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Date Sept. 8, 1977 Report No. HRD-76-165 Title

Education: Problems and Needed Improvements in Evaluating Office of Education Programs

DOCUMENT RESUME 03404 [k253678] ProblEms and Needed Improvements in Evaluating Office of Education Programs. HRD-76-165; B-164031(1). September 8, 1977. 76 pp. 4 appendices (53 pp.). Report to the congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Contact: Husan Resources Div. '3udget Function: Education, Manpower, and Social Services: Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education (501). Organiz...
Date Aug. 30, 1977 Report No. PAD-77-25(a) Title

Summary of a Report--Revolving Funds: Full Disclosure Needed for Better Congressional Control

DCCUENT 03728 82854107] f a te3 - ESUME Summary of a Report--nevolving Funds: Full Disclosure Needed for Better Congressional Control. PAD-77-25(a) ; B-115398. August 30, 1977. 12 p + appendix (1 pp.). Report to Rep. Butler Derrick, Chairman, Task Force on Budget Controllability, House Committee on Budget; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General etter Congressional Contrul. Contact: Procram Analys...
Date Aug. 30, 1977 Report No. PAD-77-25 Title

Revolving Funds: Full Disclosure Needed for Better Congressional Control

Date April 7, 1977 Report No. GGD-76-104 Title

Government Operations: Better Evaluations Needed to Weed Out Useless Federal Advisory Committees

DOCUMENT RESUME 00437 - (A1051972] Better Evaluations Needed to eed Out Useless Federal Advisory Committees. GGD-76-104; B-127685. April 7, 1977. 38 pp. + appendices (37 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Contact: General Government Div. Budget Function: General Government: Other General Government (8606). Orga.nization Concerned: Office of Management and Budget...
Date March 2, 1977 Report No. 100318 Title

Budget and Spending: Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 1978

DOCUMENT RESUOE 00318 - [A0751178] Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 1978. March 2, enclosure (2 pp.). 1977. 21 pp. + Testimony before the Hcuse Committee on Appropriations: Legislative Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Accounting and Financial Reporting (2800). Contact: Office of the Comptroller General. Budget Function: General Government: Central Fiscal Operation...
Date Dec. 17, 1976 Report No. ID-77-4 Title

International Affairs: GAO's Views on Export-Import Bank Being an Off-Budget Agency

DOCUMENT RESOME (0019 - [A05907381 GAO's Views on Export-Ilpozt Bank Being an Off-Budget Agency. !D-77-4; B-114823. December 17, 976. 2 pp. Report to Rep. Thomas . Rees, Chairman, House Ccmmittee on Banking, Currency and Housing: International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staats, comptroller General. Issue Area: International Eccnomic and Military Programs (600)....
Date Dec. 10, 1976 Report No. 100447 Title

Government Operations: Relations Between the General Accounting Office and the Congress

DOCUMENT RESUME 00447 - (A0590676] Relations between the General Accounting Office and the Congress. December 10, 1976. 8 pp. Staff study Official Inauguration of Court of Justice Building, Sao Paulo, Brazil; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Delivered by Frederic L. Chapin, U.S. Counsul General. Issue Area: accounting and Financial Reporting (2800). Budget Function: General Government (800...
Date Aug. 30, 1976 Report No. PAD-76-64 Title

Budget and Spending: Progress in Improving Fiscal, Budgetary, and Program-Related Information for the Congress

. REPORT TO THE CO36 BY THE COMPTROLLER GEN@B~~&s~ER, OF THE UNITED STATES Qb@ LM099312 lMllllllllllllIlIIlllilllllllI~ Progress In I m proving Fiscal, Budgetary, And Progvam-Related Information For The Congress In this third annual report on improving fiscal, budgetary, and program-related information for the Congress, GAO reports considerable progress during the past year. This report shows, how...
Date July 2, 1976 Report No. RED-76-86 Title

Energy: Need To Develop a National Non-Fuel-Mineral Policy

I ,i . ;: . , . . T TO THE CONGRESS m BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATE§ &Q \s-g; Q# au@ @I#- p Illllllil llllllllllIll1 Ill! Ill11 IllI Ill lllll Ill11 LM098250 JljL 6 $lii~ eed To Develop A National on-fuelineral Policy Department of the interior Uncertainty exists over the permissible dependence of the Nation on non-fuel-mineral imports. The value of such imports has increased gre...
Date March 3, 1976 Report No. LCD-76-414 Title

National Defense: The Department Of Defense Can Improve Its Free-Asset Management

! E5q '. 087449 REPQRT TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED S BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES The Department O f Defense Can lmwove Its Free-Asset Management Department o f Defense The Department of Defense generates funds from the sale of equipment for which there is no requirement for replacement in the Department's inventory. Receipts from sales are termed "free assets." This report ...
Date Oct. 21, 1975 Report No. 094637 Title

