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| Date March 5, 1985 |
Report No. 126343 |
Title
l UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE W A S H INGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDA T 9:45 A.M. M A R C H5, 1985 S T A T E M E N TOF F . KEVIN BOLAND SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES, O M M U N ITY C AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE S U B C O M M ITTEE ENERGYAND THE ENVIRONMENT ON HOUSEC O M M ITTEEON INTERIOR AND INSULAR A F F A IRS ON D E P A R T M E N T ENERGYIMPL... |
| Date March 5, 1985 |
Report No. NSIAD-85-46 |
Title
BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Secretary Of Defense Management Or: The Joint Chiefs O’i Staff Exercise Program Has Been Strengthened, But More Needs To Be Done
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) exercise program trains U.S. forces, tests forces’ abilities to perform their missions, and prepares the forces of two or more services for joint operations. A GAO review of this progr... |
| Date March 5, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-67 |
Title
REPORT THEU.S. BY -~ General Accounting Office
Participants Are Satisfied With Mandatory Meal Programs In HUD Projects
The Department of Housing and Urban Development permits owners of section 202 housing projects for the elderly to adopt a mandatory meal policy that requires residents to purchase no more than one meal per day as a condition of occupancy. HUD intends this policy to benefit elderly... |
| Date March 4, 1985 |
Report No. HRD-85-4 |
Title
BY THECOMPTRCILLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES
Job Training Partnership Act: Initial Implementation Of Program For Disadvantaged Youth And Adults
The Job Training Partnership Act replaced the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act as the nation’s primary federally funded employment and training program on October 1, 1983. This program is administered by the Department of ... |
| Date March 1, 1985 |
Report No. HRD-85-45 |
Title
UNITEDSTATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, DC.
HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 20548 RELEASED March 1, 1985 B-21 7778 The Honorable Ted Weiss Chairman, Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Status of Office of Revenue Sharing's Implementation of Recommendations Related to Nondiscrimina... |
| Date Feb. 19, 1985 |
Report No. OCG-85-1 |
Title
53 ) g BYT E COMPTROLLER GENERA L Report To The Chairman, Senate Committee O n Governmental Affair s OF T E UNITED STATE S Compendium Of GAO's Views On The Cos t Saving Proposals Of The Grace Commissio n
Vol . I - Summary of Finding s S ' RICTED — Not to be released oe@fside fbe Owe-M IAcountig Office except on the basis of specific ap v e Office of Congressional Relations. kW \ ,S ED S7 .,.\ ~~... |
| Date Feb. 12, 1985 |
Report No. HRD-85-10 |
Title
I. . fl. ~26216 BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES
Improved Efforts Needed To Relieve Medicaid From Paying For Services Covered $v Private Insurers
Medicaid, a federally aided, state-administered medical assistance program for lowincome people, should be relieved of healt’h care costs if some other party is legally responsible to pay. Nevertheless, states receive ... |
| Date Feb. 5, 1985 |
Report No. AFMD-85-36 |
Title
UINI~DSTATESGENERALACCOUNTlNGOrriCL
WMHINGTGN,
D.C. 20548 I B-21 7594 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: 'NReview Groups Not Located in the Offices of 'Statutory Inspectors General (GAO/AFMD-85-36) 1 On May 21, 1984, you asked us to conduct a study of the 19 federal agencies that currently have statutory i... |
| Date Jan. 23, 1985 |
Report No. IMTEC-85-4 |
Title
w A r NL*, (I \ ; UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 _, .'
