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Date Feb. 15, 1977 Report No. HRD-77-45 Title

Education: The Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program at Holliston Junior College

DOCUMENT RESUME 00136 - [A0751254] (The Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program at holliston Junior College]. B-164031(1); HRD-77-45. February 15, 1977. 4 PP. Report to Commissioner of Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; by Gregory J. Ahart, Director, Human Resources Div. Issue Area- Education, Training, and Employment Erograms (1100). Contact: Human Resources Div. Budget ...
Date Nov. 11, 1976 Report No. EMD-77-4 Title

Energy: Review of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Monitoring of the States' Control of Certain Radioactive Material

UNITED STATES GENERAL Acco~~~~PJ~ . WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND MtNEAALS DtVtStON OPFKZ ceaFl!k.Ebden: . . B-180225 . . - --. . . e-. _- : Ccmissionofficia.ls explzhedfiey t?2eproblems~bavetobesev~and tc? SOiV2th~. Int%Wd!S Oftkpast ~-ouldteminateapmgmmbut the aStatemuilXngmunsble ChxmanoftherrmminniOn . . -addmssfir&ngsnoteddb.ngtheamual.zwiewto~eGmezam OftheStateq weappdate ourre&?w. theco...
Date Oct. 5, 1976 Report No. LCD-76-211 Title

Transportation: Adoption of Commercial Standards for Seat Spacing and In-Flight Food Service Would Reduce Contract Airlift Costs and Conserve Fuel

11111111111111111 LM101769 REPORT TO THE CONGRESS Adoption Of Commercial Standards For Seat Spacing And In-flight Food Service Would Reduce Contract Airlift Costs And Conserve Fuel Department of Defense Adopting cornmerck coach seat spacrng on military charter flighs would increase aircraft capacity thus reducing the number of flights reouired. In fiscal year 1975, the Department of Defense expend...
Date Aug. 23, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-74 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Management Control Functions of the Small Business Administration--Improvements Are Needed

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS oy w BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Management Control Functions Of The Small Business Administration-Improvements Are Needed Small Business Administration Some Small Business Administration employees who approve or influence assistance to small businessmen are not required to file financial interest statements. Also, the policy on bank stock ownership by em...
Date Feb. 17, 1976 Report No. 091277 Title

Financial Management: Cost Accounting Standards Board Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 1977

STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS, CHAIRMAN, COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BC'"" BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COST ACCOUNTIN:NSTANDARDS BOARD BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977 MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERSOF THE.SUBCOMMITTEE: I am appearing Cost Accounting Board operations before you today in my capacity the budget as Chairman est...
Date Sept. 23, 1975 Report No. RED-76-13 Title

Energy: Problems in Licensing Hydroelectric Projects

REPORT Td’ BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Problems In Licensing Hydroelectric Projects Federal Power Commission The large backlog of hydroelectric license applications with the Federal Power Commission for approval and the slow rate at which applications are being acted upon dramatize the problems in the licensing program. Most of the time needed to license a project is outside ...
Date Aug. 12, 1975 Report No. FGMSD-75-47 Title

Economic Development: Better Overall Planning Needed To Improve the Standard of Living of White Mountain Apaches of Arizona

I . . , R T AUG 13 ws LlBRARY SYSTEM LM096855 ~~l~~~l~~l1l~~~ Better Ov ral-1.. Planning Needed To Improve The ard Of Living Of hite Mountai Apaches Of Arizona Department Bureau of the Interior Affairs of Indian This review was undertaken to examine, on a single Indian reservation, how different Federal programs cumulatively affect the standard of living, considering the values and aspirations of ...
Date July 16, 1975 Report No. RED-75-396 Title

Government Operations: Forest Service Efforts To Change Timber Sale Payment Method

lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM096967 . c /! Ihe flonorao!e trnj ted States !:rlar Senator Pete V. Senate Domenici: Domenicl r . --- In accordance with your August 2(!, 1974, Letter ana .su~se.c~t~er~t Aiscussions with yo’ur oft ICC:, L.C r-~~::~-~nrrr! the etI?.r&r. .T Of +I.,- ?‘T”..lrC”on+ b et .A.-;5 imal guidelines and procedures i0i cG,iieCtiiilg test sale data would provide the nee...
Date July 15, 1975 Report No. FPCD-75-166 Title

Civil Rights: Further Action Needed To Make All Public Buildings Accessible to the Physically Handicapped

