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Date Oct. 8, 1981 Report No. AFMD-82-1 Title

Financial Management: Actions To Improve Timeliness of Bill Paying by the Federal Government Could Save Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D-C. 20548 AecouuTl?40 Au0 ClNAuclU MAUAOEMCUT DIVIWOU B-204733 The Honorable David A. Stockman Office of Management Director, and Budget The Honorable The Secretary Subject: Donald T. Regan of the Treasury OCTOBER 8,198l illlllllIIH II ll 116593 Actions to Improve Timeliness of Bill Paying by the Federal Government Could Save Hundreds of Millions ...
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. 5, 1981 Report No. B-204098 Title

Government Operations: [Comments on Draft Segment of FAR]

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL B-204098 October 5, 1981 Mr. William J. Maraist Assistant Administrator for Regulations Office of Federal Procurement Policy Office of Management and Budget Executive Office of the President Dear Mr. Maraist: By letter dated July 13, 1981, you requested our comments on a draft segment of the Federal Acquisitio...
Date Oct. 5, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-105 Title

Financial Management: Defense Continues To Subsidize Sales of Secondary Items to Foreign Governments Because of Poor Pricing Policies

$ZomptrollerGeneral OF THE UNITEDSTATES Defense Continues To Subsidize Sales Of Qecondary Items To Foreign Governments Elecause Of Poor Pricing Policies 116606 II AFMD-81-106 OCTOBER 5,198l ’ ‘ , Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone (202) 275-6241 T...
Date Oct. 2, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-102 Title

Financial Management: Examination of Financial Statements of the National Credit Union for the Year 1980

. COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 2O!M4 B-202052 ” ; OCTOBER 2,198l s To the National Administration Credit Union Board We have examined the balance sheet of the National Credit Union Administration as of December 31, 1980, and the related statements of income and expense and changes in financial position for the year then ended. Our examination was made pursuant to the ...
Date Oct. 1, 1981 Report No. 116526 Title

Special Publications: [Integrating Evaluation and Budgeting]

P - . rt I Integrating Evaluation and Budgeting BY H a r r y S. Havens Assistant Comptroller General of the United States Prepared for Delivery at Evaluation Research S o c i e t y Annual Eeetins Austin, T e x a s October 1, 1981 Note: The views ex;P.ressed a r e those of the a u t h o r and a r s not i n t e n d e d tc r e p r e s e n t ofl"icia2. positions of the G e n e r a l Accounting O f f i...
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-81-108 Title

Financial Management: Approval of the Federal Election Commission Accounting System Design

E-192886 The !ionorable John Varren Chairman Federal Election Commission Dear Mr. Subject: NcGarry ~l~lllllll~ ll 116963 McGarry: Approval Accounting of the Federal System Design Election Commission (A?KD-81-108) your internal auditors periodically that Xe svggcst assure that it is operating as designed. the system to we .ti~ill examine the system, or selected future date, advise you as to whether...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-110 Title

Financial Management: Approval of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Statement of Accounting Principles and Standards and Accounting System Design

COMPTROLLER GEN WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 . B-115349 SEP3 (‘)1981 E. Moffett The Honorable Kenneth Acting Di'rector Federal Mediation and Service Dear Mr. Moffett: Conciliation Subject:' Approval of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Statement of Accounting Principles and Standards and Accounting System Design (AFMD-81-110) It.is my pleasure to approve the accounting principles and stand...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-117 Title

Financial Management: Approval of the Functional (Accounting) Design of the Program and Fund Distribution Control System--Phase II

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF D.C. THE UNITED 20548 4 \ STATES I .-. _ h .. ,.. >- The Honorable - The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Caspar'W. Weinberger of Defense Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) -. Secretary: Approval of the Functional (Accounting) Design of the Program and Fund Distribution Control System--Phase II (AFMD-81-117) . Subject: L I\‘ _. r.
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. ID-81-61 Title

International Affairs: Identifying Marginal Activities Could Help Control Growing U.N. Costs

BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report ToTheSecretary Of State Identifying Marginal Activities Could Help Control Growing UN. Costs To control growing costs in the United Nations, U.N. member countries want to shift resources from completed, obsolete, marginally useful, and ineffective activities to new activities. These countries have repeatedly called upon the Secretary General to identify the...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-124 Title

Education: Stronger Actions Needed To Recover $730 Million in Defaulted National Direct Student Loans

