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Date Oct. 31, 1985 Report No. 128305 Title

Government Operations: H.R. 2909, A Bill To Establish an Office of Inspector General Within the United States Postal Service

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 29548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10 A.M. OCTOBER31, 1985 STATEMENT OF JOHN J. ADAIR, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FRAUD PREVENTIONAND AUDIT OVERSIGHT GROUP, ACCOUNTINGAND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT JlIVISION REFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE POSTAL OPERATIONSAND SERVICES ON OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEEON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL ON SERVICE ,' H.R. 2909, A BILL TO ESTABLIS...
Date Oct. 31, 1985 Report No. RCED-86-19 Title

Energy: Low-Income Weatherization--Better Way of Meeting Needs in View of Limited Funds

BYTHEUS. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Energy Low-Income Weatherization-Better Way )”bf Meeting Needs ‘In View Of Limited Funds Federal grants for low-income weatherization programs totaled more than $2.5 billion between 1975 and 1985. States use the grants to weatherize low-income dwellings, thereby reducing residential fuel use. Currently, the main sources of federal fu...
Date Oct. 31, 1985 Report No. RCED-86-16 Title

Natural Resources: New Rules for Protecting Land in the National Park System--Consistent Compliance Needed

,BYTHE US, GENE RAL ACCOUNTING Report To The Secretary Of The Interior OFFICE New Rules For Protecting Land In The National Park System-Consistent Compliance Needed In May 1982 the Department of the Interior implemented a policy that requires the National Park Service to prepare land protection plans. These plans both identify the land and degrees of title to that land needed by the federal govern...
Date Oct. 31, 1985 Report No. RCED-86-28 Title

Weather Satellite Costs Have Increased: Problems Have Occurred in Their Manufacturing Quality Control

General Accounting Office Weather Satellite Costs Have increased; Problems Have Occurred jn Their Manufacturing Quality Control The National Oceanic and “Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) operates the nation’s civilian weather satellite system. The cost of buying these satellites has risen steeply over the years and some of them have failed in orbit earlier than expected. This report discusses...
Date Oct. 30, 1985 Report No. 128276 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Computer Security Research and Training Act of 1985, H.R. 2889

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 AM, EST WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1985 STATEMENT OF UILLIAM S. FRANKLIN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR INFORMATION WANAGEMENT MD TECHNOLOGY DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOl'4MITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ,AND SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, THE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY AVIATION AND MATERIALS COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ...
Date Oct. 30, 1985 Report No. RCED-86-8 Title

Agriculture and Food: Information on the Forest Service's Efforts to Control the Spread of the Western Spruce Budworm in the Carson National Forest

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 REWED RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AN0 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DtVISION OCTOBER 30,1985 B-220729 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Pete V. Domenici Senate Domenici: IllIIIIll 128298 Information on the Forest Service's Efforts to Control the Spread of the Western Spruce Budworm in the Carson National Forest'(GAO/RCED-86-8) As requ...
Date Oct. 25, 1985 Report No. RCED-86-39BR Title

Biotechnology: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Biotechnology Research Efforts

United States @eaerjbl~J, cc0l.m~ ,j“’ o.mce lg%w To the Chairman, Committee on Sc~encx ’ and Technology, House of Representatives *.:, he I 6,,, ,I,,, ,” &tuber 1986 BIOTECHNOLOGY , The U.S. Department :’ of Agriculture’s Biotechnology Research Efforts ,’ ” 128383 GAO/RCE-BR 9; i 1 u .1 L I ‘ AboutOurNewLook.. . This GAO report was produced using a new design and printing proces...
Date Oct. 24, 1985 Report No. RCED-86-20 Title

Financial Management: Agriculture's Second-Year Implementation of the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act

I .I I . 1,, /3KK3 / a. THEU.S.GENERALACCO”NilG ii’ OFFiCE” Report To The Secretary Of Agriculture Agriculture’s Second-Year Implementation Of The Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act GAO reviewed the processes used by 23 federal departments and agencies to implement the Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act of 1982. The act was intended to help reduce fraud, waste, and abuse ...
Date Oct. 24, 1985 Report No. RCED-86-1BR Title

Air Pollution: Environmental Protection Agency's Inspections of Stationary Sources

I * @ -. I r2wq b’ THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Briefing Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives RELEASED Air Pollution: Environmental Protection Agency’s Inspections @f Stationary Sources The effectiveness and credibility of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) stationary source inspection...
Date Oct. 18, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-86-2 Title

