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| Date July 10, 1989 |
Report No. GGD-89-74 |
Title
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July 10, 1989 B-234048 The Honorable William D. Ford Chairman, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Houseof Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Your December 17,1987, letter forwarded a request by the former Chai... |
| Date June 1, 1989 |
Report No. PEMD-89-13 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Report to Congressional Requesters : . Undercount of Cas& and Lack of Key Data Weaken Existing Estimates .:% .:T 1 GAOfP-X3 . .. -i. ..
-1 .. Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-230539 June 1. 1989 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honor... |
| Date April 25, 1989 |
Report No. IMTEC-89-24 |
Title
ADP SYSTEMS VA Actions to Improve Management of Information Resources General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Information Management and Technology Division B-223777 April 26, 1989 The Honorable Alan Cranston Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States Senate The Honorable G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs House of Representatives This report ... |
| Date April 19, 1989 |
Report No. GGD-89-55 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1989 Report to Congressional Requesters PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE GSA’s Projection of Lease Costs in the 1990s GAO/GGD-89-55 B-233433 GSA’s Current Model Approach for Projectin,g Lease Costs Is ReaIist The original $2billion estimate of lease costs was made in 1985 on the basis of a straight-line projection that did not adequately consider certa... |
| Date March 23, 1989 |
Report No. NSIAD-89-112 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Report to the Honorable Max Baucus, U.S. Senate l!4hl!ci1m PROCUREMENT Partial Set-Asides for Domestic Bulk Fuel by Defense Fuel Supply Center GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-230556 March 23, 1989 The Honorable Max Baucus United States Senate Dear Senator Baucus: This i... |
| Date Jan. 18, 1989 |
Report No. IMTEC-89-8 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Report to the Commissioner of Social Security January 1989 COMPUTER OPERATIONS Improvements Needed in Social Security’s Capacity Management Program ----e GAO/IMTEC-8943 About Our New Cover... The new color of our report covers represents the latest step in G.M)‘s efforts to improve the presentation of our reports. Information Technology Management Divisi... |
| Date Nov. 30, 1988 |
Report No. IMTEC-89-5 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 1988 ’ Report to Congressional Requesters AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FAA Should Define the Optimal Advanced Automation System Alternative GAO/IMTEC-89-5 ,,,_ .,, ,,_- -., ._, 7 4 About Our New Cover. .. The new color of our report covers represents the latest step in GAO’s efforts to improve the presentation of our reports. GAO United States Genera... |
| Date Sept. 14, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-199 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO?
September 1988 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives . ELECTRIC POWER Issues Concerning Expansion of the Pacific NorthwestSouthwest Intertie ‘: RESTRISNot bytheofliosof~Ml~na GAO/RCED-88-199 to be released outside the General Accmmting C&Ike except on the basis of the specific approval . Resources, Communit... |
| Date Aug. 24, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-192 |
Title
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Office
l bite& Sta& General Accounting ‘GAO
August 1988 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives _ ’ * AIR POLLUTION Reliability and Adequacy of Air Quality Dispersion Models
136892 GA0,‘RCED-W192 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic ... |
| Date June 9, 1988 |
Report No. NSIAD-88-180FS |
Title
United States Gemral GAO
June 1988 * Chairman, Fact Sheet for the
Accounting Office Subcommittee on Defense, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE PROGRAM+ National Test Bed Acquisition Has Not Proceeded As Planned GAO/NSIAD-8%180FS octa384 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 National Security and International Affairs Divis... |
| Date Feb. 1, 1988 |
Report No. NSIAD-88-93 |
Title