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Stronger Actions Needed To Recover $730 Million In Defaulted .NationaI Direct Student Loans The National Direct Student Loan program has been plagued by high default rates, resulting in defaulted loans totaling about $730 million. Schools GAO visited made inadequate efforts to collect defaulted loans, Schools need to adopt a tougher attitude tow...
Date Sept. 29, 1981 Report No. 116505 Title

Budget and Spending: Proposed Authorization for the District of Columbia To Sell General Obligation Bonds To Pay Certain Liabilities

U;;IIT'L;D STATES GEIJEIiAL ACCOUN'~ING Washington, D.C. 20548 OFi?ICE iv:': I .., FOR RELEASE, OiJ DELIVERY a.m., Expected at 1O:OO September 29, 1981 DST STATENENT NILLIAN DIRECTOR, GENERAL J. OF ANDERSOX 116505 GOVERNMENT THE DIVkIO!J SEFORE SiJ~COi~II~II’i’TEE AiJD THE ON GOVEM’JMENTAL OF EFFICIENCY COLUi38IA DISTRICT PROPOSED AUTHORIZATION F;3R TI!E DISTRICT OBLIGATION OF COLUWIA TO SEL...
Date Sept. 29, 1981 Report No. CED-81-149 Title

Housing: SBA's 7(j) Management Assistance Program--Changes Needed To Improve Efficiency and Effectiveness

I * BY’THi COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToTk Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES SBA’s 7(j) Managem:ent Assistance Program: ‘Changes Needed To Improve Efficiency And Effectiveness The Small Business Administration provides management and technical assistance to small businesses throu h two rograms authorized under section 7(j) of t ‘rie Sma P Business Act. I Under one program, SBA relies on outside c...
Date Sept. 23, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-152 Title

Government Operations: Allocation of an Air Force Contractor's Pension Fund Assets May Be Inequitable

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES OlVlSlON B-204778 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Verne Orr of the Air SEPTEMBER 23,1981 Force Secretary: Assistant Allocation Fund Assets Auditor General ulllllll llllll ll 116483 Attention: Subject: of an Air Force Contractor's Pension May Be Inequitable (HRD-81-152) During our review of contractors' compliance w...
Date Sept. 22, 1981 Report No. 116558 Title

Financial Management: Financial and Operational Problems at Three Mile Island

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,nr Y.W. FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10:00 A.M. SEPTEMBER 22, 1981 STATEMENTOF J. DEXTERPEACH DIRECTOR, ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE ENERGY ON CONSERVATION AND POWER U.S. HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES 116558 H.R. 2512 encompassestwo critical issues stemming from the TMI-2 accidentincreased insurance cbverage and cleanup fundin...
Date Sept. 18, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-92 Title

Financial Institutions: The Federal Home Loan Bank Board Should Require Organizers of Mutual Associations To Pledge More Savings When the Association's Likelihood for Success Is Questionable

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 oWIN4L OOVCNNMLM DIVI8ION SEPTEMBER 18,198l ~-202668 The Honorable Richard T. Pratt Chairman, Federal Home Loan Bank Board Dear Mr. Pratt: 116370 Subject: The Federal Home Loan Bank Board Should Require Organizers of Mutual Associations to Pledge More Savings When the Association's Likelihood for Success is Questionable (GGD-81-92) We h...
Date Sept. 17, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-106 Title

Financial Management: Weaknesses in Internal Financial and Accounting Controls at DOE Accounting Stations

* UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTINGOFFKE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-199914 The Honorable The Secretary James B. Edwards of Energy SEP 17 IQ01 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Weaknesses in Internal Controls at Department Stations (AFMD-81-106) Financial and Accounting o.f Energy Accounting This report contains the results of our!%survey of accounting controls over revenue and.expenditure transactions at 10 ...
Date Sept. 15, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-150 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Improvements Needed in Assessing Penalties and Controlling Penalty Collections Resulting From OSHA Inspections

UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RLWURCn DIVISION B-204681 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Secretary Subjects Raymond J. Donovan of Labor Donovan: Improvements Needed in Assessing Penalties Controlling Penalty Collections Resulting Occupational Safety and Health Inspections (HRD-81-150) and from The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) inspecti...
Date Sept. 10, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-140 Title

Health: Medicare's Reimbursement Policies for Durable Medical Equipment Should Be Modified and Made More Consistent

BYTHE ~,S.GENERALACC~UNTING Report To The Honorable Russell B. Long United States Senate i “A c -i 0~FlcE f> i i, & L ,:..--./ 19 Medicare’s Reimbursement Policies for Durable Medical Equipment Should Be Modified And Made More Consistent Medicare payments for durable medical equipment--hospital beds, wheelchairs, commodes, etc.--were estimated at $125 ,mitlion for 1979. For two items of equipm...
Date Sept. 10, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-62 Title

Financial Management: Millions in Losses Continue on Defense Stock Fund Sales to Foreign Customers

OF THE UNITEDSTATES Millions In Losses Continue On Defense Stock Fund Sales To Foreign Customers The Department of Defense continues to sell items to foreign customers from its stock fund inventory for less than estimated replacement cost. As a result, Defense appropriations are subsidizing foreign sales by millions of dollars each year--a practice the Congress wants Defense to avoid. This report,...
Date Sept. 10, 1981 Report No. CED-81-122 Title

Government Operations: Still No Progress in Implementing Controls Over Contracts and Grants With Indians

Report ToThe Chairman, Cbmmittee On Interior And Insular Affairs House Of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES Still No Progress In implementing Controls Over Contracts And Grants With Indians The Bureau of Indian Affairs has not taken action recommended by GAO inFebruary to improve controls over grants and contracts with Indian tribes. Among other things, --contracts and grant agreements should in...
Date Sept. 8, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-96 Title

Financial Management: A Case Study of Why Some Postal Rate Commission Decisions Took as Long as They Did

RELEASED A Case Study Of Why Some Postal Rate Commission Decisions Took As Long As They Did The congressional expectation that the Postal Rate Commission and the Postal Service would work in harmony has not been realized. The harmonious relationship the Congress envisioned will most likely not be realized if jurisdictional disputes continue. Under the trial-like procedures for ratemaking and class...
Date Sept. 3, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-136 Title

Education: Department of Labor Needs To Give CETA Prime Sponsors More Guidance and Assistance for Implementing Monitoring Requirements

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 *+tf ..I NUWAN RESOURCLS 0IVI8IoN B-204452 , SEPTEMBER 3,198l The Honorable The Secretary Dear Secretary Subject: Raymond J. of Labor Donovan: Donovan lllllllllll I 116272 Department of Labor Needs to Give CETA Prime Sponsors More Guidance and Assistance for Implementing Monitoring Requirements (HRD-81436) We made a limited review of p...
Date Sept. 1, 1981 Report No. 089265 Title

Special Publications: What is JFMIP?

Date Aug. 31, 1981 Report No. CED-81-144 Title

Limited-Resource Farmer Loans: More Can Be Done To Achieve Program Goals and Reduce Costs

‘ \l’Gd REPORT'BV U.S. THE General Accounting Office Limited-Resource Farmer Loans: More Can Be Done To Achieve Program Goals And Reduce Costs Since 1978 the Farmers Home Administration has provided more than a billion dollars in low-interest loans to borrowers with limited resources, such as new farmers, disadvantaged farmers, and farmers making changes in their operations who lack the income...
Date Aug. 27, 1981 Report No. 116987 Title

Financial Management: Problems Confronting the Geological Survey in Collecting Oil and Gas Royalties

*, ---L’ s . I^ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING 20548 OFF'ICE WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY , EXPECTED AT lo:15 AM EST v AUGUST 27, 1981 -T STATEMENT MILTON ACTING J. OF SOCOLAR GENERAL STATES 116987 COMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED BEFORE THE 'COM!!ISSION ON FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY RESOURCES OF THE NATION'S . \ 9* ENERGY ON PROBLEMS CONFRONTING COLLECTING _.I Chairman We are and 'Members ple...
Date Aug. 26, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-106 Title

Energy: Greater Commitment Needed To Solve Continuing Problems at Three Mile Island

3 I IY THECOMPiRilLLER GENEgAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Greater Commitment Needed To Solve Continuing ProbllemsAt Three Mile Island The Nation’s first major accident at acommercial nuclear-powered electricity generating station occurred at Three Mile Island over 2 years ago, yet the resolution of the resultant problems is still subject to regulatory and financial uncertainty. Con...
Date Aug. 21, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-94 Title

Financial Management: Examination of the Effectiveness of Statutory Offices of Inspector General

AccoulurlNa nA8m MINMIIM~ DNI#IOE( B-200598 RELEASED . AUGUST 21,1981 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Harry F. Byrd, Senate Byrd: Jr. ess of Statutory Examination of the Effective (AFMD-81-94) L ffices of Inspector Genera J This report is in response to your July 14, 1980, request for (See a review of the 15 statutory offices of inspector general. It is a followup on the briefing...
Date Aug. 18, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-79 Title

Financial Institutions: Federal Reserve Could Improve the Efficiency of Bank Holding Company Inspections

BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Federal Reserve Could Improve The Efficiency Of Bank Holding Company Inspections. The activities of bank holding companies can affect the soundness of their subsidiary banks. ,This is especially true when a bank holding company controls nonbanking subsidiaries that extend credit. Although the Federal Reserve has made progress in su...
Date Aug. 17, 1981 Report No. B-204403 Title

Government Operations: [HHS Relationship With the State of New York]

, 0 1 9-FR r', COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B-204403 Augtst 17, 1981 The Honorable Richard S. Schweiker The Secretary of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Secretary: This Office is greatly concerned with the Department of Health and Human Services' iTHS frelationship with the State of New Yorg7under the Departmental Federal Assistance Financing System (DFAFS). A ...
Date July 23, 1981 Report No. CED-81-131 Title

Solid Waste Disposal Practices: Open Dumps Not Identified; States Face Funding Problems

UNTING OFFICE Report ToT ert Gore, Jr. House 0 Repre ~&t$Ylves w --Open Dumps Not Identified --States Face Funding Problems In 1976 the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act was passed to deal with, among other things, the Nation’s open-dumping problem and the lack of a ‘national solid waste management program. Some problems this law was intended to correct still exist because: --The Environm...
Date July 21, 1981 Report No. 115933 Title

Employment: The Federal Merit Pay Program

U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, 1981 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. MCCORMICK, JR., DEPUTY DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS OF THE HOUSE POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE ON I,*," ,,,,, ,#""" /THE FEDERAL MERIT PAY PROGRAM L Madam Ch...
Date July 17, 1981 Report No. CED-81-123 Title

Housing: Better Management of Collateral Can Reduce Losses in SBA's Major Loan Program

BY THE U.5 GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Administrator ’ Small Business Administration Better Management Of Collateral Can Reduce Losses In SBA’S Major Loan Program In recent years, the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) program, the agency’s principal business loan program, has experienced increasing loan losses. As of April 1981, 14.4 percent ($1.8 billion) of the outstanding...
Date July 15, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-122 Title

Income Security: Ohio's 1981 Home Energy Assistance Program

_ .* HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION RELEASED JULY15,1981 B-203948 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Howard M. Metzenbaurn Senate Metzenbaum: Ohio's 1981 Home Energy (HRD-81-122) Assistance Program that we review Ohio's On January 23, 1981, you requested In a handling of its 1981 Low Income Energy Assistance Program. March 4, 1981, discussion with your office, your specific interests were...
Date July 15, 1981 Report No. B-198378 Title

Government Operations: [Review of Corps of Engineers Water Contracting and Repayment Practices]

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE < .,C,/ WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION July 15, 1981 Lt. General Joseph K. Bratton Chief of Engineers Army Corps of Engineers Dear General Bratton: During our recent Freview of Corps of Engineers water contracting and repayment practicesi, we identified a problem which warrants your attention. Wesfound that: --Repayment co...
Date July 10, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-54 Title

Financial Management: Internal Control Weaknesses Contributed to the Mismanagement and Misuse of Federal Funds at Selected Community Action Agencies

. I 1 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Internal Control Weaknesses Contributed To The Mismanagement And Misuse Of Federal Funds At Selected Community Action Agencies GAO found that at 12 community action agencies over $11 million of Federal funds were being either mismanaged or misused. For example: --Excess cash either had been (1) used to earn (and retain) inter...
Date July 7, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-63 Title

Financial Management: Audit of the United States Senate Restaurants Revolving Fund--September 30, 1979, to September 27, 1980

d 1lsR3 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ’ Report To The Architect Of the Capitol - OF THE UNITEDSTATES Audit Of The United States Senate Restaurants Revolving Fund--September 30, 1979, To September 27,198O 115713 AFMDSI-63 JULY 7,198l . 4 Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, ...
Date July 2, 1981 Report No. B-200951 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: [Proposed Amendment to National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act]

,: h . ; t 1 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 204 B-200951 July 2, 1981 The Honorable Pete V. Domenici Chairman, Committee on the Budget United States Senate Dear Mr. Domenici: The proposed amendment to Section 108 of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act, as stated in S.1377, to allow the National Consumer Cooperative Bank (Bank) to spend funds equivalent to the cost ...
Date July 1, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-69 Title

Financial Management: Audit of the House Recording Studio Revolving Fund for the Calendar Year 1980

# Y I 67 B’Y’ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Clerk Of The - House Of Representatives ” OF THE UNITED STATES Audit Of The House Recording Studio Revolving Fund For The Calendar Year 1980 I AFMD-81-69 JULY 1,1981 Request for copies of GAO sent to: reports should be U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Te...
Date June 30, 1981 Report No. 117008 Title

Special Publications: Publications List

_- CONTENTS . c . GAO Reports t o the Congress and Federal Agencies . ................ 3 4 5 62 67 79 How to Obtain Reports ....................................... IndexedbySubject .......................................... IndexedbyAgency .......................................... Congressional Testimony by GAO Officials ........................ Other Publications ...................................
Date June 25, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-77 Title

Financial Management: Allegations That a Political Appointee at the Environmental Protection Agency Was Exercising Control Over the Office of the Inspector General

ACCOUNTING MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL DIVISION B-203744 The Honorable L. H. Fountain Chairman, Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources House Committee on Government Operations Dear Mr. Chairman: JUNE 25,1981 Subject: &legations that a Political Appointee at the Environmental Protection Agency was Exercising Control over the Office of the Inspector General (AFMD-81-77). This l...
Date June 25, 1981 Report No. ID-81-52 Title

Financial Management: Examination of Financial Statements of the Inter-American Foundation for Fiscal Years 1980 and 1979

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE UNITED STATES D.C. 20548 B-202917 JUNE 25,1981 ;NIIIIIII Ill1 ll 115646 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This report provides our opinion on our the financial statements of the Inter-American fiscal years 1980 and 1979, as r~qu‘ired.~-~--the Corporation Control Act (31 U.S.C. 841-870). examination of Foundation f...
Date June 25, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-58 Title

Financial Management: Status, Progress, and Problems in Federal Agency Accounting During Fiscal 1980

The Congre Status, Progress, And Problems In Federal ncy Accounting During Fiscal 1980 Federal agency accounting systems are required to conform to the principles and standards prescribed by the Comptroller General. At September 30,. 1980, 193 of the 301 accounting systems In the Federal Government had been approved. However, the unapproved systems account for the expenditures of more than half th...
Date June 24, 1981 Report No. ID-81-48 Title

International Affairs: To Be Self-Sufficient or Competitive? Eximbank Needs Congressional Guidance

Report ToThe congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES i 1 1 To E3e Self-Sufficient Or Competitive? Eximbank Needs Congressional Guidance The financial condition of the Export-Import Bank of the United States is deteriorating. Eximbank has been attempting to match the financing terms of its foreign competitors in a period of unusually high domestic interest rates. As a result, Eximbank’s average borrow- I ing...
Date June 23, 1981 Report No. 115591 Title

Transportation: Controlling Soaring Mass Transit Operating Subsidies

lllilUIIII\IIIlll~ll~ LMI 15591 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT lo:00 A.M. TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1981 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON 7 CONTROLLING SOARING L ...
Date June 19, 1981 Report No. CED-81-112 Title

Agriculture and Food: More Can Be Done To Protect Depositors at Federally Examined Grain Warehouses

General Accounting Office More Can Be Done To .Protect Depositors At Federally Examined Grain Warehouses About 2 percent of the Nation’s 10,000 grain warehouses went bankrupt from 1974 toearly 1981. On the basis of self-developed criteria applied to financial data on a random sample of warehouses examined by the Federal Government, GAO believes that a number of grain warehouses are in an unsound...
Date June 16, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-94 Title

Energy: Policies Governing the Bonneville Power Administration's Repayment of Federal Investments Need Revision

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Energy Policies Governing The Bonneville Power ‘b Administration’s Repayment Of Federal. .” Investments Need Revision, .. By reviewing its Federal investment repayment policies Bonneville could better meet new leg islative requirements, improve rate level determination credibility, reduce inefficient use of agency staff and reso...
Date June 10, 1981 Report No. B-202915 Title

Government Operations: Views on S. 744

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20481 B-202915 June 10, 1981 The Honorable William V. RothDO>Jit make available to publia Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: rea.. Your March 31, 1931, letter requested our fviews on S.744 a bill to authorize the District of Columbia to issue and se6ll general obligation bonds for the purpose ...
Date June 1, 1981 Report No. CED-81-103 Title

The Changing Airline Industry: A Status Report Through 1980

General Accounting Office The Changing Airline Industry: A Status Report Through 1980 The airline passenger industry is changing, responding to greater freedoms provided by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. GAO’s review of airline operations, since deregulation began through calendar year 1980, shows --increased traffic, but with significant 1978 and 1979 gains reduced by 1980 declines; --lo...