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Date April 11, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-52 Title

Energy: Information on the Department of Energy's Budgets for Enforcing Its Petroleum Allocation and Pricing Regulations and Its Process for Distributing Oil Company Overcharge Refunds

2 $033 UNITED ., STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE .r- 15.”--. WASHINGTON, I 0.. .I..? -_ I Illllllll lllll11111111 lssllllllllll Ill11 LM124143 RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION April 11 , l'&I **I' B-213147 RELEASED Jim Sasser Senate Sasser: Information on the Department of Energy's Budgets for Enforcing Its Petroleum Allocation and Pricing Regulations and Its P...
Date April 10, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-76 Title

Agriculture and Food: Foreign Currency Purchases Can Be Reduced Through Greater Use of Currency Use Payments Under Public Law 480 Commodity Sales Agreements

r ‘ l 12 G 7 REPORTBY THEUS. General Accounting Office Foreign Currency Purchases Can Be Reduced Through Greater Use Of Currency Use Payments Under Public Law 480 Commodity Sales Agreements Local currencies payable to the United States for commodmes provided under Publrc Law 480 sales agreements with developmg countrres have not been collected on a timely basis. These currencies were partial pay...
Date March 1, 1984 Report No. 123544 Title

Environmental Protection: Status of the General Accounting Office Reviews Concerning EPA's Superfund Activities

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE I WASHINGTON,D.C. 20545 . FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECiTED 9:30 A.M. EDT AT MARCH1, 19l34 STATEMENTOF HUGHJ. WESSINGER, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES,COMMUNITY AND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE COMMERCE, ON TRANSPORTATION,AND TOURISM OF THE HOUSECOMMITTEEON ENERGYAND COMMERCE ON STATUS OF #THEGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE REVIEWS CONCE...
Date Feb. 29, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-47 Title

International Affairs: AID Needs To Strengthen Management of Commodity Import Programs

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Administrator Agency For International Development AID Needs To Strengthen Management Commodity Import Programs AID spends half a billion dollars a year to provide developing countries with the dollars needed to import essential commodities. Local currencies generated from the sale of these commodities also are made available to the recipient gove...
Date Feb. 28, 1984 Report No. 123384 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Federal Government Efforts To Prevent Tax Treaty Abuses

13-A3g UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, DC FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1984 STATEMENT OF DENNIS J. DUQUETTE ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ON COMMENTS ON H.R. 3115 Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee: We are pleased...
Date Jan. 24, 1984 Report No. 123278 Title

Income Security: Examination of Child Support Collection Activities

1 :‘ t I I , 6 ) . I , I UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE / / / I / I WASkGTON, D.C. 20548 .I ’ FOR RELEASE,ON DELIVERY EXPECTED T 2:00 P.M. A . JANUARY24, *1984 STATEMENT OF JOSEPH F. DELFICO, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR BUMAN RESOURCESDIVISION BEFORE THE C O M M ITTEE ON F INANCE UNITED STATES SENATE ON THE hXAMINATION $6 CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTION ACTIliITIE$ . 123278 b ' M+, Chairman ad Mdmr8 ...
Date Oct. 26, 1983 Report No. GGD-84-11 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Followup of Guam's Administration of Its Income Tax Program

Report To The Governor Of Guam Followup Of Guam’ Administration s Of Its Income Tax Program In 1979, GAO first reported on how effectively Guam enforced its territorial income tax and concluded that problems in administering the income tax program were resulting in millions of dollars of lost revenue. Although improvements have been made since the 1979 review, problems continue to exist which ar...
Date Oct. 21, 1983 Report No. RCED-84-13 Title

Energy: Uranium Enrichment Deferral Charges and the Customer Payment Period

General Accounting Office Uranium Enrichment Deferral Charges And The Customer Payment Period A Department of Energy (DOE) Office of the Inspector General report entitled Dollar Impact of Financial Management Decisions in the Uranium Enrichment Program includes two recommendations which, if implemented, would (1) change the interest rate DOE uses to compute its charges to customers deferring deliv...
Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-79 Title