United f%ates General Accounting Office Report to the Secretary of Defense ~ Qbruaryj 1988 ELECTRONIC WARFARE Multiple Developments of Costly Threat Simulators ~ 134939 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division R-206548 February 1, 1988 The Honorable Frank C. Carlucci The Secretary of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: We testified... |
| Date Jan. 22, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-57 |
Title
I lqulf United States General Accounting Office j 5 , &A0
! Report to the Chairman, Subcokunitteeon Oversight and Investigations, qommittee on Energy and Commerce,Houpeof Representatives Jtjnuary 1988 AIR POLLUTIOti EPA’ Efforts to s Develop a New Model for Regulating Utility Emissions WESTRIC~U--“ IVot lo bti re!eaaedoutside the General ‘ Accounting Office except on the basis of the specifi... |
| Date Dec. 29, 1987 |
Report No. PEMD-88-3 |
Title
_-“-- % United Statea Gexqral Accounting Office GAO- * 1 Rkpok to the chairman, National Security Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives I- y8 Legislation and ~iawl~7 DOD SIMULATIONS: Improved Assessment Procedures Would Increase the Credibility of Results IllIllIll Ill II II
134959 ..I ;. .,..... -_ll”l- “-“” -----_ Accounting Office Washington, D.C. ... |
| Date Aug. 7, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-87-136 |
Title
United States Ge,mral Accounting Office .GAO
August 1987 Report to Congressional Requesters HIGHWAY NEEDS 1 An Evaluation of DOT’ Process for s Assessing the Nation’ s Highway Needs 134067 GAO/WED-S7- 136 . . Resources, C&mmuuity, Economic Development and Division B-227656 August 7,198T The Honorable James J. Howard Chairman, Committee on Public Works and Transpo t-tat ion House of Representat... |
| Date July 23, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-87-77 |
Title
‘ T .“ .‘ ‘sI United States General Accounting Office I 33saa GAO
July 1987 Report ‘ Congressional Requesters to CROP INSURANCE Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Needs to hnprove Decision-Makhg IIIllllllll Ill
133522 (I-szi9s1
GAO/RCED87-77 ::I :-/ Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-209886 July 23, 1987 The Honorable Ed Jones Chairman, Subcommittee on Conservation... |
| Date July 23, 1987 |
Report No. NSIAD-87-179 |
Title
Report to Congressional Requesters July 1987 BRADLEY VEHICLE TEST PLANS More Information Is Needed to Fully Assess Vehicle’ Survivability s 11 i ,UlUlUlllUlU
133521 03952c;l
GAO/NSIAD-87479 . . GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 National Security and International Affairs Division B-221733 July 23, 1987 The Honorable John C. Stennis Chairman, Committee on Appropri... |
| Date April 21, 1987 |
Report No. T-IMTEC-87-4 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m. EST Tuesday April 21, 1987 Federal Aviation Administration's Acquisition of the Advanced Automation System Statement of Dr. Carl Palmer, Associate Director Information Management and Technology Division Before the Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations House of Re... |
| Date Dec. 31, 1986 |
Report No. PEMD-87-6A |
Title
United GA!! States ___-.-.- General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Social Security and Income Maintenance Programs, Committee on Finance United States Senate
1986 December RETIREMENT FORECASTING Evaluation of Models Shows Need for Information on Forecast Accuracy -~GAO/PEMD-87-6A ~~~~-_ Volume 1 “ . . . . . _ - * Page 9 GAO/PEMBB7-BA Evaluation of Models i- B-221754 We... |
| Date July 10, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-86-179BR |
Title
United States General Accounting Office lma3 B:riefing Repo:rt to the Honorable Pete Wilson United States Senate July 1986 OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS RESOURCES Differences in Estimates by Interior and Industry for Offshore California !llllN rllIllIl ill ill
130523 . I (qO/RCED-86.179BR 53- . . . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HESDURCES. COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT... |
| Date April 22, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-86-94 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office 130112 ’ GAO
April 1986 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives AIR POLLUTION Improvements Needed in Developing and Managing EPA’s Air Quality Models 130222 . GAO/RCED-W-94 f-5405 I -- I GAO United States General Accounting Office Waehington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Com... |
| Date March 27, 1986 |
