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Date Feb. 24, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-36 Title

Government Operations: GSA Nonstores Procurement Program Falls Far Short of Its Objectives

, c BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING dFFlCE Report To The Administrator Of General Services GSA Nonstores Procurement Program Falls Far Short Of Its Objectives The GSA nonstores program is a conglomeration of procurement activities designed to provide Federal agencies with a wide variety of items not generally available through other major GSA procurement programs. However, weaknesses in the program’...
Date Feb. 18, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-47 Title

Information Management: Applicability of Public Law 89-306 to the FAA Procurement of Computers for the Air Traffic Control System

UNITED STATED GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ACCOUNnffi MANAGEMm AND FINANCIAL DIVISION B-206355 The Honorable The Secretary Subject: Drew Lewis of Transportation Februzuzy 13, 1982 Applicability of Public Law 89-306 to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Procurement of Computers for the Air Traffic Control System (AFMD-82-47) Dear Mr. Secretary: At the request of the House Co...
Date Feb. 16, 1982 Report No. PAD-82-26 Title

Budget and Spending: How Much Does the Federal Government Spend on Economic Modeling Activities?

j 1 f 1 / (cl,, UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNT~NG oFFiCE WASHIMGToM, D.C. 20546 PROGRAM ANALYSIS DIVISION B-206199 RELEASED FEBRUARY 16,1982 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Lloyd M. Bentsen Senate Bentsen: llllllllllllll II 117705 How Much Does the Federal Government Spend on Economic Modeling Activities? ' (PAD-82-26) On May 22, 1981, you requested tha t we identify fiscal year 1978...
Date Jan. 25, 1982 Report No. 117380 Title

Government Operations: Use of Formal Advertising by Civilian Agencies

UNITED STATESGENEIW ACCNINTING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICk SUITR 8ood, 2420w. 26Tl-l AVENUE DENVER, COLORADO 80211 ‘! Mr. Don W. Minnich Regional Director Fish and Wildlife Service P.O. Box 25486 Denver Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225 Dear Mr. Minnich: We have completed an examination of procurement practices and procedures used by selected Denver-area Department of the Interior'bureaus. and ef...
Date Dec. 29, 1981 Report No. GGD-82-18 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Major System Acquisition Management in the Department of Justice

. UNITED STATES GENE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 I I3206 GENERA4 GOVERNMENT DIVISION DECEMBER'i9.1981 The Honorable Kevin D. Rooney Assistant Attorney General for Administration Department of Justice Dear Mr. Rooney: Major System Acquisition Management in the Department of Justice (GGD-82-18) Subject: We reviewed the Department of Justice's progress in implementing Office of Management and Budget (OMB)...
Date Oct. 6, 1981 Report No. MASAD-82-1 Title

Transportation: Status of the Center City Commuter Connection Project, Philadelphia, PA

!v UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ]1bq,f MISSION ANALVSIS AND SVSTEMS ACQUISITION DIVISION B-204573 The Honorpble The Secretary Dear Mr. Drew Lewis of Transportation HI 116568 Secretary: Status of the Center Project, Philadelphia, City Commuter Connection Pennsylvania (MASAD-82-l) . Subject: We examined the status of the Center City Commuter Connection project, a 1....
Date Oct. 2, 1981 Report No. EMD-82-7 Title

Energy: Status of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Activities--September 1981

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASIIINGTON, D.C. 20548 OCT 2 1981 E-203117 -RELEASED The Honorable J-8 McClure Chairmm, Committoo on Enorgy and Natural Rmource8 Unitid Stat.8 Sonate The Honorable John Ding@11 Chairman, Committm on Energy and Conmarco HOU88 of Ropro8antativ~8 Subjwtt statU8 Of 8trat8giCePetro18um Soptunbar 1981 (EMD-82-7) HIlllllIlllll 116611 Re8erve ACtivitie8- Thi8 i8 th...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-78 Title

Government Operations: Increased Agency Use of Efficiency Guidelines for Commercial Activities Can Save Millions

