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| Date Dec. 1, 1984 |
Report No. 088042 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE CHARLES A. BOWSHER
Comptroller General of the United States VACANT Deputy Comptroller General of the United States HARRY R. VAN CLEVE General Counsel VOLUME I No. 3 December 1984 Contents Page Table o f Decisions Digests : Genera2 Government Matters: Appropriations and MisceZZaneous Personne 2 Law: Personnel Law: Procurement L m Special Studies & Analysis T... |
| Date Nov. 1, 1984 |
Report No. 126564 |
Title
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h UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE CHARLES A. BOWSHER
Comptroller General of the United States VACANT Deputy Comptroller General of the United States HARRY R. VAN CLEVE
General Counsel VOLUME 1 flu. 2
Jlovember 1984 Contents
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Table of Decisions r Digests:
Genera Z Government Mutters : Appropriations and Miscellaneous A- 1
B- I Personne 7, Law:
Personnel Lau: Civilian Personne l Mili... |
| Date Sept. 1, 1984 |
Report No. 126007 |
Title
j
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Of Unpublished Decisions Of Th6 Comptroller General Of The United States OGC/Index-Digest Section CAO
United States tieneral AccountingOlr~ce July-September 1984 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE CHARLES A. BOWSHER
Comptroller General of the United States VACANT Deputy Comptroller General of the United States HARRY R. VAN CLEVE General Counsel VOLU... |
| Date June 1, 1984 |
Report No. 125307 |
Title
Volume XXVII Number 3 Procurement Law
(TRANSPORTATION INCLUDED) Quarterly Digests Of Unpublished Decisions Of The Comptroller General Of The United States OGC/Index-Digest Section 1lllll! 1111111I IIi ~ll~lll~ !!Ill l 1
125307 GAO
United StatesGeneral Accounting Oftice April-June 1984 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE CHARLES A. BOWSHER
Comptroller General of the United States VACANT Deputy ... |
| Date May 22, 1984 |
Report No. 124299 |
Title
U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, 13-C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED 10~00 A.M. EDT TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1984 STATEMENT OF CHARLES A. F30WSHER COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE
HOUSE r GOVERNMENTOPERATIONS COMMITTEE ON "IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL MANAGERS' FINANCIAL INTEGRITY ACT OF 1982" Mr. Chairman appear Federal this before and members of first Inteqrity red... |
| Date May 14, 1984 |
Report No. NSIAD-84-48 |
Title
BYTHE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Commerce, Consumer And Monetary Affairs, Committee On Government Operations House Of Representatives U.S. Role As Contracting Agent For The U.S.-Saudi Arabian Joint Commission pn Economic Cooperation
iU.S. government agencies act as procurement agents for the U S -Saud1 ~Arablan Joint Commlsslon on Economic Cooperat1on.a p... |
| Date April 3, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-105 |
Title
I. < CD Request for copies of GAO reports should he sent to: US. General Accountmg Offrce Document Handlmg and Information Servrces Facrlrty P.O. Box 6015 Garthershurg, Md. 20760 Telephone (202) 275-6241 The first five copres of mdwdual reports are free of charge. Addrtronal copies of bound audrt reports are $3.25 each. Additronal copres of unbound report (I.e., letter reports) and most other publ... |
| Date March 1, 1984 |
Report No. 125200 |
Title
k UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE CHARLES A. BOWSHER
Comptroller General of the United States VACANT Deputy Comptroller General of the United States HARRY R. VAN CLEVE Acting General Counsel VOLUME X X V I I No. 2 January through March 1984
Contents
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Tables of Decisions: Procurement I V
Diges t8 : Procurement
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134 Transportation i Compiled in the Index-Digest Section Offgee of the Gen... |
| Date Sept. 1, 1983 |
Report No. 088877 |
Title
Of The Comptroller General Of The United StatesOGC/Index Digest Section l i t L i GAO
United States General Accounting Office
July-September 19H3 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE CHARLES A. BOWSHER
Comptroller General of the United States VACANT Deputy Comptroller General of the United States HARRY R. VAN CLEVE Acting General Counsel V O L m XXVI No. 4
July through September 1983
Contents
P... |