Report No. NSIAD-86-49 |
Title
. I I~Glt’ - _..__ - _....- .._I --_..-_ -United States General Accounting Office e GAO ,
Marcti lW6 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives NAVY MANPOWER Improved Ship Manpower Document Program Could Reduce Requirements iII MlI
129610 . , _ -. _--- -~-______-- . ---- GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 National Securky and Inte... |
| Date Feb. 14, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-86-100 |
Title
United GAO - States General,, Awmnting Office y Report to the Honorable Edward J. Markey House-ofRepresentatives _lap4?Y M TELEPHONE BYPASS :I: SelectedInformqxtion ““““On Bypass of I&al Telephone Comjxmies’ ,,, ,,,,,
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129304 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC. 20548 Itesonrcee, Community, and Economic Development Division
B-222021 February 14,1... |
| Date Jan. 1, 1986 |
Report No. 130464 |
Title
Information Management :md Technology Division US General Accounting OFtice Washington DC US
A theorem recently published by Lindsay ‘ furnishes the conditions for soliVing maximum likelihood formulations which seek to find a maximising distribution1 of some parameter without placing imy restriction on the distribution other t11:1n that it be a legitimate probability distrihation. Reliance on th... |
| Date June 19, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-11 |
Title
BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On
Energy Conservation And Power Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives Probabilistic Risk Assessment: An Emerging Aid To Nuclear Power Plant Safety Regulation
Probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) is a method of quantifying the probabilities of potential accidents and their consequences at nuclear power plant... |
| Date June 13, 1985 |
Report No. HRD-85-69 |
Title
RESTRICTED - Not UNITED~TATE&t$#@i&$&~
WASHINGTON. D.C. to be released outalde the Qem4 t n the besis of specific eylyruwal Eelqtiona~
20548 Yim++ 12739s WUMAN RuoURcs8 DIVI8ION .d ..- JUNE 13,1985 B-219055 The Honorable Jake Garn, Chairman Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject:'
‘JA’s Justification for the Number o... |
| Date Dec. 1, 1983 |
Report No. 123494 |
Title
I Draft December 1983 Spatial Model i n g of P r o h c t i o n Capacities . Curtis C. Harris, Jr. University o f Mary7 and and Mehrzad N a d j i
U. S. General Accounting Office Paper t o be presented a t the Allied Social Science Associations Annual Meetings December 27-30, 1983, San Francisco, California - 1Introduction Stated generally, industrial location theory says that industry output by loc... |
| Date March 24, 1983 |
Report No. GGD-83-4 |
Title
Report To The Chairman, Trade, House Committee Subcommittee On On Ways And Means OF THE UNITEDSTATES
A Strategy Is Needed To Deal With Peaking Problems At International Airports
The Subcommittee asked GAO to examine the role that controlling the timing of flight arrivals could play in coping with the problem of peaking--multiple arrivals of international flights within a limited time period--which... |
| Date Sept. 24, 1982 |
Report No. PAD-82-46 |
Title
General Accounting Office
Survey To Identify Models I Used By Executive Agencies I In The Policymaking Process
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the House Committee on Science and Technology requested that GAO assist them in conducting a survey to identify major computer models used... |
| Date Aug. 20, 1982 |
Report No. MASAD-82-46 |
Title
‘I” ‘I” ‘I”II,, ” UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFKE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION ANALYSlS AND SYSTEMS ACQUlSlTlON OIVISION B-208595
The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: John 0. Marsh, of the Army The Inspector DAIG-AI Jr. General AUGUST 20,1982 ~lulllllll Ill
119260 Deficiencies Identified With an Urban Warfare Modeling Program at the TRADOC Syste... |
| Date July 22, 1982 |
Report No. PLRD-82-77 |
Title
Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Defense, Committee On Appropriations, House Of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Requirem’ents And Production Capabilities Are Uncertain For Some Air Force, Navy, And Marine Corps Aircraft Spares And Repair Parts
Constantly changing requirements and the absence of a management information system to predict production problems make it difficult to determi... |
| Date Dec. 3, 1981 |
