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Date May 12, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-66 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Observations Concerning the Internal Revenue Service's Management of Criminal Tax Cases

...- ,-) :..-'.'?.?.v/ U,:HONTED STATES GEN:ERA.L ACCOUNTING OFFICxE WASHINGTON, D.C. 2£05-3 GCE:ERL GOVERNM ENT CiL 'VI ION S K'iay 12, 1931 ':r. Phili Assistant E. Coates Commissioner for C o, la n e i Internal RevenueService Deoartment of the Treasurv Dear ;lr. Coates: Observations Concerning tire Internal Revenue Service's Nlana3errent of Criminal Tax Casess (GGD-81-66) Subject: During the ca...
Date May 11, 1981 Report No. 115251 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Adequacy of IRS Compliance Resources for FY 1982

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1:00 P.M. EST. MONDAY, MAY 11, 1981 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR 115251 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON THE ADEQUACY OF IRS COMPLIANCE Lr RESOURCES FOR FY 1982 1 Mr. Chairman We are carrying which primarily Over grams...
Date May 6, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-48 Title

Financial Management: CSA Followup to Problems at the Nicholas County Community Action Association, West Virginia

B-202760 The Honorable Cardiss Collins Subcommittee on Manpower Chairwoman, and Housing Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Chairwoman: Subject: I &A% Followup to Problems at the Nicholas *$+ounty Community Action Association, West Virginia *,,,,,,,, j ,,,,, ,,,, ,mj (AFMD-81-48) In response to your June 5, 1980, letter, we have reviewed the effectiveness of the Commun...
Date May 1, 1981 Report No. 115070 Title

Government Operations: Provisions of S. 821, a Bill To Provide for Authorization of Appropriations for the Federal Communications Commission

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10:00 A.M. FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1981 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION UNITED STATES SENATE ..__ /A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION J MR...
Date April 30, 1981 Report No. CED-81-76 Title

Housing: The Community Development Block Grant Program Can Be More Effective in Revitalizing the Nation's Cities

RELEASED outside the fbuerd prsrfulerr~ - Hot to be released Amounting Office excogt WI CAe basis of SfWdiC uppg*~d by the Office of Corngrewtwal WelaBisn~ BY THE COMPTl’?O~I FR GENERAL Report To The Ranking Minority Member Committee On Appropriations United States Senate OF THE UNITED STATES The Community Development Block Grant Program Can Be More Effective In Revitalizing The Nation’s Citie...
Date April 29, 1981 Report No. ID-81-37 Title

International Affairs: Fundamental Changes Needed To Achieve Shared Support Services for Federal Agencies Overseas

RF” ,‘: $&J jz ~~~~:I ,,yl :‘:‘# II ,,,, X’ f * y;, ,, P ,, ,I * .;.r,, ‘S,- “‘.‘WwTf , .-.I )I *,, I_ ,t J ; k ,d, & Q 4 ,, I. . I 18 ../’ : . .’ w BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL REuxED Report To The House Subcommittee On Legislation And National Security OF THE UNITED STATES Fundamental Changes Needed To Achieve Shared Support Services For Federal Agencies Overseas The State De...
Date April 27, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-72 Title

Health: VA Home Care Program Is a Cost-Beneficial Alternative to Institutional Care and Should Be Expanded

UNITED STATE~GEWERALKC~UNT~NC OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RLWWRC+B DlVlillON B-202945 APRIL27.198l The Honorable Rufus H. Wilson Acting Administrator of Veterans Affairs Dear Mr. Wilson: Subject: 115036 F A* Home Care Program Is # Cost-Beneficial Alternative to Institutional Care and Should Be Expande but Program Management Needs Improveme A!J (~~~-81-72) We completed a review of the Veter...
Date April 24, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-84 Title

Health: Response to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations' Queries on Abuses in the Home Health Care Industry