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FEDERAL COMPIWSATION PERSONNEL DIVISION AN0 B-201794 SEPTEMBER 30,1987 The Honorable David A. Stockman Director, Office of Management and Budget Dear Mr. Stockman: Increased Agency Use of For Commercial Activities (FPCD-81-78) Efficiency Guidelines Can Save Millions Subject: We have completed a limited survey of the Office of Managemen...
Date Sept. 28, 1981 Report No. B-204627 Title

National Defense: [Complaints Concerning Defense Supply Service Procurements]

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFIcE OF GENERAL COUNSEL / 7 B-204627 September 28, 1981 Mr. Maxwell R. Mitchell Touch & Klean Typewriter Cleaning Service 5002 Doppler Street Capitol Heights, Maryland 20027 Dear Mr. Mitchell: We refer to your letter of August 26, 1981, complaining about a number of procurements conducted by the Defense Supply Service (DSS) to servic...
Date Sept. 14, 1981 Report No. 116349 Title

Government Operations: GAO Views on H.R. 2580

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON,D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT l:30 p.m. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER14, 1981 STATEMENTOF Robert M. Gilroy, Senior Associate llllllllll llllll 116349 Director PROCUREMENT, LOGISTICS, AND READINESS DIVISION before House Subcommittee the on Government Activities and Transportation House Committee on Government . Operations on GAO Views on HR 2580...
Date Sept. 11, 1981 Report No. 116595 Title

Special Publications: [Procurement Practices and Procedures]

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE SUITE 300-D, 2420 W. 26TH AVENUE DENVER, COLORADO 80211 Step i I98i Hr. Ton Coston, Regional Forester U.S. Forest Service P.O. Box 7669 Miissoula, Hlontana 59807 Dear fir. Coston: Ile have completed an examination of procurement practices and procedures used by the 1lissoula Regional and Flathead National Forest Offices in awarding contracts....
Date Sept. 10, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-87 Title

Budget and Spending: Status Report on Implementation of GAO's Audit Findings and Recommendations

COMCtROLLER GENERAL WAScllNOTON OF 0.t. fHC )Dw UNITED STATES 5-202447 72CCTAD81 SEPTEMBER lo,1981 The Eonorable James R. Jones Chairman, *House Budget Committee L'.S. House of Representatives Dear Mr. ChAirmAn: Status Report Audit Findings on Implementation of GAO's and Recommendations (PAD-al-871 Subject: In response to your request of July 9, 1981, we are providing a status report on implementa...
Date Aug. 24, 1981 Report No. B-204029 Title

Government Operations: [Inquiry About Status of Protest]

(;c~mAXUA UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL s 24 1981 B-204029 The Luxite Corvoratiorn Federal Marketing Office 3714 Manor P1., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007 Attention: Gentlenen: This is in response to your letter of July 8, 1981, inquiring about the status of a ,.rctest which you apparently believe is pener.ing before this 5ffice. Unfortunatel...
Date Aug. 21, 1981 Report No. B-204276 Title

Government Operations: [Views on Senate Joint Resolution 93]

_ ('S! x . .' 0 ( 't\f ig t r-~q X. COMPTROLLER GENZRAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B-204276 ~AUG 211981 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Governmental ' - Affairs United States Senate -Dear Mr. Chairman: Your letter of July 16, 1981, requested our views on Senate Joint Resolution 93 ;which will clarify and reaf'frm that it is the "general oolic!"(emphasis pr...
Date Aug. 17, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-49 Title

Government Operations: DOE Contracts To Demonstrate Coal Liquefaction Adequately Protect Government Interests

RELEASED RESTRICTED Not 1, be nLBawd Acc*~t~~~g OffM 3JrCef+Z 011 tLe b*Jk by the Office of Congrwsiomrl ~~~~ _____ ef ma -- qpmval ---=-=-= ,__.__. I * BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OI3K.X +& Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Interior And Related Agencies, Committee On Appropriations, House Of Representatives 1&37 I DOE Contracts To Demonstrate Coal Liquefaction Adequately Protect Government...
Date Aug. 3, 1981 Report No. B-202416.2 Title

