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| Date March 5, 1981 |
Report No. B-201928 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 L~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. B-201928 March 5, 1981
* tA a, e F *-...6 -. -; j~* 1_ The Honorable William C. Wampler D :'- House of Representatives Dear Mr. Wampler: We refer to our recent Letter requesting this Office to investigate an incident of AlLeged intervention by the4. llmp-hirc-Legal Assistance cw group ... |
| Date Dec. 9, 1980 |
Report No. FPCD-81-27 |
Title
the General Accousfting Oafice except on the baSiS of specific appWval ._. -by the Office of Congressional Rsiationr. _____-JECT~ A p&& to be released outsIde IIYV3-l UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE RELEASED WASHINGTON,
FEDERAL PERSONNEL AN0 COMPENSATION DIVISION D.C. 20548 DECEMBER 9.1980 E-201405 . The Iionorable Sam Nunn Chairman, Subcommittee on Manpower and Fersonnel Senate Committee o... |
| Date Nov. 14, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-81-6 |
Title
BY THF U.S.GENERAL ACCOUT\ITIr\lG OFFiCE Report To The Honorable William V. Roth 1(39T United States Senate outside the General Public Assistance Benefits Vary Widely From State To State, But Generally Exceed The Poverty Line
A major U.S. public assistance program is Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). States establish their own need standards and decide on the appropriate level of ben... |
| Date Oct. 14, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-81-16 |
Title
&ct;>r!~ QAO bytd&) .,.C. _,I., : .' " . .. .4 RELEIa
Human Resources Division United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 ~-200213
October 14, 1980 The Honorable Paul Findley House of Representatives Dear Mr. Findley: Alleged Intervention of the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) into Certain Food Stamp Program Activities (HRD-81-16)
113656 Subjects you and 19 other Members I... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-129 |
Title
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WASHINGTON., D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AN0 DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DIVISION B-200467 SEPTEMBER 30,198O / The Honorable Paul Findley House of Representatives Dear Mr. \2k __ I H
113502 on Food Stamp (CED-80-129) J This report is part of our response tc your request, endorsed by Congressman William C. Wampler, that we monitor and evaluate the food stamp workfare pilot projects. It was agreed with your of... |
| Date Sept. 4, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-138 |
Title
,I * II BY THE U.S.G;N;RAL ACCOUNTII\IG O&E 7w.qr Ia4
K ‘-VK /’ 1 Report To The Secretary Of Agriculture. Areas Needing Improvement In The Adult Expanded Food And Nutrition Education Program
The Expended Food and Nutrition Education Program of the Department of Agriculture receives about $60 million annually in Federal funds to improve the nutrition knowledge and diets of low-income fami I ies... |
| Date June 11, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-94 |
Title
!ZJdDYBY THESTAFF TPE U.S. OF I=93 General Accounting Office ’ +
Food.,Agriculture, And Nutrition Issues For Planning
National and global factors which affect the food system are becoming increasingly uncertain, and our ability to respond to this uncertainty will depend largely on how effectively we manage the food system. Higher consumer food prices, unstable farm prices, limits on the resource... |
| Date May 6, 1980 |
Report No. 112251 |
Title
United States General Accounting 20546 Washington, C.C. Office FCR RELEASE 01: CELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. EL?: Tuesday, May 6, 1980 Statement of Elmer E. Staats General of the United States before the on Agriculture, Rural Cevelopment, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations reviews of and related Comptroller Subcommittee Senate 31-7 Gm-e-r~I Aeeattrrti.nGnC%%-ce k egartment of Agricu... |
| Date May 6, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-33 |
Title
r/G2 -* b - BY THECOlvll’TROLLER-&i’flERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES I l3W.4 Report ToThe Congress
EffortsTo Control Fraud, Abuse, And Mismanagement In Domestic Food Assistance Programs: Progress Made-More Needed
GAO has made numerous recommendations for dealing with fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in domestic food assistance programs budgeted by the Department of Agriculture at over $13 billion for ... |
| Date April 21, 1980 |
Report No. 112127 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90071 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 8:30 A.M. PST MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1980 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM E. GAHR, SENIOR GROUP DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION #I llllllllllIllll
112127 BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC MARKETING, CONSUMER RELATIONS, AND NUTRITION COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES... |
| Date March 26, 1980 |
Report No. 111912 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:00 A.M. EST WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1980 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR s/' COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION ;,b f@ BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY AND &p, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION /' -) "+ 0 COMMITTEE CIN":D;::TION AND LABOR&fL. ,,,~i. ON ."," --, THE CHILD CARE FOOD PR... |
| Date Jan. 11, 1980 |
Report No. ID-80-12 |
Title
Is-~7
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES World Hunger And Malnutrition Continue: SlOwProgress In Carrying Out World Food Conference Objectives
