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| Date June 25, 1980 |
Report No. B-199282 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 IN REPLY OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL REFER TO: B- 199282 June 25, 1980 Dennis C. Brown, Esq. Law Offices of Jeremiah Courtney 2120 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 Dear Mr. Brown: This respo ds to your letter of April 24, 1980, which raises certain 19galquestionsconcerningthe notirce on twea oer of E .t sCommis-sior,-tFCC+ workinga ... |
| Date June 16, 1980 |
Report No. GGD-80-65 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Audit Of The House Recording Studio Revolving Fund For The Fiscal Year Ended Decembei 31, 1979 112565 GGD-80-65
JUNE 16,1980 Single copies of GAO reports are available free of charge. Requests (except by Members of Congress) for additional quantities should be accompanied by payment of $1 .OO per copy. (Do not send cash). Requests for free singl... |
| Date March 31, 1980 |
Report No. OGC-80-9 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. OF
D.C. THE UNITED STATES 2OS4B IN RLPLY R-RI-O: B-196797 March 31, 1980 To the President of the Speaker of the House of Senate and the Representatives . On March 4, 1980, the President's sixth special message for fiscal year 1980 was transmitted to the Congress pursuant The special message t?ontrol Act of 1974. to the Impoundment proposed a rescission (R80-4) invol... |
| Date March 28, 1980 |
Report No. PAD-80-45 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES 112uff Report ToThe Congress ‘*
Alternatives For Eliminating Amtrak’s Debt To The Government
Amtrak has never made a profit and is unlikely to repay its Federal loans. The Amtrak Reorganization Act of 1979 (P.L. 96-73) requires the Comptroller General to recommend appropriate means to eliminate these loan obligations, which amount to $850 million.... |
| Date March 25, 1980 |
Report No. 111951 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE'THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE -czz-.. ~-,~,~,;~-.----6%~ED STATES SENATE --.. ON BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1981 c .. MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: Today out the we are presenting the financial General requi... |
| Date March 21, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-79 |
Title
RE~‘(‘-‘-~T By -f-HE Compt ller General Navajo Community College Funding Problems During fiscal year 1980 appropriation hearings, the Bureau of Indian Affairs overestimated the Navajo Community College’s Indian enrollment. The figure used for the “fulltime equivalent” student enrollment resulted in the Bureau’s obligating $3.9 million more to the college than allowed by the grant for... |
| Date March 18, 1980 |
Report No. B-197871 |
Title
America, -i,~) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B-197871 March 18, 1980 The Honorable Harley 0. Staggers Chairman, Committee on Interstate A&G0") and Foreign Commerce
House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: C omments on H.R. 6522 (HRO-BILL-10) AL/, Coo3 Your February 15, 1980, letter queste ur comments on H.R. 6522, a bill to amend the Pub -c-ealth Servi... |
| Date March 1, 1980 |
Report No. 090890 |
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| Date Feb. 20, 1980 |
Report No. 094391 |
Title
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STANDARDS BOARD ()fl&, .* , ELMER B. STAATS, CHAIRM:;?$;;O"NTING LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE U,S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COST ACCOUNTIN:NSTANDARDS BOARD BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1981 MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERSOF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: I am appearing Cost Accounting Board operations Our budget is $339,000 describing review less before you today in my... |
| Date Feb. 5, 1980 |