| Date Feb. 2, 1983 |
Report No. HRD-83-30 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINdTON,
HUMAN RESOURCES D.C. 20548 DIvtSlON RELEASED ,IFEBRUARY 1983 2 The Honorable Robert Dole, Chairman Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable John He%nz Chairman, Special Committee on Aging United States Senate
Subject:
120519 Response to Questions Conce.mFng Percentage Contracts and Limited Service Contracts I;lnAer Hedicare!(GAO/HR... |
| Date Nov. 24, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-60 |
Title
Greater Emphasis On Information Resource ~Management Is Needed At The Federal ~Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration does not have an overall planning processor central management direction over itsinformation resources used for administrativefunctions. As a result, it has acquired excess computer hardware and has experienced problems in developing major software systems proj... |
| Date Sept. 3, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-113 |
Title
RtrrRlt$TEb - Not to be hslesse~d outside the Acuountijng 0~ffico excnopt on the bo~lo of rpeciH8
by the Qtfice of Congressional Relations. CIenoral approval [I
RELEASED ‘ li“@ l ’ ” .. i$’ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
f&port To The Chairman; Committee On Energy And Commerce l-)ouse Of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES
The Department Of Energy’s FjVocurement Information System: Expectatio... |
| Date June 30, 1982 |
Report No. PLRD-82-95 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING GFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ?RCCUREMENT. LOGlfTlCS, XND AWoINEss 01V1S10N B-207916 JUNE30,7982 The Honorable John J. LaFalce Chairman, Subcommittee on General oversight Committee on Small Business House of Representatives Dear IYr. Chairman: Subject: Establishing Goals For and Subcontracting With Small and Disadvantaged Businesses under Public Iaw 95-507 (GAO/PLR... |
| Date May 27, 1982 |
Report No. 118514 |
Title
,. United States General Accounting Washington, D. C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY May 27, 1982 STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD BY CHARLES A. BOWSHER, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES PRESENTED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SPACE AND TRANSPORTATION SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE,
ON “RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION NEEDS OF UNIVERSITIES" Mr. Chairman This and Members o... |
| Date Sept. 28, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-99 |
Title
BY>,THi.i COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Honorable Barry M. Goldwater, Jr. House Of Representatives OF THEUNITEDSTATES 1 b5q Stronger Federal Efforts Needed For Providing Employment Opportunities And Enforcing Labor $?ondards In Sheltered Workshops
Certain of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s provisions for handicapped workers in sheltered workshops create an unnecessary administrative burden for... |
| Date Sept. 24, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-139 |
Title
REPORTBY THE US. -- General Accounting Office
The Guaranteed Student Loan information System Needs .A Thorough Redesign To Account For The Expenditure Of Billions
From the Guaranteed Student Loan proram’ ince tion in 1965 through fiscal year s B960, the F ederal Government had guaran14.6 million student loans totalwhile paying about S6.8 fees and default claims to States and lenders in support o... |
| Date Aug. 24, 1981 |
Report No. AFMD-81-78 |
Title
. ‘.
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL! OF THEUNITEDSTATES $6#~ / d-@- ’ l * Report ToThe Congress
GSA’s Cleaning Costs Are Needlessly Higher Than In The Private Sector
The General Services Administration is spending several million dollars more per year than is necessary to clean office buildings. Because of high wages and low productivity, GSA spent, in four regions studied, over 50 percent more to... |
| Date June 19, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-107 |
Title
CUERQY AND MINERALS DIYISIDU RELEASED B-203117 The Honorable James McClure Committee on Energy Chairman, and Natural Resources United States Senate The Honorable John Dingell Committee on Energy Chairman, and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: of Strategic l!F-tatus Activities I Ill Ill
116765 This is the sixth in a series of status reports requested by members of the Senate Committee on E... |
| Date May 21, 1981 |
