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Date April 16, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-34 Title

Financial Management: Revenue Sharing Payments to Pitman Township, Illinois

I. c. i ‘xUNITE~ STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20648 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION B-146285 GG9-19 RELEASED APRIL 16,lwg q f?‘fr The Honorable Paul Findley House of Representatives Dear Mr. Findley: In your letter of October 31, 1978, you advised us of several problems you had in dealing with the Office of Revenue Sharing (ORS) , Department of the Treasury. Most of the problems...
Date April 1, 1979 Report No. 094389 Title

Special Publications: Covariability of Industrial Concentration and Employment Fluctuations

Date March 7, 1979 Report No. 108723 Title

Information Management: Bureau of the Census' Planning, Budgeting, and Accounting for the 1980 Census

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office llllllll lllllll II 108723 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, 1979 STATEMENT OF ALLEN R. VOSS DIRECTOR, GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CENSUS AND POPULATION COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SERVICE PLANNING, ,. AND ACCOUNTING "' FOR,THE 1980 CENSUS. /i c ...
Date Jan. 1, 1979 Report No. 090837 Title

Special Publications: A Methodology for Reviewing Computer Software

Date Jan. 1, 1979 Report No. 108440 Title

Special Publications: Programming Guide to Version 6.0 of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)

/ n1 r Lb e G & * PROGRAMMING GUIDE To Version 6.0 O f Statistical Packag? For The Social- Sciences (SPSS) -- -_-.. ~ G oo/m Data Analvsis Note No. 2 Systems Analysis Group 640 Federal Personnel And Compensation Division U.S. General Accountina Office NOTATIONS 1. Braces indicate that a choice i s to be made from the enclosed items. 2. Brackets [ 1 indicate the enclosed items are optional. 3. Unde...
Date Aug. 10, 1978 Report No. EMD-78-103 Title

Government Operations: Department of Energy's Procurement Practices as They Affect Small Business

Date July 18, 1978 Report No. HRD-78-136 Title

Income Security: Questions on Recently Reported Projection of Newly Arrived Aliens Receiving Supplemental Security Income

DOCUMENT RESUME 06747 - r B20270371 (Restricted) [Questions on Recently Reported Projection of Newly Arrived Aliens Receiving Supplemental Security Inccue]. HRD-78-136; -164031(4) . July 18, 1978. 10 pp. + enclosure (5 pp.). Report to Rep. Edwarl B. Roybal; by Glegory J. Ahart, Director, Human r.esources Div. Issue Area: Income Security Programs (1300); Income Security Programs: Eligibility Determ...
Date June 2, 1978 Report No. PAD-78-67 Title

Natural Resources: Better Analysis of Uncertainty Needed for Water Resource Projects

DOCUMENT RESUME 05940 (B15665931 - R (4JCb4 //7 Better Analysis of Uncertainty Needed for ater Resource Projects. PAD-78-67; B-167941. June 2, 1978. Released June 9, 1978. 28 pp. 2 appendices (5 pp.)o Report to Sen. Edmund S. uskie, Chairman, Senate Committee on Budget; Sen. Henry Bellmon, Ranking inority Reeter; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: ater and ater Related Programs (...
Date April 13, 1978 Report No. 105643 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Federal Statistical Activity Control Act, H.R. 11253

DCCUMENT BESUOE 05643 B1086035 ] Federal Statistical Activity Control Act, H.R. 1978. 12 pp. + enclosure (8 pp.). 1253. -April 13, Testimony before the House Committee n Post Office and Civil Service: Census and Population Subcommittee; by Victcr L. Lowe, Director, General Government Div. Contact: General Government Div. Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Post 3ffice and Civil Service: Ce...
Date March 27, 1978 Report No. ID-78-24 Title

U.S. Statistics on International Technology Transfer: Need for Additional Measures

DOCUMENT RESUME 05429 - J BC835819] Fo kt U.S. Statistics on International Technology Tra fer: Need for Additional Measures. ID-78-24; 8-191298. arch 27, 1978. 4 appendices (9 pp.). Released March 30, 1978. 4 pp. ouse Committee on Report to Rep. Clemant J. Zablocki, Chairman, International Relations: International Security and Scientific Affairs Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller Genera...
Date Feb. 15, 1978 Report No. GGD-78-1 Title

The FBI's System for Managing Investigative Resources and Measuring Results: Improvements Are Being Made

REPORT TO THE CONGRE& 4 , BYTHECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OFTHEUNITEDSTATES The FBI’s System For Managing 1nvestigative- Resources And Measuring Results-l m provements Are Being Made The FBI’s new information system provides a tool for more effectively managing its investigative resources and measuring their results. This should aid its evaluation of the quality over quantity investigative approach, w...
Date Oct. 6, 1977 Report No. HRD-78-2 Title

Income Security: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's Proposal to Increase Premium Rate for the Single Employer Basic Benefits Insurance Program

DCCUMENT FESUME 03963 - [B29342111] rPension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's Proposal to Increase Premium Rate for the Single Employer Basic Benefits Insurance Program]. HRD-78-2; B-164292. Octoter 6, 1977. 8 pp. + enclosure (1 pp.). Report to Rep. Carl D. Perkins, Chairman, House Committee on Education and Labor; Rep. Al Ullman, Chairman, House Committee on Ways and Means; by Elmer B. Stoats, Comp...
Date March 23, 1977 Report No. CED-77-50 Title

Natural Resources: Problems Affecting Usefulness of the National Water Assessment

