. s. General Accounting-Office PRESIDENT'S Before the COMMISSION ON PENSION POLICY October 9, 1980 / iv. ARLY RETIREMENT IN THE FEDERAL SECTOR I I I am pleased Office's views to be here to discuss in early the the General Federal Accounting sector. I believe shouii a retirethey working must on early the need...
Date Oct. 6, 1980 Report No. B-198265 Title

Government Operations: Indebtedness Resulting From Agency Failure To Deduct Annuity Payments

U( \^ 4 I)] ,S1COMPTROI t. 4t C__ ER GENERAL OF THE UNITEO STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 / ° / 7 5 B-198265 October 6, 1980 g e 41171J 7h9~/4 ClC5k e //t lw jI Harlan Cleveland, Director r. Aspen Institute for Human Studies Rosedale R'oad, P.O. Bo: 2820 Princeton, >'ew Jersey 0S540 Dear 'r. Cleveland: Your letter of Januarv 23, 19SO, points out that you have refurded the overoayzent oC salary as ...
Date Sept. 23, 1980 Report No. B-198195 Title

Government Operations: Compliance of Railroad Retirement Board With Writ of Garnishment

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 I /LI OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL In replv refer to: B-198195 FP 23 1980 Dale G. Zimmerman, Esa. General Counsel Railroad Retirement Board 844 Rush Street Chicago, Illinois 60611 Dear Mr. Zimmerman: This is in reply to your letter of March 20, 1980, to the Comptroller General of the United States requesting advice as to whether the Railr...
Date Aug. 25, 1980 Report No. 113126 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Government's Investigation of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters' Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 a.m. August 25, 1980 STATEMENT OF ELMER 8. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE PEWNENT SUBCOMMITTEE INVESTIGATIONS ON OF THE CCMMITTEEON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON THE GOVERNMENT'SIWESTIGATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD AND SOUTHWEST OF TEAMSTERS' CENT...
Date Aug. 14, 1980 Report No. B-199238 Title

Government Operations: Inquiry into Department of Labor's Investigation of the Teamsters' Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASH INGTON, D.C- 20548 3-199238 'The Honorable Ray Marshall The Secretary of Labor Dear Mr. Secretary: - August 14, 1980 - This is in response to your letter of August 8, 1980, in which you expressed concern regarding the fact that the Department might not have the opportunity to review a copy of the testimony regarding the Senate Permanent guom ittee on I...
Date July 28, 1980 Report No. FPCD-80-56 Title

Government Operations: Apportioning Retirement Benefits to Former Spouses of Federal Employees

?I'he Honorable Patricia Schroeder The Honorable Gladys N&Spellman The Honorable &i&-Leach J- ccc+-l e3 House of Representative& c.'~The Honorable Jphe Honorable United States Subject: Abr ham A. Ribicoff G! Max Baucus SeAte A ‘ s, 113185 Epportioning Retirement Benefits to Former Spouses of Federal Employees (FPCD-80-56) 3 Your joint letter of January 24, 1980,&sked that we examine into the suf...
Date July 28, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-81 Title

Income Security: Legislation Allows Black Lung Benefits To Be Awarded Without Adequate Evidence of Disability

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Legislation Allows Black Lung Benefits To Be Awarded Without Adequate Evidence Of Disability Social Security Administration approval of black lung claims is based on provisions of law which GAO believes do not adequately ensure that benefits are provided only to thoseentitled to them. Under the 1977 amendments to the Federal Coal Mi...
Date May 8, 1980 Report No. 112338 Title

Government Operations: Funding of State and Local Government Pension Plans

/3 REJIARKS OF JOSEPH F. DALY. E[SOUIE ?77 U.S.' GBERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE PENSION C(NIISSION CLEPPNUHOUSE: :ONFERE CE ON STATE R MAY 8. 190 COMNISSION- I AM PLEASED TO BE HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS WITH YOU ThE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REPORT, EF-UNDING OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION PLANS A NATIONAL PROBLEM,' I WILL TOUCH BRIEFLY ON WHY WE UNDERTOOK BUT MAINLY, I WILL TALK ABOUT - THIS STUDY A...
Date April 21, 1980 Report No. 112161 Title

Government Operations: Funding of State and Local Government Pension Plans

REMARKS OF HARRY F. COFFMAN GROUP DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE AT THE NATIONAL TAXPAYERS CONFERENCE OF THE TAX FOUNDATION INCORPORATED APRIL 21, 1980 I am pleased to be here today to discuss with you the General Accounting Office report to the Congress on '"iFunding of State and Local Government Pension Pla2J: Problem." The Congress has long been concerned abou...
Date April 16, 1980 Report No. 112087 Title

