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Date March 31, 1988 Report No. T-GGD-88-22 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: The Tax Gap

r Release Delivery petted at :OO a.m. EST uraday rch 31, 1988 The Tax Gap Statement of Jennie S. Stathis, Associate Director General Government Division Before the Senate Budget Committee . ‘ .: , THE TAX GAP SUMMARY STATEMENT F O JENNIE S. STATHIS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR GENERALGOVERNMENT DIVISION U.S. GENERALACCOUNTING F F ICE O The Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) objective for developing tax gap ...
Date March 25, 1988 Report No. GGD-88-66BR Title

Tax Administration: IRS' Tax Gap Studies

APPENDIX APPENDIX MO IRS Tax Gap Studies: 1979,1983, and 1988 l 1979 Study -- first attempt to estimate tax gap; focused on individual income 1983 Study -- more thorough; also included estimates for corporations and overstated deductions 1988 Study -- further refined the 1983 study l l APPENDIX APPENDIX GM What is the Tax Gap ? IRS defines the “tax gap” as the difference between the amount of ...
Date March 24, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-62 Title

Social Security: The Notch Issue

Social Security, committtee on Ways and Means, Hous&of Representatives March1988 SOCIAL SECURITY The Notch Issue Comptroller General of the United States B-230503 March 24. 1988 The Honorable Andy Jacobs, Jr. Chairman, Subcommittee on Social Security Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This report responds to the request of your predecessor, the Honorable James ...
Date March 22, 1988 Report No. T-PEMD-88-1 Title

Social Services: Evaluation of Poverty Indicators

. Umttd EEtatsr Oenepl Acam OlBce I L t Testimony [ L For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 22, 1988 hiVALUATION OF POVERTY INDICATORS Statement of Lois-ellin Datta, Associate Program Evaluation and . Methodology Divigion Director Before .the Subcoxiunittee on Census and Population Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives llllll lllll W 13ii338 GAO...
Date March 18, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-68BR Title

Health and Nutrition: Collection of Vital Statistical Data on Hispanics

GAO March 1988 Briefing Report to Congressional Requesters HEALTH AND NUTRITION Collection of Vital Statistical Data on Hispanics RESTRICTED---Not to be releasedoutside the General Afzcountigofiice~pt6atdlebasiaofw8pecific~ bytbsO%kd~Rnlatidnn GAO/-BR 54ud39 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20540 Human Resources Division B-230485 March 18, 1988 on Hunger The Honorable M...
Date March 3, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-71 Title

Plant Closings: Evaluation of Cost Estimate of Proposed Advance Notice Requirement

. GAO United States General Accounting Office Washiugtan, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-223486 March 3,1988 Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate This letter responds to your February 9, 1988, request for our...
Date Dec. 22, 1987 Report No. HRD-88-32 Title

Medicare: Laboratory Fee Schedules Produced Large Beneficiary Savings but No Program Savings

-I-“ ’ 1 GAO i Y United States General Accounting Office w 102, I Report to CongressionalCommit&k * a I Dscer)nbar 1987 / / MEDICARE . ~ Laboratory Fee SchedulesProduced Large Beneficiary ~ Savings but No Program Savings ~ II 134702 GAO/ w Human Resources Division B-229287 December 22, 1987 The Honorable Lloyd Bentsen Chairman, Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable Dan Rosten...
Date Nov. 30, 1987 Report No. HRD-88-40BR Title

Medicare: Change in Contingency Reserve Funding Held Down Increase in Part B Premium

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Date Nov. 19, 1987 Report No. RCED-88-50 Title

Grain Inspection: Evaluation of USDA Study on Wheat Protein Measurement

----- IJnlted States General Accounting Office GAO’ _-. .-A-..~~- Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Agricultural Research and General Legislation, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate November 1987 GRAIN INSPECTION Evaluation of USDA Study on Wheat Protein Measurement ulul1111 134490 GAO/#CED-88-60 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548...
Date Sept. 30, 1987 Report No. PEMD-87-14 Title

Health Risk Analysis: Technical Adequacy in Three Selected Cases

Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-227612 September 30,1987 The Honorable Robert A. Roe Chairman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: In a December 4, 1985, letter, your committee asked GAO to investigate the quality and scope of risk analysis activities conducted by selected federal agencies with responsibility for regulating environ...
Date June 29, 1987 Report No. T-PEMD-87-6 Title

Cancer Patient Survival: What Progress Has Been Made?