Government Operations: [Timeliness Enforcement Under Bid Protest Procedures]

) &o~gAI UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 / August 3, 1981 r? OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL B-202416.2 The Honorable Bill Bradley United States Senate Dear Senator Bradley: We refer to your letter of June 3, 1981, forwarding a letter of May 6, 1981, from Digital American Computers (Digital), concerning our decision in Digital American Computers, Inc., B-202416, April 17, ...
Date July 22, 1981 Report No. B-199499 Title

Government Operations: [Comments on S. 719]

V~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~( COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED S rATES b 16: . ,8 ;WASHINGTON D.C. 2a48 B-199499 JUL 2 21981 The Honorable William V. Roth., Jr. Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Your letter of April 7, 1981, requested our views on S. 719, 97th Ccngress, 1st Session, the proposed "Consultant Reform and Disclosure Act of 1981." This bil...
Date June 25, 1981 Report No. CED-81-128 Title

Transportation: Information on U.S. Coast Guard's Decision To Purchase M/V Cowslip Vessel

UNITiD SKATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFK WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND tCONO,,,,C DIWSION June 25, 1981 da th. thnIQn aQaol;tic rw-va B-203758 The Honorable E (Kika) House of Representatives Dear Mr. de la Garza: Subject: IllI IllI 116764 Information on th$"U.S. Coast Guard's Decision To t-Purchase t&s& M/V Cowslip Vessel (CED-81-128) -J Your letter dated February 23, 1981, request...
Date June 12, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-95 Title

Energy: Review of the General Services Administration's Electric Utility Intervention Activities

IJUNJTEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFKE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 June 12, 1981 B-200659 The Honorable Administrator Gerald P. Carmen of General Services Dear Mr. Carmen: Subject: f:Review of the General Services Administration's *Electric Utility Intervention Activitieg (EMD-81-95) Under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, the General Services Administration (GSA) has managem...
Date June 11, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-38 Title

Government Operations: Interagency Use of Field Contract Support Services for Supply and Equipment Procurements

UNITEDSTATiSGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20.548 PROCUREFtE,NT, AN0 READINESS LOGISTICS, G:VISICN B-203146 JUNE 11,1981 The Honorable Donald E. Sowle Administrator-Designate For Federal Procurement Policy Office of Management and Budget Dear Mr. Sowle: Subject: Interagency Use of Field Contract Services for Supply and Equipment (PLRD-81-38) Support Procurements We performed a survey t...
Date June 10, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-100 Title

Education: Process Used by Department of Education To Award Contracts for Operation of Indian Education Resource and Evaluation Centers

c c J UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION RELEASED JUNE 10.1981 Dear Senator Subject: Melcher: -7 Process Used by tGi& Department of Education 1. to Award Contracts for Operation of Indian Education Resource and Evaluation Centers (~~~-81-100) J you asked us to review and In your March 27, 1981, letter rank the contract proposals received by the D...
Date June 5, 1981 Report No. CED-81-105 Title

Transportation: The Urban Mass Transportation Administration's Involvement in Bus Specifications and Testing

General Accounting Office The Urban Mass Transportation Administration’s involvement In Bus Specifications And Testing The Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA), Department of Transportation, views its role in the bus procurement process primarily as a source of funding for State and local transit authorities. Although UMTA issued specifications for the advanced design bus; it never co...
Date June 2, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-31 Title

Agriculture and Food: Need To Reevaluate Helistat Program Objectives and Progress

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASH I NGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND ACXXJlSltlON DIVISION B-203330 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. John R. Block of Agriculture JUNE 2,1981 Secretary: Need to Reevaluate Helistat Program Objectives and Progress (MASAD-81-31) 115368 Subject: We have completed a survey of the status and objectives Fundamental acquisition of the Forest Ser...
Date May 15, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-86 Title

Energy: Large Businesses Dominated Awards Made Under DOE's Alternative Fuels Program