Comments on Funding of State and Local Government Pension Plans: A National Problem

REPARKS OF JOSEPH F. DM1YJ ES-UIRE GU!F~AL ACCOQNIRIG OFFICF : S' - IG-:AT CM 4 R : gf- /. : 4 / :~~~~~~~~T :-0 -A1LONF tEM5 PJBLIC -EFPLOYEE EEIRUENTS SYSTEVS APRIL 16. 1930 I _ AM PLEASE-TQTB T HEREIODAY J-O -iITH YOU THE CEN"E :A:L -DISCUSS ACCOUNTING OFFICE REPOT DFUING OF-STATE AND LOL Co'-tNT PENSION ON WHY WE UNDERTCOK THIS PLANS: A RA1TIONAL -PROBLE I J WILL TOUCH BRIEFLY STUDY AND HOW WE ...
Date March 31, 1980 Report No. B-197095 Title

Government Operations: Views on S. 2026

/331/ COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 Mi B-197095 March 31, 1980 The Honorable Abraham Ribicoff Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: ri64+4 K I-" / Reference is made to your letter dated December 5, 1979, requesting our views on S. 2026, 96th Congress, a private bill for the relief of Mrs. Robert Skettini. The bill as i...
Date Feb. 26, 1980 Report No. PAD-80-1 Title

Economic Development: An Actuarial and Economic Analysis of State and Local Government Pension Plans

BY THE COMFTROLLEi GENERAL /2434 Report To The Chairman, Joint Economic Committee Congress Of The United States An Actuarial And Economic Analysis Of State And Local Government Pension Plans At the request of the Joint Economic Committee, GAO estimated the annual cost of future benefit payout to State and local government pension plans. Our analysis of several measures of financial soundness demon...
Date Feb. 25, 1980 Report No. B-197582(RJH) Title

Government Operations: Comments on the Occurrence of Overpayments

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B-197582 (RJH) February 25, 1980 The Honorable Gladys Npoon Spellman Chair, Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives Dear Madam Chair: We refer to your letter of January 15, 1980, enclosing a copy of a letter and newspaper article you received from one of yo...
Date Nov. 30, 1979 Report No. FPCD-80-26 Title

Government Operations: Minimum Benefit Provision of the Civil Service Disability Retirement Program Should Be Changed

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITED STATES Minimum Benefit Provision Of The Civil Service Disability Retirement Program Should Be Changed The minimum disability benefit provisions of the civil service retirement system were adopted to provide a reasonable income to employees who become disabled after short periods of Federal service. However, minimum benefits are being ...
Date Sept. 27, 1979 Report No. 110489 Title

Government Operations: Study of the Funding of State and Local Government Retirement Systems

a.~~~ :-: rEMN.I.ARDKS OF HARRY F. COFFN GROUP DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION U.S. GENERAL ACCOUINITIMNIC' AT TH E OFFIC-E - :N NATINAl- SYMPOSIUM OM, PBIIC PUBLIC, TIRENRNT _VS'IEMS SEPTEMBEIR 27, 1979 I am pleased to be here today to discuss with you the recently issued General Accounting Office report entitled "Funding of State and Local G.overnment Pension Plans: Nlat ion al Problem,, A My...
Date Sept. 23, 1979 Report No. 094339 Title

Special Publications: Public Pension Issues

>< , 9 REMARKS OF ELEIER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENZ:RAL . OF THE UNITED STATES . ’ * AT THE ASPEN INSTITUTE FOR BUNANISTIC STUDIES SYMPOSIUM ”THE QUIET C R I S I S OF PUBLIC PENSIONS” SEPTEMBER 23, 1979 ’ [PUBLIC PEIJSION ISSUES] . I am pleased t o b e here this e v e n i n g to discuss sone . ._ of t h e major i s s u e s which face p u b l i c pension p l a n s today. . a . While m o s t...
Date Aug. 28, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-79 Title

Income Security: Unemployment Insurance--Inequities and Work Disincentives in the Current System

BY THECOMPTROLLER-GENERAL ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Unemployment lnsuranceInequities And Work Disincentives In The Current System Unemployment Insurance protects workers who lose their jobs However, the program has not kept up with social and eco lumic changes, such as Increases In taxes, retlrement Income, and work-related expenses As a result, many recipients of unemployment compensation...