DOCUMENT RESUHE 00183 - 1A1051743]1 Problems Affecting Usefulless of the National #ater Assessment. CED-77-50; B-171596. Harcr 23, 1977. 16 pp. + appendix (1 pp.). Report to Secretary, Department of the Interior; by Henry Eschwege, Director, Community and Economic Develcpment Div. Issue area: Water and Water Related Programs: Use of Existing Water Supplies (2501). Contact: Community and Economic D...
Date Oct. 28, 1976 Report No. CED-77-3 Title

Government Operations: An Assessment of Capacity Utilization Statistics, Strengths and Weaknesses

4 3 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFIC E Al Assessment Of Capacit y Utilization Statistics Strengths And Weaknesse s Differences in industrial capacity utilizatio n rates reported by seven organizations fo r 1970 through 1975 ranged from 10 .2 to 2 2 percentage points . The variations in the rate s are caused by differences in data collection , calculation methods, and definitions of capacity ...
Date March 5, 1976 Report No. FPCD-76-12A Title

Education: Student Attrition at the Five Federal Service Academies - Enclosure A

8 Student Attrition At The Five Federal Service Academies& 2%-C&* 4 2o” vbb Departments of Defense, and Transportation Q-i4 P lot’ PC dQ\lRL rw= ,$-- Commerce, Ac,c TECHNICAL REPORT ON SURVEY OF FACTORSRELATED TO . FPCD-7612A Contents Page PREFACE CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Why our survey was necessary Biases in causal attrition Attribution in a social situation Attribution in a choice situation L...
Date March 5, 1976 Report No. FPCD-76-12C Title

Education: Student Attrition at the Five Federal Service Academies - Enclosure C

. BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED ST&aEf Qq[+pn Illllllll11111111 11111 1111 III lllll Ill Ill11 T? J// ” %$, 9?& “4&s @g LM099936 @+?a Q$J v 4ff T$P Departments Commbce, Student Attrition A?%jxz Federal Service Ac,adc?knies ti+ &@ &+ of Defense, 4 fihL4 QP and Transportation ENCLOSURE C jz!&?&d~~QBbq~ CHARACTERISTICS OF ACADEMY STUDENTS FPCD-7612C MARCH 51976 Contents Page CHAPTER 1 ...
Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 091071 Title

Regression Analysis: Does It Have a Practical Use?

Date Aug. 1, 1974 Report No. 090875 Title

Special Publications: Using Regression Analysis To Estimate Costs

Y 1 - * , - r \ USING REGRES,SION ANALYSIS TO'ESTIMATE COSTS: A' Ck!k.STUDY / * ' CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Purpose of case s t u d y What is regression? THE AUDIT SITUATION Legislative mandate for the review Need for life-cycle estimates GAO ANALYSIS Analytical Procedure Example: analysis of pharmacy department USE OF THE ANALYSIS PAGE 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 5 7 3 4 10 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION T h i s...
Date July 12, 1974 Report No. 093145 Title

Financial Management: Audit of the Civilian Payroll and Leave Systems at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri

Date Sept. 17, 1973 Report No. 088674 Title

Government Operations: Use of Scientific Management Techniques for Allocating Resources and Measuring Productivity and Effectiveness

Date Dec. 20, 1971 Report No. B-142142 Title

Transportation: Analysis of the Proposed Survey by the Civil Aeronautics Board of Claims Against Air Carriers for Cargo Lost or Damaged

(. I ‘. REPORT TO THL (j fo WJ OF THE SELECT CbGMI?TEE / ON SMALL 3USINESS UNITEW STATES SENATE (‘, ;j- “/(, 1 .-d lj’ j Id’ d -.- BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL .. OF THE UNITED iSTATES . ..-- - COMPTROLLER GENERAL?JF WASHINGTON. THE D.C. UNiTED 20548 STATES B-142142 L d I c d/0 ’. I -. Dear Mr. Chairman: !r We have examined the plans for the Civil _.,,_,,“.,“l*,,ll”^*~.l Aeronautic...
Date Sept. 1, 1968 Report No. 088872 Title

Special Publications: Use of Statistical Sampling Techniques

Date Jan. 1, 1968 Report No. 091153 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Winter 1968

w - WINTER 96% $4 ~~ ~ ~~ For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, US. Government Printing Office, Washingtoo D.C. 20402. Price 40 cents (single copy). Subscription price: $1.50 per year; SO cents additional far foreign mailing. Published quarterly for the accounting and auditing staffsof the U.S. General Accounting Office Protecting the Taxpayer's Dollar By Elmer B. Staats Comptroller General...
Date Oct. 31, 1967 Report No. B-162152 Title

National Defense: Review of the Validity of and Controls Over the Large Volume of Unfilled Orders for Air Force Materiel

REPORT TO T H E CONGRESS OF T H E U N I T E D STATES REVIEW OF THE \'GLIDITY OF AND CONTROLS OVER THE LARGE I'OLIJME OF UNFILLED ORDERS FOR AIR FORCE 'MATERIEL DEPARTMENTOFTHE AIRFORCE BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE U N I T E D STATES OCTO ER 1d67 k I COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B-162152 OCT 3 1 1967 T o the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the Hous...
Date Jan. 1, 1967 Report No. 091228 Title

Special Publications: Selection of a Statistical Sample

Date Jan. 1, 1967 Report No. 090856 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Winter 1967

11 1ll1lll1 1 lIlI 11 1 1 1 1 l1 1 090856 c For sale hy the Superintendent of Documents, US. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 Price .to cents (single copy). Subscription Price, $1.50 per year; 50 cents additional for foreign mailing. I R 1967 Contents oqces' On Professional Development B ~ A rr. SAMUELSON . ................................ 7222963' .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. ?&F$. 3...