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Date Nov. 22, 1982 Report No. AFMD-83-18 Title

Financial Management: Approval of the Design of the National Park Service Accounting System

.. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE 20648 UNITED STATES WASHINGT0N~D.C. 120008 The Yonorahle The Secretary Subject: James G. Watt of the Interior Approval of the Design of the National Park Service Accounting Svstem (GAO/AFMD-83-18) Dear Yr. Secretary: It is my pleasure to approve the design for the National Park Service accountinq system submitted to letter dated us for approval by Mr. Richard R. Hite'...
Date Nov. 17, 1982 Report No. 088965 Title

Special Publications: Report of the ADP Task Force

Date Nov. 10, 1982 Report No. AFMD-83-16 Title

Financial Management: Approval of the Design for the Terminally Operated Personnel/Payroll System

COM1’TROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE D.C. 20548 UNITED STATES Q409lq3 NOV101982 Samuel R. of Housing Pierce, Jr. and Urban The Honorable The Secretary Development Dear Mr. Secretary: Approval of the Design Operated Personnel/Payroll (GAO/AFMD-83-16) for the Terminally System Subject: It is my pleasure to Operated Personnel/Payroll October 6, 1982, as being with the approved accounting of your ...
Date Oct. 22, 1982 Report No. AFMD-83-5 Title

Benchmarking: Costly and Difficult, but Often Necessary When Buying Computer Equipment or Services

Committee On Appropriations House of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES Benchmarking: Costly And Difficult, But Often Necessary When Buying computer Equipment Or Services The Federal Government uses benchmarking for most competitive computer procurements to ensure that each vendor’s fairly. This computer process is necessaryt costly and difficult for both the vendors d the Government. G 0 studi...
Date Oct. 14, 1982 Report No. GGD-83-8 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: IRS Can Do More To Identify Tax Return Processing Problems and Reduce Processing Costs

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Commissioner Internal Revenue Of IRS Can Do More To Identify Return Processing Problems Reduce Processing Costs IRS detected about 33 million errors on the 94 million individual income tax returns processed in fiscal year 1981. The errors were made by taxpayers when they prepared their returns and by IRS employees when they processed those returns...
Date Oct. 4, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-125 Title

Financial Management: Reapproval of the Immigration and Naturalization Service Accounting System Design

L C+lPTROLLER B- 157162 October 4, 1982 ) 14 636 The Honorable The Attorney Dear Mr. William General French Smith Attorney General: Reapproval of the Service Accounting (GAO/AFMD-82-125) Immigration and Naturalization System Design Subject: It is my pleasure to reapprove the accounting system The ~ design for the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Subsequent ( system was originally approved o...
Date Sept. 28, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-119 Title

Financial Management: Approval of Design of Military Sealift Command Industrial Fund Accounting System

C:OhlP’I’ROLI.EK GENERAL WASHINGTON OF TIE D.C. 20548 UNITED STA’I‘ES The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Casper W. Weinberger of Defense Assistant (Comptroller) Secretary of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: Approval Industrial of the Fund Design of Accounting the Mili System tary Sealift Command (GAO/AFMD-82-119) Subject: It is my pleasure to approve the design Industrial Fund Accounting Sy...
Date Sept. 14, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-117 Title

Status of the Great Plains Coal Gasification Project: August 1982

BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Status Of The Great Plains Coal Gasification Project--August 1982 lllllIIlllllll ll 119496 OAO/EMD-82.117 SEPTEMBER 14,1882 J I Request sent to: for copies of GAO reports should be U.S. General Accounting Off ice Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone (202) 2756241 The ...
Date Sept. 9, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-98 Title

Transportation: DOT Efforts To Improve Traffic Fine Collection, Capital Project Management, and Motor Vehicle Maintenance

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 2.0548 GIENlEFtAl. GOVERNMENT DlVlSiON '7Ilxxras Y. Downs, Director Ue-mt of Trans~rtation District of Coltiia CirvernKxant Na.shirx$on, D. C. 20004 Il&.r Mr. lY2cwns: .- 119463 IIII Subject: Departxaentof Transportation Efforts to Improve Traffic Fine Collection, Capital Project ?Qnagement, and lcblror Vehicle Maintenance (GpD/GcD-82-98) The...
Date July 12, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-100 Title

Financial Management: Reapproval of the Drug Enforcement Administration Accounting System Design

