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Date July 2, 1974 Report No. B-167015 Title

Employment: Equal Employment Opportunity Regulations for Public Contracts of Illinois

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B-167015 July 2, 1974 The Honorable The Secretary of Labor Dear Mr. Secretary: Reference is m&de to a letter dated March 28, 1974, from Mr. Philip j. Davis. Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCC) requestinp, our Office to review the equal emplo0ntu.1t op.ortun-ty (EEO) reRPuiations for public contracts of the State of ...
Date April 23, 1974 Report No. 089479 Title

Government Operations: Survey of Procurement of Automotive Parts

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE ROOM 201 413 FIRST AVENUE NORTH SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98109 Mr. T. A. Schlapfer Reglonal Forester Pacific Northwest Region 319 Southwest Pine Street P.O. Box 3623 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear Nr. Schlapfer: We recently completed a survey of the procurement of parts for commercial-type vehicles by several Federal agencies. Since we do not plan fu...
Date April 18, 1974 Report No. 093536 Title

Government Operations: Survey of Procurement of Automotive Parts

UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCQUNTINGOFFICE REGIONAL ROOM201 OFFICE 98109 ~ISFIRSTAVENUENOE~TH Oq3Ji3b SEA-ITLE,WASHINGTON APR 1974 18 Mr, A0 G. Freml~ng, Manager Rlchland Operations Offlce United States Atomic Energy Commrss~on P,O. Box 550 Rlchland, Washington 99352 6 BSL v We recently completed a survey of the procurement of parts for commercial-type veh-rcles by several Federal agencres and the Atlant...
Date March 20, 1974 Report No. B-180063 Title

Financial Management: Examination of Selected Federal Contracts With the Chemical Industry

Dear Mr. In GAO has i,wLGyi exist. Justice sale of Steiger: accordance with your request of November 14, 1973, /examined selecteh Federal contracts ei(mmm3with the chemical Irml.~Mauern,~,*m~~*~~~ “.-mm--a . to find out whether unethical Irocurement ,li” practices ,, .“““ai.,~,~.Tl~;l,hlnrUIirill liii ? -=-mwwm~“~~Fm%~7m~~m~ ., 1/,“,.,,~~l’)*~~~~‘,,~il,,~,~,~~~ You informed us th...
Date Feb. 22, 1974 Report No. B-169682 Title

Government Operations: Federal Supply Schedule Contract for Carpet Installation Services

The Honorable Gilbert c, House of Representatives b< Dear Mr. Gude : Gude This letter is in response to your September 24, 1973, request and subsequent discussions with your staff that we investigate charges made by the Professional Carpet Service, ’ Washington, D.C., against the headquarters offices of three Federal+ agencies. The agencies were the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Department...
Date Jan. 22, 1974 Report No. B-179891 Title

Government Operations: General Services Administration's Obtaining of Expert and Consultant Services for Forecasting Local Weather Conditions in the Baltimore, Md., and Washington, D. C., Areas

WASH I NGTON, D.C. 20548 LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICAT’ONS DIVISION B-179891 ~! -+,;L The Honorable H. R; Gross House of Representatives Dear Mr. Gross: Your October 15, 1973, letter to the Comptroller General requested that we furnish you certain information about the General Services Administration’s (GSA) obtaining of exnw 17 and consultant services asting “MC. .we,I,“,1w3Y1~%i\t.w”, local...
Date Jan. 11, 1974 Report No. 089483 Title

Government Operations: Administration of Research Contracts Made by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

UNITED STATES GENERAL AMOUNTING WASHINGTON, / DC 20548 OFFICE Dr. David J. Sencer Director, Center for Disease Control Department of Health, Education, and WAWelfare Dear Dr. Sencer: b369r 3 The General Accounting Offxe has completed Its revrew of the NatIonal Instrtute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH G adrmnxstratlon and monltorlng of contracts for research in connec- b &i-s7 3 tlon w...
Date Nov. 15, 1973 Report No. 091280 Title

Government Operations: S. 2510, a Bill To Create an Office of Federal Procurement Policy

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE k/ASHINGTON, D, co 20548 FORRELEASE DELIVERY ON EX~EC-KD AT 9:00 A,M~ EST THURSDAYS NOVEMBER 15, 1973 STATEMENT OF ELMER STAATS B, COMPTROLLER GENERAL THE UNITEDSTATES OF BEFORE THE AD HOCSUBCOMMITTEE FEDERAL ON PROCUREMENT SENATE COMMITTEE GOVERNMENT ON OPERATIONS ON SENATE BILL 2510 A BILL TO CREATE OFFICE FEDERAL AN OF PROCUREMENT POLICY NR, CHAIRMAN~ I AM...
Date Nov. 14, 1973 Report No. 091281 Title