Report No. B-197584 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTrON.-, D.C. 20548 B-197584 R77S The Honorable James Nf. Hanley Chairman, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: You have requested our Comments on H. R. 5995, a bill to amend titles 5 and 37 of the United States Code to authorize t e pay of Federal employees and uniformed service personnel to be contin... |
| Date Jan. 21, 1980 |
Report No. OISS-80-1 |
Title
Report to the House . . and Senate Committees on Appropriations by the Comptroller General of the United States SUMMARIES OF CONCLUSIONS AtiD RECOMMENDATIONS QN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OPERATI0NS This is a summary of GAO’s conclusions and recommendations resulting from its audits and other review work in the Department of compiled to assist congressional Defense, committees in their review of budg... |
| Date Jan. 21, 1980 |
Report No. OISS-80-2 |
Title
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LMl11339 t i-,, ; ;-7%JX 5-2-7(Y) Appropriations Department ice-salaries Appropriations of the Treasury. and expenses U.S. Customs Serv- Committee Issues There is a need for a better system of assigning inspectors to achieve more effective and efficient use of inspection staff. 231 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE hport Duties and ... |
| Date Jan. 15, 1980 |
Report No. FGMSD-80-19 |
Title
UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20!348 I2.538 DlVlSlON GENERAL OF FlNANClALAND MAhiAGEMENT bTUDIB B-115369 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Edward Hidalgo of the Navy JANUARY 15, 1980 Secretary: of Financial cUsefulness the Resource Management
Reports
System Subject: J Produced by I (FGMSD-80-19) , This is the report on our review of the need for and 1 usefulness of fin... |
| Date Jan. 9, 1980 |
Report No. FPCD-80-1 |
Title
,, BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES . Military Commissaries: y-Justification As Fringe Benefit Needed; g-Consolidation Can Reduce Dependence On Appropriations i@ mb
T The Congress originally Intended that commissaries be operated only where food is not conveniently available at reasonable prices. The Defense Department defends the large number of commissaries i... |
| Date Dec. 20, 1979 |
Report No. PAD-80-34 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Spending Pbtterns Of The Departments And Agencies Of The Federal Government.
This rsdort analyzes gross obligations incurred duri’ng fiscal years 1977, 1978, and the first half of ~ 1879. A disproportionate amount of obligations occurred in the last quarter of the fiscal year and in the last month of that quarter; While this indicates that yea... |
| Date Dec. 3, 1979 |
Report No. B-196559 |
Title
j- /~~~. It COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 2W \ WASHINGTON. D.C. 2054B DEC e
B-196559 1979 The Honorable Edward P. Boland Chairmrian, Subcommittee on HUD- C 4 Independent Agencies Li,<
- . Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives
Dear Lilr. Chairman: This is in response to your request for a indeW50ent opinion on whether the'liational Endowment for the Arts -Aolat the anti-lo... |
| Date Nov. 6, 1979 |
Report No. B-196483 |
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| Date Nov. 2, 1979 |
Report No. GGD-80-1 |
Title
REPORT BY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITED STATES Audit Of Financial Transactions Of The Sergeant At Arms For The 12 Months Ended June 30, 1979 House Of Representatives ZeND Seo10767 , - .- "~'C'COL~~~~~~TI4 ~ ~ NOVEMBER$ 2, GGD-80-1 NOVEMBER 2, 1979 COMPTROLLER GENERAL Of THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-114854 To the Speaker and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives... |
| Date Oct. 16, 1979 |
Report No. 110603 |
Title
UNITED 8TATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WABHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 2800 p.m. Tuesday, October 16, 1979 STATEMENTOF d H. L. KRIEGER, DIRECTOR FEDERALPERSONNEL AND COMPENSATXON DIVISION BEFORETHE
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| Date Oct. 9, 1979 |
Report No. PAD-79-47 |
Title
1 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Analysis Of The Allocation Formula For Federal Mass Transit Subsidies