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASMIWGTON OF O.C. THE UNITED 2OSM STATES The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Permanent Subcommittee on Chairman, Investigations Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Response to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Queries on Abuses in the Home I;- nvestigations' Health Care Industry (HRD-81-84) Subject: I“) 3 'This report is in response to...
Date April 23, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-46 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Assurance Needed That Import Classifications Are Accurate

L ,s . pm .,,. BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES ’ Assurance Needed That Import ,Classifications Are Accurate Customs Service practices do not ensure that the billions of dollarsin foreign productsentering the United States are properly classified for the purpose of assessing duties. Proper classifications are also needed to formulate trade policies,and deal wit...
Date April 22, 1981 Report No. 115069 Title

Government Operations: Views on Senate Bills 45 and 807

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 22, 1981 STATEMENTOF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON INTERGOVERNMENTALRELATIONS COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON SENATE BILL 45 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE REFORM ACT OF 1981 AND SENATE BILL 807 FEDERAL ASSI...
Date April 21, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-74 Title

Employment: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Needs To Improve Its Administrative Activities

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 APRIL 21.1981 , B-202785 The Honorable J. Clay Smith, Jr. Equal Employment Acting Chairman, Opportunity Commission Dear Mr. Smith: Equal Employment Opportunity c- mprove Its Administrative Commission Needs to Activities (HRD-81-74) Subject: J The results of our review of the Commission's administrative activities are discussed in the e...
Date April 21, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-17 Title

National Defense: Management of Reparable Spare Aircraft Components Needs To Be Improved

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 *\1w?49 PROCUREMENT, AND READINESS LOGISTICS, DIVISION a B-202308 APRIL 21,198l The Honorable The Secretary John F. Lehman of the Navy 114979 Dear Mr. Secretaryr Subject: anagement of Repairable Spare ircraft &---9 Components Needs To Be Improva/(PLRD-81-17) We have reviewed the Navy’s management of repairable spare operational suppor...
Date April 20, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-41 Title

Government Operations: An Evaluation of the Organizational Relationship of the Office of Human Development Services and the Administration on Aging

** BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman Special Committee On Aging United States Senate OF THE UNITEDSTATES An Evaluation Of The Organizational Relationship Of The Office Of Human Development Services And The Administration On Aging GAO believes that certain functions of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Human Development Services violate the Older Americans Act...
Date April 20, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-43 Title

Budget and Spending: Incentive Programs To Improve Productivity Through Capital Investments Can Work

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense Incentive Programs To Improve Productivity Through Capital Investments Can Work In 193179, th,e Congress esta’blished the Productivity Enhancing Incentive Fund to enable the Department of Defense to quickly buy and install equipment that will pay back its cost in 2 years. The program concept has proven successful in the Air ...
Date April 14, 1981 Report No. 114980 Title

[Fraud and Abuse in Federal Programs: The Auditor's Role]

[GAUD AND =USE I N FEDERAL F R O G R U G : THE A U D I T O R ‘ S ROLE PRESENTED BY J O H N D . HELLER A S S I S T A N T COMPTROLLER GENERAL O F THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F ACCOUNTANTS WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA A P R I L 14, 1981 i S p e a k i n g a f t e r d i n n e r r e m i n d s m e of a n a n c i e n t Roman h i s t o r y l e s s o n I l e a r n e ...
Date April 13, 1981 Report No. 114967 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Federal Government Efforts To Administer the Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act of 1980

UNZTE@I STATES GENERU ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASBZNGTON, P.C. 20548 I. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.i4. EST MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1981 STATEMENT OF WTLLIAH Y. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR GEWERALGOVERNMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COHMERCE, CONSUMER, AND MONETARYAFFAIRS BOUSE COMNITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS OM FEDERAL GOVERNMENTEFFORTS TO ADMINISTER THE tCRUDE OIL WINDFALL PROFIT TAX ACT ...
Date April 13, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-52 Title