JANUARY 23.7985 tNFOAMAflON MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY DIVISION boy- The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Paul S. Sarbanes Senate Sarbanes: km *i -l_ --___. RELEASED : Review of Allegations Made About the Census 'Bureau (GAO/IMTEC-85-4) In response to your July 1, 1983, request and subsequent discussions... |
| Date Jan. 16, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-22 |
Title
;;“,:I ,, _B___.,,C-. .- ., . .- mvvwd w . I RESTRICTED - ~CcoUlltin~ tl
by the Office i L;iprova# 30rs-5 ’ I . BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ReDort To The Chairman, 1Subcommittee
Ov’ersig ht And Investigations Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives
- On OF THE UNITED STATES
Vehicle Emissions Inspection And Maintenance Program IS Behind Schedule Air Act, 30 StateS and the Dis... |
| Date Jan. 10, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-27 |
Title
Y \ ‘. . I i BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL - Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES
Department Of Energy’s Initial Efforts To Implement The Nuclear Waste Policy Act Of 1982
The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 establishes a comprehensive national program for the safe management, storage, and permanent disposal of highly radioactive materials accumulating at nuclear power plant sites. This report... |
| Date Dec. 28, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-85-3 |
Title
General Accountin Office
EPA Could Benefit From Comprehensive Management Information On Superfund Enforcement Actions
7716:: C:rrvironrr~c:rrt;~l Protection Agency main t;tiirs cl~,?t;~1I~:d Superfund c!rrforcement infor. mi/tiun in inclividunl file: i L~riclhis clevelopd irlf~orrn;ition systems for trq~orting various c:;~\t?yorlt:s of SuI)(::rfuncl t:nforc~?ment data. Hrdwt:vt?r, xxording to FPA ... |
| Date Dec. 21, 1984 |
Report No. AFMD-85-31 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 DECEMBER
MANAOEMENT DIVISION 21, 1984 The Honorable George M. O'Brien House of Representatives Dear Mr. O'Brien: Subject: Corporation for Public Broadcasting's of Public Television (GAO/AFMD-85-31) Oversight This is in response to your letter of July 20, 1983, which requested that we report on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's ... |
| Date Dec. 17, 1984 |
Report No. AFMD-85-19 |
Title
*. -wg i, , . . ys3ii’ ’ I B’r’THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Chairman, Joint Committee On Printing Government Printing Off ice’s Depository Library Program
GAO reviewed the operations of the Government Printing Office’s Depository Library Program at the request of the Joint Committee on Printing. GAO found that improvements have been made in the program and that deposi... |
| Date Nov. 30, 1984 |
Report No. NSIAD-85-32 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Report To The Committee On Foreign Affairs And Committee On Science And Technology House Of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Improvements Needed In UNESCO’S Management, Personnel, Financial, And Budgeting Practices
In December 1983, the United States announced that it was withdrawing from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)... |
| Date Nov. 5, 1984 |
Report No. GGD-85-17 |
Title
Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Commerce, Justice, State, And The Judiciary Committee On Appropriations United States Senate Regional Information
T/jr! Ht!gional Information Sharing Systems arc: rncrltisti.ite organizatrons funded by the Dlt:p;9rtrrlt:nt of Justice tu encourage the r:j)ordrr\;3tron of criminal investigations ac(‘oss polrtic;rt jurrsdictions. Seven projects ~)/ovrtlt! ix ... |
| Date Nov. 2, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-85-14 |
Title
Report To The Secretary Of Transportation Greater Use Of Value Engineering Has The Potential To Save The Department Of Transportation Millions In Construction Costs
Value englneoring is a scientific method of analyzing a product or service so that its function can be provrtled at the lowest possible overall cost. When r~ppl~t?cl to Departrnent of Transportation federal-aid corlstruction programs, ... |
| Date Oct. 25, 1984 |
Report No. HRD-85-8 |
Title
Report To The Secretary Of Labor A Comprehensive Approach Needed For Further Productivity Improvements In The Unemployment Insurance Program 125451 GAO/HRD-85-8 OCTOBER 25, 1984 I
Request for copies of GAD reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersbuq, Md. 70760 Telephone (202) 275-6241 1 The first five copie... |
| Date Oct. 15, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-85-40 |
Title
General Accounting Office