Military Medals: Efforts To Expedite Their Distribution to Veterans

em* . la8a3t !. \ *B?’ U.S.GENERALA&COUNTING OFFICE THE Report To The Honorable House Of Representatives Barbara Boxer Military Medals: Efforts To Expedite Their Distribution ,,,,I? Veterans 76 ,mj’ The armed forces are responsible for ensuring that former military members receive, upon application, all medals which were earned but never issued and any replacements needed. A surge of requests ...
Date Oct. 18, 1985 Report No. RCED-86-29FS Title

Agriculture and Food: Examples of USDA's Application of the $50,000 Payment Limitation

BY THE U.S.GENERALACC’OUT\lTING OFFICE Fact Sheet For The Chairman, Committee Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry United States Senate On Examples @f USDA’s Application Of The $50,000 Payment Limitation GAO/RCED-66-29FS OCTOBER 18,1886 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 Gaithers...
Date Oct. 18, 1985 Report No. GGD-86-5 Title

Financial Institutions: Farm Credit Administration's Liquidation of Production Credit Associations

+ REPORT THEU.S. BY General Accounting Office Farm Credit Administration’s Liquidation Production Credit Associations Eight Members of Congress asked GAO to review the liquidation of insolvent borrower-owned cooperatives within the Farm Credit System that provide short- and intermediate-term credit to farmers and ranchers. In examining four associations during 1983 and 1984, GAO found that --the...
Date Oct. 17, 1985 Report No. GGD-86-4 Title

Education: Implementation of Public Law 94-142 as It Relates to Handicapped Delinquents in the District of Columbia

ymLh ,, *, ,h,hm c ‘BYTHEUS, GENERALACCO”NiNk a35 Ol%CE ~ Report To The Ranking Minority Member Committee On The District Of Columbia House Of Representatives Implementation Of Public Law 94-142 As It Relates To Handicapped Delinquents In The District Of Columbia This report is the text of GAO testimony presented to the Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs and Health, House Committeeon the District ...
Date Oct. 17, 1985 Report No. 128328 Title

Budget and Spending: The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985

UNITE6 STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTI% OFFICE WASH-, D.C. 20548 RJR RELEASE DEUVE!?Y , ON EXPECTED 9:OO A.M. AT ocxc43ER 17, 1985 ' TESQMQUY OF CHARLESA.BWSHER axvlxoLLER GENERALOFTHEUNITEDSTATES BEFORE THE L WBCOMMITTEEONLEXXSLATIONANDNATIONALSECURITY COMMITI'EEON m OPERATIONS HOUSEOFRE3RE%IWATIVES ON DEFICIT OL ACT OF 1985 ! 128328 I Mr.Cbaiman andMembersof t9 amy theSubcam\ittee: bf9l;e thq Sukmrnitte...
Date Oct. 15, 1985 Report No. RCED-86-30 Title

Natural Resources: Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale 82--Sale Preparation and Subsequent Cancellation

BY THE US. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Committee Merchant Marine And Fisheries House Of Representatives On Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale 82--Sale Preparation And Subsequent Cancellation The Department of the Interior cancelled Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale 82 in September 1984 when no industry bids were received. The companies that GAO contacted said that the main re...
Date Oct. 15, 1985 Report No. RCED-86-37 Title

Energy: Status of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Activities as of September 30, 1985

/zw?s& 6 REPORT THEUS, BY * General Accounting Office Status Of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Activities As Of September 30, 1985 The Department of Energy reported that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve contained 489.3 million barrels of oil on September 30, 1985. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1985, about 12.7 million barrels of oil were added, for a fill rate of about 138,000 barrels per d...
Date Oct. 9, 1985 Report No. 128108 Title

Employment: The Executive Exchange Program Voluntary Services Act of 1985

. * \ , tI . U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, October 9, 1985 STATEMENT OF ROSSLYN S. KLEEMAN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE AND CIVIL SERVICE ON POST OFFICE ON H.R. 3002, THE EXECUTIVE SERVICES EXCHANGE PROGRAM VOLUNTARY ACT .OF 1985 ."j Madam Ch...
Date Oct. 8, 1985 Report No. 128096 Title

Agriculture and Food: The Agricultural Export Enhancement Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. OCTOBER 8, 1985 ' STATEMENT OF BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE ON THE AGRICULTURAL EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM 128096 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: today to discuss with you our Program is being of S...
Date Sept. 30, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-134 Title

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: An Overview of Its Development and Use in the Event of an Oil Supply Disruption

BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: An Overview Of Its Development And Use In The Event Of An Oil Supply Disruption The Congress authorized the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in 1975 to store up to 1 billion barrels of oil that could be withdrawn from storage and distributed to replace lost imports if U.S. oil supplies were disrupted. ...
Date Sept. 30, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-121 Title

Environmental Protection: EPA's Sanctions Policy Is Not Consistent With the Clean Air Act

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations, Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES EPA’s Sanctions Policy Is Not Consistent With The Clean Air Act In mid-1983, in response to congressional and state concerns, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew proposed construction bans on facilities that ...
Date Sept. 30, 1985 Report No. IMTEC-85-16 Title

Information Management: Social Security Administration's Computer Systems Modernization Effort May Not Achieve Planned Objectives

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT TO iEli CEAIRMAN, COW'IITPEE ON GOVERNUENT OPERATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ,UNITED STATES SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S COMPUTER SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION EFFORT MAY NOT ACHIEVE PLANNED OBJECTIVES Security Administration (SSA) relies The Social heavily on computers to disburse billions of dollars to beneficiaries each year. By the late 1970s the agency'...
Date Sept. 27, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-104 Title

Energy: More Assurance Is Needed That Strategic Petroleum Reserve Oil Can Be Withdrawn as Designed

. General Accounting Office More Assurance Is Needed That Strategic Petroleum Reserve Oil Can Be Withdrawn As Designed The Department of Energy (DOE) has designed the Strategic Petroleum Reserve so that large quantities of oil can be withdrawn over a sustained time period if oil imports are disrupted. DOE has tested its ability to withdraw oil through actual drawdown exercises and computer model s...
Date Sept. 27, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-105 Title

Agriculture and Food: Need To Foster Optimal Use of Resources in the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

BY THE US. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Agriculture Need To Foster Optimal Use Of Resources In The Special Supplemental Food Program For Women, Infants, And Children (WIC) The WIC Program for fiscal year 1984 provided supplemental food and nutrition counseling to 3 million women, infants, and children who met income criteria and were judged to be at nutritional risk. Because...
Date Sept. 25, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-98 Title

Employment: Projects Funded in South Central Georgia by the Emergency Jobs Appropriations Act of 1983

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE \ Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Employment And Productivity Committee On Labor And Human Resources United States Senate Projects Funded In South Central Georgia By The Emergency Jobs Appropriations Act Of 1983 To meet economic problems facing the nation, the Congress enacted the Emergency Jobs Appropriations Act of 1983, which made over $9 billion ava...
Date Sept. 9, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-143 Title

National Defense: Navy Management and Use of the Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program

. 0. \ ‘. 127~06 p --- ” : ;.:. l \::; (‘-“ ..,.J’W?A~.ACCOUNTiNG OFFICE :r- Report yi The Chairman, Subcommittee On Manpower And Personnel, Committee On Armed Services, U n ited States Senate Navy Management And Use Of The Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program The Navy iS managing its Selective Reenlistment Bonus program well. The Navy uses this program to retain personnel needed to meet...
Date Sept. 9, 1985 Report No. 127877 Title

Income Security: S. 1527, the Civil Service Pension Reform Act of 1985

UNITED STATES.GENERALACCOUNTI'NG OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10:00 a.m. September 9, 1985 STATEMENT OF CHARLESA. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON S. 1527, THE CIVIL SERVICE PENSION REFORM ACT OF 1985 J llIIIIlllI llllll 127877 t Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I am pleas...
Date Sept. 9, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-63 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Support for Development of Electronics and Materials Technologies by the Governments of the United States, Japan, West Germany, France, and the United Kingdom

RELEASED RESTRICTED - Not tp’be General Accounting Office Support For Development Of Electronics And Materials Technologies By The Governments Of The United States, Japan, West Germany, France, And The United Kingdom The governments of the United States, Japan, West Germany, France, and the United Kingdom each have large research and development efforts involving government agencies, universitie...
Date Sept. 6, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-131 Title

DOD's Industrial Modernization Incentives Program: An Evolving Program Needing Policy and Management Improvement

BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense DOD’s Industrial Modernization Incentives Program: An Evolving Program Needing Policy And Management Improvement The DOD industrial Modernization Incentives Program provides incentives to contractors for investing in efficient manufacturing equipment and processes--a way to reduce cost of weapon systems. DOD officials estimate ...
Date Sept. 5, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-139 Title

National Defense: The Extent of Navy Compliance With Congressional Guidelines on the Training and Administration of the Reserve Program

Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee Defense, Committee On Appropriations House Of Representatives On lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllll LM127853 The Extent 6; Navy Compliance With Congressional Guidelines On The Training And Administration Of The Reserve (TAR) Program At the request of the Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense, House Committee on Appropriations, GAO reviewed the extent to which...
Date Aug. 28, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-110 Title

International Affairs: AID Recognizes Need To Improve the Foreign Economic Assistance Planning and Programming Process

BY THE US GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Administrator Agency For International Development AID Recognizes Need To Improve The Foreign Economic Assistance Planning And Programming Process The Agency for International Development’s planning and programming process for foreign economic assistance includes the preparation and review of recipient country development strategies, the formulati...
Date Aug. 27, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-92 Title

Income Security: Evidence Is Insufficient To Support the Administration's Proposed Changes to AFDC Work Programs

B’Y’ US, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE THE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Intergovernmental Relations And Human Resources, House Committee On Government Operations Evidence Is Insufficient To Support The Administration’s Proposed Changes To AFDC Work Programs GAO examined trends in poverty among female-headed households and federal responses to tliis population group’s problems. In 19...
Date Aug. 27, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-97 Title

Health: Impact of Offsetting Earnings From VA's Work Therapy Programs From Veterans' Pensions

UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION &gust 27, 1985 d-220103 The Honorable Alan Cranston Ranking Minority Member Committee on Veterans' Affairs United States Senate Dear Senator Subject: Cranston: Impact of Offsetting Earnings From VA's Work Therapy Programs From Veterans' Pensions (GAO/HRD-85-97) we conducted a study to determine the At your reque...
Date Aug. 26, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-142 Title

Agriculture and Food: Processing Time for Farmers Home Administration's Operating Loans in Minnesota During Fiscal Year 1984

c UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION August B-219568 The Honorable Douglas K. Bereuter House of Representatives Dear Mr. Bereuter: Subject: 26, 1985 Processing Time for Farmers Home Administration's Operating Loans in Minnesota During Fiscal Year 1984 (GAO/RCED-85-142) As requested in your May 30, 1984, letter and ...
Date Aug. 26, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-139 Title

Natural Resources: Reasons and Current Outlook for the Sale of Federal Royalty Oil to Small and Independent Refiners

j BY THE US. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee Oversight And Investigations Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives Reasons And Current Outlook For The Sale Of Federal Royalty Oil To Small And Independent Refiners The Department of Interior receives a royalty from oil produced on federal lands. Interior can take the royalty as a cash payment or a porti...
Date Aug. 22, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-51 Title

Income Security: The Establishment of Alternative Corporations by Selected Legal Services Corporation Grant Recipients

Report To The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch And The Honorable Jeremiah Denton United States Senate The Establishment Of Alternative Corporations By Selected Legal Services Corporation Grant Recipients GAO reviewed corporations established by three Legal Services Corporation (LSC) grant recipients allegedly to avoid grant restrictions. In reviewing these “alternative” corporations, GAO found that: -...
Date Aug. 20, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-94 Title

Health: Future Usefulness of Admission Pattern Monitoring System Is Questionable

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RLbolJRCU DIVISION August 20, 1985 C. McClain Haddow Acting Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Haddow: Future Usefulness Monitoring System 128138 Subject: of Admission Pattern Is Questionable (GAO/HRD-85-94) The Admission Pattern Monitoring System (APM) originally ...
Date Aug. 19, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-107 Title

Agriculture and Food: Federal Price Support for Honey Should Be Phased Out

1 I , . w BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Federal Price Support Fbr Honey Should Be Phased Out The mandatory honey price-support program, which is currently set at the lowest support level allowable by law, has become costly to the government--about $164 million for the 1980-83 period. Only 1 percent of the nation’s beekeepers participate in the program. Since...
Date Aug. 12, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-110 Title

The Foreign Fishing Observer Program: Management Improvements Needed

The Foreign Fishing Observer Program: Management Improvements Needed The Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended, authorized the placement of US. observers on foreign fishing vessels permitted in the U.S. Fishery Conservation Zone. Observers are to collect various types of biological data and monitor foreigners’ compliance with U.S. fishery laws and regulations. The costs of...
Date Aug. 8, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-147 Title

Natural Resources: Surface Coal Mining Operations in Two Oklahoma Counties Raise Questions About Prime Farmland Reclamation and Bond Adequacy

BY THE U,S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Environment, Energy, And Natural Resources Committee On Government Operations House of Representatives Surface Coal Mining Operations In Two Oklahoma Counties Raise Questions About Prime Farmland Reclamation And Bond Adequacy The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 allows prime farmland to be mined but requ...
Date Aug. 7, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-105 Title