Report No. B-202459 |
Title
COMPTR0'-LER GCANERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 2OU48 PLRD/FAM-6 B-202459 May 21, 1981 The Honorable James J. Howard Chairman, Committee on Public Works
Iand Transportation House of Representatives
Dear Mr. Chairman: -In response to youx-February 20, 1981, request, we lare providing the enclosed Lcomments on t4ies proposed legislation (,H-.R-ti193-8-)' referred to as t4h-e Public Buildi... |
| Date Jan. 16, 1981 |
Report No. B-196981 |
Title
/ A4V i v GAO
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 /\95'6 0
Office of General Counsel In Reply Referto: B-196981
January 16, 1981 2 OCe.r7 e 4/e 4M-1404-, 0 S4G% nc-C e- "oA, The Honorable Mary Eastwood Acting Special Counsel Office of the Special Counsel 1717 H Street, NW. 20414 Washington, D.C. Dear Ms. Eastwood: As you know, the Office of Special Counsel has requested ou... |
| Date Dec. 31, 1980 |
Report No. FPCD-81-19 |
Title
. Eb’ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES More Effective Internal Controls Needed To Prevent Fraud And Waste In Military Exchanges
Military exchanges purchase over $3 billion in goods annually to meet the needs and improve the well-being of military service members. Like other large retail organizations, exchanges are susceptible to fraud, waste, and abuse. Numerou... |
| Date Dec. 17, 1980 |
Report No. AFMD-81-21 |
Title
December 17, 1980 B-200948 RELEASED The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Commlttee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: k Review of General Services Admlnlstration's Acqulsitron of ADP Resources (AFMD-81-21) a Your July 14, 1980, letter requested that we review the General Services Adminlstratlon's (GSA's) plans to (1) acquire automatic data processing (ADP) resource... |
| Date Nov. 26, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-81-7 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WAs”lNGToN. OF THE
DC UNITED STATES *oM* B-201056
NOVEMBER 26,198O To the Cognizant Committees and Congressional Subcommittees: Need for the National Aeronautics and /-~i~~~~~~~~~~~~~-~~ion to Provide the .~ Congress More Complete Cost Information on its Projects (PSAD-81-7) This report discusses our observations on the need for the National Aeronautics and Space Administrati... |
| Date Oct. 31, 1980 |
Report No. CED-81-23 |
Title
Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Impact Of Work Cutbacks On Northeast Cc)rridor Improvement Project
Work planned under the Northeast Corridor / Improvement Project, to improve high-bpeed rail passenger service betwee/n Boston and Washington, has been cut back substantially to stay within the proje t’s budget--now 8 2.6 billion, Accord’ g to project officials, reductions in plan % work f... |
| Date Oct. 17, 1980 |
Report No. GGD-81-14 |
Title
pa*\ mp,j RELEASED
B-200864 October 17, 1980 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: John G. Tower Senate Tower: of Land for Postal K--cquisition Facility in Tyler, Texas -I (GGD-81-14) 113657 In accordance with your request of April 7, 1980, we allegation that the U. S. investigated Mr. E. B. Yale's Postal Service paid at least three times the market value for the land it acquired in Ja... |
| Date Sept. 26, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-77 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546 PROCUREMENT ACOIJISITION AND SYSTEMS DIVISION B-200233 SEPTEMBER 26,198O Ms. Karen Hastie Williams Administrator, office of Federal Office of Management and Budget Dear Ms. Williams: Procurement Policy Subject: Should Small Purchases Be Exempt from c Complying with Social and Economic Program Requirements? Jt PSA~Z:~, Since the Commissi... |
| Date Aug. 22, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-53 |
Title
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| Date Aug. 18, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-66 |
Title
1. II*. II”-,/ 1Q m I BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFIC’E Report To The Secretciry Of Commerce
~~___ _ - Need ForAnd PlansTo Strengthen Procurement And Property Management Controls At National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration Laboratories
GAO found that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has weaknesses in its local laboratory procurement operations. Procurement officia... |
| Date July 28, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-50 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES A Look At NASA’s Aircraft Energy Efficiency Program