The Federal Government grants funds to urban areas to subsidize mass transit operating expnses. These funds are allocated among areas on the basis of a congressionally determined formula. This report develops criteria by which alternativit, factors that might b... |
| Date Oct. 4, 1979 |
Report No. ID-79-52 |
Title
B-159451 ocT06ER4,1979 -. The Honorable The Secretary Harold Brown of Defense of U.S. Funds y Assets Control3 ,'' Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: G mproper Blocking Office of Foreign (ID-79-52) We are reviewing the blocking of t&e assets of foreign governments and nationals during times of war or national by the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign emergency In the course of our review, we have... |
| Date Oct. 2, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-79-107 |
Title
BY THE CiIMPTROLLER GENERAL 8 Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES * ’ Two Contracts For Nuclear Attack Submarines Modified By Public Law 85 804~-Status As Of December 23, 1978
The Defense Appropriation Authorization Act of 1979 requires the Comptroller General t0 audit and review two specific contracts for 99?4-688 class nuclear attack submarines. The purpose of the audit is to ensure that ... |
| Date Oct. 1, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-129 |
Title
B-180229
OCTOBER 1,1979 The Honorable Howard W. Cannon Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Wendell H. Ford Chairman, Subcommittee on Consumer Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate Subject: I' ,I , ',:I " 0 in the Federal Trade lit iscal Controls Commission's Public Participation Program ~ Should Be Streng... |
| Date Sept. 10, 1979 |
Report No. GGD-79-86 |
Title
OF THE;NlTED STATES RELEASED RELEKsED GSA Approval Of Expenditures Under The Former Presidents Act Has Been Reasonable
While several unusual office expenditures for former Presidents Nixon and Ford were noted, *GAO believes that the General Services Admrnrstration has been reasonable under existing legislative guidelines in determining whether to approve expenses. If the Congress believes some of ... |
| Date Aug. 14, 1979 |
Report No. LCD-79-224 |
Title
Effects Of Reduced Funds For Overseas Of ge Merchandise
In fiscal year 1979 the military exchanges received over $70 million a year in appropriated fund support to ship merchandise overseas. This is a reduction of $9 million from the services’ original request. The Defense Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee asked GAO to review the impact of this reduction and of other aspects of... |
| Date July 19, 1979 |
Report No. PAD-79-75 |
Title
UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548
IN REPLY RPER TO: PROGRAM DtVISlON ANALYSlS II II11 l~lllll
109914 B-160725 The Honorable Ike Skelton House of Representatives Dear Mr. Skelton: This
in which JULY 19,1979 is in response
you asked if to your letter any study agency-by-agency basis has been done on the percentage of annual allocations spent for travel, equipment, and suppl... |
| Date June 25, 1979 |
Report No. 109737 |
Title
United States General Accounting 20545 Washington, D.C. Office For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Yonday, June 25, 1375 EDT DOXALD J. LOCISTICS FIORAI!, DEPUTY DIRCCXZ DIVISIOTJ A17D CO‘l!lU!~ICArLIIOIIS BEFORE THE I!JDIVIDUAL OF THC FlOUSE COMMITTEE RIGYTS On GOVCE?1l1WT OTERATIO?IS L- PRESERVATIOY AND TRUST AT THE FUb!D OPERATIONS NATIOFJAL ARCHIVES A1J3 RECORDS SERVICE Mr. Chairman... |
| Date June 4, 1979 |
Report No. B-194776 |
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| Date May 7, 1979 |
Report No. B-164031(4).113 |
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| Date April 20, 1979 |
Report No. FPCD-79-51 |
Title
r OOMPl%OUER CPNKRAL WAlHlm3ToN. OF TNI UNITED SfATES D.C. LolLl RELEACEn
B-115398 Abraham Ribicoff Chairman ,, Committee on United States Senate
The Hcno lrable
1979 4!e+ qb d Dear Mr. Chairman: Your October 26, 1978, letter &our assistance in providing oversight of the transition and establishment of the Merit Systems Protection Board, Office of Personnel #QL6-@02f Management, and the Federal La... |
