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Date July 23, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-85 Title

Financial Management: The Urban and Community Impact Analysis Program, if Retained, Will Need Major Improvements

,r- ih l’#yq$j )j$f/& ES THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUbJTING OFFiCi Report To The Director Of The Office Of Management And Budget The Urban And Community Impact Analysis Program, If Retained, Will Need Major Improvements The Urban and Community Impact Analysis program, administered by the Office of Management and Budget, has not achieved intended results. Hampered more by administrative rather than tech...
Date July 23, 1981 Report No. 115900 Title

Special Publications: The Use of Obsolescent Computers Involves Unnecessary Costs and Problems

t 4 BY PAN A, PUCHALIK NEW YK REGIONAL OFFICE O U ,S G!iNEW-\L ACCOUNTING OFF1CE AT GAITHUZSBURG, M ,D GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM PLEASED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TU SPEAK AT YOUR CONFERENCE O N IN ADP MANAGEMENT, ADVANCE; COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY HAVE FORTUITOUSLY PROVIDED THE GOVERNMENT PROBLEMS WITH ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS TO PRESENT OBSOLESCENCE IMPLEMENTING SEVERAL MODERN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP ACHIEVE ...
Date July 22, 1981 Report No. 115875 Title

Natural Resources: Agency Procedures for Processing Dredging Permits

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 i II llllll 115875 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING JULY 22, 1981 STATEMENTOF HUGH J. WESSINGER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, SENIOR LEVEL COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANTMARINE AND FISHERIES ON PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING DREDGING PERMITS MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERSOF THE COMMITTEE:...
Date July 21, 1981 Report No. 088051 Title

Social Services: Federal Disaster Assistance

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 2:00 P.M. EST TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1981 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DiVISION . BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF THE rr .. IIIIll1 Ill 088051 COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC UNITED STATES SENATE ON FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANC...
Date July 16, 1981 Report No. 088050 Title

National Defense: The Department of Defense's System of Managing Physical Security at U.S. Military Bases

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 088050 FOR R&LEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.mer Thursday, July 16, 1981 Statement Werner Grosshans, Procurement, Logistics before Subcommittee of Deputy Director and Readiness the Committee Division Eiouse Armed Services on Investigations* the Hr. Chairman, I am pleased to appear before Subcommittee on Investigations of Defense'...
Date July 14, 1981 Report No. CED-81-124 Title

EPA's New Research Controls: Problems Remain

BY THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Adminisltrator Environmental Protectioh Agency EPA’sNew Research Controls: Problems Remain Responding to past criticism of its research quality, the Environmental Protection Agency established new research control procedures in 1978. GAO’s review of these new procedu res indicates that although improvements have been made, more still needs to b...
Date July 13, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-78 Title

Agriculture and Food: District Needs To Improve the Process for Identifying Misuse of Its Medicaid Program

REPORTBY THE Usa General Accounting Office District Needs To Improve The Process For Identifying Misuse Of Its Medicaid Program The District of Columbia’s Department of Human Services has not established and implemented effective methods and procedures to identify and safeguard against recipient abuse and misuse of medical services. As a result, the extent of the misuse cannot be determined. The...
Date July 10, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-116 Title

Energy: Synthetic Fuels Corporation's Management of Demonstration Projects Would Be Limited

General Accounting Office Synthetic Fuels Corporation’s Management Of Demonstration Projects Would Be Limited Department of Energy management and technical direction of fossil fuel demonstration projects differ substantially from that contemplated by Synthetic Fuels Corporation officials. Under requirements of the Energy Security Act of 1980, the Synthetic Fuels Corporation cannot have any direc...
Date July 2, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-37 Title

National Defense: Management Improvements Needed in Coast Guard Supply System

‘-..I’; i_“, 4 Ir,i -1r t---7 / I : t.. a, GENERALA~:3COUNTlNG 0FF:‘lCE ort To The Secretary Of sportation / IC d Management improvements Needed In Coast Guard Supply System GAO reported to the Secretary of Transportation in November 1975 that the Coast Guard was progressing in establishing a more viable supply system:, but that further improvements were possible. Department of Transportat...
Date July 2, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-120 Title

Information Management: Social Security Should Change Its Proposed Process for Comprehensive Long-Range Planning