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES //F?35 +=Tw 20!543 B- 157162 July 12, 1982 The The -;. Dear Honorable Attorney Mr. Subject: William General French Smith Attorney \,, I-- General: of the SysterJ Drug Enforcenent Administration Design ~(GAO/AFMD--82-100) jms$eapproval .Bccounting It is ny pleasure to reapprove the:accountinq system The systen design for the Drug Enforcement ...
Date July 9, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-87 Title

Information Management: Better Information Management Could Alleviate Oversight Problems With the GSA Construction Program

OF THE UNITED STATES Better Information Management Could Alkviate 0versi:g ht Problems With GSA% Construction Program GSA’s Public Buildings S’ervice’s methods to track its construction and repairs and alterations projects ate an’ in,sdequate combination of automated and manual efforts which are not effective as a management oversight tool. This tracking system is not capable of providing ...
Date May 24, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-74 Title

Information Management: Need for Better Management of the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Investigations, Committee House Of Representatives Subcommittee On On Armed Services OF THE.UNITEDSTATES 1 Veed For Better Management 3f The Armed Forces Radiobiology IResearch Institute The Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute greatly underutilizes its computer systems. It has not adequately planne’d for and justified them nor has it pr...
Date May 11, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-77 Title

Information Management: Approval of the Design of the Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Fuel Automated Management System

c ,ir2 .I1 COMFTROU..ER GENERAL OF THE UNITE0 STAlXS ,- WASHINGTON, O.C. 2OS4l /,,, ‘$AY 1 1 1982 . -“\ Ii B-159797 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Assistant Secretary (Comptroller) of Defense \ Secretary: \‘\~.\,d Subject: Approval of the Design of the Defense Logistic Agency, Defense Fuel Automated Management System (GAO/AFMD-82-77) It is my ...
Date April 30, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-67 Title

Health: Need To Recover Medicare Part B Duplicate Payments in Illinois

*%@--- UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING.~FFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546 118307 30, 1982 nLlni*n Raounca ~ DIVISION April B-207260 The Honorable Richard 6. Schweiker The Sacretaty Services of H8alth and Human Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: J In our December 1, 1981, report, A/ we reoommended that you dir8ct the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to analyze of Medicare part B overpayments in Il...
Date April 29, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-71 Title

Information Management: DOE Needs To Strengthen Computer Performance Evaluation and Improve Documentation of Procurement Actions

.* ’_“, ’ UNITED STATES GENERAL A&JNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE y#+- LNEROY AND MINERALS DIVISION E-203691 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. James E. Edwards of Energy APRIL 29,1982 Secretary: DOE Needs to Performance And Improve Procurement Strengthen Its Computer Evaluation Activities Its Documentation of Actions (END-82-71) Subject: I We have completed our review of the acquisit...
Date April 15, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-66 Title

Health: National Library of Medicine's Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RC8OURCU DIVWON April 15, 1982 B-207120 The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairmanr Subject: , National Library of Medicine's Medical "literature Analysis and Retrieval System-( (HRD-82-66) UlllllllllU IllllR 118217 This report is in response to your September 30, 1981, request information on the...
Date March 24, 1982 Report No. 117948 Title

Agriculture and Food: General Accounting Office Reviews of the Food Stamp Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 2 P.M., EST WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1982 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC MARKETING, CONSUMERRELATIONS, AND NUTRITION OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE ON 117948 GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REVIEWS OF THE FOOD STAMP P...
Date March 24, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-51 Title

Information Management: Teleprocessing Services Contracts for the Support of Army and Navy Recruitment Should Be Recompeted

COMCTROUSR CBENERAL OC THE UNITED WAlWlNQTON D.C. B STATES B-206386 I. The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations Bouae of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: March 24, 1982 Subject: Services Contracts for the Support Teleprocessing of Army and Navy Recruitment Should be Recompeted (AFMD-82-51) In your January 7, 1982, letter (encl. l), you asked us to investigate the co...
Date March 17, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-52 Title

Information Management: Agreement Needed on DOD Guidelines for Exempting Certain ADP Equipment and Service Procurements From the Brooks Act