GAO Release on Delivery Expected at 9:45 a.m. Monday, June 29, 1987 For Testimony CANCER PATIENT BAS BEEN MADE? SURVIVAL: WHAT PROGRESS Statement of Eleanor Chelimsky, Director Program Evaluation and Methodology Division Before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives 133321 ;AO/T-PEMD-87-6 MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE...
Date June 11, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-113 Title

School Lunch Program: Evaluation of Alternatives to Commodity Donations

United States Genaal Accounting Office / -GA!0 Junre 1987 Report to Congressional Requesters SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM Evaluation of Alternatives to Commodity Donations lllsllI IllIll 133213 /_73d--/ GAO/RC~I-118 3 General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 ltesourcee, Community, and Economic Development Division 0222207 united states June 11, 1987 . The Honorable William F. Goodling House of Rep...
Date May 6, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-94 Title

Small Business: Evaluation of a Study on Access to Capital

GAO May 1987 s\7 q General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Committee on Small Business House of Representatives United States . .. SMALL BUSINESS Evaluation of a Study on Accessto Capital I i ~l~lullnlln 133174 m - Not to be released outside the Qent- JyaefB L G,+O/RCED-87-94 RELEASED . . ‘ GAO General Accounting OMce Washington, unit8d stat8s D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Econo...
Date April 30, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-85BR Title

Bilingual Education: Information on Limited English Proficient Students

Resources,United States Senate April 1987 BILINGUAL EDUCATION Information on Limited English Proficient Students - United States General Accounting Once Wtuhington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-226877 April 30, 1987 The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: In response to your April 2, 1987, request, we are pro...
Date March 31, 1987 Report No. PEMD-87-13 Title

Cancer Patient Survival: What Progress Has Been Made?

*# -*-*4”mI,o-LIImI,--I* m---w- United ----- sljxtes Geueral Accounting --_--1-.-s-- O!fici GAO 0: Report xo the Chairman, Subcominkteeon I;rtte:~governmental IRelationsand Human 13esouxes, Committee on Goverrument Operations, Houseof Representatives CANCER F’ATIENT SURVIVAL What P’rogressHas &en Made? 132697 1 IIII II 1111111 IllIll B-m __- - I_ -(t-_l_---L-_(- iG/PEMD-87-13 , ,,, ,,,, ,,,,...
Date March 1, 1987 Report No. 132644 Title

Privacy Data: The Data Encryption Standard Provides Valuable Protection

Date Oct. 30, 1986 Report No. RCED-87-4 Title

Food Stamp Program: Statistical Validity of Agriculture's Payment Error-Rate Estimates

. * . United S’tates ‘General Accounting Office 13147J Food and ‘ GAO October 1986 Report to the Administrator, Nutrition Service Department of Agriculture ‘;” FOOD STAMP PROGRAM Statistical Validity of Agriculture’s Payment Error-Rate Estimates 131473 III aGAO/RCED-87-4 :, 1 j31q7 -b ‘3 j: United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Econo...
Date April 17, 1986 Report No. PEMD-86-8BR Title

Noncash Benefits: An Evaluation of the Census Bureau's Measurement Conference

-- United States General Accounting Off3ce -- w Briefing Report to Congressional Requesters ~---. .+.“I -. ..__.__....__._._.-__~ ----_ _ April l$Ni NONCASHBENEFITS An Evaluation of the Census Bureau’s Measurement Conference 129641 035 \40 . UNITED STATES GENERAL D.C. ACCOUNTING 20648 OFFICE WASHINGTON. fVA1 UATION nku MI I HO001 &;V OWlSION PHOGHAM April 17, 1986 h-222373 The Honorable Willia...
Date April 17, 1986 Report No. 129661 Title

Social Services: The Census Bureau's Conference on the Measurement of Noncash Benefits

UNITED.STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C; 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY ' EXPECTED,AT 10:00 a.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1986 STATEMENT OF ELEANOR CHELIMSKY DIRECTOR, PROGRAMEVALUATION AND METHODOLOGY DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CENSUS AND POPULATION COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON ,dN .THE CENSUS BUREAU'S CONFERENCE '" p . ,dHE MEASUREMENT NONCASH...
Date March 18, 1986 Report No. PEMD-86-7BR Title

Hunger Counties: Methodological Review of a Report by the Physician Task Force on Hunger

United States General Accounting Office 34a8 Briefing Report to Congressional Requesters March 1986 HUNGER COUNTIES Metioclowcal Review of a Report by the Physician Task Force on Hunger GAO,‘PEMD-86-7BR UNITED STATES GENERAL D.C ACCOUNTING 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTON. PHDGRAM MklHODOLOGY EVALUATION AND DIV1SION March 18, 1986 B-222232 Honorable Bill Emerson TJonorable ?. Thomas Coleman Subcommittee ...
Date March 14, 1986 Report No. IMTEC-86-8 Title