Status Of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Activities As Of September 30, 1984
Th# Dt:p;rrtrrrent of Energy reported that 70.h rnilllon barrels of oil were delivered to tt~c: iStr;ltc!ylc Petroleum Reserve during fisI;:II $~;tir 1984, for an average annual fill rate of 192,000 barrels per day. As of Sepher 30, 1984, the Reserve contained .I million barrels. Th~b rf:ptrrt discu... |
| Date Oct. 12, 1984 |
Report No. AFMD-85-9 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL THEUNITED OF STATES
WASHINGTON D.C. 20648 OCTOBER 12, 1984 B-200111 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Subject: IllIll I #II
125339 Progress in Improving Program and Budget Information for Congressional Use (GAO/AFMD-85-9) This report is submitted to the Congress in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 1113(e)(2), formerly the Congressional Budg... |
| Date Sept. 28, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-163 |
Title
BY IHE |
| Date Sept. 28, 1984 |
Report No. HRD-84-76 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL flu7G Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES
Community Services Block Grant: New State Role Brings Program And Administrative Changes
In 1981, the community services block grant replaced eight federal categorical programs and gave states primary administrative responsibility. States’ authority was greatly expanded over their limited involvement in the prior program, ... |
| Date Sept. 28, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-188 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Report To The Chairman Subcommittee On Legislative Committee On Appropriations House Of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Status ‘Of Civilian Federal Agencies’ Efforts To Address Hazardous Waste Problems On Their Lands
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (also known as Superfund) was enacted to address problems posed by... |
| Date Sept. 24, 1984 |
Report No. 125203 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 II II llllllllll
125203 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10:00 A.M. SEPTEMBER 24, 1984 STATEMENTOF F. KEVIN BOLAND SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES,COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OVERSIGHTAND INVESTIGATIONS ON HOUSECOMMITTEEON ENERGYAND COMMERCE ON DEPARTMENT ENERGYDEVELOPMENT OF AND MANAGEMENT T... |
| Date Sept. 21, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-200 |
Title
September
RESOURCES. COMMUNITY. AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION 21, 1984 B-213139 The Honorable Richard L. Ottinger Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Overview of in Achieving Selected Energy lllllllllllll
125389 Civilian Agencies' Progress Conservation (GAO/RCED-84-208) Subject: In response to your... |
| Date Sept. 19, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-149 |
Title
i!?i THE COMPTROL-ER GENERAL j
4 Report ToThe Congress
Management Weaknesses Affect Nuclear Regulatory Commission Efforts To Address Safety Issues Common To Nuclear Power Plants
Investioations of the March 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear plant accident showed that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) had not made adequate progress in addressing safety issues common to nuclear plants that had bee... |
| Date Sept. 18, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-85 |
Title
B\/ ;%-IE COMPTROLLERGENERAL (?qmrt ToThe Congress
QF THEUNITED STATES
Status Of The Great Plains Coal Gasification Project--May 31, 1984
The Great Plains coal gasification project in t$lorth Dakota was 99 percent complete and ssentially on schedule on May 31, 1984. d umulative project costs were $164 million I’ ss than originally estimated for this date, rimarily due to reduced material, intere... |
| Date Sept. 13, 1984 |
Report No. HRD-84-71 |
Title
REPORT THEU.S. BY General Accounting Office
Delays In Recomputing Social Security Benefits Cause Underpayments For Extended Periods
Social Security benefits are based on a worker’s prior earnings. The Social Security Administration’s(SSA’s) policy is to review beneficiary earnings records annually because recent earnings not included in previous benefit computations may increase benefits. Th... |
| Date Sept. 11, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-112 |
Title
“W
4 lq!l3 BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Secretary Of Agriculture Better Wage-Matching Systems And Procedures Would Enhance Fbod Stamp Program Integrity
When partrcrpants In the Department of Agrrculture’s Food Stamp Program do not report all their earned Income, more food stamp benefits are Issued than necessary Such underreportrng IS the most srgnrfrcant cause of food st... |
