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Date Dec. 31, 1986 Report No. GGD-87-30 Title

Federal Productivity: Potential Savings From Private Sector Cost Comparisons

.. United States General Accounting Office GA!!0 December 1986 Report to Congressional Requesters FEDERAL PRODUCTIVITY Potential Savings From Private Sector Cost Comparisons \ ‘N I . GAO/G-437430 l 37893 GAO United States General Accounting OfTice Washington, D.C. 20648 General B-223693 Government Division December 31,1986 The Honorable Robert F. Smith House of Representatives The Honorable Char...
Date Sept. 30, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-215FS Title

Navy Contracting: Progress Toward Competing Trident Submarine Construction

Construction , @STRETED-, Not to’be released outside the CWercrl RELEASED GAO/N$IAft88216Fs 1. . . . .! I.- ‘. . GAO United States General Accounting Washington, Office D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-224659 September 30, 1986 The Honorable United States The Honorable United States Christopher Senate Lowell Senate Dodd Weicker, Jr. competition The Navy is and ...
Date Sept. 23, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-198 Title

Procurement: Analysis of DLA's Dealings With the Pines Corporation During 1985

A ’C Office ,1q\~;$5yi&f&‘ United States Gene@ Aa-xoanti Repoit to the Honorable Alfork. M. D’Amato United States Senate . September 1986 / PROCUREMENT \ Pines Corporation . During IQ85 131155 -- l . c United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-222991 September 23,1986 The Honorable Alfonse M. D’Amato United States ...
Date Aug. 26, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-194 Title

Space Shuttle: NASA's Procurement of Solid Rocket Booster Motors

1 * . . , L I)* United States General Accounthi Office 13(N& L Report $0the Administraltor, Nati,onal AelFomlautLcs SpaceAdlmi.nktx+ation and and the Secretary bf the Air Force / Au@+, 1986 SPACESHUTTLE! NMA’s Procurembnt of Solid Rocket Booster Motors Y / I GACj/NSIAD-86-194 Q&4$4 Y GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 National Security and International Affairs Di...
Date July 31, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-45S-11 Title

DOD Acquisition: Case Study of the Air Force Advanced Air-To-Surface Missile Program

United States General Accounting Office ] GAO July 31,1986 Report to Congressional Requesters DOD ACQUISITION Case Study of the Air Force Advanced AirTo-Surface Missile Program 130576 GhO/NSLAD-8645S-11 036X7 Preface The Chairmen of the SenateCommittee on Governmental Affairs and its Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management asked GAO to examine the capabilities of the program manager and...
Date July 31, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-45S-16 Title

DOD Acquisition: Case Study of the Air Force Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

- United St&&es General Accounting Office GAO July 31,1986 Report to Congressional Requesters DOD ACQUISITION Case Study of the Air Force Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile GAO/NSIAJ%86-45S-16 03Ggvf . Preface The Chairmen of the Senate Comnuttee on Governmental Affan-s and its Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management asked GAO to examine the capablhties of the program manager and ...
Date July 31, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-45S-15 Title

DOD Acquisition: Case Study of the MILSTAR Satellite Communications System

United States General Accounting Office 1305sq GAO July 31,1986 Report to Congressional Requesters DOD ACQUISITION CaseStudy of the MILSTAR Satellite Communications System II III llIlllIillll II 130589 GAOl/MAD-f3S-4SS-l6 I 036aa3 / /3Os8P Preface The Chairmen of the SenateCommittee on Governmental Affairs and its Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management asked GAO to examine the capabili...
Date July 31, 1986 Report No. 130591 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: NASA's Shuttle Booster Rocket Motor Procurement

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C 20548 For release on delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 31, 1986 STATEMENT OF MILTON SOCOLAR SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF TEE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON NASA'S SHUTTLE BOOSTER ROCKET MOTOR PROCUREMENT 1111...
Date July 22, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-170BR Title

Aircraft Procurement: Air Force Air Defense Fighter Competition

United States General Accounting Office *GAO July 1986 Briefing Report to the Chairman, Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT Air ForceAir Defense Fighter Competition GAO/NSIAD-86-170BR GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and international Affairs Division R-223549 July 22, 1986 The Honorable Les Aspin Chairman, C...
Date June 5, 1986 Report No. 130518 Title