Energy: The Department of Energy Should Provide Leadership To Assure Near-Term Gasoline Conservation Opportunities Are Realized

REPORT THEki BY General Accounting Office The Department Of Energy Should Provide Leadership To Assure Near-Term Gasoline Conservation Opportunities Are Realized Gasoline conservation can play an important role over the next few years in helping reduce the Nation’s dependence on foreign oil. Even though gasoline consumption has decreased over the past 2 years, additional gasoline savings are pos...
Date April 10, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-62 Title

Energy: Full Development of OTEC's Potential May Be Impeded

B’Y’ THE US, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Energy Full Development Of OTEC’sPotential May Be Impeded Ocean Thermal Energy Co’nversion (OTEC) uses the temperature difference between the surface and deep ocean waters to produce energy. The technical feasibility has been proven but some important technical problems still need to be resolved. The Department of Energy pla...
Date April 8, 1981 Report No. CED-81-55 Title

Government Operations: The SBA 8(a) Procurement Program--A Promise Unfulfilled

/-pc !?z 3 ’ i3( THE CCblPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES The SBA 8(a) Procurement ProgramA Promise Unfulfilled The Small Business Administration’ s 8(a) Procurement Program gives noncompetitive Government contracts and other aid to help disadvantaged business owners become self-sufficient. Few aided firms have graduated as competitive businesses. The bulk of 8(a) co...
Date April 7, 1981 Report No. 114926 Title

Government Operations: Views on Condition of Federal System

STATEMENT OF s ELtflER Be STAATS GENERAL STATES 114926 POR&lEiR COMPTROLLER OF T&E UNITED BEPORE IBTERGUVERNtfENTAL HUMAN . . THE RELATIONS AND M’S&“3 ’ 06 RESOURCES - SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COIMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 71 1981 ' \ Mr, Chairman, my views I am pleased to be here this system. morning to share on the condition my years growth of our Federal se...
Date April 3, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-31 Title

Agriculture and Food: Improved Collections Can Reduce Federal and District Government Food Stamp Program Costs

P REPORT THEUS: BY z, a General Accounting Office Improved Collections Can Reduce Federal And District Government Food Stamp Program Costs Only $650,000 of the $2.7 million owed by food stamp vendors has been collected in the District of Columbia, and the District estimates that only $235,000 of the balance is collectible. Minimal amounts are collected from recipients who are overissued stamps, an...
Date April 2, 1981 Report No. 114787 Title

Health: Administration's Block Grant Proposals for Health Services and Preventive Health

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 114787 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 2:00 P.M., EST APRIL 2, 1981 STATEMENT OF' GREGORYJ. AHART, DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES ON BLOCK GRANT PROPOSALS EALTH SERVICES AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH - 7 Mr. Chairman today and Members of to offer legislative our the Committee, we are pl...
Date April 2, 1981 Report No. 114865 Title

Energy: Review of DOE Efforts To Enforce Crude Oil Pricing Regulations of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 1O:OO A.M. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1981, . .?V /6J STATEMENT OF /" [, -7l 3. DEXTER PEACE, DIRECTOR ... ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION \ : Ic, 3 BEFORETEE -c; SUBCOMMITEE OVERSIGHTAND INVESTIGATIONS ON HOUSECOMMITTEE ENERGY ON AND COMMERCE Mr. Chairman -and Members of the Subcommittee: I appreciate the opportu...
Date March 31, 1981 Report No. 114895 Title

National Defense: DOD Opportunities To Realize Great Savings by Taking Certain Actions in the Logistics Area

2nited States ,S;eneral Accounting 2054pi :,Jashington, 9.2. Offic2 FOR ?,ELZ:ASE 311 DELIlI'E,'\Y Sxpected at 1:OO ;s.m., ::arch 31, Tuesday, Statement Werner Procurement, Crosshans, Logistics before Senate Committee of Deputy Director Division and Xeadiness the on the Budget 114895 II I Mr . Chairman, I am ,=leased to discuss to appear before the the Senate in more detail opportunities by taking...
Date March 30, 1981 Report No. ID-81-41 Title