| Date Sept. 11, 1984 |
Report No. GGD-84-96 |
Title
Umm Srms GmtuL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WAIHINGTDN, D.C. M - OOVRNMSWT Dlvl8IoN B-215808 SEPTEMBER 11,1984 The Honorable Patricia Schroeder Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Civil Service Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives The Honorable Ted Stevens Chairman, Subcommittee on Civil Service, Post Office and General Services Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Su... |
| Date Aug. 31, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-186 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING OFFICE D.C.20548 B-215980 KELEASED - The Honorable Richard L. Ottinger Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: The Funding of Generic Activities Office of Assistant Secretary for (GAO/RCED-84-186) RIlllll 11111 I
125149 Within DOE's Nuclear Energy Subject: Your... |
| Date Aug. 20, 1984 |
Report No. HRD-84-17 |
Title
Comptroller
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Many Proprietary Schools Do Not Comply With Department Of Education’s yell Grant Program Requirements
The Pell Grant program provides money to help needy individuals finance their postsecondary education. The objective of the program at proprietary schools--generally private, for profit vocational schools--is to prepare students for employment. GAO found rpquireme... |
| Date Aug. 15, 1984 |
Report No. GGD-84-92 |
Title
4 . ‘a \’ %tkP. BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Civil Service, Post Office, And General Services Committee On Governmental Affairs United States Senate Progress Report On Federal Executive Development Programs
The Offrce of Personnel Management (OPM) and five agencres GAO reviewed established and are operating executtve development programs required b... |
| Date Aug. 10, 1984 |
Report No. HRD-84-2 |
Title
REPORT BY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Better Federal Program Administration Can Contribute To Improving State Foster Care Programs
The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 provides for annual federal lncentlve payments to states rf they rmprove foster care programs to (1) avoId unnecessary removal of children from their homes, (2) prevent extended stays rn foster care,... |
| Date Aug. 9, 1984 |
Report No. NSIAD-84-139 |
Title
REPORTBY THEUS General Accounting Office
Ways To Reduce The Cost Of Medical Referral Programs In Micronesia And American Samoa
Lacking mlnents on the report. Prior to issuance of this Frnal report, the Federated States of Micronesia provided comments which are them included in appendix V. GAO did not incorporate into the final report. 1v Contents Page DIGEST CHAPTER
1
1 INTRODUCTION U.S. responsib... |
| Date Aug. 8, 1984 |
Report No. AFMD-84-57 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Report To The Chairman, Legislation And National Security Subcommittee, Committee On Government Operations House Of Representatives Ot Tt It- UNITEDSTATES
Audits Of Federal Programs: Reasons For The Disparity Between Costs Questioned By Auditors And Amounts Agencies Disallow
A large dlsparlty exists between the hundreds of mllllons of dollars In federal contract and gran... |
| Date July 31, 1984 |
Report No. GGD-84-95 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 OCNUAL OOVtRNMtNT DIVIBION B-215932 The Honorable Thomas N. Kindness Ranking Minority Member Government Information, Justice and Agriculture Subcommittee Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Kindness: Observations on a General Services Administration Report on the National Archives and Records Service (G... |
| Date July 20, 1984 |
Report No. HRD-84-11 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RUOURC88 OIVl8ION JUL 20 I984 The Honorable Robert Gielow Chairman Railroad Retirement Board Dear M r. Gielow:
Subject: Railroad Retirement Board Disability Daterminations (GAO/HRD-84-11) In April 1982, the then Chairwoman of the House Government on Manpower and Housing, Operations Committee, Subcommitfee being asked us to compar... |
| Date July 16, 1984 |
Report No. NSIAD-84-117 |
Title
REPORTBY THEUS. General Accounting Office
The International Agreement On Government Procurement: An Assessment Of Its Commercial Value And U.S. Government Implementation
The Government Procurement Agreement, although an Important policy step toward less restrlctlve trade, has not had the commercial Impact orlgmally antlclpated The slgnatorles opened a far smaller value of procurements to foreign c... |
| Date July 13, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-182 |
Title
General Accounting Office