Despite better weather and harvests in recent years, world hunger and malnutrition persist. There is an urgent need to avoid complacency among nations regarding global hunger and malnutrition. This report --examines U.S. and ... |
| Date Jan. 1, 1980 |
Report No. 111789 |
Title
Food Related Reports Issued from January 1977 through December 1979 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 January 1980
W FOREWORD T h e Community and Economic Development D i v i s i o n , G A O ' s l e a d d i v i s i o n f o r reviews of food programs and p o l i c y , prepared t h i s pamphlet which i n c l u d e s summaries o f GAO r ... |
| Date April 25, 1979 |
Report No. 094376 |
Title
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Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, April 25, 1979 United States General Accounting 20548 Washington, D.C. 0943% Statement of Elmer B. Staats Comptroller General of the United States before the Development, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural and Related Agencies Senate Committee on Appropriations on + Accounting Office reviews of I General Depa... |
| Date April 25, 1979 |
Report No. 109192 |
Title
United States General Accounting 20548 Washington, D.C. Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, April 25, 1979 Statement of Elmer B. Staats Comptroller General of the United States before the Rural Development, Subcommittee on Agriculture, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations Senate on Office reviews. . ofGeneral Accounting . c Department of Agriculture acti... |
| Date Feb. 27, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-55 |
Title
REPORTBY THE a Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Special Supplemental Food Program For Women, Infants, And Children (WIC)-How Can It Work Better?
Many local WIC programs provided needed health services and operated as adjuncts to good health care as the Congress intended, but for others this was not the case. Stronger legislative requirements and better administration are needed to remed... |
| Date Jan. 29, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-36 |
Title
STUDY THE BY STAFF THEUS OF I. qtw+@4 il * General Accounting Office
Food, Agriculture, And Nutrition Issues For Planning
During this decade ths importance of our food system haa been amply demonstrated. We have experisnced both an oversupply of agricultural commoditie$ and a depletion of worldwide food reserves. The consumer has been rediscovered and concern with the American peoples’ health an... |
| Date Nov. 7, 1978 |
Report No. CED-79-5 |
Title
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| Date Sept. 5, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-78-159 |
Title
DOCUOENT RESOUE
07335 - [B25075251 [The Need To Improve the Administrative 1f£iciency of the AFDC Program in Contra Costa County, California]. BRD-78-159; B-164031(3). September 5, 1978. 5 pp. * enclosure (12 pp.). Report to Secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; by Gre-ory J. Ahart, Director, Human Resources Div. Issue Area: Income Security Programs: Program Sonitoring and Admi... |
| Date June 13, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-113 |
Title
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LM106439 i . L -.-. . . R ii The executive
zdeqllate Cjl-amS. data
COFiSeqUeilt%y~ branch does Qr-6 al 1 sttnajor the not yeriodicalby food assistance
exact extent and gather
p53amount of ovesall food benefit gaps and oiaerf~ps typ... |
| Date May 19, 1978 |
Report No. 105914 |
Title
DOC OBIET RESURS
05914 - (B1446487] General Accounting Office Reviews of Departse.t of Agriculture Activities. lay 19, 1978. 18 pp. * enclosure (2 pp.). Testimony before the Senate Committee on Approfriations: AgLiculture and Related Agencies Subcommittee; by EBler B. Staats, Comptroller General. Contact: Office of the Comptroller General. Organization Concerned: Department of Agriculture. Congres... |
| Date April 27, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-84 |
Title
DCCU&HINT HrASUNl
05895 - (B1226180 ] PT Jlees Persist in the Puerto Rico Food Stamp Prcgram, the N. .onts Largest. CED-78-84; B-51604. April 27, 1978. 55 pp. al tndices (18 pp.). RuiJrt to Sen. James B. Allen; by Blmer P. Staatv. General. + 3 Compteroler Issue Area: Income Security Programs:r2rogrm Maonitoring and Administration (1303) ; Food: Domestic Feeling .rograms for School Children and the... |
| Date April 13, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-98 |
Title
DOCUnE1T RESUHE 05890 - fB1045989] R1 ' C Entitlement Funding and Its Appropriateness fcr the VIC Prcqram]. CED-78-98; B-176994. April 13, 1978. Released April 24, 1978. 4 pp. + enclosure (1 pp.). Report to Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton, Chairsme, Senate Committee on Appropriations: Agriculture and Pelated Agencies Subcommittee; by tissr E. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Food: Domestic Feeding... |
| Date March 31, 1978 |
Report No. 105629 |
Title
DOCUMENT
05629 - L 81046012 ] RESUME r Probles
1978. with the Emergency Food Stamp Prcgram]. March 31, .5 pp. Report to Lewis B. Straus, Administrator, Food and Nutriticn Service; by Brian P. Crovlty, Assistant Director, Community and Economic Development Div. Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Authority: Food and Agriculture Act cf 1977. Food Stamp Act of 1964. Disaster Relief Act o... |
| Date March 29, 1978 |
Report No. ID-78-18 |
Title
DOCUBNET RBSUNE
05430 - (80905849] The Sabel Development Program: Progress and Constraints. ID-78-18; B-159652. sarch 29, 197e. 61 pp. + 3 aFpeniices (3 PF.) . Report to the Congress; by Cobert P. Keller, Acting Comptroller General. Issue Area: Internationa' Economic and 8ilitary Programs: U.S. and military Programs: u.S. Participation ia Econoani Activ'_tiss of International Organisations (609). ... |