Selling Abandoned Merchandise: How the U.S. Customs Service Could Increase Revenues

. * 0 l;uY74 BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Treasury . Selling Abandoned Merchandise: How The U.S. Customs Service Could ‘Increase Revenues Imported merchandise which is unclaimed 1 after 1 year is sold at auction by the U.S. I Customs Service. The expenses of handling ~ this merchandise could be reduced and the I net sale proceeds increased if Customs --shorte...
Date Aug. 16, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-22 Title

Health: Medicare/Medicaid Funds Can Be Better Used To Correct Deficiencies in Indian Health Service Facilities

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B-211198 AUGUST 16,1963 The Honorable Margaret The Secretary of Health Human Services Dear Madam Secretary: Subject: M. Heckler and Medicare/Medicaid Used to Correct Health Service Funds Can Be Better Deficiencies in Indian Facilities (GAO/HRD-83-22) In 1976, the Indian Health Service (IHS) was authorized to collect payments from the M...
Date June 30, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-45 Title

Income Security: Self-Employed FY Taxpayers Can Receive an Advantage Compared to Self-Employed Calendar Year Taxpayers at the Social Security Trust Funds' Expense

UNITED STATES'GENERA~ACCOUN~~NG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-204985 June 30, 1983 The Honorable Daniel Rostenkowski Committee on Ways and Means Chairman, House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Self-employed Fiscal Year Taxpayers Can Receive an Advantage Compared to Self-Employed Calendar Year Taxpayers at the Social Security Trust Funds' Expense (GAO/HRD-83-45) Subject: In May 1981, you re...
Date June 20, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-47 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Legislative Change Needed To Enable IRS To Assess Taxes Voluntarily Reported by Taxpayers in Bankruptcy

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Legislative Change Needed To Enable IRS To Assess Taxes Voluntarily Reported By Taxpayers In Bankruptcy The Bankruptcy Reform Act provides qualified debtors with certain protections from creditors--including IRS. The act restricts IRS’ authority in many cases to assess, collect, or recover a claim against an individual or a business during ban...
Date June 10, 1983 Report No. ID-83-37 Title

Financial Management: Examination of the Export-Import Bank's Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 1982 and 1981

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE 20648 UNITED STATES WASHINGTON~0.C. B-197710 To the Board Export-Import of Directors Bank of the United June 10, 1983 States We have examined the statements of financial condition of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (the Bank) as of September 30, 1982 and 1981, and the related statements of income (loss) and' analysis of reserve for contingencies and defaults,...
Date June 6, 1983 Report No. PLRD-83-77 Title

National Defense: Greater Emphasis on Occupant Responsibilities Can Reduce Military Family Housing Costs

F t *r JdJO ,I. BYTHEU.S.GENERALA”&O”NTlNG Report To The Secretary Of Defense ,a 65~ OFFICE Greater Emphasis *O’n Occupant Responsibilities Can Reduce Military Family Housing Costs The military services need to(l) more effectively hold tenants accountable for damages to family housing and (2) provide clear instructions for identifying and collecting for such damages. Uncertain as to what con...
Date April 28, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-57 Title

Financial Management: Significant Improvements Seen in Efforts To Collect Debts Owed the Federal Government

locid”l~ I p ! t - c a am kv THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Committee Budget, House Of Representatives On The Significant Improvements Seen In Efforts To Collect Debts Owed The Federal Government In fiscal 1982, the Office of Management and Budget maintained oversight of the administration’s debt collection initiative. Based on its review of six Federal agencies’ deb...
Date Feb. 4, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-40 Title

Agriculture and Food: Need for Greater Efforts To Recover Costs of Food Stamps Obtained Through Errors or Fraud

l . 120587 BY THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Need For Greater Efforts To Recover Costs Of Food Stamps Obtained Through Errors Or Fraud In fiscal years 1980 and 1981, about $2 billion in food stamp benefits was overissued and about $500 million was underissued because of State food stamp agency errors and recipient errors and fraud. The net drain on program resourc...
Date Dec. 9, 1982 Report No. AFMD-83-8 Title