National Defense: Procurement Policies and Practices in the Acquisition of Major Weapons Systems

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10:00 a.,M. EST NOVEMBER 14, 1973 STATEMENT OF ELMER B, STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ONi PRIORITIES AND ECONOMY ItlGOVERNMENT JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITtEE MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: I AM PLEASED TO APPEAR BEFORE THIS SUBCOMMITTEE TODAY, MY S...
Date July 30, 1973 Report No. 091282 Title

Government Operations: H.R. 9059, a Bill To Create an Office of Federal Procurement Policy

c 1 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO E.D.T. Monday, July 30, 1973 STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE LEGISLATION AND MILITARY OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON H.R. 9059 A BILL TO CREATE AN OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY I am pleased Office ...
Date May 18, 1973 Report No. B-157512 Title

Transportation: Report to Congressman H. R. Gross on Examination of the Transportation Exposition at Dulles International Airport

essman H. R. Gross ion Qf ortation Exposition At asks InternatiionaI i rport l B-157572 Department of Transportation BY OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL UNITED STATES MAY m,3/973 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF DC THE UNITED 20548 S-l-A-i-ES B-157512 The Honorable H. R House of Representatives Dear Mr. Gross Gross Our report examines certam aspects of the United States P International Transportation Expos...
Date May 7, 1973 Report No. 088967 Title

Employment: Opportunities for Improvements in Procurement Practices Followed by Unemployment Insurance Service in Awarding Contracts

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Date Jan. 19, 1973 Report No. 087544 Title

Special Publications: Comptroller General's Annual Report 1972

J f 111111111111lIl1I I111111111111 l l 1 l1 1 087544 the mptroller general of the united states I ANNUAL COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF T H E UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D C 20548 .. January 19, 1973 Dear S i r s : I n accordance w i t h s e c t i o n 3 1 2 ( a ) of t h e Budget and Accounting A c t of 1921, I r e s p e c t f u l l y submit t h e a n n u a l r e p o r t on t h e a c t i v i t i e s o f t h...
Date Jan. 15, 1973 Report No. B-177054 Title

Government Operations: Award of a Contract by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to the Washington Hilton Hotel for Services Performed From May 29 Through June 1, 1972

f ,’ r‘ ,. . ’ WESTRICTBFP - .Not to ibie released swtside teas kf Aecew~ltierg BWSce except CBW the basis 0% ~pecitic approval by the Office of %hngressfiaanal i&lotions, a record Qf &hich is kept by the Dist~ib~tisw !&Mien, kwblications Branch, OW9 COMPTROLLER RL-l6ACtn GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE WNIl-ED 20568 STATES lo B-177054 Dear Senator Proxmire: JAM 15 1973 On September. 18, 197...
Date Jan. 4, 1973 Report No. B-176575 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Award of Contracts for Value Engineering Consultant Services

B-176575 Dear Mr. ,.s’; L L’II -u Chairman: Your letter dated November 2, 1972, requested that we verify w-r the Federal,. ..%.*rinkbnu~ .Procurement, 4-“lrrX .Re~81,atio,ns,. proh,ibi t -.-.,.,UW&* .a,%..-/bw. .~,.,.rii~~..“,,..~~~.,~,~,,, *. aLwa&d,i,ng. ,.,c,o,ntr_a.c,ts for s erv.i.cesLef, the, ty, e in ,wh.ichti,Lvadue ,,,..,_ * eering m%LCIIJln1, .,~.W”.iW?~11.,,t*v,, j?,.r;w,! % c...
Date Jan. 1, 1973 Report No. 090984 Title

Government Operations: Procurement Commission Recommendations on Competitively Awarding Government Contracts

Date Oct. 6, 1972 Report No. 094036 Title

Government Operations: HUD's Procurement of Computer System and Software Services

Date Oct. 6, 1972 Report No. 093272 Title

Information Management: Limited Review of Department of Housing and Urban Development's Procurement of a Computer System and Related Software

UNITED STATES GENERAL . RESOURCES AND D!ZVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DlVISlON ACCOUNTING OFFICE DC 20548 WASHINGTON, OCT 6 1972 Dear Mr Morley We ilave completed a lImIted review of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) acqulsrtlons of (1) a Univac computer system and (2) servzces for preparation of ljrograms (software) for the new computer, other than the programs to be prepared In-house...
Date Aug. 8, 1972 Report No. B-175702 Title