| Date Jan. 27, 1978 |
Report No. ID-77-55 |
Title
< . .. ’ . REPOfii’ TO THE CUNGRESS
BYTHECOMPTROLLER~ENERAL OFTHE UNITEDSTATES U.S. Participation In International Agricultural Research The importance of research to aid developing countries in m.eeting their food needs is being etiphasis&d increasingly. Much attention has I.. focused on the” international agriculturzll research centers as a result of the development of high-yield varieties... |
| Date Sept. 16, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-118 |
Title
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
6 u L 3
0 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
LM103377 Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll - Food Waste: An Opportunity To Improve Resource Use
Department of Agriculture
for huin the About one-fifth of ail food produced man consumption is lost annually United States. In the world context of rising population, uncertain weather, and concern with the availabili... |
| Date Aug. 18, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-120 |
Title
ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAM CONTROLS,OVER FEDERAL / COMMODITIES DONATED TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF / PUERTO RICO 2: FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE/ DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE / CED-77-120
___e _ 8-18-77 Report to Senator James B. Allen, pursuant to his request. The report discussep Food and Nutrition Service and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico practices, procedures, and controls to prevent the spoilage or theft of F... |
| Date July 18, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-112 |
Title
-y--h?- 77 REPORT TO THE CONGRESS The Food Stamp ProgramOverissued Benefits Not Recovered And Fraud Not Punished
Department of Agriculture
The Government is losing over half a billion dollars annually because of overissued food stamp benefits caused by errors, misrepresentations, and suspected fraud by recipients, and by errors by local food stamp offices. For every $100 of the more than $5 billio... |
| Date May 16, 1977 |
Report No. ID-77-16 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
02240 A1452434] The World Food Program: How the U.S. Can Help Improve It. ID-77-16; B-159652. ay 16, 1977. 40 pp. Reprct to Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, Chairman, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: International Econom.c and Military Programs: U.S. Participation in Activities of International Organizations (609); Food: Alleviati... |
| Date March 25, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-56 |
Title
. UMAN NEEDS -Y c QF THE ENERAL
LMlOOOlO I< CC,“ti\\‘- llllillillll11Il~llllllllI1lII - umption rowement Department of Agriculture The survey’s sample is too small to provide useful information in evaluating food assistance programs and in identifying nutritional problems of low-income families. Additional low-income families should be sampled to tprovide this information. The methodology ti... |
| Date March 16, 1977 |
Report No. 100013 |
Title
. . -. ..- ,. would continue for in pravidlng coping with the Secretary the various 0.f Agriculture with discretionary authclrity encountered in lY77 for srtuations markets. and c%rcums?.aaces The issues to be addressed
to changing from target agricuZtura1 prices to the for reserve range. Peace wheat fnod and feedgraiils stock questioti. extending tl-te j I .L Food program . Ah0 the Congress remai... |
| Date Feb. 24, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-40 |
Title
~tgco by tile Gus O ' . t .. i, b- rot-rei,~
t ~'~'~ " 7 "> 3 REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES information On A Department Of Agriculture Claim Against The Commonwealth Of Puerto Rico
This report discusses a S2.5 million claim of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service against the Ccmmonwealth of Puerto Rico. The claim, one of the largest ever involving Agriculture's domesti... |
| Date Nov. 1, 1976 |
Report No. ID-76-65 |
Title
REPORT TO THE C@.iVGRESS
BY THE C@MPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES I11111111Ill1 lllll lllllIll11 Ill Ill11 Ill11 Ill11 Ill1
LM100571 Hungry Nations Need To Redtice Food Losses Caused By Storage, Spillage, And Spoilage
Department of State and Other Agencies Developing countries have inadequate food storage facilities and poor s’orage practices. Spillage. contamination, a?d deterioration wa... |
| Date Sept. 1, 1976 |
Report No. HRD-76-112 |
Title
u REPORT 8 EiVERAL COMPTROLL QF THE UNITED STATES Operation Emergent Medical
Community Services gram
Administration The Emergency Food and Medical Services Program was established to counteract starvation and malnutrition among those segments of the poor difficult to reach through other Federal programs. The Community should Services Adminstration --develop better data on the population served by ... |
| Date May 5, 1976 |
Report No. ID-76-15 |
Title
5 (tIL\’ Y BY THE CO OF THE UNIT illllIlllllllIllllllllllIl~llllll~ LM098265 Department Agency for of State International Development GAO’s case study of the worldwide effort in the Sahel region of Africa that the response to future disasters be more timely and better managed. relief shows should To insure a timely, effective, and efficient world response to future disasters, GAO believes the ... |
| Date April 16, 1976 |
Report No. ID-76-54 |
Title
. Examination .Of Funds Appropriated For Economic And Food Aid To Indochina
Agency for International
Development Departments of State and Agriculture COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. OF THE D.C.