Report No. 117013 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, December 3, 1981 STATEMENT OF GREGORYJ. AHART, DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH COMMITTEE ON FINANCE UNITED STATES SENATE ON THE: USE OF COMPETITIVE FIXED-PRICE CONTRACTING IN MEDICARE NIlIll III1
117013 Mr. Chairman today and Members of to d... |
| Date June 25, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-104 |
Title
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ENlEROY AND MlNUilAlS DlVlPllON WASHINGTON, DC 20546 B-203767 The Honorable Henry M. Jackson Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Natural United States Senate Dear Senator Subject: Jackson: June 25, 1981 Resources Minerals Critical to Developing Future Energy Technologies, Their Availability, and Projected Demand (EMD-81-104) The next 20 to 30 years are expected to be a period of tra... |
| Date May 15, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-28 |
Title
lW23
I . Isa./ IV, .T w L 8 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Defense, Committee On Appropriations House Of Representatives
OF THE UNITED STATES Navy Tactical Computer DevelopmentLimited Competition And Questionable Future Software Savings
In September 1980 the Navy awarded contracts for development of new computers for use in tactical digital systems. It received ... |
| Date May 13, 1981 |
Report No. 115284 |
Title
, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.o ,C4 /¢cnircsec.' Firs- .ii- e2~cr7;ftia1 5 CA~eI Agiiice;-4g t~4 ~L1 LINHIBITORS TO COMPUTER USAGE IN CIVIL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIV7 ENGINEERING: Ronald L. King, C.P.A. / My comments today will give the Federal Government perspective from the viewpoint of the General Accounting Office. As a legislative agency tasked with the responsibility of evaluating the efficiency... |
| Date June 10, 1980 |
Report No. GGD-80-69 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL WH Report ToThe Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Changes In Revenue Sharing Formula Would Eliminate Payment Inequities; improve Targeting Among Local Governments
Widespread inequities exist in revenue sharing payments to local governments. Similar governments within a State receive different revenue sharing payments, primarily because of their geographic location. To elimina... |
| Date March 14, 1980 |
Report No. PAD-80-22 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERci;i!hERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES ’ I\ rw7 Report To The Congress
Illegal Aliens: Estimating Their Impact On The United States
While the number of immigrants legally admitted to the United States has remained fairly constant, the estimated number of people entering illegally has been increasing, There are conflicting points of view as to the illegal alien’s role in the United Stat... |
| Date March 12, 1980 |
Report No. PAD-80-21 |
Title
* * 1 ES’THE COlVlPTR6LLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES \ \ r7m- Report ‘ToThe Congress 1
Models, Data, And War: A Critique Of The Foundation .ForDe~~-nseAna,~ses
Under such names as operations research, computer modeling, and cost-effectiveness analysis, quantitative toots and methods have come to play a prominent role in the analysis of public policy issues. Weapon systems costing hundreds of... |
| Date Nov. 16, 1979 |
Report No. PAD-80-8 |
Title
\ . REPORT BY THE Cgmptroller General
OF THE UNITED STATES A Mission Budget Structure For The Department Of Agriculture --A Feasibility Study
At the request of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies, GAO explored the technical feasibility and utility of mission budgeting for the Department of Agriculture. GAO, in developing the mission budgeti... |
| Date Nov. 1, 1979 |
Report No. 111121 |
Title
t O N k I - I FOREWORD I This booklet is an auditor's introduction to computer performance evaluation, or CPE. CPE is a specialty of the computer profession that concerns itself with the efficient use of computer resources. It can be valuable to the auditor because it provides a means for controlling data processing costs through measurement and evaluation of computer resource usage. Tools or tech... |