Government Operations: Award of a Federal Supply Schedule Contract for Training Aids and Devices

B-175702 il. (/ 1 $,-, Dear UbJJcations Branch, m $ 1972 . Senator Javits: RELEASED This is our report in response to your request of March 27, 1972, that the General Accounting Office consider Eye Gate House’s complaint that the General Services Administration (GSA) insists on discounts from commercial catalog prices as~%T~rerequisite for the ~~~~*-~~rr~~~~~~~-~,~~.,“.~.Supply award of a Fede...
Date July 7, 1972 Report No. B-148722 Title

Government Operations: Procurement of High-Yield Steel Plate Without Competition or Cost or Pricing Data--The Effectiveness of Secretarial Waivers

:. ^_ - _- ^-- -, .-.. .-\ lllllMlllllllllll l!lllll lllillllll 11111111 LM094048 BEST DOCUb4ENT AVAlLABLE . 1 . . Contc DIGEST Cfb"~PT5R 1 INTRODUCTION t1Y80/100 steel plate nt s Page 1 5 7 i 9 10 10 11 2 PROCUREl\IENT OF IIY STEEL PLATE Defense Industrial Supply Center Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Ingalls Nuclear Shinbuilding Division ...
Date March 30, 1972 Report No. 092398 Title

Government Operations: Refund of Duties on Sales of Petroleum Products to the Federal Government

MAR3 0 1972 Dear Mr. Rains: I As part of our review of drawback payments on exported petroleum&G we reviewed drawback claims submitted by the Humble Oil and products, Refining Company, We noted that these drawback claims may have included claims for drawback on substantial quantities of lubricating oil sold to an agency of the U.S. Government. Section 313(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (...
Date Nov. 1, 1971 Report No. B-161994 Title

Veterans Affairs: Information on Certain Aspects of Veterans Administration Contracts With the Blackhawk Heating and Plumbing Company, Inc.

. P Information On Certain Aspects Of Veterans Administration Contracts With The Blackhawk Heating And Plumbing Company, Inc. a.161994 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED 20S48 STATES B-161994 . . Dear Mr. Chairman: Pursuant to an oral request of the Committee staff on June 16, 1971, and in accordance with subsequent discussions betwee...
Date May 21, 1971 Report No. B-164935 Title

Government Operations: Cost to the Federal Government for Supplying the Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, With a New Car Every Year

Dear Mr. Dlngell Further reference 1s made to your letter dated March 31, 1971, requesting a report that would Include lnformatlon on the cost to the Government of supplylng a new armored vehicle, each year during the last 10 years or so, for the use of the Dlrector of the Federal Bureau of Investzgation. We have obtanned the following lnformatlon from dlscussrons with offlclals of the General Ser...
Date April 30, 1971 Report No. B-115369 Title

Information Management: Multiyear Leasing and Government-Wide Purchasing of Automatic Data Processing Equipment Should Result in Significant Savings

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES A/-wL30, b 97 1 COMFTROLLER CENERPh WASHINGTON OF DC THE UNITED 20548 STATES B- 115369 To the Speaker President of the of the Senate and the House of Representatrves This IS our report entltled “Multiyear Leasing and Governmentwide Purchasing of Automatic Data Processm mg Equipment Should Result m Slgmflcant Savmgs tt Our review was made pursuant t...
Date March 15, 1971 Report No. 089333 Title

Government Operations: Review of Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor Program

UNITED STATES \(;EMERALACCOUNTiNG CNTICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ClVlL DIVISION March 15, 1971 LM089333 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllYllllll Dear Mr, Shaw: The General Accounting Office has reviewed selected aspects of the Atomic Energy Commission’s (AEC’S) Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor program being conducted at the Argonne National Laboratory facilities in Illinois and Idaho. ...
Date Dec. 1, 1969 Report No. 092656 Title

Government Operations: GSA Procurement of Magnetic Computer Tape

Date Aug. 15, 1969 Report No. 089441 Title

Government Operations: GSA Procurement of Wiping Rags and Certain Soap Products

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CIVIL DIVISION Al.!Gl 51969 Dear Mr. Sampson The General Accounting Office has examined of wiping rags and certain soap products by the for its stores stock program. Our examination at the FSS Central Office, Arlington, Vlrglnia, Illinois. into the procurement Federal Sunply Service was performed prImarm and Region 5, Chlcago, Our exam...
Date April 15, 1969 Report No. 094484 Title