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NUlrl(AN RESOURCE5 DIVISION Mr. John A. Svahn Commissioner of Social Security Department of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Svahn: Subject: #Illllll III 090830 Social Security Should Change Its Proposed Process >or Conducting Comprehensive LongRange Planning (HRD-81-120) We recently learned that you are about to decide how to struct...
Date July 1, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-33 Title

Logistics Planning for the M1 Tank: Implications for Reduced Readiness and Increased Support Costs

* . B’f THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Logistics Planning For The M 1 Tank: implications For Reduced Readiness And Increased Support Costs Achieving established design-to-cost objectives and fielding a tank within a -/-year development cycle have been the major emphases of the M 1 tank program. As a consequence of this momentum, there was little early emphasis on...
Date June 30, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-92 Title

Energy: DOE's Assignment of Operating and Testing Responsibilities for OTEC-1

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND MINERALS OWlSION B-201346.2 JUNE 30,1981 The Honorable Ronald (Bo) Ginn ,-louse of Representatives Dear Mr. Cinn: Subject: Questions Concerning DOE's Assignment Operating and Testing Responsibilities for OTEC-1 (EMD-81-92) of By letter dated December 3, 1980, you requested that we examine several contractual procedures used by the Department of Energy (DOE) in ass...
Date June 26, 1981 Report No. CED-81-70(II) Title

Agriculture and Food: Consequences of USDA's Farmer-Owned Reserve Program for Grain Stocks and Prices, Vol. 2

PREPARED FOR Report To The Congress THE U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Farmer-Owned Grain Reserve Program Needs Modification To Improve Effectiveness: Consequences Of USDA's Farmer-Owned Reserve Program For Grain Stocks And Prices By Dr. Bruce Gardner Volume 2 Of Three Volumes Dr. Gardner's analysis of the farmer-owned grain reserve program shows that there was little effect on inventory levels an...
Date June 26, 1981 Report No. CED-81-70 Title

Agriculture and Food: Farmer-Owned Grain Reserve Program Needs Modification To Improve Effectiveness

OF THE UNITEDSTATES Farmer-Owned Grain Reserve Program Needs Modification To Improve Effectiveness Volume 1 Of Three Volumes The DepartmentofAgricuIture’sfarmer-owned grain reserve program was authorized in 1977 to allow producers to store grains to provide for orderly marketing and stable prices. The program has not fully met its objectives because it has not --materially increased as intended,...
Date June 25, 1981 Report No. 115919 Title

Financial Management: Financial and Management Review of Selected Boarding Homes

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 25, 1981 ~lll~llllllll 315919 STATEMENT OF MORTON E. HENIG, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON AGING UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE /I J.FINANCIAL ,,,,,,Ix AND MANAGEMENT REVIEW OF ~"*"I^ I SELECTED BOARDING HOME...
Date June 25, 1981 Report No. 088055 Title

Budget and Spending: Implementing Office of Management and Budget Circular A-109

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:00 a.m., EST THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1981 .
Date June 25, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-79 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: National Research Centers Supported by NSF

UNiTEDSTATE C%34~RALAE*;;IC=OUNTING OFFKE D.C. 20548 c1 \(&C;fi W#SWlNGTON, PROCRAb DIVLSION ANALYEW June 25, 1981 B-201859 Dr. Francis S. Johnson Assistant Director Directorate for Astronomical, Earth and Ocean Ssiences Atmospheric, National Science Foundation Dear Dr. Johnson: National Research (PAD-H-79) &enters Supported by NSF Subject: As you sight of the briefing for observations (fig iX!V-;...
Date June 24, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-101 Title

Energy: Improvements Needed in DOE's Efforts To Disseminate Solar Information

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 EXERGY AND MINERW DIVISION JUNE 24, 1981 B-200868 The The Honorable Secretary Subject: James B. Edwards of Energy Improvements Lto Disseminate (EMD-81-101) Needed Solar in DOE's Efforts Information J Dear f?r. Secretary: has recently ccmpleted a Accounting 0 ffice The General review of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) effcrts to diss...
Date June 24, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-110 Title

Income Security: Review of Yolo County, California, Economic Opportunity Commission Concerning Matters Affecting Local Poverty Programs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 blUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION June 24, 1981 B-203684 The Honorable Vie Fazio House of Representatives Dear Mr. Fazio: II llll Illllllll 089257 Subject: California, Economic b- eview of Yolo County, Opportunity Commission Concerning Matters Affecting Local Poverty,Programg(HRD-81-110) to your March 3, 1981, letter concerning Opportunity Com...
Date June 24, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-68 Title