| Date Sept. 20, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-118 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENEZAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D C. 20548 //L&q I , HUMAN RESOURCE5 DIVISION B-164031(4) SEPTEMBER 20. 1979 The Honorable The Secretary and Welfare L?ear Mrs. Patrlcla Roberts Harris of Health, Education, /&!@-- Harris: The,$oclal Security Admlnlstratlon Needs To Continue Comprehensrve Long-Range Planning (HRD-79-118) J /-5&zoDDzd; In January 1979, former Secretary CalzfafYdla... |
| Date Aug. 8, 1979 |
Report No. LCD-79-227 |
Title
LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DWSION B-168700 AUGUST 8. 1979 .A
The Honorable United States Dear Senator John Glenn Senate Glenn: /+G c. In your May 16, 1979, letter, you expressed concern over the Department of Defense's proposed realinement of its material distribution system and asked that we investigate the study on which it was based. This study, referred to as the material distribution system... |
| Date May 7, 1979 |
Report No. 109996 |
Title
Prkident And The Congress Activities Of The Energy Information Administration
Department of Energy By The Professional Audit Review Team lo9996 NAY- 7, 1979 PROFESSIONAL AUDIT REVIEW 441 G Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20548 TEAM CHAIRMAN MR. RICHARD W. KELLEY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE MEMBERS \ DR. GENE L. FINN, :CURlTlES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION MR. RONALD E. KUTSCHER, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS D... |
| Date April 17, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-39 |
Title
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REPORTBY THE OF THE UNITEDSTATES 7 rLq103 *
4 1 Comptroller General
National Bureau Of Standards Needs Better Management Of Its Computer Resources To Improve Program Effectiveness
Good planning, management, and use of the National Bureau of Standards computer resources--hardware,*software, information, and personnel--are crrtrcal to agency mission and program objectives. However, the Bureau is e... |
| Date Jan. 1, 1979 |
Report No. PAD-79-17 |
Title
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| Date Oct. 1, 1978 |
Report No. PAD-78-84 |
Title
. M o ~find Q~ Their Rok In GfiO
? Octoba r 1978
f 3569 ?fl3-78-84 # FOREWORD . T h i s p a p e r was o r i g i n a l l y d e v e l o p e d t o s e r v e a s a d i s c u s s i o n paper f o r a s p e c i a l Program P l a n n i n g Committee (PPC) s e s s i o n on "Models and T h e i r Role i n GAO," h e l d on May 2 4 , 1 9 7 8 . A t t h e s e s s i o n , t h e Program A n a l y s i s D i v i s i... |
| Date Jan. 1, 1978 |
Report No. 090971 |
Title
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| Date Nov. 25, 1977 |
Report No. PAD-78-14 |
Title
DOCUMENT WISUME
04266 - [B3324556] Model (TRIM) to An Evaluation of the Use of the Transfer Income November 25, PAD-78-14; B-115369. Analyze Welfare Programs. 1977. 95 pp. + 3 appendices (12 pp.). General. Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller Issue Area; Automatic Data Processing (100); Income Security Programs (1300);Program Evaluation Systems: New Techniques and Stanlards (260... |
| Date July 20, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-77-401 |
Title
DOCUMENT 02769 - (A2033123] 1ESUME Methods Used for Determining Conventional Ammunition Requirenents (Unclassified Digest). LCD-77-401. July 20, PP. Report to the House Committee on Staats, Comptroller General. Appropriations; 1977. 5 by Elmer B. Issue 'Area: Military Preparedness Plans: Military Forces Readiness (805). Contact: Logistics and Communications Div. Budget Function: National Defense: ... |
| Date July 13, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-87 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME 02755 A1993054] Jujy Food and Agriculture Models for Policy Analysis. CED-77-37. 13, 1977. 36 pp. + 6 appendices (28 pp.). Staff study by Henry Eschwege, Development Div. Director, Community and Economic Issue Area: Food: Federal Food Policy Decisionmaking Structure (1715). Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Budget Function: Agriculture (350); Income Security: Public ... |
| Date Feb. 16, 1977 |
Report No. PSAD-77-79 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESnhME 01161 - (A0751-3201 (R-strictedr / 7 (Action of ORB Designed to Expand the Amount of Contracting Out of Functions low Performed by Civil Service Emplcyees). PSAD-77-79; B-158685. February 16, 1977. 3 pp. Report to Rep. Clarence J. Comptrcller General. Brown; by Elmer B. Staats, Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services: ORB Guidelines for Belying on the Private Sector ... |