Four years ago the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) initiated the Aircraft Energy Efficiency program to provide by 1985 the technology for making future transport aircraft up to 50 percent more fuel efficient than today’s aircraft. Thus far, NASA has help... |
| Date July 17, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-80-97 |
Title
GAO
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Human Resources Division B-196673
JULY17,1980 /The Honorable United States Dear Senator Bob Packwood Senate 112796 Packwood: I,m Subject: regon's Financial Managemens~_of Funds Under the Older Americans Act/(HRD-80-97) r.,.,w".d we have In response to your June 11, 1979,.resuest, completed our work on Oregon's financial management of... |
| Date July 15, 1980 |
Report No. ID-80-33 |
Title
. u i3Y-i-liECOM’TROLiR GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES AID Slow In Dealing With Project Planning And Implementation Problems
During the past, GAO and internal AID officials have made a number of recommendations to improve management of the Agency for International Development-administered programs that are aimed at improving the way of life in developing countries. This report ... |
| Date July 7, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-55 |
Title
RELEASED
JULY 7,198O B-198877 The Honorable Max Baucus, Subcommittee on Limitations and Delegated Authority Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Chairman of Contracted Dear Mr. Chairman: rSubject: Istudy of the Effects of Changes in the Contract Appeals Board System under the Contract Disputes' Act of 197g(PSAD-80-55) you asked us to In your September 17, 1979, letter study the effects ... |
| Date July 2, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-63 |
Title
- RELCXED RESTRICTLO Accounting Office by the Office of rYd ba-bh:, rdmiscd outsid~e
specific the except on the hasis of 16ongpwssiorml negations. General approval UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OmCE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548
MOCURLMCNT ACQUI8ItlON AND SYSTEMa OIVI8lON IR930 B-194888 JULY 2,198O The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: William Senate Proxmire: Proxmire llllllllllllllll #I
1... |
| Date June 30, 1980 |
Report No. LCD-80-79 |
Title
RV Tb-ECOM P-KOLLERGENEI?HL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Defense, Committee On Appropriations House Of Representatives f-Y rLate Fire Control System Deliveries For Army’s M-60A3 Tanks Jeopardize Combat Readiness Improvements
Delayed deliveriesof firecontrolsystemsforthe Army’s M-tiOA3 tank production and conversion program are causing deployment and program slippages. Future deliver... |
| Date May 5, 1980 |
Report No. PAD-80-76 |
Title
AZjSlSTANT COMPTROLLER GENERAL
D.C. OF
20548 THE UN ITED STATES WASHINGTON, MAY 5
The Honorable Herbert E. Harris II Chairman, Subcommittee on Human Resources Committee on Post Office and 1980 Dear Mr. Chairman: . You asked us to review and comment on two more versions of legislation which would establish limitations on year-end spending through the apportionment process--one is a proposed amendme... |
| Date Jan. 21, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-80-35 |
Title
BY THE COMPTR0LLE.R .(SENERAL ‘Report To The Chairman, SubcommitteedF ’ On Health, Committee On Finance United States Senate
OF Tt-iEUNITED STATES Hospitals In The Same Area Often Pay Widely Different Prices For Comparable Supply Items
GAO ~surveyed prices of supplies routinely purchased by 37 hospitals in six cities and found wide differences in prices paid for similar items. The most frequen... |
| Date Dec. 31, 1979 |
Report No. 092180 |
Title
.. CONTENTS Comptroller General Reports t o the Congress and Federal Agencies ........................................... How to Obtain Reports...................................... indexed by Subject......................................... Indexed by Agency ......................................... Congressional Testimony b y GAO Officials ....................... 3
4 5 59 62 Speeches b y the Co... |
| Date Jan. 22, 1979 |
Report No. OIM-79-02 |
Title
:“; I i- 8. This is a summary of GAO’s conclusions and recommendations resulting from its audits and other review work in the Operations of Civil Departments and Agencies, compiled to assist congressional committees in their review of budget requests for fiscal year 1980. Previous GAO reports brought these matters to the attention of the congressional and departmental officials.