Government Operations: Some Restructuring Needed in District's Contracting Program To Serve Minority Businesses

‘ THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE BY Report To The Mayor Of The District Of Columbia Some Restructuring Needed In District’ Contracting Program s To Serve Minority Businesses The District’ program has placed too much s stress on meeting minority contracting dollar goals and not enough on developing business capability. Other problems included a weak process for certifying minority firm elig...
Date June 24, 1981 Report No. CED-81-96 Title

Agriculture and Food: Weak Management in Animal Disease Control Program Results in Large Economic Losses

,‘. - /dss(c, /LQQlf B’i TH+E GENERAL ACCOUNTING U.S. OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Agriculture Weak Management In Animal Disease Control Program ResuItS J-I Large Economic Losses Brucellosis, a major problem to beef and dairy producers, is a disease which attacks the reproductive system of livestock, causing abortion, slow breeding, and sterility. Each year livestock producers lose millio...
Date June 23, 1981 Report No. ID-81-32 Title

Agriculture and Food: Food for Development Program Constrained by Unresolved Management and Policy Questions

Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Food For Development Program Constrained By Unresolved Management And Policy Questions The U.S. food for development program has’ not been widely accepted by the developing countries it was meant to help, even though repayments for food aid loans may be forgiven. The program was established under Public Law 480, Title lit in 1977 to provide recipients an ...
Date June 23, 1981 Report No. 115588 Title

Health: Results of GAO Reviews of Family Planning Activities Under Title X of Public Health Service Act

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M., EST., JUNE 23, 1981 STATEMENT OF GREGORY J. AHART, DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGING, FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES UNITED STATES SENATE ON RESULTS OF GAO REVIEWS OF rFAMILY PLANNING ACTIVITIES UNDER TITLE X OF l%& PUBLIC ...
Date June 22, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-59 Title

Government Operations: Additional Efforts Needed To Improve Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Program Management

. UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON. ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE E > $ I FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMRNSATION DIVISION JUNE 22.1981 B-203647 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Assistant for Audit Reports Secretary: Efforts Needed to Improve Morale, f-Additional Welfare, and Recreation Program Management 3 (FPCD-81-59) Subject: We recently looked at various...
Date June 22, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-93 Title

Health Systems Plans: A Poor Framework for Promoting Health Care Improvements

2 I 3VTH; COMPTROLLERGENERAL l Report ToTt% Congress 3F THEUNITEDSTATES . iealth Systems Plans: A Poor Framework For Promoting Health Care Improvements iach of the Nation’s 204 health systems agen:ies spends considerable time and effort devellping a health systems plan--a document desxibing what needs to be done to improve wealth care in a particular geographic area. 3AO’s review of these plan...
Date June 19, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-68 Title

Health: Family Planning Clinics Can Provide Services at Less Cost but Clearer Federal Policies Are Needed

REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES Family Planning Clinics Can Provide Services At Less Cost But Clearer Federal Policies Are Needed In fiscal year 1980, the Department of Health and Human Services spent about $375 million for family planning services through several programs. The Department could reduce the costs of such programs and make services less costly and more attracti...
Date June 19, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-43 Title

Civil Servants and Contract Employees: Who Should Do What for the Federal Government?

... Ij ., -. hpmst sentto: for copies of GAO reports should be . :I;;. * P..?‘. US. Genml Accounting Office. ’ Document Handling snd Information Srvices Facility P-0. Box 6015 Gaithhersburg,~Md. 20760 (202) 275-6241: ‘. T&phone The first five copies of individual reports are free of charge. Addithal copies of bound auditrmports am $326 each. Additiinrd copies 6f unbound rsport (i.e., latter ...
Date June 15, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-63 Title

Health: Health Service Program Needs Assessments Found Inadequate

/(Y!v f?&port ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Health Service Program Needs Assessments Found Inadequate The Department of Health and Human Services operates programs to address many of the Nation’s health care problems. Many of these programs require that an assessment of the need for the proposed services be made. GAO found that the need determination mechanisms for t...
Date June 15, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-101 Title

Education: Local Coordination Prevents Duplication of Services at Federally Sponsored Indian Education Projects

General Accounting Office Local Coordination Prevents Duplication Of Services At Federally Sponsored Indian Education Projects Local coordination of federally sponsored Indian education projects prevented duplication of efforts at 25 project sites reviewed. However, at sites lacking coordination of such projects, the potential for duplication of efforts remains. Proposals to merge the Office of In...
Date June 15, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-109 Title