International Affairs: U.S. Government Exchange Programs Are Not Being Coordinated in Japan and India

8I Report To The Director, International Communication Agency . ww BY THE US. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFl;E” U.S.Government Exchange Programs Are Not Being Coordinated In Japan And India As part of Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 and the Executive order implementing it, the U.S. International Communication Agency was charged with the responsibility to coordinate the international info...
Date March 27, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-46 Title

Financial Management: Weak Internal Controls Make the Department of Labor and Selected CETA Grantees Vulnerable to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Weak Internal Controls Make The Department Of Labor And Selected CETA Grantees Vulnerable To Fraud, Waste, And Abuse In fiscal 1980, the Department of Labor spent about $8 billion in Federal funds for CETA programs which provide employment oppottunities and job training for economically disadvantaged, unemployed, and underemployed p...
Date March 26, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-63 Title

Government Operations: Cost of Examinations To Fill Anticipated Vacancies Could Be Reduced

UNTED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE CCNERAL GOVERNMENT DlVlStON The Honorable Carl C. Ulsaker Senior Assistant Postmaster General Employee and Labor Relations Group Subject: Dear Mr. G ost of Examinations to Fill Anticipated Vacancies Could Be Reduced(GGD-81-63) 114749 I III Ulsaker: reviewed the Postal Service's system for examining, grading and selecting applicants for em...
Date March 25, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-46 Title

Energy: The Department of Energy's Water-Cooled Breeder Program--Should It Continue?

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Department Of Energy’s Water-Cooled Breeder Program-Should It Continue? GAO addressed three questions water-cooled breeder program: about the --Should it continue? GAO believes current reactor operations should be terminated in January 1982 to answer the basic question: Does the reactor breed? The Department of Energy’s position is that ...
Date March 23, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-47 Title

Energy: The Energy Conservation Program for Schools and Hospitals Can Be More Effective

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES I/-7If 2 4”) Report ToThe Congress The Energy Conservation Program For Schools And Hospitals Can Be More’ Effective Through effective conservation actionqschools and hospitals--major consumers of energy--can reduce their energy use by up to 30 percent. The National Energy Conservation Policy Act authorized a nearly $1 billion grant program to assist ...
Date March 19, 1981 Report No. 114650 Title

Agriculture and Food: GAO Reviews of the Food Stamp Program

United States General Washington, Accounting Office D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2 P.M., EST Thursday, March 19, 1981 Statement of Senior Division Level Brian P. Crowley, Associate Director, Community and Economic Development before the Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition of the Committee House of on Agriculture Representatives on The General Acc...
Date March 18, 1981 Report No. 114628 Title

Natural Resources: Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Date March 17, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-15 Title

Government Operations: Mental Health Programs for Federal Employees

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE CCOCRAL PLR8ONNCL AND COMPCNSATION DIVISION B-202305 MARCH 17,198l The Honorable Mary Rose Oakar Acting Chair, Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives Dear Madam Chair: --' Subject% lb ental Health (FPCD-81-15) llllllll#ll lllll II 114603 Federal Employees J...
Date March 16, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-5 Title

National Defense: Improved Management of Air Force Modification Programs Can Save Millions

BY THE U,S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense Improved Management Of Air Force Modification Programs Can Save Millions The Air Force can save millions of dollars by (1) making greater use of the Department of Defense supply system to obtain parts needed for the aircraft modification programs and (2) following more realistic practices in contracting for other parts needed ...
Date March 13, 1981 Report No. 114586 Title

Energy: Residential Energy Conservation Outreach Activities and the Energy Extension Service