Financial Management: The Rule of Two

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT lo:00 THURSDAY, JUNE 5, A.M. 1986 STATEMENT OF SEYMOUR EFROS ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL PROCUREMENT LAW SECTION OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL BEFORE THE SUBCOMttiITTEE ON SBA AND SBIC AUTHORITY, MINORITY ENTERPRISE AND GENERAL SMALL BUSINESS PROBLEMS COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS UNITED STATES HOUSE OF ...
Date March 24, 1986 Report No. RCED-86-69 Title

Mineral Revenues: Delays in Processing and Disbursing Onshore Oil and Gas Bid Revenues

, las745 l I United States General Accounting Office w GAO Mardh 1986 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives MINERAL REVENUES Delays in Processing and Disbursing Onshore Oil and Gas Bid Revenues I Ill II llllll 129745 . ---.i---..-.--...-- . -._--~ --. _ ..-..__ ___--_ -_-_-- ..__. --.-.-- --~ GAq/RCED-8669 , . GAO United States General Accountin...
Date Jan. 17, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-1 Title

Procurement: National Institute of Education's Procurement Practices

1 I . United States General Accounting Office ,aslT iA0 January 1986 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources,Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives PROCUREMENT National Institute of Education’s Procurement Practices III Ill IllIll Ill 129101 GAO/EIRD86-1 53c+3lS h” GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C....
Date April 8, 1985 Report No. OGC-85-5 Title

National Defense: Limited Survey of the Need To Delay Implementation of the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984

_.-_UNITED _. +. THE WASHINGTON~D.C. STATES 2~48 APRIL 8.1955 B-208159.5 The Honorable Jack Brooks, Chairman The Honorable Frank Horton, Ranking Member Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Minority The Honorable William S. Cohen, Chairman The Honorable Carl Levin, Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management Committee on Governmental Affairs Uni...
Date Feb. 1, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-53 Title

Natural Resources: The A-76 Study at the NOAA National Climatic Data Center Could Have Been Compromised by the Disclosure of Certain Information

COMPTROLLER OENfRAL WAbnINaTon, OF D.C. THE UNtTED STATES SOS48 B-215002 ", Y *v',Rm ?.,
Date April 26, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-33 Title

Government Operations: The District Is Working To Increase Competition and Ensure Reasonable Prices for Supply and Service Contracts

I 1 my Tt-jEUs r,wd-?AL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Mayor Of The District Of Columbia The District Is Working To Increase Competition And Ensure Reasonabte Prices For Supply And Service Contracts GAO revlewed 19 Drstrrct of Columbra procurement actjons worth $8 mrllron that were processed near the end of fiscal year 1982 and found that the Drstrlct awarded 13 contracts--6 formally advertised a...
Date March 27, 1984 Report No. 123751 Title

Budget and Spending: GAO Views on H.R. 5184

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, 1984 STATEMENT OF CHARLESA. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE HOUSECOMMITTEE GOVERNMENT ON OPERATIONS ON GAO VIEWS ON H.R. 5184 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: We are pleased to be here today as containing to comment on H.R. We generally p...
Date Jan. 16, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-5 Title

Energy: Interior's FY 1982 Report on Alternative Bidding Systems

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 2054-S OFFICE RESOURCES COUMUNITV AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION JANUARV 16, 1984 B-207556 The Honorable Michael L. Synar Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Interior's Fiscal Year 1982 Report Bidding Systems (GAO/RCED-84-5) on...
Date April 19, 1983 Report No. 121169 Title

National Defense: Department of Defense High Dollar Spare Parts Breakout Program

* , . I UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10 A.M. April 19, 1983 STATEMENT OF DONALD J. HORAN DIRECTOR PROCUREMENT,LOGISTICS AND READINESS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY GOVERNMENT*OPERATIONS COMMITTEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON DOD’ 33 igh Dollar Spare Parts Breakout Program lllllIlllllllll 1...
Date Aug. 2, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-104 Title

Government Operations: SBA's Breakout Efforts Increase Competitive Procurements at Air Logistics Centers

UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCCWNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20!548 PROUJRLMEM. LOQI-. AND READINESS DIYISIDN B-207831 The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo House of Representatives Dear Mr. Addabbo: Subject: August 2, 1982 119143 llllllll SBA's Breakout Efforts Increase Competitive Procurements at Air Logistics Centers' l,b (GAO/PLRD-82-104) Your August 26, 1981, letter asked us to conduct an indepth review...
Date April 7, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-40 Title

Government Operations: Less Sole-Source, More Competition Needed on Federal Civil Agencies' Contracting

BYTHECOMPTROLLERGENERAL1 Report To The Chairman, House Committee On Government Operations OF THEUNITED STATES Less Sole-Source, More Competition Needed On Federal Civil Agencies’ Contracting The six agencies that GAO reviewed did not take the opportunity to award an estimated 40 percent of their new sole-source contracts competitively during the year ended June 30, 1980. The awards initially obl...
Date March 17, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-56 Title

Energy: DOE Did Not Provide the Subcommittee With All Documents Related to the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Steam Generator Contract

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 March 17, 1982 B-164105 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: The Departmen?of the Subcommittee Breeder ,,Lwtill RELEASED 117874 Subject: late4 ;tp j$vt Contract for the Cl+ ~t&~&~yr Reactor's Steam Generator4 7 D...
Date March 8, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-45 Title

Reporting Competition in Defense Procurements: Recent Changes Are Misleading

?llh ,3 II //Ah UNITED STATESGENERALACCCNJNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCuRmlm4T. AND READINEiS L001sTlcs, DIVISION B-205720 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Secretary: Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Director, GAO Affairs MARCH 8,1982 in Defense Procurements;!; Are Misleading/(PLRD-82-45) ,,,,m s,, Determining the real extent of competition in Department of Defense (DOD) p...
Date Aug. 31, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-146 Title

Employment: Information on Funding Commitments From Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Titles III and IV During Fiscal Year 1981

, . 1 REPORTBY THE U.S. General Accounting Office Information On Funding Commitments From Comprehensive Employment And Training Act Titles Ill And IV During Fiscal Year 1981 GAO identified 193 awards administered by Labor’s Office of National Pro rams or Office of Youth Programs totaling P102.6 million from Comprehensive Employment and Training Act titles II I and IV discretionary funds that had...
Date July 29, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-45 Title

Government Operations: DOD Loses Many Competitive Procurement Opportunities

Report To The Honorable Stephen House Of Repkentatives OF-THEUNITEDSTATES Wan! DOD Loses Many Competitive Procurement Opportunities DOD awarded an estimated $289 million in fiscal year 1979 contracts without obtaining available competition. Contracting officers often acquiesced to inappropriate noncompeti tive procurement requests from headquarters or accepted, without adequate support, assertions...
Date Oct. 31, 1980 Report No. B-200136 Title

Government Operations: Noncompetitive Procurement of Aeronautical Spare Parts at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE REGIONAL ROOM KANSAS 10. OFFICE 66101 GATEWAY II BLJILDIN~ 4m AND 8TATL CITy, UNSAS October B-200136 31, 1980 Lb0 LYajor General Jay T. Edwards Commander, Oklahoma City AirqCcCj6%';, Logistics Center Dear General: /3 Procurement of Aeronautical Spare Parts at Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center 9 We have completed our survey of the noncompetitive procurement of...
Date March 25, 1980 Report No. B-197844 Title

Government Operations: [Impact on Employment in Federal Contract Operations (H.R. 6425)]

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Date Oct. 17, 1978 Report No. PSAD-78-147 Title

Government Operations: Defense Department Is Not Doing Enough To Maximize Competition When Awarding Contracts for Foreign Military Sales

1 /07sA2 .9, I.' DOCoUMf 1 '33 07520 - C296804@ ] st ricte lt - .ofonse Departmet Is lot Doing lrgeig slitmay Sales. 1fJ3-78-147s wt-eu lardlig Contracts for. B-165731. October 17, 1978. 33 pp..- 2 appendices (6 pr.- iegh TSo IMaziam Coapttion -;' -'. a-: lou Ciittt epoet to Rop. Jack Dtookf' C Se·c ity 0d0 Itioa3: Goernment OperatiousIt Igeislast -nel. b.Stants, Cottollr Subcommittee; by lor of ...
Date Jan. 17, 1978 Report No. PSAD-78-10 Title