Employment: Preliminary Information on Funding Commitments From CETA Titles III and IV During FY 1981

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAH RESOURCE3 DIWSION June 15, 1981 ~-203535 The Honorable Harrison H. Schmitt Subcommittee on Labor, Chairman, Health and Human Services, and Related Agencies Education, Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Hr. Chairman: I II 115605 Subject: Preliminary Information on Funding Commitments From Comprehensive Employmen...
Date June 15, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-108 Title

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

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION June 15, 1981 B-203535 The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch Committee on Labor Chairman, and Ruman Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Information on Funding Commitments Ii- reliminary From Comprehensive Employment and Trainin Act Titles III and IV During Fiscal Year 1981 P (~R~431-108j Subject: This prel...
Date June 12, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-107 Title

Income Security: Interim Report on Issues Related to the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE D.C. 20548 RELEASED HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION WASHINGTON, B-203632 The Honorable John N. Erlenborn Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Labor Standards Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives Dear Mr. Erlenborn: Subject: Report on Issues Related to the LonqcInterim shoremen’s and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act3 (HRD-81-107) In January...
Date June 11, 1981 Report No. 115478 Title

Government Operations: Operation of the Copyright Royalty Tribunal

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M. EDT THURSDAY, June'll; 1981 . STATEMENT OF WILBUR D. CAMPBELL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, THE ADMINISTWTION OF JUSTICE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON llllllll IllM 115478 AND THE O...
Date June 10, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-62 Title

Health: Cost Cutting Measures Possible if Public Health Service Hospital System Is Continued

. . I BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Cost Cutting Measures Possible If Public Health Service Hospital System Is Continued GAO had completed its review of ways Public Health Service medical care costs could be reduced before the President proposed legislative action to discontinue eligibility of seamen to receive free medical care and terminate the Service’s hos...
Date June 10, 1981 Report No. 115485 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Internal Revenue Service's Efforts Against Illegal Tax Protesters

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTIZIG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1U:OO A.M. EDT. JUNE 10, 1981 COI~IPREHENSIVE STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR, I 115485 GENERAT, GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER AND MONETARY AFFAIRS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON THE INTERNAL AGAINST Mr. Chairman We are into on the (IRS') r...
Date June 10, 1981 Report No. ID-81-40 Title

International Affairs: Managing Assistance for Foreign Disaster Reconstruction

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASH I NGTON, D.C. 20548 INTERNATIONAL DIVISION B-203453 JUNE lo,1981 The Honorable Administrator, Development M. Peter McPherson Agency f.or International l Dear Mr. McPherson: Subject: Managing Disaster Assistance for Reconstruction Foreign (ID-81-40) lllll11 llllll ll 115449 We have examined foreign disaster reconstruction activities in several countries ...
Date June 9, 1981 Report No. CED-81-108 Title

Housing: HUD Should Strengthen Mortgagee Monitoring To Reduce Losses

116763 !’ ~- ~ Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling an’d Information Services Fa’cility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone (202) 275-6241 The first five copies of individual reports are free of charge. Additional copies of bound Additional a#udit reports are $3.25 each. copies of unbo’und report (i.e., letter rep...
Date June 5, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-30 Title

National Defense: Better Investment Decisions Can Save Money at GSA and FAA

I REPORT THEUS. BY Is?mg 1 General Accounting Office ’ Better Investment Decisions Can Save Money At GSA And FAA The General Services Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration operate supply systems with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of inventory. As such, it is essential that managers make prudent decisions about “how much to buy” and “when to buy.“ Otherwise, out-o...
Date June 5, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-53 Title

Natural Resources: Minerals Management at the Department of the Interior Needs Coordination and Organization

/ g3sL . BYA COMPT6OLLER GENERAL THE Report To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Minerals Management At The Department Of The interior Needs Coordination And Organization In its work on the importance of materials availability, GAO is conducting a continuing evaluation of the Federal policymaking process for meeting industrial and strategic materials requirements. An important element of that proce...
Date June 2, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-31 Title

Agriculture and Food: Need To Reevaluate Helistat Program Objectives and Progress

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASH I NGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND ACXXJlSltlON DIVISION B-203330 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. John R. Block of Agriculture JUNE 2,1981 Secretary: Need to Reevaluate Helistat Program Objectives and Progress (MASAD-81-31) 115368 Subject: We have completed a survey of the status and objectives Fundamental acquisition of the Forest Ser...
Date May 28, 1981 Report No. 115370 Title

Economic Development: Energy Block Grants

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 28, 1981 STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH DIRECTOR, ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY CONSERVATION AND POWER HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE ON ENERGY BLOCK GRANTS Mr. Chairman and Members the of the Subcommittee: to be here work the today to disc...
Date May 28, 1981 Report No. CED-81-69 Title

Natural Resources: River Basin Commissions Have Been Helpful, but Changes Are Needed

, I . Irs34#3 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES River Basin Commissions Have Been Helpful, But Changes Are Needed River basin commissions, established by the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965, have made meaningful contributions toward enhancing regional water resource planning and development, but they have not been accepted by many States and have fallen short ...
Date May 27, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-22 Title

National Defense: DOD's Industrial Preparedness Program Needs National Policy To Effectively Meet Emergency Needs

. . 4 1 ITSqJ , * BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES DOD’s Industrial Preparedness Program Needs National Policy To Effectively Meet Emergency Needs The Department of Defense’s Industrial Preparedness Planning Program is to make sure U.S. industry can respond to wartime needs for military items. However, despite repeated study, this program has remained in a sta...
Date May 27, 1981 Report No. B-197880 Title

Government Operations: SBA Comments on GAO Report

/-',/ -- Us,}'0 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B-197880 May 27, 1981 The Honorable Mark 0. Hatfield Chairman, Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: We have reviewed the Small Business Administration's (SBA) April 6, 1981, comments on our report entitled "The 8(a) Pilot Program for Disadvantaged Small Businesses Has Not Been Effective." ...
Date May 22, 1981 Report No. 115342 Title

Agriculture and Food: Observations on Selected Aspects of School Lunch Program Administration

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE J COMMUNITY AN0 DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DIVISION WASH I NGTON, 0-C. 20548 I153yz MAY2 2 1981 Mr. William Hoaqland Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service Department of Agriculture 115342 Dear Mr. Hoagland: on Selected Aspects of l-Observations School Lunch Program Administration -J We recently completed a limited survey to obtai'n background information on se...
Date May 21, 1981 Report No. ID-81-25 Title

The Preparation of Volunteers for Peace Corps Service: Some Areas Need Management Attention

BY’ U.S.GENERALACCOUkTlNG OFFICE ThE Report To The Director, Peace Corps The Preparation Of Volunteers For Peace Corps Service: Some Areas Need Management Attention The Peace Corps marks its 20th birthday in 1981. Its successes during this period have been dependent to a large degree on its volunteers and their preparation. This dependence will continue in the future. This report examines the m...
Date May 18, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-51 Title

HHS Moves To Improve Accuracy of AFDC Administrative Cost Allocation: Increased Oversight Needed

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman Subcommittee On Oversight House Committee On Ways And Means OF THE UNITED STATES HHSMoves To Improve Accuracy Of AFDC Administrative Cost Allocation: Increased Oversight Needed In a review of cost-allocation plans for the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program in California, I Ilinois, Massachusetts, and New York, GAO found that the Federa...
Date May 15, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-40 Title

Financial Management: Millions Wasted Trying To Develop Major Energy Information System

-_ Hp-ua I “i eV THEKW/‘lPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES IISG 7 Report ToThe Congress Millions Wasted Trying To Develop Major Energy Information System From the early 1970s through t977, the Federal Power Commission invested millions of dollars in an unsuccessful effort to develop a large computerized system to improve Federal and State effectiveness in regulating the energy industry. After...
Date May 14, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-26 Title

Acquiring Weapon Systems in a Period of Rising Expenditures: Implications for Defense Management

/3/c/ uBY, THECOMPTl?OLLER GENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES / / I - RteportToThe Congress Acquiring Weapon Systems In A Period Of Rising Expenditures: Implications For Defense Management The planned rapid growth in defense expenditures in the next few years makes it especially important for the Department of Defense to exercise tight control over the development and acquisition of weapon systems. In a s...
Date May 13, 1981 Report No. 115234 Title

Social Services: Federal Disaster Assistance

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10:00 A.M. EST WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1981 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKSAND TRANSPORTATION HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON DISASTER ASSISTANCE 3 MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERSOF THE S...