Large BusinessesDominated Awards Made Under DOE’s Alternative Fuels Program DOE has conducted two rounds of competition for feasibility study and cooperative agreement awards under its alternative fuels program. With respect to non-alcohol fuels technologies, large businesses dominated the awards in both rounds; small businesses received a much smaller share. While the capital-intensive nature o...
Date May 7, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-38 Title

Energy: Improvements Needed in Managing Federal Coal Mapping Contracts

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, MaROY AND MINERAU DIVISION D.C. 20548 R-202946 MAY 7.1981 The Honorable Secretary of Dear Mr. James G. Watt the Interior Secretary: r Improvements Coal Mapping Weeded in ContractsJ Managing Federal (EMD-81-38) Sub3ect: In a recent report, we identified various problems with and usefulness of[Federal coal resource occurrence/ Coal development poten...
Date March 30, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-69 Title

Budget and Spending: Improved Administrative Practices Can Result in Further Budget Reductions

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON - OF D.C. THE 2054 UNITiD STATES B-202447 .The Honorable James Jones Chairman, House Budget Committee U.S. House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: March 30, 1981 II III 114839 Graved Administrative‘Practices Can Result in Further Budget Reductions (PAD-81-69) ;I Following our March 3, 1981, testimony on the President's "Program for Economic Recovery," your repr...
Date March 24, 1981 Report No. 114791 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Sole-Source Procurement in the Federal System

United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 1981 STATEMENT OF SEYMOUREFROS ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL FEFORE THE SUECOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS,&+ HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ON q-35 " SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENTIN THE FEDERAL SYSTEM c 3 Mr. Chairman to assist of-funds with source Federal s...
Date March 23, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-53 Title

Government Operations: Electronic Scale Procurement Needs Revision

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 OENCRAL 00VLRNMCNT OIVlSION B-144874 The Honorable William Postmaster General Dear Mr. Bolger: Subject: F. Bolger 7 Procurement LElectronic Sea (GGD-81-53) Needs Revision Y This report is another in a series addressing restrictive conditions and specifications in Postal Service solicitations and their impact on Postal relationships with...
Date March 20, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-13 Title

Government Operations: Financial Status of Major Federal Acquisitions September 30, 1980

l *r BYTHECOMPTROLLERGENER Report To The OF THEUNITEDSTATES Financial Status Of Major Federal Acquisitions September 30,198O Federal departments’ and agencies’ major acquisitions in process are estimated to cost $777 billion at completion. Cost estimates are shown in this report for each of the 1,040 civil and military acquisitions currently in development, test, production, or construction ph...
Date Feb. 18, 1981 Report No. B-198198.2 Title

Government Operations: [Contract Dispute Involving Government Printing Office]

' '\! COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES >~~~ '~~~~ '~~~~ ~WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B- 198198.2 The Honorable Paul N. McClosky, Jr. House of Representatives Dear Mr. McClosky: February '18, 1981 We refer to your additional correspondence concerning a contract dispute between your constituent, Microform Data Systems, Inc., and the Government Printing Office (GPO). On July 18, 1980, in response t...
Date Jan. 16, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-43 Title

Government Operations: Small Purchase Activities at the Department of Energy

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 .. B-201676 The Honorable Charles W. Duncan, J r . The Secretary of Energy JANUARY 16.1981 11111111111 111IHII 11 1111 11 11 11 11 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: E m a l l purchase activities at the Department of Energy7 (EMD-81-43) 114149 We have recently completed a limited examination of the Department of Energy's small purchasing prac...
Date Dec. 12, 1980 Report No. PSAD-81-16 Title

Government Operations: VA Needs Better Visibility and Control Over Medical Center Purchases

1 .. . . *F=y BY THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Administrator Of Veterans Affairs VA Needs Better Visibility And Control Over Medical Center Purchases The Veterans Administration (VA) has 172 medical centers and spends about $1 billion annually for supplies and equipment. It hasthe opportunity and incentive to implement a consistent and efficient centralized purchasing system. Howe...
Date Nov. 19, 1980 Report No. PSAD-81-14 Title