Status Of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Activities As Of June 30, 1984
The Department of Energy reported that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve contalned about 41 3 7 mllllon barrels of 011 on June 30, 1984 During the third quarter of fiscal year 1984, about 21 9 mIllIon barrels of 011 were added for a fllI rate of about 241 ,000 barrels per day This report tf~scusses the pro... |
| Date July 13, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-169 |
Title
REPORT THEU.S. BY General Accounting Office
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation’s Efforts To Provide Monthly Reports To The Senate Committee On Appropriations
The Department of Agrrculture’s Federal Crop Insurance Corporatron (FCIC) IS responstble for developing an Insurance program to help protect farmers against frnanclal ruin brought about by natural disaster In 1982 the Senate Committee... |
| Date June 27, 1984 |
Report No. NSIAD-84-30 |
Title
t \ . . BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Defense, Committee Of Appropriations, United States Senate Confusion Over Validity And Effects Of Purported Petty Officer Shortage
In recent years, congressional concern has focused on (1) the valrdrty of the Navy’s claim of a shortage of petty officers, (2) the Navy’s abrlrty to increase the numbers of petty off... |
| Date June 27, 1984 |
Report No. HRD-84-64 |
Title
Report ToThe Congress
States Fund An Expanded Range Of Activities Under Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant
: I I 1 / 1 I ; : The low-Income home energy assistance (LIHEA) block grant expanded states’ flexlblllty and authority and permitted funds to be used for a broader range of actlvltles not previously permitted Unlike other block grants created under the Omnibus Budget Reconclllatl... |
| Date June 20, 1984 |
Report No. 124459 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. June 20, 1984 STATEMENTOF RICHARD L. FOGEL, DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE SENATE COMMITTEEON FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE HEALTH ON UNITED STATES SENATE ON STATE IMPLEMENTATIONOF THE MATERNALAND CHILD HEALTH BLOCK GRANT HI II llllllllllllll
124459 Mr. Chairman We are and Members of pleas... |
| Date June 15, 1984 |
Report No. PART-84-1 |
Title
Report To The President And The Congress
Performance Evaluation Of The Energy Information Administration
Department of Energy PART-84-1 JUNE 15, 1984 PROFBSSIONAL AUDIT REVIEW TEACI'S REPORT To THE PRMIDENT MD TBE CONGRBSS PERFORUANCB EVALUATION OF TEE BNERGY IUFORUATION ADMINISTRATION DEPARTNBNT OF BIIYERL;Y The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is the focal point for developing and maintai... |
| Date June 12, 1984 |
Report No. HRD-84-37 |
Title
BYTHE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFWE
Report To The Honorable Daniel K. lnouye United States Senate Effectiveness Of Mental Health Clinical Training Programs Cannot Be Evaluated
The National lnstrtute of Mental Health (NIMH) provrdes support for the clrnical training of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and psychratrlc nurses. The support IS Intended to help assure an adequate supply of pro... |
| Date June 6, 1984 |
Report No. HRD-84-52 |
Title
B’Y’ THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES
States Have Made Few Changes In Implementing The Alcohol, Drug Abuse, And Mental Health Services Block Grant
111 1981 tlie Conyress corisol~d~~ted 10 cateyorlcal programs into the r~l( ol~ol, druy dbuse, and mental heCtlth services block grant and gave ttle strifes broader admlnlstrC~tlve responslbllltles Although federal sup... |
| Date May 31, 1984 |
Report No. HRD-84-58 |
Title
Report To The Executive Director Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Improved Processes Needed To Insure Timely Benefit Payments To Participants Of Single Employer Pension Plans f301ll procf:bs(:s take tlrne, ;~rld partlcIpants bonefIt payrrjf:nts drt: s~)metlf~~es tlr:l;ryc!d AtttioucJ~\ tt,e Corf)or;ltlon IS rrlaklng Irrlprovernt?nts, GAO dcntiflud further ql)portuniti~:s for rc*ducing tluldys ... |
| Date May 30, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-114 |
Title
RELEASED ; 1 , . BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Chairman, Committee On interior And Insular Affairs House Of Representatives Federal Government’s Progress In Implementing A National Archeological And Historic Preservation Program
As of February 1984, the Department of the interior, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and other federal agencies had taken actions to res... |
| Date May 24, 1984 |
Report No. NSIAD-84-70 |
Title
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