Government Operations: Survey of Service Contracts Awarded by Local Authorities

DOCUNIT RBSUI 04689 - BC0185082] [Survey of Service Contracts Awarded by Loeal Authorities]j PSAD-78-10; -167637. January 17, 1978. 4 pp. + enclosure (1 PP-) . Report to Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development; by Henry schwege, Director, Coemunity and Econosic Develofment Div. Issue Area: ederal Procuresent of oods and Services 119001; Federal Procurement of Goods and ServicesZ Mot...
Date Nov. 22, 1977 Report No. PSAD-78-41 Title

Government Operations: Efforts Needed to Increase Competition for Elevator Maintenance Services in the Veterans Administration

DOCUSENT fESUAE 04398 - LB3334559] (Efforts Needed to Increase Competition for Elevator Maintenance Services in the Veterans Administration). PSAD-78-41; B-135350. November 22, 1977. 9 pp. Report to Max Cleland, Administratcr, Veterans Administration; by Gregory J. Ahart, Director, Human Resources Div. IsSue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services (1900); Federal Procurement of Goods and S...
Date March 15, 1977 Report No. FGMSD-77-14 Title

Information Management: Problems Found With Government Acquisition and Use of Computers From November 1965 to December 1976

DOCUMENT RESUME 00054 - [A1051691 Problems Found with Government Acquisition and Use of Computers fros November 1965 to December 1976. B-115369; FGNSD-77-14. March 15, 1977. 46 pp.* appendices (27 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Robert F. General. Keller, Acting Comptroller Issue Area: Automatic Data Processing (1001. Contact: Financial and General Management Studies Div. Budget Function: Miscell...
Date Feb. 26, 1971 Report No. B-164018 Title

Financial Management: Opportunities for Savings by Increasing Competition in Procurement of Commercial Equipment

uipment B-764018 National Aeronautics and Space Admmstratlon , BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES . COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF DC THE UNiTED 20548 STATES B- 164018 To the Speaker President of the of the Senate and the House of Representatives by inequipment This 1s our report on opportunltles for savings creasing competition In procurement of commercial by the Natlonal Aeronaut...
Date July 14, 1969 Report No. 094467 Title

National Defense: GAO's Evaluation of Two Proposed Methods for Enhancing Competition in Weapons Systems Procurement

e ).--.- 0 For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Monday, 14 July, 1969 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 STATEMENTOF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE ANTITRUST AND MONOPOLY ON SENATE COMMITTEEON THE JUDICIARY ON GAO’S EVALUATION OF TWO PROPOSED METHODS* ' FOR ENHANCINGCOMPETITION IN WEAPONS SYSTEMSPROCUREMEN...
Date Jan. 10, 1969 Report No. B-163379 Title

Government Operations: Use of the Second-Phase Method of Contracting--A Method That Does Not Encourage Maximum Price Competition

REPORT TO THE ~~087814 ~~l~~~lll~l~llllll~lll~l~l~ ._____ -_. .-. i _, ~. Use Of -The Second-Phase Method Of Contracting--A Method That Does Not Encourage Maximum Price Corn petition B163379 &mm&-Ser-v-ic.es AdmhisjraJion ’ -.-“..N_ ,._. F ILE BYTHECOMPTROLLER OFTHEUNITEDSTATES GENERAL JAM. HI,1969 USE OF THE SECOND-PHASEMETHODOF CONTRACTING--A METHODTHAT DOES NOT ENCOURAGE MAXIMUM PRICE COMPE...
Date April 20, 1967 Report No. B-152306 Title

Government Operations: Government-Wide Review of the Administration of Certain Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Relating to Architect-Engineer Fees

I11ll1111111I111 11111l111ll 11 l1 l11 l1 ll1 R E P O R T TO 087499 T H E C O N G R E S S O F T H E U N I T E D STATES BY T H E COMPTROLLER G E N E R A L OF T H E U N I T E D STATES R E P O R T TO T H E CONGRESS O F THE U N I T E D STATES . BY THE COMPTROLLER G E N E R A L O F T H E U N I T E D STATES REPORT ON GOVERNMENT-WIDE RmIxW-. THE ADMINISTRATI:ON OF OF CERTAIN STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQU...