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Date Feb. 28, 1997 Report No. NSIAD-97-66 Title

Force Structure: Army Support Forces Can Meet Two-Conflict Strategy With Some Risks

United States General Accounting Office GAO February 1997 Report to Congressional Committees FORCE STRUCTURE Army Support Forces Can Meet Two-Conflict Strategy With Some Risks G A O years 1921 - 1996 GAO/NSIAD-97-66 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-272600 February 28, 1997 The Honorable Strom Thurmond Chairman...
Date June 7, 1996 Report No. RCED-96-150 Title

Federal Facilities: Consistent Relative Risk Evaluations Needed for Prioritizing Cleanups

United States General Accounting Office GAO June 1996 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives FEDERAL FACILITIES Consistent Relative Risk Evaluations Needed for Prioritizing Cleanups G A O years 1921 - 1996 GAO/RCED-96-150 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division...
Date May 9, 1996 Report No. AIMD-96-85R Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Security Weaknesses at IRS' Cyberfile Data Center

GA!!0 United States General Accounting Clf6ce Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-271828 May 9, 1996 The Honorable Ted Stevens ChaiITllm Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: In our March 1996 testimony before your Committee on the Internal Revenue Service’ (IRS) Tax Systems Modernization cTsM>,l we identified signi&ant phys...
Date March 26, 1996 Report No. NSIAD-96-73 Title

Space Shuttle: Need to Sustain Launch Risk Assessment Process Improvements

United States General Accounting Office GAO March 1996 Report to the Honorable James A. Hayes, House of Representatives SPACE SHUTTLE Need to Sustain Launch Risk Assessment Process Improvements G A O years 1921 - 1996 GAO/NSIAD-96-73 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-260150 March 26, 1996 The Honorable James A....
Date June 22, 1995 Report No. T-RCED-95-231 Title

Superfund: EPA's Use of Risk Assessments in Cleanup Decisions

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expectedat 12:00 p.m. EDT Thursday,June22,1995 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives SUF’ EIitFUND EPA’ Use of Risk s Assessmentsin Cleanup Decisions Statement of Lawrence J. Dyckman, Associate Director, Environmental Prote...
Date May 24, 1995 Report No. T-RCED-95-206 Title

Superfund: Risk Assessment Assumptions and Issues

United States General Accounting Office Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives HearingHeld at 10 am. EDT May 23,1995 StatementSubmitted May 24, 1995 SUPERFUND Risk AssessmentAssumptions and Issues Statement for the record by Peter F. Guerrero, Director, Environmental Protection Issues, Resources, Community, &d ...
Date April 5, 1995 Report No. T-RCED-95-161 Title

Superfund: The Role of Risk in Setting Priorities

United States General Accounting Offke Testimony Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT April 5. 1995 SUPERFWND The Role of Risk in Setting Priorities Statement for the Record by Peter F. Guerrero, Director, Environmental Protection Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division a43v/q GAO/T-RCED-95-161 /...
Date Aug. 10, 1994 Report No. RCED-94-220 Title

Superfund: Improved Reviews and Guidance Could Reduce Inconsistencies in Risk Assessments

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-257513 August 10,1994 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable Al Swift Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives regulati...
Date Sept. 30, 1993 Report No. T-RCED-93-74 Title

Superfund: Risk Assessment Process and Issues

United States General Accounting Office /5'-- GAO For Release on Delivery Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Superfund, Recycling, and Solid Waste Management, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT V RUN Thursday September 30. 1993 Risk Assessment Process and Issues Statement for the Record of Richard L. Hembra Director, Environmental Protection Issues,...
Date July 30, 1993 Report No. PEMD-93-17 Title

Pesticides: A Comparative Study of Industrialized Nations' Regulatory Systems

xi $’ 1 !I!)3 PESTICIDES A Comparative Study of Industrialized Nations’ Regulatory Systems 149873 . (;(2o/l’I:~ll)-!):~- I7 “l.ll..“,l” ._I” I”” ,I. . ..^.I.. “* _ .._. .._. “_. -...“-.-. ,.-.._.I. _-I_.__-_.___ -___” __-. I_.-_______ _ .,.. _.._ I.” __.-___. _____” -. GAO United States General Accounting OfTice Washington, D.C. 20648 Program Evaluation and Methodolog...
Date July 2, 1993 Report No. HRD-93-28R Title

Agriculture and Food: FDA Regulation of Dietary Supplements

s ‘GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 HumanResources B-252966 July 2, 1993 Division The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate The Honorable Nancy L. Kassebaum Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Committee on Energy an...
Date Feb. 8, 1993 Report No. RCED-93-77R Title

Environmental Protection: Environmental Tobacco Smoke

’ GAO UnitedStates General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-251445 February8,1993 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: llllllllll llllll 148671 In response to your request, we reviewed the public release by ...
Date Dec. 1, 1992 Report No. IMTEC-8.1.4 Title

Information Technology: An Audit Guide For Assessing Acquisition Risks

IJnited States General Acrounling Offic*r GAO Information Managernerd and Technology Division Information Technology: An Audit Guide for Assessing Acquisition Risks I;AO/lMTE(:-8.1.4 Preface ~~._ .--. --.~ The federal government depends heavily on a variety of information technology products and services to serve the public. Each year the government spends billions of dollars on computer equipment...
Date Dec. 1, 1992 Report No. IMTEC-8.1.4SW Title

Special Publications: Quick Reference for Automated Audit Guide

United States General Accounting Office GAO Information Management and Technology Division Automated Guide Audit I GAOAMTEC-8.1.4SW i Automated Audit Guide (Quick Reference) Purpose To provide instructions for installing and operating the automated version of our audit guide, Information Technology: An Audit Guide for Assessing Acquisition Risks (GAO/IMTECB.1.4,, December 1!%2). MS-DOSbased person...
Date Nov. 19, 1992 Report No. RCED-93-56 Title

Nuclear Weapons Complex: Weaknesses in DOE's Nonnuclear Consolidation Plan

Unlltzd Sta4qs C+qkd Aqmuntiag OffIce I&port to Congressicmd Requesters November 1992 ;AO/lWED-93-56 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-250995 November 19,199Z The Honorable John Glenn Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate The Honorable Timothy E. Wirth United States Senate The Hono...
Date Nov. 16, 1992 Report No. RCED-93-10 Title

Nuclear Security: Improving Correction of Security Deficiencies at DOE's Weapons Facilities

*‘ I, “# 1 I Jnitoci States General 2 Accounting Office A0 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, I-louse of Representatives NUCLEAR SECURITY Improving Correction of Security Deficiencies at DO Weapons Facilities 148435 ” RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Of...
Date Aug. 18, 1992 Report No. IMTEC-92-70R Title

Information Management: Database Machine Procurement

Information Management and Techno@fy Divbion B-249347 August 18, 1992 147365 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Richard B. Cheney of Defense Secretary: This report describes the results of our risk assessment of the Navy and Air Force's multiagency database machine We identified potential risks to the acquisiti0n.l and ability to meet user acquisition's cost, schedule, needs, employing our recen...
Date July 2, 1992 Report No. PEMD-92-33 Title

Risk-Risk Analysis: OMB's Review of a Proposed OSHA Rule

( -.. ___..- ..__.-.___._.” _I_.. “._ - _,__ .._._ - .. I--__ _ -... _-__ _..- .._-. I.-.-.-“.- I-___. -GA, I-kport to the Chairman, Committee on Gwernmcntal Affairs, U.S. Senate .Jaly 1 W2 RISK-RISKANALYSIS OMB’ Review of a s Proposed OSHA Rule GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-248588.2 July 2,1992 The Honorabl...
Date Jan. 9, 1992 Report No. HRD-92-50 Title

Defense Health Care: Efforts to Address Health Effects of the Kuwait Oil Well Fires

__ lJnitt4 Statrts Ger~taral AcC!OUJlt~iJlg Office Report to the Chairman, Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Efforts to Address Health Effects of the Kuwait Oil Well Fires -__ .___ “_.. _“___l_” I-_.-_.. ..- ._.___. “_.. ,__.._. ..-..__. .-_- _.. “.___._ -..-._-- . . .._.... --.-.-_-..- __...-....
Date Aug. 2, 1991 Report No. IMTEC-91-60 Title

ADP Procurement: FBI Addresses Risk to Its National Crime Information Center Acquisition

.. : I I GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 W& Information Technology Management Division and 7 B-244669 August 2, 1991 The Honorable William S. Sessions Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation Dear Mr. Sessions: This report describes the results of a risk assessment we performed on your National Crime Information Center project (NCIC 2000). Our objectives were to...
Date Feb. 9, 1990 Report No. IMTEC-90-11 Title

Computer Acquisition: Navy's Aviation Logistics System Not Ready for Deployment

I'thI)rllilry I!)!)() COMPUTER ACQUISITION Navy’ Aviation s Logistics System Not Ready for Deployment _-______ -~~ ---- - - (;AO/IM’ l1:(:-!)O-1 I‘ 1 Information Management and Technology Division B-237899 February 9,199O The Honorable John P. Murtha Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This report is in response to your pr...
Date March 9, 1989 Report No. T-RCED-89-15 Title

Transportation: Pipeline Safety Risk Assessment Program Could Help Evaluate Inspection Cycle

The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matterof: File: Chesapeake B-224228, February and Potomac Telephone B-224228.2 5, 1987 Company Date: DIGEST A protest filed with the General Accounting Office more 1. than 10 working days after the contracting agency denied the firm's agency-level protest is untimely and will not be considered. 3 GAO will not consider the...
Date March 7, 1989 Report No. RCED-89-107 Title

Pipeline Safety: New Risk Assessment Program Could Help Evaluate Inspection Cycle

’ .I : -I GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-214352.2 March 7, 1989 The Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable William Lehman Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies Comm...
Date July 27, 1988 Report No. T-PEMD-88-10 Title

National Defense: DOD's Risk Assessment and Safeguards Management of Chemical and Biological Warfare Research and Development Facilities

United states General Accounting Office 136 y ?JJ Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO a.m. EDT Wednesday, July 27, 1988 DOD's Warfare Risk Assessment of Chemical and and and Safeguards Biological Facilities Management Research Development Statement for the Record by Eleanor Chelimsky, Director Program Evaluation and Methodology Division th? Before on Oversight Subcommittee Manageme...
Date Oct. 19, 1987 Report No. T-NSIAD-88-2 Title

National Defense: The Army's Risk Assessment of Chemical Munitions Transportation

t “!, . I) .,’ GAO For release on Delivery Expected on Monday, October 19, 1987 The Army's Risk Assessment of Chemical Munitions Transportation - Statement for the Record submitted by Thomas J. Brew, Associate Director National Security and International Affairs Division To the Subcommittee on Gavernment Activities Transportation Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives and ...
Date Sept. 30, 1987 Report No. PEMD-87-14 Title

Health Risk Analysis: Technical Adequacy in Three Selected Cases

Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-227612 September 30,1987 The Honorable Robert A. Roe Chairman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: In a December 4, 1985, letter, your committee asked GAO to investigate the quality and scope of risk analysis activities conducted by selected federal agencies with responsibility for regulating environ...
Date May 11, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-90BR Title

Worker Protection: Notifying Workers at Risk of Occupational Disease

GAO United States General Accounting OflIce Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-227196 May 11, 1987 The Honorable Paul B. Henry Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Health and Safety Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives Dear Mr. Henry: This briefing report responds to a request by Congressman the Subcommittee's former Ranking Minority Rod Chandler, Member, fo...
Date March 4, 1987 Report No. T-NSIAD-87-7 Title

National Defense: Department of the Army's Chemical Munitions Disposal Program

United States General Accounting Office e GAO I Testimony For Release at 1:30 p.m. EST Wednesday March 4, 1987 Department of the Army's Disposal Program Chemcial Munitions Statement for the Record of Thomas J. Brew, Associate Director National Security and International Division Before the Subcommittee on Investigations Committee On Armed Services House of Representatives Affairs ‘ill ll II\\lll...
Date March 3, 1987 Report No. T-NSIAD-87-6 Title

National Defense: Department of the Army's Chemical Munitions Disposal Program

United States General Accounting Office GAO .- Testimony March For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO a.m. EST Tuesda Y , 1987 Department of the Army's Disposal Program Chemical Munitions ! Statement of Thomas J. Brew, Associate Director National Security and International Division Affairs Before the Subcommittee on Military Committee On Appropriations United States Senate Construction T/NSIAD-...
Date Aug. 8, 1986 Report No. RCED-86-187 Title

Biotechnology: Analysis of Federally Funded Research

United States General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives August 1986 BIOTECHNOLOGY Analysis of Federally Funded Research RCED-86-187 . GAO L United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development 5223522 and Division The Honorable John D ...
Date April 29, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-45 Title

The Judiciary: Stronger Financial Internal Controls Needed Over Court Resources

_._ _-.....- ~GAO d 6 United States Generai Accduntin ~&t!e w * Report to the Director, Administrative Office of the United States Courts April 19irS THE JUDICIARY Stronger Financial Internal Controls Needed Over Court Resources I ’ 129764 . z976cfGAO/GGD-86-46 . . . . . I ’ * SA!!O United Stater General Accounting Office Wuhington, D.C. 20648 General Government Divieion B-221659 April 29, 198...
Date April 3, 1986 Report No. PEMD-86-5 Title

Technical Risk Assessment: The Status of Current DOD Efforts

Unfted States General Accounting Offlce GAO April 1986 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate -- TECHNICAL RISK ASSESSMENT The Status of Current DOD Efforts GAO UnitedsStates General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Comptroller General of the United States B-221769 April 3, 1986 Affairs The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Govern...
Date March 27, 1986 Report No. IMTEC-86-10 Title

Computer Security: Contingency Plans and Risk Analyses Needed for IRS Computer Centers

United States General Accounting Office GAO' Narch 1986 339co Report to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue COMPUTER SECURITY Contingency Plans and Risk Analyses Needed for IRS Computer Centers GAO/lMTFK-86-10 034qnpv 43Y GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Information Technology B-221001 Management Divisian and March 27, 1986 The Honorable Roscoe L. Egger, Jr. Comm...
Date July 1, 1985 Report No. 127570 Title

CARE Audit Methodology: To Review and Evaluate Agency Accounting and Financial Management Systems

. * , . ~. . CrL - . .., ‘-9 - ,. , 1 1 CARE Audit Methodology e To Review And Evaluate Agency counting And Financial Management Systems I111111111111I111 IIII I111 l 127570 United States General Accounting Office July, 1985 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 .. ACCOUNTIN6 AND FINANCIAL MAPlA6EMENT DWlSlON FOREWORD GAO has developed an audit approach entitled "Controls...
Date June 19, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-11 Title

Probabilistic Risk Assessment: An Emerging Aid to Nuclear Power Plant Safety Regulation

BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Energy Conservation And Power Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives Probabilistic Risk Assessment: An Emerging Aid To Nuclear Power Plant Safety Regulation Probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) is a method of quantifying the probabilities of potential accidents and their consequences at nuclear power plant...
Date Sept. 28, 1984 Report No. AFMD-84-75 Title

Financial Management: CARE-Based Audit Methodology To Review and Evaluate Agency Accounting and Financial Management Systems

gywl I c l CARE-Based Audit Methodology To Review And Evaluate Agency Accounting And Financial Management Systems I~~~~~~~~U GAO United States General Accounting Office September 1984 UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20!546 September ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION 28, 1984 TRANSMITTAL ----------- Here is an exposure draft of GAO's "Control and Risk Evaluation (CAR...
Date June 15, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-84 Title

Environmental Protection: Assessment of New Chemical Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act

__ --_-m--m -.r ---- -c --...Y OF THE UNITED STATES Assessment d f .New me Regulation Urtder;fh&@%x -r’-. , . COMPTROLLER GENERAL THE UNITEDSTATES OF WASHINGTON D.C 20648 B-214392 The Honorable James J. Florio Subcommittee on Commerce, Chairman, Transportation and Tourism Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable Dave Durenberger Subcommittee on Toxic Substances Cha...
Date May 24, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-158 Title

Energy: Response to Specific Questions on the Indian Point Probabilistic Safety Study

4 1 ‘18, Y REPORT BYTHEUs. Response To Specif iic Questions On Thie Indian Point Probabilistic Safety Study This report &scribes and summarizes how probabilistic risk assessment(PRA) is applied to nuclear powerplants, the methodSology and results of a PRA on the Indian Point plants near New York City, and peer review comments on that study. PRAs attempt to examine complex systems, such as nuclea...
Date Aug. 7, 1980 Report No. 113057 Title

The Cost and Benefits of Government Regulation: An Environmental Dilemma

, ,,, ,I YN#,. ,,t q;’ d8 ,*I ‘,,, I, UHITED STATES GENEKAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ADDRESS BY HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMULVPTYAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION TO THE E~~VIRONMENTAL‘ AFFAIRS SEMINAK OHIO EL?N AND OHIO IVIUNICIVAL LEw(;UE AUGUST 7, 19830 HE COST AND LIENEFITS OF GOVERNMENT REGULATION: AN tidVIRONMENTAL DILE I APPRECIATE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS MO...
Date May 31, 1978 Report No. PAD-78-31 Title

Federal Credit Assistance: An Approach to Program Design and Analysis

DOC INET RS SOf 05967 - (B1526555 Federal Credit Assistance: in Approach to Program Design and An.yIsis. PAD-78-31; B-174958. May 31, 1978. 31 pp. + appendix (3 pp.). Report by Blaer B. Stacts, Comptroller General. Issue AreaZ Alternativ iApproaches or Methods to Achieve Federal Program Objectives (3600). Contact: Program Analysis Div. Organization Concerned: Department of the Treasury; Office of ...