Government Operations: Comments on S. 2509

0 9633 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548' For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m. October Xl, 1975 STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATESsEti""' BEFORETHE COMMITTEEON BANKING, HOUSINGAND URBANAFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE i c S. 2509, A bill Office We appreciate to authorize and direct the General Accounting to audit the Federal,Reserve...
Date July 31, 1975 Report No. 094629 Title

Government Operations: The Relationship of GAO and Executive Branch Agencies Composing the Intelligence Community

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO A.M. DST J,uly 31, 1975 STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: to accept your Office invitation and executive to discuss branch fi A Y7SU /f3r' We are.pl...
Date July 28, 1975 Report No. 094622 Title

Government Operations: Comments on H.R. 1244 and S. 2166

r* * z e ... - . ! ‘* . / -..G#b, 6 / ,; “: 1 - w , UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 p, /, ,/SF4.,d "y +w-~ ,.2;.,;, ' .'1 1 'L R 8f c _ FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at lo:30 a.m. EDT Monday, July 28, 1975 s STATEMENTOF ROBERTF. KELLEK, DEPUTY COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE (7 -t[. T V46 2= SUBCOMMITTEE OVERSIGHT PROCEDURES /ci' ON ' COMMITTEE...
Date July 22, 1975 Report No. 094615 Title

Government Operations: Acquisition of Major Systems

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE HASBINGTON, i3.C. FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDTUESDAY JULY 22, 1975 STATEWEtiTOF ELHBR 13. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES B&FORETBE SUECOMMITTEE FEDERALSPENTIING ON FRACTICES, lA / EFFICIENCY, AN5 OPEN GOVERNMENT, SENATECOflMITTEE ON GOVERNkiENT OPERATIONS ON '6 I 514 THE PROCUREMENT COMMISSIONRECOMMENDATIONS PART C: Mr . Chairman and We ap...
Date Dec. 2, 1974 Report No. B-132376 Title

Personnel Security Investigations: Inconsistent Standards and Procedures

w m Civil Service Commission ,* N%YED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, @COUNTING OFFICE D,CL 20548 FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION -’ B-132376 / \ The Honorable Robert E. Hampton Chairman, United States Civil Service Commission Dear Mr, This tigations: Hampton: is our report Inconsistent ‘6 / ’ entitled “Personnel Security Standards and Procedures.” Inves- ,’ This report contains...
Date Sept. 25, 1974 Report No. 094574 Title

Special Publications: GAO, Federal Agencies, and Their Public Relations

Date Aug. 8, 1974 Report No. B-101740 Title

Special Publications: Answers to Questions From the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations

_. j . . .. -.* -%* , I . < - ,. b b,' * i llllllllllllIl11l l l l l l l l l l l l 093827 .. .. - . .. i - 2 - - 3 - . ' AtlS1:F:E : t h i s time. We cannot e s t i x t c the c x c c u t i v c b r a n c h s t a f f i n g rcquirecents at Our cl-i;;L;if icz:-:.-:i 2 - 2 r-cporcip.r, r e q u i r e x n t s xork vi11 . I i C p 3 c t o n ttie O f f i c 2 o f :!.::iayc:kxt 2 n d i;uJ:;ct, both i n t h e ...
Date June 19, 1974 Report No. 094582 Title

Information Management: Efforts To Strengthen Congressional Information and Analysis Capabilities

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 19, 1974 STATEMENTOF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE JOINT COMMITTEEON CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS ON EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN CONGRESSIONAL INFORMATION ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES Mr. Chairman and Members of the Joint I appreciate'being invited Committee...
Date Dec. 15, 1973 Report No. 090872 Title

Special Publications: Comptroller General's Annual Report 1973

P COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ,l. -9 32 .J. 4 .. ; : +? :1 ,;a .~ For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, US. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 Price $3.25 (paper cover) Stock number 2000-001 12 1 2: CQMPTRQLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D C 205.18 .. December 15, 1973 The President of the Senate The Speaker of the House of Representatives Dear Sirs...
Date Nov. 26, 1973 Report No. 094529 Title

Special Publications: How Can We Increase Confidence in the Management of Federal Programs?

1- , * ' . . ADDRESS BY ELMER B, STAATS COMPTROLLER GENEO F THE UNITED STATES EEFORE THE ECONOMIC CLUB O F DETROIT DETROIT, MICHIGAN NOVEMBER 2 6 , 1 9 7 3 - , HOW CAN WE INCREASE CONFIDENCE I N THE MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS? I Given the mood of disillusion that prevails in this country, some of you may be curious as to why anyone would come out from Washington at such a time to talk about in...
Date Sept. 13, 1973 Report No. 091269 Title

Budget and Spending: Improving Congressional Control Over the Federal Budget

,~ .,w Y ..m, ,, _ --. ,~. United States General Ascountitlg Washington, D.C. 20548 Office For Release on Delivery Expected at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept, 13, 1973 \lllllMlllllllllll\lllllllll . ~M091269 COMPTROLLERGENERAL 01: ‘I-Ill: UNITED STATES BEFORE Tf1f3 I!OiJSE COS!MITTi:!l ON RULES Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: this opportunity control to discuss our thoughts h~Jgi~t, thought on...
Date July 31, 1973 Report No. 092629 Title

