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Date Oct. 27, 1981 Report No. 116828 Title

Economic Development: The Small Business Administration's Economic Opportunity Loan Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MtaszL"iT, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. TUESDAYl OCTOBER 27, 1981 STATEMENT OF LOWELL DODGE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS UNITED STATES SENATE ON THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY LOAN PROGRAM MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE ...
Date Oct. 23, 1981 Report No. 116827 Title

Energy: Energy Conservation in the Federal Government

. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D,C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED at 10:00 AM FRIDAY, October 23, 1981 DIRECTOR, STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH ENERGY AND MINERALS BEFORE THE DIVISION SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE ON ENERGY CONSERVATION IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: ...
Date Oct. 23, 1981 Report No. HRD-82-6 Title

Health: Medicaid's Quality Control System Is Not Realizing Its Full Potential

, I I!%’ COMPTROLLERGENERAL -iHE Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Medicaid’s Quality Control System Is Not Recking Its Full Potential edicaid’s ncludes analyses a sample of cases) identiY problemsqualityof control inprogram (which fies which result erroneous payments and devises methods for overcoming problems. Potentially severe penalties ‘toward making sure that problems are !cor...
Date Oct. 21, 1981 Report No. PAD-82-22 Title

Budget and Spending: The Congress Should Control Federal Credit Programs To Promote Economic Stabilization

EWTHECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES The Congress Should Control Federal Credit Programs To Promote Economic Stabilization F deral credit assistance programs have contr buted little to U.S. economic stability since 1 60. The current rate of direct and guarante d loan flows will exceed $70 billion ann I ally in fiscal 1981. Recently, the Congress and the Administration ...
Date Oct. 20, 1981 Report No. PLRD-82-3 Title

Government Operations: Department of Defense Food Service Program Needs Contracting and Management Improvements

BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense Department Of Defense Food Service Program Needs Contracting And M!anagement Improvements Oefense spends over $1 billion a year to buy, prepare, and serve food to the services, GAO looked at dining facilities at 17 military locations and found (1) contracting problems, (2); the basic daily food allowance fosters lax acdountabit...
Date Oct. 20, 1981 Report No. 116696 Title

Natural Resources: Management of Federal Energy and Mineral Resources

FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 20, 1981 United States General Accounting Washington, DC 20548 Office Deputy Statement of Douglas L. McCullough Director, Energy and Minerals Division Before the Subcommittee on Mines and Mining House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs on Management of Federal Energy and Mineral We appreciate management H.R. 3364. of Federal th...
Date Oct. 20, 1981 Report No. 116666 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Payments in Lieu of Taxes for Federal Property

UNITED STATES GENERAL D. ACCOUNTING C. 205'48 OFFICE WASHINGTON, FOR RELEASE Expected at October 20, ON DELIVERY 9:30 a.m. 1981 STATEMENT Kenneth Senior Program OF W. Hunter Director Division THE Associate Analysis BEFORE Subcommittee Relations Committee House on on and Intergovernmental Human Resources Operations Government of Representatives ON PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES FOR FEDERAL PROPERTY Mr ....
Date Oct. 19, 1981 Report No. HRD-82-12 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Better Management of Private Pension Plan Data Can Reduce Costs and Improve ERISA Administration

Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES Better Management Of Private Pension Plan Data Can Reduce Costs And Improve ERlSAAdministration The Employee Retirement income Security Act requires private pension plans to report information to the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the agencies responsible for administering and enforcing the a...
Date Oct. 16, 1981 Report No. 116649 Title

Energy: Energy Block Grants

. . I, . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE . 116649 .. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. Friday, October 16, 1981 STATEMENT OF JAMES DUFFUS III SENIOR GROUP DIRECTOR, ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES ON ENERGY BLOCK GRANTS Mr. Chairman and Members the of the Committee: to be here a report is today on bas...
Date Oct. 15, 1981 Report No. CED-82-5 Title

Environmental Protection: Stronger Enforcement Needed Against Misuse of Pesticides

116 6yq I.BY THECOiPTkLLER GENERAL “’ Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Stronger Enforcement Needed Against Misuse Of Pesticides Programs enforcing Federal pesticide laws are ey factors in making sure that the public and he environment are not unnecessarily exposed r: to hazardous pesticides. But these programs have not always been adequate. For example, he Environmental Protection Age...
Date Oct. 6, 1981 Report No. 116596 Title

Economic Development: AID Operations

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. October 6, 1981 Tuesday, Statement Samuel Associate Director, before Subcommittee On Legislation of House Government the Operations on AID Operations Mr. Chairman and Members of the the Subcommittee: to provide relative today, to the the Subcommittee foreign emphasizing Committee of W. Bow...
Date Oct. 6, 1981 Report No. 116599 Title

Economic Development: Closure of the Community Services Administration and Implementation of the Block Grant Program

Ill1111 ll ll 116599 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M., OCTOBER 6, 1981 DST MORTON E. STATEMENT OF ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANPOWER AND HOUSING ON THE CLOSURE OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM HENIG...
Date Oct. 6, 1981 Report No. MASAD-82-1 Title

Transportation: Status of the Center City Commuter Connection Project, Philadelphia, PA

!v UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ]1bq,f MISSION ANALVSIS AND SVSTEMS ACQUISITION DIVISION B-204573 The Honorpble The Secretary Dear Mr. Drew Lewis of Transportation HI 116568 Secretary: Status of the Center Project, Philadelphia, City Commuter Connection Pennsylvania (MASAD-82-l) . Subject: We examined the status of the Center City Commuter Connection project, a 1....
Date Oct. 1, 1981 Report No. 116557 Title

Civil Rights: Equal Employment Opportunity Issues

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 1, 1981 STATEMENT OF ROSSLYN S. KLEEMAN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE ON EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ISSUES Madam Chairwoman I appreciate tod...
Date Oct. 1, 1981 Report No. 116865 Title

[Program Evaluation and the Reagan Administration: The California Experience]

PROGRAM EVALUATION AND THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION: THE CALIFORNIA EXPERIENCE Richard B. Groskin Resident Criminologist U.S. General Accounting Office Prepared for the Annual Meeting of the Evaluation Research Society Austin, Texas; October 1, 1981 (not for quotation without permission of author) INTRODUCTION It is entirely appropriate to question whether program evaluation will be an important tool...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-137 Title

Government Operations: Comparison of Six Projects Managed by DOE and Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated Laboratories

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL~~UNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 116767 A. ENERGY AND DIVISION MINERALS B-204902 The Honorable James A. Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: September and 30, 1981 Energy _ _ __ _ 116767 Subject: Comparison of Management, Overhead, and Direct Costs of Six Projects Managed by the Department of Energy and GovernmentOwned, Contract...
Date Sept. 29, 1981 Report No. CED-81-155 Title

Transportation: Questioned Highway Safety Program Costs in Mississippi

* . BYTHEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Honorable Joh’n C. Stennis United Staites Senate Questioned Highway Safety Program Costs In Mississippi The Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General conducted two audits of the Mississippi State Highway Safety Grant Program at the request of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. GAO believes that the State’s ...
Date Sept. 29, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-147 Title

Energy: The Tertiary Incentive Program Was Poorly Designed and Administered

e* . UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20545 ENERGY AN0 DIVISION MINERAL3 E-199764 RELEASED The Honorable United States September 29, 1981 Howard M. Metzenbaum Senate 116768 The Honorable Sam Gejdenson House of Representatives Subject: The Tertiary Incentive Program and Administered (EMD-81-147) Was Poorly Designed In response to your letters of May 4, 1981, and May 22, 1981 w...
Date Sept. 25, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-155 Title

Medicare Home Health Services: A Difficult Program To Control

., UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 HUMAN REsoURCEs DIVISION B-204802 The honorable United States Dear Senator Pete V. Domenici Senate Domenici: This report responds to your August 6, 1979, request regarding Medicare home health services. We made an assessment of the reasonableness and medical necessity of skilled nursing care and the need for the home health aide ser...
Date Sept. 25, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-92 Title

Information Management: Review of a Computer Hardware Acquisition for NOAA in Boulder, Colorado

i-M ,I, COMPTROLLER I’ GEP#&RAL WASMINbTON OF Td’E _,.,~*;;_, ,_..-.- .. - ..II”-. STATES UNITED D.C. 20508 B-201472 RELEASED The Honorable.Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Operations -the in Review of a Computer Hardware Acquisition for Natfanal Ckeanic and Atmospheric Administration Boulder, Colorado (AFMD-81-92) In your Jan...
Date Sept. 21, 1981 Report No. 116444 Title

Economic Development: The Small Business Administration's 8(a) Pilot Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. DST MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1981 STATEMENT-OF HENRY ESCHWEGE DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS UNITED STATES SENATE ON THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S 8(a) PILOT PROGRAM MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE: WE WELCOME YOUR IN...
Date Sept. 16, 1981 Report No. 116387 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Improving the Effectiveness of Criminal Forfeiture of Assets