Report To The Chairman Committee on Government Operations House Of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES Agreement Needed on DOD Guidelines For Exempting Certain ADP Equipment And Service Procurements From The Brooks Act The 1982 DOD Authorization Act exempted certain DOD ADP equipment and service procurements from the Brooks Act. To protect the Government’ s interests, DOD should obtain formal ag...
Date March 12, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-47 Title

Information Management: Better Management Would Improve the Effectiveness of the District of Columbia's ADP Resources

. BY THE us GENERAL ARC Report To The Mayor Of The District Of Columbia Better Management Would Improve The Effectiveness Of The District Of Columbia’ ADP Resources s The District of Columbia government relies heavily on ADP resources in administering its programs and delivering governmental services. Inadequate planning and management have reduced the effectiveness of ADP support, adversely aff...
Date March 2, 1982 Report No. 117710 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. March 2, 1982 Statement of Henry -Eschwege, Director Community and Economic Development Division Before the Subcommittee on Agricultural Research and General Legislation of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, on the Reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commissioni Nutrition, and...
Date Feb. 23, 1982 Report No. 117553 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

United States General Accounting D.C. 20548 Office Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. February 23, 1982 ..- Statement Charles Comptroller General Before Subcommittee on Conservation, of 117553 A. Bowsher of the United the Credit, and Rural Development States of the House Committee on Agriculture on the Reauthorization Kr. Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ...
Date Feb. 10, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-43 Title

Information Management: Opportunities for Reducing the Cost of the 1982 Agricultural and Economic Censuses

B-206257 The Honorable Robert Garcia Chairman, Subcommittee on Census and Population Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Opportunities for Reducing the Cost of the 1982 Agricultural and Economic Censuses (GGD-82-43) RELEASED Mill 1111 117604 Subject: report is in partial response to your letter of June and subsequent discussions with your office o...
Date Dec. 31, 1981 Report No. 118175 Title

Special Publications: Publications List

- CONTENTS 1 GAO Reports t o the Congress and Federal Agencies .............3 4 How to Obtain Reports. .................................... Indexed by Subject. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IndexedbyAgency ........................................ Congressional Testimony by GAO Officials ..................... Other Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Date Dec. 29, 1981 Report No. GGD-82-18 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Major System Acquisition Management in the Department of Justice

. UNITED STATES GENE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 I I3206 GENERA4 GOVERNMENT DIVISION DECEMBER'i9.1981 The Honorable Kevin D. Rooney Assistant Attorney General for Administration Department of Justice Dear Mr. Rooney: Major System Acquisition Management in the Department of Justice (GGD-82-18) Subject: We reviewed the Department of Justice's progress in implementing Office of Management and Budget (OMB)...
Date Dec. 16, 1981 Report No. HRD-82-30 Title

Health: Guidance and Information Needed on the Use of Machine Readable Claims Under Medicare and Medicaid

*li **4, % I Vlzl UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NIJMAN RESOURCES DIVISION December 16, 1981 Dr. Carolyne Davis, Administrator Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D. C. 20201 Dear Dr. Subject: Davis: /'Guidance and Information "-achine Readable Claims (HRD-82-30) NeedeC on the Under hedicare Use of ... and Medicaid ...
Date Nov. 30, 1981 Report No. PLRD-82-12 Title

National Defense: The Services Should Improve Their Processes for Determining Requirements for Supplies and Spare Parts

, s + II6833 c BYTHE US GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE cretary Of Defense The Services Should llmprove Their Processes For Determining Requirements For Supplies And Spare Parts This report contains recommendations tolthe Secretary of Defense for ImprovIng the services’ requirements determination processes for secondary reparable and expendable 1 items GAO found numerous InconsIstencIes In the ways the...
Date Nov. 19, 1981 Report No. 116775 Title

Government Operations: Audit and Management Responsibilities for the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980

r - Presentation By MOREY J . CHICK, CPA Accounting and F i n a n c i a l Management D i v i s i o n (ADP Group) I U n i t e d S t a t e s General A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e on A u d i t and Management R e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s f o r T h e Paperwork R e d u c t i o n A c t of 1980 November 1 9 , 1981 4 A NEW ERA FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT S M ACTIONS PRECEDING THE ACT O E - BOB Task F o...
Date Nov. 5, 1981 Report No. 116826 Title