Information Management: Improvements Needed in Financial Management of GSA's Teleprocessing Services Program

4. I =xm39 ~ BY THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING O&E Report To The Administrator General Services Of Improvements Needed In Financial Management Of GSA’s Teleprocessing Services Program Federal agencies spend millions of dollars annually for commercial teleprocessing services, but only a few verify that the services they are paying for have actually been received. GSA established the Teleprocessing Ser...
Date Dec. 8, 1982 Report No. PLRD-83-12 Title

National Defense: Used Oil Collection and Disposal Practices Followed by Federal Agencies

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20§48 OFFICE WOCURCMLNT. AND RUDINLIIS LOGISTICS. DIVISION B-209740 DECEMBER 8,1982 The Honorable Berkley Bedell Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy, Environment, and Safety Issues Affecting Small Business Committee on Small Business ilouse of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Used Oil Collection by Federal Agencies and Disposal Practices (GAO/PLRD-8...
Date Dec. 2, 1982 Report No. 121996 Title

Financial Management: Views on the Panama Canal Commission's Accounting Procedures

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE Thursday, December 2, 1982 Statement for by the the record International U.S. General Division Accounting to the Marine and Fisheries Office Submitted Committee United on Merchant States House of Representatives Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: our views setting on the aside Panama Canal reserves for Com- We are p...
Date Sept. 30, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-105 Title

Financial Management: Allegations of Accounting System Improprieties Leading to Undetected Overpayments of Principal and Interest at the Bureau of the Public Debt

UNITED STATB GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 2QS4s SEPTEMBER 3O,lS2 B-209251 The Honorable Marjorie House of Representatives Dear Mrs. Holt: Constituent's Improprieties of Principal Public Debt Allegations of Accounting System Leading to Undetected Overpayments and Interest at the Bureau of the (GAO/APMD-82-105) S. Halt Subject: On. August 31, 1981, you transmitted a lengthy document by...
Date Sept. 29, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-132 Title

Energy: FERC Expenditures for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) Case

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. 0.c. 2OS48 MOY AND MIN8RAL8 OIVI8lON B-208038 The Honorable Charles M. Butler Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 825 North Capitol Street Washington, D.C. 20426 Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: H 119568 FERC Expenditures for the Trans Alaska System (TAPS) Case (GAO/EM&82-132) Pipeline The General Accounting Office is reviewing FERC's contr...
Date Sept. 9, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-98 Title

Transportation: DOT Efforts To Improve Traffic Fine Collection, Capital Project Management, and Motor Vehicle Maintenance

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 2.0548 GIENlEFtAl. GOVERNMENT DlVlSiON '7Ilxxras Y. Downs, Director Ue-mt of Trans~rtation District of Coltiia CirvernKxant Na.shirx$on, D. C. 20004 Il&.r Mr. lY2cwns: .- 119463 IIII Subject: Departxaentof Transportation Efforts to Improve Traffic Fine Collection, Capital Project ?Qnagement, and lcblror Vehicle Maintenance (GpD/GcD-82-98) The...
Date Aug. 27, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-111 Title

National Defense: Air Force Does Not Recover All Required Costs of Modification Kits Sold to Foreign Governments

BYTHE US GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Air Force. Air Force Does Not Recover All Required Costs&8 Modification Kits Sold 3% Foreign Governments DOD appropriations continue to subsidize the foreign military sales program because the Air Force has not effectively implemented Department of Defense pricing policies designed to eliminate such subsidies. Significant costs incur...
Date Aug. 6, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-68 Title

Financial Management: Improved Billing and Collection Activities Would Increase District of Columbia's Revenues

BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report ToThe Mayor Of The DistrictOf Columbia ,$.\m Improved BillingAnd Collection Activities Would Increase District Of Columbia’s Revenues 0 Three agencies--Departments of Human Services, Transportation, and Environmental Services-need to take timely, forceful, and persistent action to collect $75 million in delinquent accounts. The District reported that acc...
Date July 22, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-82 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Compilation of GAO Work on Tax Administration Activities During 1981