Statistical Surveys: Census Bureau Has Creditable Employment and Economic Data-Collection Procedures

United States General Accounting Office GAO March 1986 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives LMi29586 1llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll S ISTICAL SURVEYS Census Bureau Has Creditable Employment and Economic DataCollection Procedures GAO/‘IMTEC-86-8 . GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Information Technology B-222011 Mana...
Date March 13, 1986 Report No. 129327 Title

Information Management: The Census Bureau's 1984 Address List Compilation Test

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT tO:OO AM THURSDAY,MARCH13, 1986 STATEMENTOF GENE L. DODARO ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, GENERALGOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE CENSUSAND POPULATION ON COMMITTEEON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE / SUBCOMMITTEE POSTAL OPERATIONSAND SERVICES ON COMMITTEEON POST OFFICE AND CI...
Date Jan. 1, 1986 Report No. 132000 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Vol. 21, Issue 4, Fall 1986

IIllIlllllll II111 lllll llllllllllIll1 Ill1 132000 k. The GAO Review (ISSN 00163414) is puhlished quart,erly by the IIS General Accounting OffIce, Washington. DC 30548 Second class postage pald at Washington, DC. Postmaster: Send address changes to US General Account,ing Office, 441 G St N W, Room 4026, Washington. DC 20548 Contents From Our Briefcase Government Financial Management Topics Commun...
Date Sept. 19, 1985 Report No. 127907 Title

Financial Management: Views in Support of H.R. 3168

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10 a.m., Thursday September 19, 1985 Statement Milton Special Assistant to J. the of Socolar Comptroller the Security General before Legislation and National Subcommittee Operations Committee on Government House of Representatives Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: We are support Office repor...
Date July 1, 1985 Report No. 127571 Title

Using Structured Interviewing Techniques: Methodology Transfer Paper 5

D Using Structured InterViewiewing Techniques Methodology Transfer Paper 5 GAO UnitcdStatcsGcneralAccountingMi Program Evaluation and Methodology Division July 1985 Request for copies of GAO reports should be Sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20877 Telephone (202) 275-6241 The first five copies of individual ...
Date June 13, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-75 Title

Measures of Military Capability: A Discussion of Their Merits, Limitations, and Interrelationships

Report To The Honorable Sam Nunn Ranking Minority Member Committee On Armed Services United States Senate Measures Of Military Capability: A Discussion Of Their Merits, Limitations, And Interrelationships This report discusses the problems of meas- uring military capability and the difficu!ty of quantifying military capability in a smgle, definitive measure. It also discusses various indicators of...
Date May 20, 1985 Report No. OCE-85-2 Title

Employment: Specific Technological Assumptions Affecting the Bureau of Labor Statistics' 1995 Employment Projections

b’ THE US, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Honorable Berkley Bedell United States House Of Representatives Specific Technological Assumptions Affecting The Bureau Of Labor Statistics’ 1995 Employment Projections Bvery 2 years the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) prepares and reports project’ions of future employment by occupation and by industry. This report lists specific technologi...
Date May 25, 1984 Report No. IMTEC-84-11 Title

Information Management: ASCS Needs Better Information To Adequately Assess Proposed County and State Office Automation

UNITED STATESGENERACACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY DIVISION MAY 25, 1984 B-214903 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. John R. Block of Agriculture Secretary: ASCS Needs Better Information To Adequately Assess Proposed County and State Office Automation (GAO/IMTEC-84-11) Subject: We are writing to you to express our concerns with the county office autom...
Date March 27, 1984 Report No. B-214320 Title

Transportation: Review of Studies on Early Retirement of Flight Service Station Specialists

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE RESOURCES. COMMUNITY. AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OlVtSlON B-214320 The Honorable William Lehman Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject : Review of Studies of Flight Service on Early Retirement Station Specialists ; '* directed the Federal Aviation Conferenc...
Date March 14, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-65 Title

Agriculture and Food: More Attention Needed in Key Areas of the Expanded Crop Insurance Program

I Report To The Secretary Of Agriculture l23G88 m. BYTHEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE More Attention Needed In Key Areas Of The Expanded Crop Insurance Program In accordance with the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1980, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) has made substantial progress in expanding its insurance program nationwide and in involving the private sector in selling and servicing ...
Date July 15, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-76 Title