Government Operations: Comments on H.R. 474

United States General Accounting Office Washington, D. C. 20548 For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 AMEST April 15, 1969 STATEMENT OF ELMER STARTS, B. COMPTROLLER GENERAL THEUNITEDSTATES OF BEFORE 'THE QyP SUBCOMMITTEEMILITARYOPERATIONS ON i@ COMMITTEE GOVERNMENT ON OPERATIONS, HDUSE REPRESENTATIVES OF H.R. 474 "TO ESTABLISH COMMISSION GOVERNMENT A ON F'ROCUREMQJT" Mr. Chairman and Membersof th...
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. 22, 1969 Report No. 092732 Title

Information Management: Savings Available From Purchasing Shorter Rolls of Microfilm

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHiNGTON, ACCOUNTING D C 20548 OFFICE CIVIL DiVlSlON JAN 2 2 1969 Dear Mr. Preston: On November 20, 1968, we brought to your attention the posslblllty of reallzlng savings in procurement costs by purchasing mlcrofzlm -Ln quantltles sufficient to take advantage of the maxmum volume discounts offered by the suppliers. During our survey at the Mid-Atlantic Service Ccntcr (MAX)...
Date Jan. 10, 1969 Report No. B-163379 Title

Government Operations: Use of the Second-Phase Method of Contracting--A Method That Does Not Encourage Maximum Price Competition

REPORT TO THE ~~087814 ~~l~~~lll~l~llllll~lll~l~l~ ._____ -_. .-. i _, ~. Use Of -The Second-Phase Method Of Contracting--A Method That Does Not Encourage Maximum Price Corn petition B163379 &mm&-Ser-v-ic.es AdmhisjraJion ’ -.-“..N_ ,._. F ILE BYTHECOMPTROLLER OFTHEUNITEDSTATES GENERAL JAM. HI,1969 USE OF THE SECOND-PHASEMETHODOF CONTRACTING--A METHODTHAT DOES NOT ENCOURAGE MAXIMUM PRICE COMPE...
Date Oct. 29, 1968 Report No. 094488 Title

National Defense: Uniform Cost Accounting Standards in Negotiated Defense Contracts

', L . ' e , . Address by the Comptroller Genera? of the United States, Elmer 8. Staats, before the Stuart Cameron McLeod Socfety o f tne tGZRi6l Association o f Accountants, Dora? Country Club, Mfami Beachs Florida, October 29, t968 N I FORM COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS IN NEGCITIATED DEFENSE CONTRACTS . Early in the Spring of this year, the General Accounting Office was extremely busy fo one end o ...
Date May 8, 1967 Report No. 091295 Title

Government Operations: Significant Aspects of GAO Work During the Past Year

Not for ptrbliwtion until relcwcd b;- khe Subcomxittee on Economyin. Govcxxx& RELEASED lllllll~llllllll\\lllIlllIlllilllllllll~ LM091295 STAmm OF NR. ELMER STAliTs B. THECObIPTBO~ GmRAL OF TXEU?!~~DSTA~S BEFORE ThTE . With Attachments Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: 1 am pleased to be here today to djscuss aspects of the work of the GeneraZ Accounting year e I know of some of the sig...
Date April 20, 1967 Report No. B-152306 Title

Government Operations: Government-Wide Review of the Administration of Certain Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Relating to Architect-Engineer Fees

I11ll1111111I111 11111l111ll 11 l1 l11 l1 ll1 R E P O R T TO 087499 T H E C O N G R E S S O F T H E U N I T E D STATES BY T H E COMPTROLLER G E N E R A L OF T H E U N I T E D STATES R E P O R T TO T H E CONGRESS O F THE U N I T E D STATES . BY THE COMPTROLLER G E N E R A L O F T H E U N I T E D STATES REPORT ON GOVERNMENT-WIDE RmIxW-. THE ADMINISTRATI:ON OF OF CERTAIN STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQU...
Date March 17, 1967 Report No. B-133386 Title

Government Operations: Review Of Costs Of Bidding And Related Technical Efforts Charged To Government Contracts

rr 1 THE CONGRESS O F T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S REVIEW OF COSTS OF BIDDING AND RELATED TECMNIC4L EFFORTS CHARGEDTOGOVERNWENTCONTR4CTS DEP4RTMENT OF DEFENSE AND NATIONAL AERON4UTICS 4N0 SPACE 4DlllNISTK4TION BY THE COMPTROLLER G E N E R A L OF THE UNITED STATES M4RCH 1967 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF T H E UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B- 133386 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker o...
Date Jan. 1, 1967 Report No. 090854 Title

Accounting and Auditing: Some Views and Objectives