._li I>,. ., REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Compilation Of GAO’s Work On Tax Administration Activities During 1981 This report, required by Public Law 95-125, summarizes the results of GAO’s work on tax administration activities for 1981. Among other things, the report discusses open recommendations to the Congress from reports issuedduring and before 1981, legislative a...
Date July 8, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-52 Title

Financial Management: Adverse Opinion on the Financial Statements of the Student Loan Insurance Fund for FY 1980

. i?? THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Adverse Opinion On The Financial Statements Of The Student Loan Insurance Fund For The Fiscal Ye’ar Ended September 30, 1980 Since the Student Loan Insurance Fund began in 1967, serious accounting and reporting problems have resulted from inadequate internal controls and noncompliance with generally accepted accounting princi...
Date July 1, 1982 Report No. CED-82-107 Title

Natural Resources: Procedures Needed To Ensure That Irrigation Operation and Maintenance Costs Are Recovered at a Jointly Managed Facility

.v,.m *_ ,?. P I! UNITED STATESGENERE.L ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 J-w+e- mvf~ COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-207944 JULY 1,198Z The Honorable The Secretary The Honorable The Secretary Subject: James G. Watt of the Interior John 0. Marsh, of the Army Jr. Procedures Needed To Ensure That Irrigation Operation and Maintenance Costs Are Recovered at a Jointly Managed Facil...
Date June 16, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-48 Title

Natural Resources: Interior Should Help States Assess Mineral Tax Programs

. * I ‘m.. &a BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ReportToTheSecretaryOf The Interior interior Should Help States Assess Mineral Tax Programs Giv ‘n the critical interaction of Federal min ral policy, State tax policy, and the prof tability of domestic mining, GAO believ 1 s that a formal institutional focus is needed to help ensure that tax policies are corn atible with national mineral prod...
Date May 20, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-55 Title

Agriculture and Food: Uncollected Rent Continues To Reduce Revenue for the District of Columbia

* . -+-? I/gY3! .I REPORTBYTHEUS. General Accounting Office Uncollected Rent Continues To Reduce Revenue For The District Of Columbia Each year the District of Columbia loses millions of dollars in revenue because it fails to effectively collect rent from public housing and urban renewal tenants--a problem GAO previously identified in 1979. District data showed that delinquent rents for both progr...
Date April 30, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-67 Title

Health: Need To Recover Medicare Part B Duplicate Payments in Illinois

*%@--- UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING.~FFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546 118307 30, 1982 nLlni*n Raounca ~ DIVISION April B-207260 The Honorable Richard 6. Schweiker The Sacretaty Services of H8alth and Human Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: J In our December 1, 1981, report, A/ we reoommended that you dir8ct the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to analyze of Medicare part B overpayments in Il...
Date April 27, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-55 Title

Financial Management: Oil and Gas Royalty Accounting--Improvements Have Been Initiated but Continued Emphasis Is Needed To Ensure Success

Comptroller General C$ THE UNITEDSTATES CM And Gas Royalty AccountingImprovements Have Been Initiated But Continued Emphasis Is Needed Tb Ensure Success T e Department of the Interior’s royalty a counting system has been plagued with m ny serious financial management proble s for over 20 years. The Department is c rrentty making a serious effort to correct these problems by designing and implem ...
Date March 12, 1982 Report No. 117802 Title

Financial Management: Improving the Collection of Debts Owed the Government

** +,,, EUR UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED BY 11:30 EST FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1982 STATEMENT OF WILSBUR D. CAMPBELL ACTING DIRECTOR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE ON ',,,,,,,,,,,,,~MPROVING COLLECTION OF DEBTS THE OWED THE GOVERNMENT Mr. Chairman and Members of the your their interest effor...
Date Feb. 24, 1982 Report No. 117707 Title

Financial Management: Federal Departments and Agencies Failure To Collect Audit-Related Debts

I P UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1982 STATEMENT OF CHARLES A. BOWSHER, COMPTROLLER GENERAL UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCERNING,FEDERAL FAILURE DEPARTMENTS AND A...
Date Feb. 12, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-23 Title