Income Security: Railroad Employment Projections

UNITEDSTATES GENDZALACC~UNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 2US48 UUMAN RUOUdDIVISION July 15, 1983 B-212368 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Orrin G. Hatch Senate Hatch: Railroad Employment Projections 121941 (CAO/HRD-83-76) In response to your May 20, 1983, request, we reviewed the Railroad Retirement Board's (RRB's) rail employment projections and the assumptions RRB used in making ...
Date Feb. 2, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-35 Title

Employment: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Progress in Meeting Goals Set Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC. 20548 llllllllllllillllllll llllillllllllllllll LMl20477 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 120477 B-210510 FEBRUARY 2.1983 The Honorable Lee H. Hamilton Chairman, Subcommittee on Economic Goals and Intergovernmental Policy Joint Economic Committee Congress of the United States Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's P...
Date Sept. 24, 1982 Report No. IPE-82-9 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Problems and Options in Estimating the Size of the Illegal Alien Population

BY IHE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman Of The Subcommittee Immigration And Refugee Policy Of The Committee On The Judiciary United States Senate on Problems And Options In Estimating Of The Illegal Alien Population Illegal aliens are of concern to the Congress not only because of their i‘llegal status but also because they may aggravate employment and community resource brob...
Date Aug. 27, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-77 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Special IRS Examination Procedures Are Needed for Certain Returns Containing International Tax Issues

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service Special IRS Examination Procedures Are Needed For Certain Returns Containing International Tax Issues Tax returns filed by U.S. citizens abroad and nonresident aliens contain special international tax issues. IRS thus has found it necessary to centralize the related examination responsibility in its foreign O...
Date June 11, 1982 Report No. 119779 Title

Economic Development: Procedures for Adjusting Rents in the Section 8 Program Need Reexamination

. UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FILE COPY Mr. E. S. Savas Assistant Secretqry for PoJicy Development and Research Department of Housing and Urban Development Dear Mr. Savasr Subject: Program Procedures for Adjusting Rents Need Reexamination- in the Section 8 We have made a preliminary review of the procedures the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) fol...
Date June 8, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-83 Title

Outlook for Achieving Fiscal Year 1983 Offshore Revenue Estimate: Possible but Not Likely

I REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES RELEASED Outlook For Achieving Fiscal Year 1983 Offshore Revenue Estimate:-Possible But Not Likely Although revenues from offshore leasing and development are anticipated to increase significantly under the Administration’s accelerated leasing program, GAO questions whether the increase will be of the magnitude forecasted. Substantial increa...
Date May 18, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-78 Title

Financial Management: Validity and Comparability of Quantitative Data Presented by the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency on Inspectors General Activities

. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-207395 i The Honorable John D. Dingell ' Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: RELEASED IllllllllIllll 118619 Subject: Validity and Comparability of Quantitative Data Presented by the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency on Insp...
Date April 5, 1982 Report No. FPCD-82-32 Title

Government Operations: Additional Improvements Needed in the National Survey of Professional, Administrative, Technical, and Clerical Pay

UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PEOLRAL PKRSONNKL AND COMPENSATION DlVllllON B-167266 M llllll Ml 118072 Raymond J. Donovan of Labor APRIL 5,1982 The Honorable The Secretary Dear M r. Secretary: Subject: Additional Improvements Needed in the National Survey of Professional, Administrative, Techand Clerical Pay (FPCD-82-32) nical, This report summarizes the results of o...
Date March 3, 1982 Report No. FPCD-82-11 Title

Government Operations: The Army Needs To Reevaluate Its Extended Basic Training Program

BY THEUS. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Army The Army Needs To Reevaluate Its Extended Basic Training Program In October 1981, the Army extended its basic training from 7 to 8 weeks. As a result, in fiscal year 1982 Army will spend nearly $40 million; about 4,400 additional new soldiers, trainers, and support staff will be assigned to training rather than to operational u...
Date Feb. 24, 1982 Report No. CED-82-50 Title

Agriculture and Food: Changes Are Needed in the Proposed Departmental Review and Evaluation of the Puerto Rico Block Grant

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY DCVM?MCNT AND CcoNoMlC DIVISION B-205691 FEBRUARY 24,1982 The Honorable The Secretary John R. Block of Agriculture Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Changes Are Needed in the Proposed Departmental Review and Evaluation of the Puerto Rico Block Grant (CED-82-50) Mlllllll ll 117586 The Food and Nutrition Service has proposed a study...
Date Feb. 3, 1982 Report No. 117379 Title