Government Operations: Evaluation of GSA Efforts To Implement Life Cycle Costing for Procurement of Commercial Products

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 +734u I 19,198O CROCUR6AJKNT ACQUI6ITION AN0 SYSTLM6 OIVI8ION NOVEMBER B-178214 The Honorable Administrator R. G. Freeman III of General Services 113790 I Ill Dear Mr. Freeman: Subject: l5.J A. . galuatfon of l+e Efforts to Implement Life Cycle Costing for Procurement of Commercial Productd(PSAD-81-14) We have evaluated efforts by the ...
Date Nov. 6, 1980 Report No. 092315 Title

Special Publications: U.S. General Accounting Office Strategic Plan for Administrative ADP Systems, 1981-85

U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE - STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ADP SYSTEMS e- &. . I 1981-85 ~. 4 OFFICE OF INFONUTION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES GENERAL SERVICES AND CONTROLLER L?@" L fid 1 10 2. ' November 6, 1980 4 TABLE O CONTENTS F .. Page ............................................. i 1. I n t r o d u c t i o n .............................................. 1-1 2 . Existing ADP Support .........
Date Aug. 21, 1980 Report No. ID-80-56 Title

International Affairs: Sole-Source Passport Office Lamination Contract

INTERNATIONAL DIVISION August 21, 1980 B-199954 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject; lllllllllllllll 113189 Charles Senate Percy: H. Percy &le-Source (ID-80-56) Passport Office Lamination J12&&mrJ$2 This is in response to your letter of July 22, 1980, requesting our assistance in obtaining answers from the State p&h Department to five questions posed by the General Bi,n"di,ng COrpoca~...
Date July 7, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-60 Title

Government Operations: Yearend Spending by Federal Agencies

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 I m!30 PROCUREMENT ACQUISITION AND SYSTEMS DIVISION JULY 7,198O B-197274 1. The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Howard H. Baker, Senate Jr. : '. lllHlllllll Ill 112730 '_ Baker: Ibearend Spending by Federal Agencie,s r e (PSAD-80-60) This is in reference to your May 22, 1980, letter to the Comptroller General, which enclos...
Date April 18, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-33 Title

Government Operations: The Federal Procurement Data System--Making It Work Better

- I Cornp+r-oiler Generck Report F,# To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Human Resources, Committee On Post Off ice And Civil Service House Of Representatives The Federal Procurement bata~&lem-Making It Work Better The Federal Procurement Data System could be of great assistance to the Congress and the public in providing full information on procurement activities. For the first time, data will be av...
Date April 2, 1980 Report No. 112014 Title

Financial Management: Profit Limitation Statutes

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office Ill II llllllllRlH 112014 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2:00 p.m., April 2, 1980 Statement of WALTON H. SHELEY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR PROCUREMENT AND SYSTEMS ACQUISITION DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT POLICY AND REPROGRAMMING SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES ON LPROFIT Mr. Chairman and Members At your -request, with ...
Date March 21, 1980 Report No. B-197687 Title

Transportation: Transportation of Government-Owned Jet Fuel by Pipeline

Date Feb. 12, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-25 Title

Government Operations: Financial Status of Major Federal Acquisitions September 30, 1979

‘c ” . . BY THECOMPTROLLiR GENERAL 6 Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Financial Status Of Major Federal Acquisitions September 30, 1979 Federal departments’ and agencies’ major acquisitions are presently estimated to cost $607 billion at completion; earlier estimates were $346 billion, Costs increased $261 billion, or 75 percent, and are shown in this report for 940 civil and milit...
Date Jan. 16, 1980 Report No. B-197248 Title

Government Operations: [Allegation of Noncompliance With Contract Conditions]

GAO Washington, DC 20548 United States General Accounting Office Office of General Counsel January 16, 1980 [AI/~~~~~~T1~~~~i ~~11aaRhefer *1/ystzan X /' to: A B-174 I% 19 7 2 4 8 Waldman & Renda, P.A., Counsel to As-' Communications Consulting Corporation 1107 Goffle Road P.O. Box 508 Hawthorne, New Jersey Attention: Dear Mr. Waldman: 07507 4 /u < David Waldman, Esq. We have received your letter ...
Date Nov. 16, 1979 Report No. PSAD-80-7 Title