REPORT TOGEF!f&i&~GRESS I11111111Ill1 lllll Ill11 Ill\ Ill Ill11 Ill11 lllll lllll LM096966 -.-.-.-- * Further Action Needed"To Make Ail Public Buildings Accessible To The Physically Handicapped Department of Defense Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Department of Housing and Urban Development General Services Administration Enactment of the Architectural Barriers Act in 1968 was a step...
Date May 21, 1975 Report No. 089099 Title

Government Operations: Opportunities for Improvements in Nuclear Standards Development Program

WASHiNGT0N, D.C. 20548 RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION MAY 2 1 1975 I Mr. Lee V. Gossick Executive Director Nuclear Regulatory Dear Mr. Gossick: for Operations Commission , r’” : ’ We have completed a survey of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s program for the development of nuclear standards, We also briefly looked at information prepared and used by other Commission staffs ...
Date March 28, 1975 Report No. RED-75-344 Title

Transportation: Delays in Establishing a Uniform Quality Grading System for Motor Vehicle Tires

I lllllmmmnlmmmnlllmmmrmlllm Page -D%GEST CHAPTER 1 2 2 2 3 i a The Departmentus National HigBaway Traffic Safety Wdministxation had issued and later withdrawn two proposals P grading system. A third proposal, made in Suna@ 31974, was pending as sf January 1975. CHAPTER 2 INABILITY TO ESTABLISH A UNIFORM TIRE GRABING SYSTEM Although the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 called...
Date March 18, 1975 Report No. MWD-75-46 Title

Health: Many Medicare and Medicaid Nursing Homes Do Not Meet Federal Fire Safety Requirements

REPORT TO THE CONGRES 4 t lllllillrllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll L LM097085 Many Medicare And Medicaid Nursing Homes Do Not Meet Federal Fire Safety Requirements Department of Health, Education, and Welfare BYTHECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OFTHE UNITED STATES MWD-75.46 c MARCH18,1975 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED D.C. 20848 STATES B-164031(3) . C! Speaker To the President of the Senate...
Date March 3, 1975 Report No. MWD-75-40 Title

Agriculture and Food: Excluding Substandard Canned Pineapple From the United States

Illlillll11/1111lllilililllllil LM097097 Excluding Substandard Canned Pineapple From The nited States Food and Drug Administration Department of Health, Education, and Welfare BY THE OLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE D.C. UNITED STATES 24X%8 b-179440 4 L The Honorable United States ._ Dear Senator Daniel K. Inouye Senate Inouye : Pursuant to your request of ...
Date Dec. 13, 1974 Report No. 093073 Title

Government Operations: Industrial Management Activities at a Government-Owned and Operated Facility

REGiONAL ROOM 403. U.S CUSTOMHOUSE, OFFICE 610 SOUTH CANALSTREEX CHICAGO, ILLINOE SO607 U. S, Amy Armamant Command Rack Island, Illinois 61201 Daar Ganeral Raaan: Tk have: completed a suwoy of industrial management activities at Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois. Although WQ. do not plan to do additional work at this time, w.s would like to call your attention to our observations which, i...
Date Aug. 1, 1974 Report No. 092316 Title

Special Publications: Review Guide for Federal Agency Statements of Accounting Principles and Standards

REVIEW GUIDE FOR FEDERAL AGENCY STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING O F F I C E WITH CHANGE NO. 1 CONTENTS PAGE - INTRODUCTION SECTION Relationship of Accounting Systems t o Other Financial Management Functions Fund Control I 1 3 Account S t r u c t u r e Accountilig fox Assets Accounting f o r L i a b i l i t i e s b , 5 6 12 Accounting f o r t h e I...
Date July 30, 1974 Report No. 089465 Title

Health: FDA's Activities Involving Sanitation Conditions at Food Storage Warehouses

i’dANPOWER AND DIVISION WELFARE The Honorable Alexander M. Schmidt, M.D. Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration Qepartm'ent of Health, Education, and Welfare Dear Dr. Schmidt: We have recently completed a survey of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) sanitation program for food storage During the survey, our representatives accompanied warehouses. FDA and/or State inspectors on inspecti...
Date Dec. 11, 1973 Report No. B-156806 Title

National Defense: Military Services' Use of Escalation Clauses

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING 0~ WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT ACQUlSlTlON AND SYSTEMS DIVISION B-156806 The Honorable The Secretary I of Defense d of Defense Attention: Dear Mr. Secretary: Assistant Secretary (Comptroller) On December 11, 1972, we forwarded for your comments our findings and proposals on the miJ2&ax~~r,,.ice.s.I ‘.Alrh XI .~us~~+of (See OSD Case No. 3556.) e~~=c.a.~~~~~...
Date May 31, 1973 Report No. 093829 Title