Agriculture and Food: Dishonored Checks Are a Drain on District of Columbia Resources

BY THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Mayor Of The District Of Columbia Dishonored Checks Are A Drain On District Of Coluinbia Resources Each year the District’ government loses millions of dollars due to dishonored checks. In addition, the District government incurs an average cost of about $18 to process each dishonored check. GAO found that: --District agencies lack control of the...
Date Feb. 3, 1982 Report No. 117445 Title

Education: GAO Reports Concerning Federal Student Financial Aid Programs

.t . q,* “, i UNITED STATES GENERAL 4CCOWNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED 4T 1O:OO A.M. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1982 STATEMENT OF GREGORY J. AHART, DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON CERTAIN GAO REPORTS CONCERNING FEDERAL STUDEMT FINANCIA...
Date Feb. 2, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-10 Title

Financial Management: Improvements Still Needed in Recouping Administrative Costs of Foreign Military Sales

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Improvements Still Needed In Recouping Administrative Costs Of Foreign Millby Sales Defense is still unable to determine whether the surcharge on sales to foreign customers is sufficient to recover, as required by law, the full costs of administering the foreign military sales program, Budget estimates necessary to obtain reimbursement for certain costs incu...
Date Jan. 22, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-32 Title

Financial Management: Federal Agencies Negligent in Collecting Debts Arising From Audits

Report ToThe Chairman, LegislationRfiED National Security Subcommittee, House Committee On Government Operations OF THE UNITEDSTATES Federal Agencies Negligent In Collecting Debts Arising From Audits Each year, auditors detect and report hundreds of millions in questionable expenses charged to the Government by contractors and grantees. Agencies are required to collect without delay all expenditur...
Date Dec. 18, 1981 Report No. AFMD-82-33 Title

Financial Management: General Services Administration's Actions To Collect and Improve Controls Over Refunds Owed by the Airline Industry

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF O.C. THE UNITED tQf.48 STATES b153862 The Honorable Charles McC. Mathias on Governmental Chairman, Subcommittee Efficiency and the District of Columbia Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: DECEMBER 18,1987 General Services Administration's Actions Collect and Improve Controls Over Refunds by the Airline Industry (AFMD-...
Date Dec. 16, 1981 Report No. AFMD-82-2 Title

Financial Management: Government Loses Revenue Because of Low Medical Care Charges to Liable Third Parties

*I BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL &I/ w . . %o Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Government LosesRevenue BecauseOf LowMedical Care Charges ToLiable ThirdPurties The Government provides free medical care to eligible beneficiaries, such as service members and veterans. When a beneficiary requires treatment becausa of injuries caused by the negligence of another, the Government is authorized by law ...
Date Dec. 15, 1981 Report No. 117083 Title

Natural Resources: Department of the Interior Organizational Effectiveness for Management of Federal Energy and Mineral Resources

FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 9230 a.m. Tuesday, December 15, 1981 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 statement of J. Dexter Peach Energy and Minerals Division Director, Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Mines and.Mining House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs' Department of the Interior for Management of Federa...
Date Dec. 10, 1981 Report No. AFMD-82-22 Title

Financial Management: Internal Controls at Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration

UNITED STATESGENERALACX~UNTIPGOFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 \\76\% ACCOUNTINQ AN0 tVNANCIAL MANAOKMW7 PlYl$lQN DECEMBER 10.1981 B-205649 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Andrew 1;. Lewis, of Transportation Jr. secretary: Internal Controls tation's Federal (AFMD-82-22) at Department of TransporHighway Administration Subject: This report contains the results of our survey of aaccountinq controls...
Date Dec. 8, 1981 Report No. 117014 Title

Financial Management: Improving the Collection of Debts Owed the Government

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED BY 9:30 A.M. EST December 8, 1981 Tuesday, STATEMENT OF WILBUR D. CAMPBELL ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON IMPROVING THE COLLECTION OF DEBTS OWED THE GOVERNMENT . Mr. Chairman We are ing Mr. the and ...
Date Nov. 9, 1981 Report No. GGD-82-15 Title