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1:00 p.m. September 16, 1981 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ON IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS CRIMINAL OF llllllllllll llll 116387 FORFEITURE OF ASSETS Mr. Chairman We are and Members pleased overal...
Date Sept. 15, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-113 Title

Energy: Ineffective Management of the Appropriate Technology Small Grants Program

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OF&” WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND DIVISION MINERAl B-203866 The Honorable The Secretary James B. Edwards of Energy SEPTEMBER 15,198l Dear Mr. Secretary: SUBJECT: Ineffective Technology Management of the Appropriate Small Grants Program (EMD-81-113) The General Accounting Office has completed a review of the Department of Energy's (DOE'S) Appropriate Technolog...
Date Sept. 14, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-69 Title

Government Operations: Obstacles Hamper the Office of Personnel Management's Evaluation of the Implementation of the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 I lb3Y 3 FlOLRAL PERSONNEL AND CCIMPCNaATION DIVISION SEPTEMBER 14,1981 B-204181 The Honorable Donald J. Devine Director, Office of Personnel Management Dear Dr. Devine: Obstacles Hamper the Office of Management's Evaluation of the tion of the 1978 Civil Service (FPCD-81-69) II III 116343 Subject: Personnel ImplementaReform Act We have...
Date Sept. 14, 1981 Report No. 116327 Title

Government Operations: The Government Brain Drain

U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m+ September 14, 1981 STATEMENT OF MILTON J. SOCOLAR ACTING COMPTROLLER GENERAL BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE, POST OFFICE, AND GENERAL SERVICES SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS ON "THE GOVERNMENT BRAIN DRAIN" Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: to present Brain Drain" the ...
Date Sept. 11, 1981 Report No. B-202568 Title

Government Operations: [Opinion Concerning the SBA Disaster Loan Program]

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B-202568 September 11, 1981 The Honorable David Pryor United States Senate Dear Senator Pryor: This is in response to your request for our opinion as to "the legality and propriety" of certain actions taken by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in connection with its disaster loan program, including "the total cut-off" of funding ...
Date Sept. 10, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-62 Title

Financial Management: Millions in Losses Continue on Defense Stock Fund Sales to Foreign Customers

OF THE UNITEDSTATES Millions In Losses Continue On Defense Stock Fund Sales To Foreign Customers The Department of Defense continues to sell items to foreign customers from its stock fund inventory for less than estimated replacement cost. As a result, Defense appropriations are subsidizing foreign sales by millions of dollars each year--a practice the Congress wants Defense to avoid. This report,...
Date Sept. 10, 1981 Report No. CED-81-122 Title

Government Operations: Still No Progress in Implementing Controls Over Contracts and Grants With Indians

Report ToThe Chairman, Cbmmittee On Interior And Insular Affairs House Of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES Still No Progress In implementing Controls Over Contracts And Grants With Indians The Bureau of Indian Affairs has not taken action recommended by GAO inFebruary to improve controls over grants and contracts with Indian tribes. Among other things, --contracts and grant agreements should in...
Date Sept. 9, 1981 Report No. CED-81-121 Title

Agriculture and Food: Efforts To Improve School Lunch Programs--Are They Paying Off?

Efforts To Improve Schoo[ Lunch ProgramsmmAre They Paying Off? By setting s ecific food requirements, the Department o P Agriculture tries to provide students with school lunches that, over time, Pontain one-third of the recommended diexclry allowances (RDA s) of specific nutrients. :However GAO’s tests of lunches from seven school districts which had adopted various innovative lunch programs sh...
Date Sept. 8, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-96 Title

Financial Management: A Case Study of Why Some Postal Rate Commission Decisions Took as Long as They Did

RELEASED A Case Study Of Why Some Postal Rate Commission Decisions Took As Long As They Did The congressional expectation that the Postal Rate Commission and the Postal Service would work in harmony has not been realized. The harmonious relationship the Congress envisioned will most likely not be realized if jurisdictional disputes continue. Under the trial-like procedures for ratemaking and class...
Date Sept. 4, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-88 Title

Financial Management: Agencies Need Better Guidance for Choosing Among Contracts, Grants, and Cooperative Agreements

A. t . i REPORTBY THE OF THE UNITEDSTATES i Comptrokr General Agencies Need Better Guidance For Choosing A m ong Contracts, Grants, And Cooperative Agreements The Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act l#i‘ sMF-i?tsY# pwwem from Federal assistance relationships and further distinguishes between grant and cooperative agreement types of Federal assistance. However, Federal agencies do not alw...
Date Sept. 3, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-97 Title

Energy: A New Headquarters/Field Structure Could Provide a Better Framework for Improving Department of Energy Operations

+ BYTHECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Chairman, Committee On Governmental Affairs United States Senate nr 77 If- 1 ohm-r-n ~-rA-rrr\ Provide8 A Better Framework For Improving Department Of Energy Operations DOE’s organization structure could be improved to provide a better framework for effectively and efficiently responding to and accomplishing departmental requirements. Under its current org...
Date Aug. 31, 1981 Report No. CED-81-144 Title

Limited-Resource Farmer Loans: More Can Be Done To Achieve Program Goals and Reduce Costs

‘ \l’Gd REPORT'BV U.S. THE General Accounting Office Limited-Resource Farmer Loans: More Can Be Done To Achieve Program Goals And Reduce Costs Since 1978 the Farmers Home Administration has provided more than a billion dollars in low-interest loans to borrowers with limited resources, such as new farmers, disadvantaged farmers, and farmers making changes in their operations who lack the income...
Date Aug. 28, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-111 Title

Employment: Labor Needs To Better Select, Monitor, and Evaluate Its Employment and Training Awardees

M*‘l: tn, b’D ~~#yb& CmWJQ ,gQESTRLCTED -” Accoumt&(:-l (fJpf$& @p;tr*;,; ??# lrbo L “” a’1 ““p” b the ()flicct &)f ~osril~.&&*.Ucwi iwQ**~~ -Q @enera’ ‘BYTHE COMPTROLLERGE Report To The Chairman, Senate Committee On Labor And Human Resources OF THE UNITEDSTATES Labor Needs To Better Select, Monitor, And Evaluate Its Employment And Training Awardees Labor’s Office of Nation...
Date Aug. 28, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-128 Title

Veterans Administration Education Loan Program Should Be Terminated: Legislative Action Taken

HUMAN Rt5OURCES DIVISION August 28, 1981 B-204030 The Honorable G. V. Montgomery Chairman, Committee on Veterans' House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Affairs Subject: Veterans Administration Education Loan Program Should Be Terminated: Legislative Action Taken (HRD-81-128) In a February 25, 1981, meeting with your office, we discussed our followup review on our May 1978 report A/ on the Ve...
Date Aug. 24, 1981 Report No. CED-81-107 Title

Natural Resources: National Direction Required for Effective Management of America's Fish and Wildlife

REPOI;-IT THE US. BY General Accounting Office National Direction Required For Effective Management Of America’s Fish And Wildlife The Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service is having problems fulfilling its responsibility for conserving, protecting, and enhancing America’s fish and wildlife because it is not providing guidance to field managers and lacks priorities, staff, a...
Date Aug. 21, 1981 Report No. ID-81-54 Title

International Affairs: Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Fluctuation Funds

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 //u86 B-146749 The Honorable The Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense AUGUST 21,1981 Dear Mr. Secretary: xchange Rate Subject: !Foreign Currency Fluctuation Funds (ID-81-54) 3 We reviewed the contingency funds approved by the Congress to cover shortages in Defense's overseas programs caused by foreign The objective of our review c...
Date Aug. 17, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-128 Title

Energy: Unresolved Issues Resulting From Changes in DOE's Synthetic Fuels Commercialization Programs

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASWINOTON Of THE zollll UNITED STATES D.C. August B-202463 17, 1981 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: RENAL. I~11111 111111111111111111~ 116392 Unresolved Issues Resulting From Changes ' c n DOE's Synthetic Fuels Commercialization' Programs (EMD-81-12...
Date Aug. 11, 1981 Report No. CED-81-126 Title

Transportation: Better Targeting of Federal Funds Needed To Eliminate Unsafe Bridges

> * ..“. n y?y+ ’ ~1 ‘ (I . ..J**d? /- . BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Honorable James R.Sasser United States Senate OF THEUNITEDSTATES -- 1 Better Targeting Of Federal Funds Needed Tb Eliminate Unsafe Bridges The Federal Highwa Administration estimates that it would cost ii 41.1 billion to replace or rehabilitate the more than 200,000 deficient bridges in the Nation. The Federal br...
Date Aug. 11, 1981 Report No. CED-81-120 Title

Natural Resources: Continuation of the Resource Conservation and Development Program Raises Questions

House And Senate On Appropriations Committees OF THE UNITED STATES Continuation Of The Resource Conservation And Development Program Raises Questions The Resource Conservation and Development Program is a rural devetopment program initiated in the early 1960’s to improve the conservation and use of natural resources and the economic well-being of local communities. GAO found that program objecti...
Date Aug. 5, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-129 Title

Energy: United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation's Project Selection Guidelines Need Clarification