20% UNITED STATES B-159451 The Honorable Lee H. Hamilton Chairman, Special Subcommittee on Investigations Committee on International Relations House of Representatives * . Dear Mr. Chairman: /-'X;- 1: !;: I... |
| Date April 9, 1976 |
Report No. ACG-76-22 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASI~INGTON, OF THE UNITED D.C. 20548 STATES 76
April B-115398 9, 1976 :,! I. /\G”i.” Speaker of the House President of the Senate:. We were furnished copies of deferrals which the President submitted to the Congress on March 18, 1976, in his 12th special message for fiscal year 1976 purThe suant to the ImEndment Control Act of lo-.. 1974. special message tr’ smits %‘ s... |
| Date Feb. 27, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-74 |
Title
1 1 ti GAO rewiewed 3,241 applications for food stamps in 16 projects in 7 states--California, llhmis, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, and Texas. About a third of the appkations were processed withilT 7 days; ower half were processed within 14 days; and more than three-fourths were processed within 30 days. Applicant delay in providing required documentation was the most important cause of incr... |
| Date June 2, 1975 |
Report No. MWD-75-87 |
Title
En response to your letter of March 20, %973, we gathered data on.189 Federal programs bemcfi%ing the poor, As agreed with youa: officer this dlata inclladed outlays, beneficiaries S@KVE?d and agency eva%uations fi of %he pacogarams. The infoKmation was derived from public documents0 discussions with agency officia%s, and data Puacnished by them. Also, as agreed with your office, we accumulated a ... |
| Date Dec. 12, 1974 |
Report No. RED-75-310 |
Title
i’ Observations On Evafuation Of The Special Supplemental Fo@cf.Frogram Food And Nutrition Service- i COMFTAOLLER GENERAL wAs~fKGf*H. OF 0 c THE zeac UNITE0 STATG# ?I- 17G!I!34 To the Speaker of the IIwsc of Iitcprcsentativcs r 1 ard the Prcsidtnt pra tcmporc of the Senate This is our report on cbscrvatiuns on evaluation of the Supplcmcntal Fond Program ndministr%rvd by tht Food ’ SI)C*C~L~ Sc... |
| Date Sept. 28, 1973 |
Report No. B-176994 |
Title
REPORT Tb THE CONGRESS Preliminary Report On The Special Supplemental Food Program
B.176994 Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrltlon Service BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPT 28J373 COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON OF THE UNITED
20548 STATES D C B-176994 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This 1s our preliminary report on the Special... |
| Date Feb. 4, 1972 |
Report No. B-133059 |
Title
c-z-Q----,, .^ -. ,’ -I3c 4057
,-P I , % REPORT TO THE sbs Two Ways The Foo UC utntion Serwsce Coul Costs Of Donating C mmoditles B
133059 aI Iv (nJ
w Qb ch t Department of Agriculture BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED GENERAL c COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON OF
DC THE UNITED STATES 20548 B- 133059 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This IS our report o... |
| Date Oct. 13, 1969 |
Report No. 092684 |
Title
CIVIL DIVISION OCTI 3 1969 Dear Mr, Hekman: The General Accounting Offrce has made a revrew of the dlstrrbutlon of Government-donated food commodltles to instltutlons In Tlllnols and Minnesota, The commodrtres are furnlshed to State dlstrlbutrng agencies under the Commodity Distrrbutron Program of the Food and Nutrstlon Service, Our review was made pursuant to the Budget and Accountrng Act, 1921 (... |