:,. ; OIM-79-0... |
| Date Jan. 11, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-79-14 |
Title
,* n. pO>f BY THE COMPTROLI/LERGENERAL \ )I Report To The Congress
OF ‘THEUNITED STATES w Financial Status Of .$C I’ Major Federal Acquisitions, 4 September 30,1978
Cost increases of $207 billion, or 64 percent, over baseline estimates are shown in this report of 857 civil and military acquisitions currently in development, test, production, or construction phases. Federal agencies expected th... |
| Date May 12, 1978 |
Report No. ID-78-32 |
Title
DOCMENT RESUOEIB
06010 B1366369 Critical Factors Affecting Saudi Arabias Oil Decisions. ID-78-32; B-178205. ay 12, 1978. 59 pp. + 6 appendices (9 pp.). Report to the Co3gzss; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Energy (1600); nternational Economic and ilitary Programs (600). Contact: International Div. Budget Function: Natural ResourcEso Environment, and nergy (300); atural Resour... |
| Date April 25, 1978 |
Report No. FPCD-78-35 |
Title
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| Date April 10, 1978 |
Report No. LCD-77-232 |
Title
DOCUMENT 05790 [B1086039] ESUME rDOD's Use f Commercial Documentation and Procedures Carrier Domestic Freight Transportaticr]. LCD-,77-232. for Common pril 10, 1978. 6 pp. Beport to John P. hite, Department of Defense: Assistant Secretary of Defense (Marnpower, Reserve Affairs and Logistics); by Henry W. Connor, Associate Director, ogistics and Communications Div. Contact: Logistics and Communicat... |
| Date March 10, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-15 |
Title
DOCO IUT RBIOSEE 05802 - r B10259841 (Restricted/Confidential) Status of the Army's Patriot Air Defense System. PSAD-78-15; B-163058. March 10, 1978. Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Unclassified Digest Not Available. Couptrcller General. Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services (1900); Federal Procurement of Goods and Services: Notifying the Congress of Status of Important... |
| Date Feb. 21, 1978 |
Report No. GGD-78-4 |
Title
DOCUBRET BESUES
05097 - [ 09545463 Reviev of the Cffice Equipment Servc.ce, House of Representatives, for the Tear Ended June 30, 1977. G6D-78-4; B-114865. rebruakr 21, 1978. 4 pp. + enclos.re (1 [,.). Report to Edmund L. Henshau, Jr., 3ouse of Representatives: Clerk of the House; by Bluer 3. Staats, Cospticller General. Contact: General Government Div. Organization Concerned: House of Representat... |
| Date Jan. 24, 1978 |
Report No. LCD-77-354 |
Title
DCCUMENT 04930 E0265136 ] RESUME General Services Admltistration's Practices in Awarding ad Administerinq Lease3iidd Be Improvad. LCD-77-354; B-95136. January 24, 1978. 39 ppi, + 2 appendices (6 pp.). Report to the Conqress; "by imer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Facilities 4nd Material Management: Building, Buying, or Leasing Federal Facilities and Equipment (706). Contact: Logistic... |
| Date Jan. 13, 1978 |
Report No. 089020 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCWNTING OFFICE REGIONALOFFICE
SUITE .900-D, 2420 W 26TH AVENUE DENVER, COLORADO 80211 Dr. Wilmot N. Hess, Director Envzronmental Research Laboratorles Natxonal Oceanx and Atmospherx Adrmnlstratxon Boulder, Colorado 80302 Dear Dr. Hess c > We recently completed a review of the'Bureau of Land Management's outer continental shelf envxronmental stud& program.1 As you know, a ma... |
| Date Jan. 6, 1978 |
Report No. EMD-78-10 |
Title
DOCUMENT BESUBE
04552 - (B0104991] Esergency Natural Gas Purchasest Actions Program Abuses and Consumer Inequities. Needed to Correct END-78-10; B-178205. January 6,
1978. 32 pp. + 4 appindices (S pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, comptroller General. Issue Area: Energy: Effect of Federal Efforts on Energy Conservation (1607); Energy: Role of Fossil Future Needs (1609);laterials: A... |
| Date Jan. 1, 1978 |
Report No. 090969 |
Title
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| Date Dec. 21, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-77-234 |
Title
DOCUMENT
04541 - (B3574841] ESUME Container-Oriented Logistics Systema ill It Be eady When NeedeO by the Department of Defense? LCD77-234; B-145455 Decembex 21, 1977. 20 pp. + 6 appendices (12 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Ccaptroller General. Issue rea: acilitie and Material anagement (700); Transportation Systems and Policies (2400). Contact: Logistics and Communications Div.... |
| Date Dec. 20, 1977 |
Report No. PSAD-78-50 |
Title
DOCUMENT 04406 B3554808] RESUME (Review of Ccntentions by Hewlett-Packard Company regarding Prices Charged to the Government for the Purchase of Goods]. PSAD-78-50; B-114807. December 20, 1977. 8 pp. Peport to Pep. Paul N. McCloskey, Comptroller Ceneral. Jr.; by Elmer B. Staats, Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services: Reasonableness of Prices Under Negotiated Contracts and Subcontra... |