Government Operations: Review of GSA's Method of Supply Model

UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTINC OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT ACQUISITION AND SYSTEMS DIVISION B-178214 The Honorable H. D. Harvell Acting Commissioner Federal Supply Service General Services Administration Dear Mr. Harvell: Gview Supply 0 L&63333 wlllllll llll I 110875 of G 's Method of Model (PSAD-80-7) 4 On January 3, 1978, Mr. Robert P. Graham, who was then asked our Office to evalua...
Date Nov. 14, 1979 Report No. PSAD-80-5 Title

GSA's Personal Property Repair and Rehabilitation Program: A Potential for Fraud?

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES //qp4 *” F&port ToThe Congress GSA’s Personal Property Repair And Rehabilitation Program: A Potential For Fraud? The General Services Administration (GSA) does not have enough controls to ensure that repair services are provided in accordance with contract terms. The program lacks effective management, many contractor accounting systems are inadeq...
Date Oct. 19, 1979 Report No. CED-80-17 Title

Environmental Protection: Assessment of Allegations Involving the Environmental Protection Agency's Kansas City Regional Office

Date Oct. 2, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-126 Title

Information Management: Review of HEW Guidelines for Acquiring Automatic Data Processing Systems Under the Social Security Act

HUMAN RmQURC~ OlVlblON RELEASED OCTOBER 2.1979 B-115369 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: L” HenryfiBellmon Senate Bellmon: Jfz-h/ Y'CJ 6 eview of Department of He.alth~', Ed'ucation, ar&LW&&are Guidelines for Acquiring Automatic Data Processing Systems Under the Social Security Act (HRD-79-126) ,"i,F-' This is in response to your request that we review requirements governing fed...
Date Sept. 27, 1979 Report No. 094333 Title

Government Operations: Anatomy of a Successful Procurement

Date Sept. 21, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-102 Title

Government Operations: GSA Needs To Strengthen Its Inspection and Testing To Make Sure the Government Gets the Quality It Pays For

n ffice ’ GSA Nee s To Strengthen Its Inspection And Testing To Make Sure The Government Gets The Quality It Pays For The General (GSA’s) quality lrttle assurance by Government flcatlons or user Services Admrnlstration’s control program provides that goods purchased for use agencies meet contract spew needs To Improve the program, GAO recommends that GSA (1) emphasize testing the quality of ...
Date Sept. 11, 1979 Report No. 110349 Title

Budget and Spending: H.R. 4717 on Contracting Out of Federal Functions by the Executive Agencies

L - Y , -+ Jil/c UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 110349 IllI ~ FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at lot30 A.M. EDT September 11, 1979 Statement of ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES Before the SUBCOMMQTTEE HUMANRESOURCES ON HOUSECOMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE pt43 (CONTRACTING OUT OF FEDERAL FUNCTIONS BY THE EXECUTIVE AGENCIEg H.R. 4717 ...
Date Sept. 7, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-81 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: The FBI Operates Two Computerized Criminal History Information Systems

REPORTBY THE _- Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES ,_-- -__-_ -- RELEASED Accounting Office except on the basis of by we Qffice of ICongressional Relations. ~p~r;ii.~ ~;;.,&a1 The FBI Operates Two Computerized History Information Systems The FBI operates the National Crime Information Center’ Computerized s Criminal History program, which was developed in response to the perceived need for ...
Date Aug. 3, 1979 Report No. CED-79-118 Title

Transportation: Assistance in Ascertaining Compliance With Law and Facts Concerning Construction of Bridge With Foreign Steel

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF O.C. THE UNITED 205.38 STATES llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllil LM110014 B-194859 AUGUST 3, 7979 The Honorable Adam Benjamin, House of Representatives Dear Mr. Benjamin: Jr. By letter dated May 9, 1979, you requested that we obtain information concerning compliance with the Buy America provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 in the award of...