UN~DSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, 20548 D.C. AUG5 is81 B-204235 Mr. Edward E. Noble Chairman, United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation Dear Mr. Noble: ‘1, I/,, Subject: Theanited ; States Project Selection (EMD-81-129) Synthetic Guidelines Fuels Corporation's*,, Need Clarification? llsamd The General Accounting Office (GAO) was asked to testify on July 29, 1981, before the Subcom...
Date Aug. 1, 1981 Report No. 116440 Title

Special Publications: Program Evaluation and Program Management

PROGRAM EVALUATION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT* Harry S. Havens, U.S. General Accounting Office Ideally, there should be some useful relationship between the process of managing a program and the process of evaluating it. We rarely find that ideal in the real world. The purpose here is to outline what managers and evaluators must do if they are to work together and to suggest some reasons why it is ess...
Date July 31, 1981 Report No. CED-81-117 Title

Agriculture and Food: Insights Gained in Workfare Demonstration Projects

Report To The Honorable Paul Findley House Of Representatives Insights Gained In Workfare Demonstration Projects The Food Stamp Act of 1977 authorized the Secretaries of Agriculture and Labor to test, in 14 pilot projects, the feasibility of food stamp participants working in return for their benefits. Operation of the workfare demonstration during the first year provided valuable insight into the...
Date July 30, 1981 Report No. 116005 Title

Government Operations: Travel Management Within Federal Government

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 1981 STATEMENT OF CLIFFORD I. GOULD I 116005 DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS ON MANAGEMENT OF TRAVEL IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Mr. Chairman and Members your the of the Committee: to of appear befor,e...
Date July 28, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-74 Title

Information Management: Fragmented Management Hinders GSA Ability To Acquire Internal ADP Resources

. COMPTROLLER a-*_. GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE UN ITED STATES D.C. 20548 RELEASED B-200948 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Govern Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: -Management Hinders Subject: 1 Fragmented Acquire Internal ADP Resources 116860 I GSA%+Ability (AFMD-81-74) to J Your July 14, 1980, letter (encl. I) requested that we review the General Services Adm...
Date July 28, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-127 Title

Income Security: Limits on Receipt of Multiple Disability Benefits Could Save Millions

BYTHEUS. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Committee On Finance United States Senate Limits On Receipt Of Multiple Disability Benefits Could Save Millions At the request of the Senate Committee on Finance, GAO studied the prevalence of receipt of disability benefits from Social Security and other programs. A sample of Social Security recipients were matched against the 8 largest Fed...
Date July 27, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-55 Title

National Defense: Defense Can Save Time and Money by Exploring Alternatives to Construction of New Cargo Ships for Rapid Deployment Force

PRCCUREP,:EPIT. AND READINESS LOGISTICS, DIVISION B-204107 The Honorable The Secretary Subject: Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense JULY 27,1981 gefense Can Save Time and Money By Exploring Alternatives to Construction of New Cargo Ships for the Rapid Deployment Force (PLRD-81-55) 3 Dear Mr. Secretary: llllllll llllllll 116099 This report summarizes the results of our review of the sealift requirement...
Date July 27, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-56 Title

Government Operations: GSA Planned Program To Evaluate Completed Construction Projects Can Benefit Future Construction

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACC~~NTI~\~G OFflCS WASHINGTON. 3.C. l?.O5%3 PROCUREMENT, AND READINESS LOGISTICS. DIVISION JULY27,1981 B-204065 The Honorable John G. Fary Chairman, Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds Committee on Public Works and Transportation House of Representatives /'GSA% Planned Program '""'Construction Projects Construction?(PLRD-81-56) .", ,,J Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: To...
Date July 23, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-83 Title

Head Start: An Effective Program but the Fund Distribution Formula Needs Revision and Management Controls Need Improvement

/ Y i ,$r BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL ’ ’ ”HeportTo The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Head Start: An Effective Program But The Fund Distribution Formula Needs Revision And Management Controls Need Improvement Funding for enrollment and operating costs in Head Start, the program providing comprehensive services toeconomically disadvantaged preschool children and their families, has increased signi...
Date July 23, 1981 Report No. CED-81-131 Title

Solid Waste Disposal Practices: Open Dumps Not Identified; States Face Funding Problems

UNTING OFFICE Report ToT ert Gore, Jr. House 0 Repre ~&t$Ylves w --Open Dumps Not Identified --States Face Funding Problems In 1976 the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act was passed to deal with, among other things, the Nation’s open-dumping problem and the lack of a ‘national solid waste management program. Some problems this law was intended to correct still exist because: --The Environm...