| Date April 5, 1979 |
Report No. OGC-79-10 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHIN6TON. OF THE MW UNITED STATES D.C. To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives 3 This letter both regort.&e-r.!Zle..ase of budcle$Z&&ority -required to bm avuable for obligation I_---- .-,,, ,,l."l, -111 ,","pursuant to ".", ,11"111,,, l--lM.",.l. secti'o%s-"jm8??2(b) and 1013(b) of the Impoundment Control Act and pro~~..~lcs.n~ss...~~.h... |
| Date March 28, 1979 |
Report No. 108908 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 4 For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. STATEMENT OF MILTON J. SOCOLAR GENERAL COUNSEL Before SUBCOMMITTEE
ON The REFUGEES AND INTERNATIONAL LAW IMMIGRATION, Of The COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 108908 ,I(, -. Madam Chairwoman As you know, Comptroller of funds and Members of the I earlier pos... |
| Date March 21, 1979 |
Report No. LCD-78-335 |
Title
* 3 REPORT B’Y’ +-?E f Comptroller General
OF THE UNITED STATES g Repairs And Alterations Of Public Buildings By General Services AdministrationBetter Congressional Oversight And Control Is Possible
The General Services Administration manages a program of major repairs and alterations to public buildings. The Public Buildings Act requires General Services to obtain approval of the Senate and H... |
| Date March 16, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-79-59 |
Title
COM?TROLLER GENERAL
WMHIN#l-ON. OF THE UNITLD
D.C. to110 CTATU B-183134 March 16, 1979 _'"d_ . 5, To The Honorable Edmund S, Muskie, Chairman, and The Honorable Henry Bellmon, Ranking Minority Member, Committee on the Budget (" il c7 United States Senate i@" o o li" Your January 25, 1979, letter requested information on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) ,,&:. fiscal year 1... |
| Date Jan. 31, 1979 |
Report No. FGMSD-79-12 |
Title
1w-u I’
BY THE COMPTROLLiiR GENERAL. Report ToThe Congress
OF T-HE UNITED STATES Congressional Control Over Appropriations To The Corps Of Engineers Can Be Strengthened
During, a recent 21month period, the Corps of Errgrneurs supplemented its general expense appropriation by about $76.7 million that was appropriated for construction projects and related functions. The subsidization resulted in a... |
| Date Jan. 15, 1979 |
Report No. FPCD-79-9 |
Title
Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Changes Needed In Operating Military Clubs And Alcohol Package Stores
DOD believes the military club system and related alcohol package store operations are vitally important to the morale and esprit de corps of servicemen. However, the system is having considerable financial difficulties attributed in part to the --present ment; form of decentralized manage... |
| Date Jan. 11, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-33 |
Title
WMNINOTON. D.C. 20148 B-114817 JANUARY 11,1979 The Honorable Warren G. Magnuson Chairman, Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear
Mr. JL-~/~/~u.~LXJ 108389 II Chairman: As requested in your Committee's August 16, 1978, P$&(,(~~I report on the appropriation bill for the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare and related age A&+llk4~ ties (No. 9%1119), we reviewed the ... |
| Date Dec. 18, 1978 |
Report No. 107960 |
Title
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| Date Oct. 17, 1978 |
Report No. OGC-79-2 |
Title
DOCUOENT ]ESUnE 07393 - [C2928037] [Proposed Rescission of Budget kutLority provided to the Department of Labor]. OGC-79-2; 1i-115398. October 17, 1978. 1 Pp. Report to the Congress; by Fluer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Contact: Office of the General Counsel. Budget Function: Hiscellaneous: Impoundment Contro. Act of 1974 ( 1005). Organization Concerned: Department of Labor; Employment and Tra... |
| Date Oct. 16, 1978 |
Report No. OGC-79-1 |
Title
DOCUME NT RESUME 07392 - (r2968046] escission of Budget athcrity ada Available to the Eaployment and Training Administration]. OGC-79-1; B-115398. 'ctober 16, 1978. 1 pp.