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 13, 1981 STATEMENT OF JAMES DUFFUS III SENIOR GROUP DIRECTOR, ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY DEVELOPMENTAND APPLICATIONS, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LON RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSERVATION OUTREACH ACTIVITIES c AND THE ENERGY EXTENSION SERVI...
Date March 10, 1981 Report No. 114659 Title

Financial Management: Alternatives for Modifying the Indexation of Federal Programs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 Waehington, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected on March 10, 1981 Statement Harry Assistant Comptroller of S. Havens of the and Indexation the United States General before Task Force on Entitlements, Uncontrollables of the Committee U.S. on the Budget Mouse of Representatives on Ill II lllllllII 114659 of for Mr. Chairman Modifying the Indexation the...
Date March 10, 1981 Report No. 114656 Title

National Defense: Management Improvement and Cost Reduction in DOD

FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXP.E~_...% r- TUESDAY, MARC . UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 Statement of Special Thomas D. Morris Assistant to the Comptroller before Defense House Committee the * General Task Force on The Budget h3t;. oo+Joq Dear Mr. Chairman: YOU have asked that GAO officials most knowledgeable morning about GAO's work in the Defense area appear this discu...
Date March 3, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-48 Title

Income Security: More Diligent Followup Needed To Weed Out Ineligible SSA Disability Beneficiaries

a 4 P dfl/) /J d ;3 ,,’ IIc/sq 0 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES More Diligent Followup Needed To Weed Out Ineligible SSA Disability Beneficiaries As much as $2 billion annually in Social Security disability insurance payments may go to individuals who are no longer disabled. The Social Security Administration investigates only a small percentage of its disabil...
Date March 3, 1981 Report No. 114495 Title

Government Operations: President's Program for Economic Recovery

4, L, UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING Washington, D.C. 20548 OFF;CE . FOR REWSASEON DELIVERY Exp8ct8d on March 3, 1981 Statmmat . . (. *, . of : States Elmer B. Staats Comptroller General of the United * . U.S. Hou81s of Representatives on the Program for Economic Recoveiy Mr. Chairman and Members of tha Conenitteer before you today to diicuss The President proposals for the I am pleased I to app...
Date March 3, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-21 Title

Budget and Spending: What Can Be Done To Check the Growth of Federal Entitlement and Indexed Spending?

IYT-Ld BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES What Can Be Done To Check The Growth Of Federal Entitlement And Indexed Spending? Federal spending for entitlement and indexed programs has grown significantly over the past decade. In this report, GAO examines the nature of such spending, the reasons behind its growth, and what can be done to limit such spending in the futu...
Date March 1, 1981 Report No. 114505 Title

An Administrative History: GAO 1966-1981

An Administrative History Roger L Sperry . Timothy D. Desmond Kathi F. McGraw Barbara Schmitt U.S. General Accounting Office 1981 Foreword As my term as Comptroller General neared its end. 1 established,a special project to summarize the significant?ntemal events, directions. and changes that occurred between 1966 and 1981. The purpose of the project was to bring together in one place the develop...
Date Feb. 28, 1981 Report No. C-MASAD-81-10 Title

The F-16 Program: Progress, Concerns, and Uncertainties

UNCLASSIFIED REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERRL OF THE UNITED STATES DIGEST -m---w THE F-16 PROGRAM: PROGRESS, CONCERNS, AND UNCERTAINTIES a1 The F-16 was conceived as the "low" element in a "high/low" concept of mixing high performance, costly aircraft #(the F-lS)';.with greater numbers of simpler, less expensive aircraft',(the F-16). #It eventually evolved into a multimission aitcraft to replace ...
Date Feb. 27, 1981 Report No. 114478 Title

Special Publications: [The Role of Program Evaluation in Public Management]

" t L T - ROLE OF PROGRAM EVALUATION IN / PUBLIC MANAGEME : BY AVENS ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER GENERAL PREPARED FOR DELIVERY AT THE ROGER. W . JONES LECTURE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY FEBRUARY 2 7 , 1981 It is a great privilege to speak at a lecture series named i n honor of Roger W. Jones. Many of us who work in government take the concept o f public service seriously, but very few embody that concept s o c...
Date Feb. 26, 1981 Report No. CED-81-41 Title