Employment: Alternative Work Schedules in the Federal Government

b - . -’ FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected about 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Feburary 3, 1982 U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 STATEMENT OF CLIFFORD I. FEDERAL PERSONNEL GOULD, DIRECTOR AND COMPENSATIONDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON HUMANRESOURCES OF THE HOUSE POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE ON 117379 Ill ill ALTERNATTVE WORKSCHEDULES IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Madam Cha...
Date Oct. 2, 1981 Report No. 116717 Title

Special Publications: [A Federal Perspective on Evaluating the Evaluators]

A FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE ON EVALUATING THE EVALUATORS By Keith E. Marvin Associate Director U.S. General Accounting Office Institute for Program Evaluation October 2, 1981 At The Joint Annual Meeting of Evaluation Network and Evaluation Research Society INTRODUCTION I am pleased to appear with this panel to discuss the benefits and feasibility of evaluating the evaluators. Dick Johnson has combined t...
Date Sept. 18, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-148 Title

Information Management: The Veterans Administration's Efforts To Consolidate Computer Programming Resources at a Single Location

. JELEASEII /&\ ,:_ ;“e> I; ‘: j:; yhzAf’,i’ ,;: c .. ,;,;: \ ‘+9&g RE§TRICTEB - hlQ* to be released outside the flWQUf¶tif. + 8t-- ,?I: @XCept 072 Pke baGiS Qf specific by the Office of Congressional Relations. General approval UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 -/ HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-204572 SEPTEMBER 18,198l The Honorable and Alan J, United States C...
Date Aug. 1, 1981 Report No. 116294 Title

Government Operations: [Measuring Observer Agreement With Log Linear Models]

111111llll111 I11111ll1l1ll 1 lIlll1 1 I 16294 Measuring Observer Agreement w i t h Log L i n e a r Models Olga Tmstopiat, Ph.D. Institute for Program Evaluation U S General Accounting O f f i c e .. Washington, ,D.C. 20548 Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, U s Angeles, California, August, 1981. Abstract This paper presents a technology for hand calculating the degree of o...
Date July 14, 1981 Report No. B-203451 Title

Government Operations: Method of Computing Social Security Offset From SBP Annuities by the Services

IUNITE."T-PrES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL In reply refer to: B-203451 July 14, 1981 Lieutenant Colonel John B. Harvey, USA 3167 Lindenwood Lane Fairfax, Virginia 22031 Dear Colonel Harvey: Reference is made to your letter dated May 17, 1981, with enclosures, in which you invite our attention to a recently issued Defense Department Memorandum concerni...
Date April 8, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-47 Title

Government Operations: A Primer on Gross National Product Concepts and Issues

, FOREWORD Estimating the Nation's gross national product (GNP) is a GNP estimates detailed and complicated statistical undertaking. affect the Nation's economic well-being through major policy decisions that are influenced by the movement of GNP and other The numerous statistical data sources, economic indicators. and concepts used in measuring the economy's permethodology, formance raise questio...
Date Dec. 19, 1980 Report No. FPCD-81-30 Title

Government Operations: Evaluation of the Recent Draft Registration

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FLDERALPERIIONNELANO COMPLNSATION DIVISION B-201499 Deoembe~ 19, l%o The Honorable William Proxmire Chairman, Subcommittee on HUD and Independent Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable Sam Nunn Chairman, Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable...
Date Nov. 1, 1980 Report No. 113908 Title

Special Publications: A Reference List of Evaluation Books and Articles

A REFERENMCE LIST OF EVALUATION BOOKS AND ARTICLES IPSTITUTE FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION N VU E 4R 1§8, Preface The books and articles contained in this listing have been useful to Institute for Program Evaluation analysts and evaluators. recommendations. The bibliography was put together from their Categories are neither exclusive nor exhaustive. Users of this list should also search the library for ...
Date April 22, 1980 Report No. PAD-80-23 Title

How Revenue Sharing Formulas Distribute Aid: Urban-Rural Implications

1p”. d ,I* 4e REPORTBY THE \lrrz3 Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES How Revenue Sharing Formulas Distribute Aid: Urban-Rural Implications Several formulas distribute revenue sharing aid. Rural areas generally receive larger per capita grants than urban areas. This raises an apparent question of whether equity is achieved in the revenue sharing program. Resolving this equity issue requires ...
Date Nov. 26, 1979 Report No. FPCD-80-5 Title

Government Operations: Estimated Personnel Needs of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service--Are They Reliable?

/;f//Xi1o 7So REPORT BY THE Comptroller Not to be released outside the Generai RESTRICTED Accounting Office except on the basis of specific approval by C isoalRlations. effic e I RELEASED OF THE UNITED STATES Estimated Personnel Needs Of The Agricultural Stabilization And Conservation Service--Are They Reliable? The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service's budget request for personnel...