[Proposed Report to the Congress; by Paul G. Der'-ling, General Counsel. Contact: Office of the General Counsel. Budget Function: iscolianeous: Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (1003). Organization Concerned: Eployment and Trainin... |
| Date Oct. 3, 1978 |
Report No. 107404 |
Title
DOCUwENT RESUBE
07404 - jC2787996 Budget Authority for Foreign PP. ilitary Sales. October 3, 1978. 6 Testimony before the Housoe Committee on Budget: National Security and International Affairs Task Force; by Harry S. Havens, Director, Program Analysis Div. Contact: Program Analysis Div. Organization Concerned: Department of Defense. Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Budget: National Sec... |
| Date Oct. 1, 1978 |
Report No. PAD-78-83 |
Title
I----- l l l l l l Ill l l l l HlI11 118 I 1 1
095085 - Federal hogram Evaluation
OCTOBER 1978 PAD-78-83 J For sale by the Superintendent of D o c u m e n t s , U S . Government Printing Office. Washington, D.C. 20402 FOREWORD In the 1970s, there has been an increased interest in program oversight and accountability. Public officials, legislators, and the public are increasingly asking whether --p... |
| Date Sept. 7, 1978 |
Report No. EMD-78-107 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
07098 2567584] (Department of Ergy Expenditures in Connection with Solar Energy Prograss]. ED-78-107; B-178726. September 7, 1978. 10 PP. Report to Rep. Tom Bevill, ChaJran, House Cosmmttee on Appropriations: Public orks Sutcommittee; Rep. John . yers, Ranking Minority embex; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Prospects for Transition to Essentially Inexhaustible ... |
| Date Sept. 7, 1978 |
Report No. PAD-78-80 |
Title
DOCOUENT RESUbME 07124 B2567585] (Restricted) Furthe. Implementation of Pull Funding in the Federal Government. PID-78-80; B-165069. September 7, 1978. 8 pp. + 2 appendices (19 pp.). Report to Rep. Butler Jerrick, Chairman, Douse Ccnaittee on Budget: Budget Process Task Force; by Elmer B. Staats, Ccmptrcller General. Issue Area: Standardiiing Information (3401). Contact: Program Analysis Div. Cong... |
| Date Aug. 29, 1978 |
Report No. PAD-78-78 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
n7054 - (B24474931 Progress in Improving Program and Budget Information for Congressional Use. PAD-78-78; B-115398. August 2S, 1978. 36 pp. Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Program and Budget Infermaticn fcr Congressional Use: Non-Line-of-Effort Assignments (3451). Contact: Program Analysis Div. Impoundment control Act of 1974 Budget Func... |
| Date Aug. 9, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-133 |
Title
DOCUtENT REBUlE 07010 - [B22272811 [Reporting of Federal Funds for Research and Development]. PSAD-78-133; B-133183. August 9, 1978. 5 pp. Report to Sen. Charles H. Percy; by Jeoame B. Stolarow,
Director, Procurement and Systems Acguisition Div. Issue Area: Improved Federally Sponscred Services Essential to Science and Technology (2007). Contact; Procu-lment and Systems Acquisition Div. Budget Fun... |
| Date July 25, 1978 |
Report No. FGMSD-78-44 |
Title
,cff I(V1,L ! REPORT BY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UN!TED STATES Full Potential To Achieve Savings By Investing In I:ast Payback Productivity Entrancing Capital Equipment Not Realiz id
More savings could be realized in the Department of Defense's fast payback in vestment program. litcreased savings could be realized from the fast payback productivity program. Defense should place more manageme... |
| Date July 11, 1978 |
Report No. 094709 |
Title
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| Date April 13, 1978 |
Report No. EMD-78-61 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
05652 - rB1106067] [Comments on the Solar Pover Satellite Researcb, Developsant, and Demonstration Program Act of 1978 . INC-78-61; B- 178726. April 13, 1978. 2 pp. Report to Rep. Olin . Teaque, Chairsman, House Committee on Science and Technology; by Robert P. Keller, Deputy CoptrclloE General. Contact: Energy and lineral. Div. Orqanization Concerned: Depa\rtment of Inergy. Congre... |
| Date March 6, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-78-77 |
Title
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LMl07402 . ANALYSES IN THE 0F VETERANS IhExPmmED BALANCES ADUINISTRATION'~~ MAJOR PRoJ-EATS '7: ; i CONSTRUCTION, HR3-78-77 PKEFACS
: _ , This skff study by GAO’S H*umn Resources Division zna!.yzes 5he unexpended balaaces fa the Veterans AdmixGstiztion’s Construction, Xajor ?roject.s zppropriation account. It was prepared in parteal respowe ... |