Agriculture and Food: More Vigorous Action Needs To Be Taken To Reduce Erroneous Payments to Recipients of AFDC

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE; WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 /- B-205381 116838 NOVEMBBR 9,1981 The Honorable Marion S. Barry, Jr. Mayor of the District of Columbia Washington, D.C. 20004 Dear Mayor Barryt Subjects More Vigorous Action Needs to be Taken tb Reduce 'Erroneous Payments to Recipients of the I;Aid to Familina With Dependent Children, Program (OGD-82-15) The Incom6# Maintenance Admin...
Date Nov. 5, 1981 Report No. GGD-82-4 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: What IRS Can Do To Collect More Delinquent Taxes

BY THEP COMPTROLLER GENERAL E Report To The Congress OF THE UNITED STATES What IRSCan Do To Collect More Delinquent Taxes The number and amount of delinquent tax accounts are increasing faster than IRS can deal with them. In 1979 delinquent taxes owed the Government exeeded $13 billion. Although IRS collected almost $5 billion in delin uenties that year, delinquencies grew by $s billion, totaling ...
Date Oct. 29, 1981 Report No. AFMD-82-6 Title

Financial Management: Oil and Gas Royalty Collections--Longstanding Problems Costing Millions

REPORT BY THE RELEASED Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES Oil And Gas Royalty Collections-Longstanding Problems Costing Millions Since 1959, GAO has been reporting on the need for major improvements in the Geological Survey's oil and gas royalty accounting system. Possibly hundreds of millions of dolars in royalties due from Federal Government and Indian leases are not being collected annual...
Date Oct. 19, 1981 Report No. HRD-82-12 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Better Management of Private Pension Plan Data Can Reduce Costs and Improve ERISA Administration

Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES Better Management Of Private Pension Plan Data Can Reduce Costs And Improve ERlSAAdministration The Employee Retirement income Security Act requires private pension plans to report information to the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the agencies responsible for administering and enforcing the a...
Date Oct. 14, 1981 Report No. CED-82-8 Title

Agriculture and Food: Repayment of Overpaid Cash-in-Lieu-of-Commodities Funds to Louisiana Youth Talent Promotion, Inc.

B-204609. RELEASED The Honorable United States Dear Senator Russell Senate Longs. B. Long I I#H 116769 subject: Repayment of Overpaid Cash-in-Lieu-ofCotioditfes Funds to Louisiana Youth Talent Promotion, Inc. (CED-82-8) On July 27, 1981, you forwarded to us a copy of a letter from the Director of Louisiana Youth Talent Promotion, Inc., concorning the recovery of overpayments made to that agency a8...
Date Oct. 6, 1981 Report No. 116597 Title

Natural Resources: Problems Confronting the Geological Survey in Collecting Oil and Gas Royalties

. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 AM EST OCTOBER 6, 1981 STATEMENT OF JOHN F. SIMONETTE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTDIVISION lllllllllllll Ill 116597 BEFORE THE CHAIRMAN, SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS AND CHAIRMAN, SUBCOMMITTEE ON MINES AND MINING HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR...
Date Oct. 1, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-68 Title

Financial Management: Millions Paid Out in Duplicate and Forged Government Checks

r i?~’ COMPTROLLER GENER THE 1I&~ Report To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Millions Paid Out In Duplicate And Forged Government Checks Over the last several years, the Treasury disbursed millions of dollars for duplicate and forqed Government checks which were not charged to appropriations and were not handled in accord with all applicable laws. The Treasury’ s handling of these payments rai...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-115 Title

Financial Management: Approval of the Design of the District of Columbia Government's Water and Sewer Billing System

.I .d rl COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, ‘l/l-L/L< AZ37 OF D.C. &cl # lG/sv w THE UNITED STATES 20546 * SEP 3-O 1981 c; _ =.-. *-; -- The Hayor Dear Honorable of the Mayor Subject: Marion District 5. Barry, Jr. of Columbia se Barry: Approval of the design of the District of Columbia government's Nater and Sewer Billing System (AFPiD-81-115) c - It is my pleasure to approve tne system design for ...