Raising Financial Management Standards: Challenge for Change

REMARKS BY CHARLES A. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AT THE MONTHLY LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTANTS ON NOVEMBER 5, 1981 RAISING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT STANDARDS: CHALLENGE FOR CHANGE It is a great pleasure to be here with you today. This is a precedent setting occasion for me, because it is my first public speech as Comptroller General of the United St...
Date Oct. 21, 1981 Report No. AFMD-82-13 Title

Information Management: The Bureau of the Census Must Solve ADP Acquisition and Security Problems

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ACCOUMINO MANACWMLNT AND fINANC1AL DIVISION B-205133 The Honorable The Secretary Dear M r. Malcolm Baldrige of Commerce 116684 III 0CTOBE.R 21,1981 Secretary: The Bureau of the Census Must Solve and Security Problems (AFMD-82-13) ADP Acquisition Subject: Because our previous studies sition and security of automatic of the Census, we di...
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. 19, 1981 Report No. MASAD-82-2 Title

Information Management: The World Wide Military Command and Control Information System--Problems in Information Resource Management

1BV COMPTROLLERGENERAL -THE Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES The World Wide Military Command And Control Information System --Problems In Information Resource Management GAO’ evaluation of the World Wide Military s Command and Control Information System modernization effort showed that continuing problems associated with providing automated support for command and control functions are ...
Date Oct. 16, 1981 Report No. AFMD-82-7 Title

Information Management: Federal Agencies Still Need To Develop Greater Computer Audit Capabilities

’*B’THECOMPTROLLERGENERA ? Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Federal Agencies StillNeed To Develop Greater Computer Audit Capabilities As the Federal Government becomes increasingly dependent on computers it is even more important for auditors to ensure that --computer system controls are designed and operating properly; and --computer equipment, programs, personnel, and other resources...
Date Oct. 7, 1981 Report No. 116600 Title

Veterans Affairs: The VA Efforts To Consolidate Computer Programming Resources at a Single Location

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D. C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 8:30 AM Wednesday, October 7, 1981 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCESDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS ON THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORTS TO CONSOLIDATE COMPUTERPROGRAMMING RESOURCESAT A SINGLE L...
Date Oct. 2, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-104 Title

Budget and Spending: Non-Federal Computer Acquisition Practices Provide Useful Information for Streamlining Federal Methods

STUDY THE STAFF THEU.S. BY OF General Accounting Office Non-Federal Computer Acquisition Practices Provide Useful Information For Streamlining Federal Methods GAO’ study of 18 non-Federal organizations s showed that their managers are committed to using the computer effectively as a tool for achieving business goals. Their strategies and pl:ans provide a framework and operational di’ rection f...
Date Oct. 1, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-68 Title

Financial Management: Millions Paid Out in Duplicate and Forged Government Checks

r i?~’ COMPTROLLER GENER THE 1I&~ Report To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Millions Paid Out In Duplicate And Forged Government Checks Over the last several years, the Treasury disbursed millions of dollars for duplicate and forqed Government checks which were not charged to appropriations and were not handled in accord with all applicable laws. The Treasury’ s handling of these payments rai...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-111 Title

Financial Management: Approval of Accounting System Design for the Department of Justice Property Management System

C3t4fTROLLER t. GENERAL * > OF THE LJNiTfC ST& . B-157162 The The Dear Honorable Attorney Mr. Subject: William General French Smith ~1~~~11 llllllI ll 116965 System Property Design for Management the ' Attorney General: Approval of Accounting Department of Justice System (AFMD-81-111) It is my pleasure to approve the Department of Justice Property Management System. The design, submitted formally ...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-112 Title

Financial Management: Approval of Accounting System Design for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services

IT. ucxllon, Km. .; “I, “. b1U4 .G /--? COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF DC THE UNITED 2OS40 STATES The Honorable The Secretary Services Dear Mr. Richard S. Schweiker of Health and Human I 16966 Secretary: Subject: Approval of Accounting System Design for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services (AFMD-81-112) It is my pleasure to approve the a...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-114 Title

Financial Management: Approval of the Design for the Joint Uniform Military Pay System--Army Retired Pay

ii -’ *fq . .2 “: _.. .A-. ‘, *. COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF D.C. THE 20548 c UNIlED STATES .&G-7n wJ/ B-159797 \ The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) II II 116971 Military Secretary: Approval of the Design for the Joint Uniform Pay System, Army Retired Pay (AFMD-81-114) Subject: It is my pleasure t...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-110 Title