Housing: Further Actions Needed To Improve Management of HUD Programs

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Further Actions Needed To Improve Management Of HUD Programs In recent years, GAO has made numerous recommendat ions in its reports on Federal housing and community development programs to reduce costs and increase effectiveness. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has taken actions on many of these recommendations, resu...
Date Feb. 25, 1981 Report No. 114457 Title

Government Operations: GAO Views on Intergovernmental Issues

WniteU States General Accounting D.C. 20548 Office Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at lo:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 25, 1981 114457 STATEMENTOF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEEON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFPAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE .ON -QH$?-ZEVIEWS ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL ISSUES -. 7 Mr. Chairman, share our vi...
Date Feb. 24, 1981 Report No. LCD-81-23 Title

Information Management: Evaluation of Defense Attempts To Manage Battlefield Intelligence Data

t 1 ” ,# l +g#+gJJ ;,+- BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress .OF THEUNITEDSTATES Evaluation Of Defense Attempts To Manage ESattlefielcl Intelligence Data The Department of Defense undertook the Battlefield Exploitation and Target Acquisition project 3 years ago to develop new technology for automated information management of battlefield intelligence data. After reviewing project deve...
Date Feb. 18, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-3 Title

F/A-18 Naval Strike Fighter: Progress Has Been Made But Problems and Concerns Continue

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES F/A-l 8 Naval Strike Fighter: Progress Has Been Made But Problems And Concerns Continue The Navy and its contractors have made progress in solving technical roblems discussed In GAO’s February 14,l B 80, report on the F/A- 18 but problems remain. Futuredecisions should include consideration of whether --modifications to the wing w...
Date Feb. 18, 1981 Report No. C-MASAD-81-2 Title

National Defense: The Army's Standoff Target Acquisition System--A Program Having Development Difficulties

UNCXASSIFLED REPORT'BY THE COMPTROLLER GE!JERAL OF THE UNITED STATES THE ARMY'S STANDOFF TARGET ACQUISITION SYSTEM--A PROGRAM HAVING DEVELOPMENT DIFFICULTIES DIGEST -----The Standoff Target Acquisition System (SOTAS) is a $1.1 billion Army program to develop an airborne radar system to detect and locate moving targets at distances far beyond the forward edge of the battle area. Although experiment...
Date Feb. 12, 1981 Report No. C-MASAD-81-1 Title

National Defense: Problems Affecting the Procurement and Operation of the Army's AH-64 Attack Helicopter and Associated Systems

UNCLASSl FI ED REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENE= .OF THE UNITED STATES . PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE PROCUREMEL~TAND OPERATION OF THE ARMY'S AH-64 ATTACK HELICOPTER AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS DIGEST ------The attack helicopter, with its guided missiles and other armament, plays a key role in supporting ground troops battling enemy armored units concentrated'around the forward edge of the battle area. The Arm...
Date Feb. 11, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-8 Title

Energy: Residential Energy Conservation Outreach Activities--A New Federal Approach Needed

* 111 II’ r* BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL I T I. ;ly3’J9 port To The Con OF THEUNITED STATES Residential Energy Conservation Out reach Activities--A New Federal Approach Needed The Department of Energy’s outreach act& ities are intended to encourage residential consuiners to voluntarily implement. energy conservation measures. These activities can contribute to greater energy conservation if the...
Date Feb. 6, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-25 Title

Health: The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Program Helps Families but Needs Improvement

C’ ci b REPORTBY THE Comptroller General The Sti’dden Infant Death Syndrome Program Helps Families But Needs Improvement Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is the sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant which cannot be explained by a thorough medical examination. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Information and Counseling program is help...