Special Publications: Reports Submitted to the Congress or to Its Committees or Members, Manpower and Welfare Division, July 1, 1972 to June 30, 1973

CLASSIFIED BY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS, SUBFUNCTIONS, AND PROGRAMS B-Numb er COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Community Planning, Management, and Development: Office of Economic Opportunity: Community action and other: Review of financial management and administration of Cameron and Willacy Counties Community Projects, Inc., Brownsville, Tex. (request of Congressman Eligio de la Garza) Financial and related a...
Date June 15, 1973 Report No. 094550 Title

Budget and Spending: Budgetary, Fiscal, and Program Information Needs of the Congress

I Y ADDRESS BY ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AT THE 22ND ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTANTS ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON, D.C. JUNE 15, 1973 11111111111111111111111 11 I 1 I1 1 094550 .I D When people live as close to governmental problems as we all do here in Washington, year in and year out, the words that we use in discussing and describing them become c...
Date April 3, 1973 Report No. 094536 Title

Government Operations: Common Interests of Government and Schools of Business and Administration in Improving Management in Government

i , ADDRESS BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ELMER B. STAATS AT THE AMERICAN ASSEMBLY OF COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS, 094536 HONOLULU? HAWAII /' APRIL 3, 1973 : ' I1111111 111111 1 lI1 lI1 l 1 1l l "THE COMMON INTERESTS OF GOVERNMENT AND SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS AND ADMINESTRATION IN IMPROVING MANAGEMENT IN GOVERNMENT" Those who t r a v e l from Washington t o d i f f e r e n t r e g i o ...
Date Jan. 1, 1973 Report No. 090871 Title

Special Publications: Appendix to the Comptroller General's Annual Report, 1972

the comptroller general of the united states ANNUAL REPORT APPENDIX 1972 Page SECTION I.-Compilation of Findings and Recommendations for Improving Government Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 9 153 155 ............................ ............................. Index by Government agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index by functional classification of the Federal budget . . . ...
Date Jan. 1, 1973 Report No. 091033 Title

Special Publications: Hearings and Legislation

Date Oct. 5, 1972 Report No. 094554 Title

Government Operations: Public Confidence in Government and the Need for Accountability

United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 For Release on Delivery ADDRESS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, ELMER B. STAATS, BEFORE THE EXECUTIVES' CLUB OF CHICAGO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS OCTOBER 5, 1972 r - ' g I .! "PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN GOVEFWMENT AND THE NEED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY" - 4 s I can think of RO better way to underscore the impor- tance of my subject today ...
Date April 12, 1972 Report No. 094508 Title

Government Operations: Comments on S. 1901

with you this morning to express th e views of the Cost Accounting which would amend Standards Section Fir-St, it Baard on S, 1903, 92nd Congress, a bill 719 of the Defense Production would abolish Act of 1953 in Tao major respects. Standards Board the pre,cent Cost Accounting and establish a ne\z Cost Accounting Standards Board as an indeperdent The five members of the of board of the Executive B...
Date Feb. 17, 1972 Report No. B-115398 Title

Budget and Spending: Budgetary and Fiscal Information Needs of the Congress

I1llllllllll1lllIlllllIlllllllllllllllllllllll LM096663 Budgetary And Fiscal Information Needs Of The Congress 8-115398 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Contents Page DIGEST CHAPTER 1 2 INTRODUCTION CONGRESSIONAL NEEDSFOR BUDGETARY AND FISCAL INFORMATION Federal programs and projects Basic financial information Classification structures for aggregating basic financial information Fe...
Date Jan. 1, 1972 Report No. 091005 Title

The GAO: Government Watchdog, Analyst, Critic

Date July 8, 1971 Report No. 094420 Title

Government Operations: Comments on H.R. 9442

L Ub 1 .L ILLLUJL “,I JLI IV-, . . , a Expected at 10 a.m. EDT “%rsday, July 8, 1971 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C, 20548 .i i I STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS, C
Date Jan. 1, 1968 Report No. 091213 Title

Special Publications: A Capitol Hill Assignment

Date Jan. 1, 1968 Report No. 091215 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Summer 1968

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U S . Government Printing Office,Washington, D.C. 20402. Price 40 cents (single copy). Subscription price: $1.50 per year; 50 cents additional for foreign mailing. THE GAO REVIEW SUMMER 1968 54 60 66 74 82 84 95 97 106 110 Published quarterly for the accounting and auditing staffs of the U.S. General Accounting Ofice Perspective on Planning-Programming...
Date Jan. 1, 1968 Report No. 091223 Title

Special Publications: The Role of the General Accounting Office in Business-Government Relationships