Government Operations: Government's Standardization Program and Activities Related to Military and Civilian Supply Items

REGIONAL ROOhrl 1903 JOHN F KENNEDY GOVERNMENT OFFICE FEDERAL CENTER BUlLDING BOSTOM, MASSACHUSETB 02203 May 31, 1973 Brrgadler General John McWhorter Commanding General U S Army Natlck Laboratories Natlck, Massachusetts Dear General McWhorter c The General Accounting Office (GAO) 1s revlewlng the Government's standardlzatlon program a?d actlvltles related to mllltary and c~vdmn su_pply Items As p...
Date March 8, 1973 Report No. 093879 Title

Financial Management: McCoy AFB, Examination of the JUMPS Interim Leave System

Date March 5, 1973 Report No. 091285 Title

Financial Management: Cost Accounting Standards Board Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 1974

STATEMENTOF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE,APPROPRIATIONSCOMMITTEE UNITED STATES HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON COST ACCOUNTINGSTANDARDSBOARD BUDGETESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1974 MR. CHAIRMANAND MEMBERSOF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: I am appearing Cost Accounting Board'operations before you today in my capacity Board to discuss Fiscal Year 1974. to te...
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 Dec. 22, 1971 Report No. 089413 Title

Health: Medicare Cost Reimbursements to Extended Care Facilities in the State of New York

.- . 'UNITED STATES GE&?+ _~ WASHINGTON, AKOUNT~NG DC. 20545 LM089413 Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll December 22, 1971 CIVIL DIVISION . . Dear Mr. Ball: , We have made a review of the reasonableness of selected c Medicare cost reimbursements to extended care facilities in the State of New York During the review we examined into the extent that ECFs rent their 3 facilities from organizations in...
Date July 28, 1971 Report No. 092597 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Effectiveness of Consumer Protection Programs

TQl&~ ’ lg i y*- 1 -~ -_c_ f z 6(sSflr! ,~JMITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 CIVIL DIVISION JR 2 8 4971 Dear Dr. Branscomb: We have completed a survey of consumer protection and safety programs being conducted by the National Bureau of Standards. The survey was performed prlmarxly at the Bureau's headquarters In Gaithersburg, Maryland. The survey included the gathering of...
Date June 30, 1971 Report No. 089432 Title

Financial Management: Financial Management and Reporting on the Metropolitan Area Sanitary Sewage Works Fund

IA Ji;ly 1970, we Teouesi- 4 draft report on the iiilC--V'clllSL.r8 the ze?o-rsing on the Xetropoil3n i.htcmac InterccpEor Sewer). the Cc~2Lssioncneeded Ln the Area Sanitary L Es co,mments on our financia; management Sewage W~rlcs Fund and IA our draft reporE, we ~L-oposed chat the Commissioner require tha;-. 2.r-, ;ccos~tL~g iLse procedures Se irxpxved so as to accurately record, within the forma...
Date Feb. 25, 1971 Report No. B-164497(1) Title

National Defense: Improved Surveillance Needed Over Production of Critical Parts for Civil Aircraft

Improved Surveillance Needed Over Production Of Critical Parts For Civil Aircraft B 76449717) Federal Awatlon Admtnlstratlon Department of Transportation - BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ” * L COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE UNITED 20548 STATES D C B- 164497( 1) To the Speaker President of the of the Senate and the House of Representatives Avlato lmfor Bud= AC- This 1s our...
Date Oct. 13, 1969 Report No. 092684 Title

Agriculture and Food: Distribution of Government-Donated Food Commodities to Institutions in Illinois and Minnesota

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 (...
Date July 9, 1969 Report No. 092695 Title

Health: Unsanitary Conditions at Beverly's Independent Packing Company

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Date Feb. 10, 1969 Report No. B-146810 Title

Government Operations: Need for Improved Guidelines in Contracting for Research With Government-Sponsored Nonprofit Contractors

Date Jan. 1, 1969 Report No. 091028 Title

Financial Management: Uniform Cost Accounting Standards in Negotiated Defense Contracts

Date July 25, 1968 Report No. B-164471 Title

Information Management: Review Of Reliability Of The Air Force Personnel Data System

1Ill 111ll1 1 llll111ll 1 1 1 087481 v i i f i i i COMPTROLLER GENERAL O F T H E UNITE= STATES WASHINGTON. D . C . 2C348 I . ! . . B- 164471 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This is our report on our review o the reliability f of the Air Force personnel data system. Copies of this report a r e being sent to the Director, Bureau of the Budget; the S e c...