Financial Management: Approval of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Statement of Accounting Principles and Standards and Accounting System Design

COMPTROLLER GEN WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 . B-115349 SEP3 (‘)1981 E. Moffett The Honorable Kenneth Acting Di'rector Federal Mediation and Service Dear Mr. Moffett: Conciliation Subject:' Approval of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Statement of Accounting Principles and Standards and Accounting System Design (AFMD-81-110) It.is my pleasure to approve the accounting principles and stand...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-157 Title

Information Management: Procedures To Safeguard Social Security Beneficiary Records Can Still Be Improved

In 1978, GAO pointed out to the Social Securi~.,~AdmjnEstr@tipn (@$A) waaknesm in its security war fm@iclary tpjcords and recommended that thy b-titied. !%A agrwd to take a&i&, GAO revhmd SSA, actim and fwnd that two of the nine remrnmdations haw been impbbwMad, and $4&n of the 116779 ,i: i’ i ;> i , .1 _.( ‘: : repats ShQuld Tebptwmr (202) 2758241 fiw? capk bf individwa~ UNITED STATES GENERAL...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-151 Title

Information Management: State Field Offices Are Not Protecting Social Security Beneficiary Information From Potential Abuse and/or Misuse

General Accounti~ng Office State Field Off ices Are Not Protecting Social Security Beneficiary Information From Potential Abuse And/Or Misuse Sociai Security gives personal beneficiary information to States for their use in administering federally financed public assistance programs. State field offices are not adquately protecting such information, and the Department of Health and Human Services ...
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. 23, 1981 Report No. 118089 Title

Income Security: Automatic Data Processing Problems at the Social Security Administration

UNITED STATES GElNEW ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE CN DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m., MT Wednesday, September 23, 1981 STATEMENTOF GREGORY AHART,DIREcToR J. JSJMANRESCXJRCE DIVISION BEFORE THE SUJ3OXMITEE CN LEGISLATICN ANDNATIONAI; SECURITY OPERATIONS COMMITTEE CNGOVERNMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON AU'ICMATIC DATA PKXXSSING PR33LWS AT THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ...
Date Sept. 1, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-134 Title

Information Management: Relocating Social Security's Central Computer Operations

UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: 116486 1'Relocating,Social Security's Central Computer Recent Agency Planning and Management Ope= at i O"%J Has Been Good, But Further Precautions Should Be Taken to Reduce Risks (RRD-81-134) As part of our comprehen...
Date Aug. 5, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-95 Title

Health: Software Used in Medical Devices Needs Better Controls To Avoid Compromising Patient Safety

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASH1 NGTON, D.C. 2OSd8 HUMAN RLaOURCf4 AUGUST $1981 DIVISION B-204011 Dr. Arthur Hull Hayes, Jr. Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration Dear Dr. Hayes: [Software Used in Medical Devices Needs Better Con-trols To Avoid Compromising Patient Safety'-'/I ..A (AFMD-81-95) Subject: Computer technology is becoming more and more an integral part of many medical...
Date July 9, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-90 Title

Financial Management: Approval of the Health Services Administration's Accounting System Design

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 I AccoclNTlNG MAJWCEMCNT AND FINANCIAL DIVISIDN B-203747 The Honorable The Secretary Services Dear Mr. Richard S. Schweiker of Health and Human Secretary: Approval of the Health Services Administration's Accounting System Design (AFMD-81-90) Subject: It is my pleasure to approve the accounting system design for the Health Services Admin...
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 June 30, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-84 Title

Financial Management: Approval of the Design of the Defense Logistics Agency Automated Payroll, Cost, and Personnel Accounting System

. COMtiROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF O.C. THE UNITED ZO%yI STAT B-159797 June 30, 1981 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: . Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Assistant Secretary (Comptroller) of Defense . Dear Mr. Secretary: 7" [Approval of the Design of the Defense Subject: Cost and Personnel Automated Payroll, (AFMD-81-84) Logistics Accounting Agency It is my pleasure to approve the design of ...
Date June 26, 1981 Report No. B-202936 Title

Government Operations: Comments on H.R. 2813

-+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~kd COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B-202936 JUN 2 6 1981 The Honorable William D. Ford Chairman, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Your letter of April 3, 1981, requested that we comment on H.R. 2813, 97th Congress, which your Committee is considering. The subject bill, if enacted, w...