Agriculture and Food: Financial and Management Improvements Needed in the Food for Development Program

. .. BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Honorable George E. Brown, Jr. House Of Representatives Financial And Management Improvements Needed In The Food For Development Program Title III of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act provides developing countries with incentives for improving their agricultural productivity. If recipients use local currencies generated fro...
Date July 31, 1985 Report No. 127468 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: GAO's Reports on the FHwA Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Outdoor Advertising Control Programs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT lo:00 A.M. JULY 31, 1985 STATEMENT OF OLIVER W. KRUEGER, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOUQCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELO?MENT DIVISION BEFOQE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS ON GAO'S QEPORTS ON THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION'S DISADVANTAGED ...
Date July 31, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-156 Title

Energy: Status of the Department of Energy's Implementation of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 as of June 30, 1985

BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Committee And Natural Resources United States Senate On Energy Status Of The Department Of Energy’s Implementation Of The Nuclear Waste Policy Act Of 1982 As Of June 30,1985 In March 1984, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested that GAO report quarterly on the status of the Department of Energy’s progress in implementing ...
Date July 31, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-57 Title

Agriculture and Food: The Role of Marketing Orders in Establishing and Maintaining Orderly Marketing Conditions

* v ‘I . r, -J@w BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES The Role Of Marketing Orders In Establishing And Maintaining Orderly Marketing Conditions I ) ’ Federal marketing orders are legally binding plans, designed and operated by growers and handlers of specific fruit, vegetable, and specialty crops (such as hops and nuts), and approved by the Secretary of Agricultu...
Date July 31, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-109 Title

International Affairs: The U.S. Economic Assistance Program for Egypt Poses a Management Challenge for AID

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Administrator Agency For International Development The U.S. Economic Assistance Program For Egypt Poses A Management Challenge For AID The United States has provided Egypt with $7.3 billion in Economic Support Fund assistance since 1974. This high level of funding has been provided to help maintain peace and stability in the Middle East--the polit...
Date July 22, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-89 Title

National Defense: Review of Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center's Dekitting Policy

. IXprJJ w REPORT THEU.S. BY I L General Accounting Office Review Of Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center’s Dekitting Policy The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center is reviewing its repair kits when they come up for reprocurement. Its goal is to eliminate, from the kits, expensive parts already separately managed by the government and parts which are procured from a sole source or are source contro...
Date July 19, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-63 Title

Government Operations: Alternative Work Schedules for Federal Employees

RKSTRICTED - Not to be released OUL~;~, * 13 Accounting bt?lce ermpt on the basis of sycuwro by the Offlce of Gongre88Mnal Relationk EI~++JV~~ 12 fW RELEASED fl " EC THE USGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chair, Task Force On Economic ~ Security, Select Committee On Children, ~ Youth And Families ’ House Of Representatives Alternative Work Schedules For Federal Employees This report provid...
Date July 15, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-67 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Coordination of Federal Drug Interdiction Efforts

RELEASED . , I BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE : Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On j Government Information, Justice And Agriculture i Committee On Government Operations ~ House Of Representatives Coordination Of Federal Drug ~ Interdiction Efforts GAO reviewed operations of the National Narcotics Border Interdiction System (NNBIS) and concluded that the concept upon which NNBIS was fou...
Date July 15, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-79 Title

Urban Mass Transportation Administration's New Formula Grant Program: Operating Flexibility and Process Simplification

BY THECOMPTROlLER GENERAL . CxwCrs’ 317% F R&port To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Wban Mass Transportation Administration’s New Formula Grant Program: Operating Flexibility And Process Simplification The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 created a grant program that increased state and local control over the use of mass transportation funds and simplified the grant application a...
Date July 15, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-149 Title

Energy: Status of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Activities as of June 30, 1985

General Accounting Office Status Of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Activities As Of he 30, 1985 T!he Department of Energy reported that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve contained 476.6 million barrelsof oil on June30,1985. Cjuring the third quarter of fiscal year 1985, about 15 million barrels of oil were added, for a fill rate of 164,000 barrels per day. fhis report discusses the progress being ade i...
Date July 8, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-78 Title

National Defense: Status of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Modernization Program

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF Tt-iEUNITEDSTATES Status Of The Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Modernization The Department Of Defense is taking three major actions to modernize the intercontinental ballistic missile component of the U.S. strategic forces. Specifically, DOD is --developing a small ICBM and its hard mobile launcher, --researchrng other basing technology, and...