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Date Feb. 16, 1977 Report No. PSAD-77-35 Title

Government Operations: Status of the B-1 Aircraft Program (Unclassified Digest)

o//ol3 DOCUBENT 'VESUEB 01163 - (A1051995 Status cf ,hea B-1 Aircraft Prograa (Unclassified Digest). 5 PSAD-77-3. . February 16, 1977. Report to the Congress; by Blser B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Arfe: federal Procurement of Goods and Services: Notifying the Congress of Status of Important Procurement Programs (1905); Science and Technology: lanagement and Oversight of Programs (2004). C...
Date Feb. 4, 1977 Report No. CED-77-25 Title

Pollution from Cars on the Road: Problems in Monitoring Emission Controls

lution From Cars On The Road-Prc blems In on itoring F tm ission Controls PO Environmental Protection Agency Under its inspection maintenance and in-usecompliance programs, the Environmental Protection Agency has made little progress in carrying out the provisions of the Clean Air Act relating to the control of emissions from automobiles actually on the road. Seventeen States and the District of C...
Date June 8, 1976 Report No. RED-76-113 Title

Transportation: Quality of Amtrak Rail Passenger Service Still Hampered by Inadequate Maintenance of Equipment

REPORT TON GEIETI5OUVVNVRESS JUN U 1976 OqgIsV ENERAL BY THE COMPTROL4W,, OF THE UNITED STATES Quality Of Amtrak Rail Passenger Service Still Hampered By Inadequate Maintenance Of Equipment The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) After 4-1/2 years of effort, U.S. rail passengers cannot consistently expect ontime service in clean and comfortable cars. If the public is to be provided wi...
Date March 12, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-67 Title

Health: Recalls of Large Volume Parenterals (Liquid Drugs Administered Intravenously or by Other Non-Oral Means)

Food and Drug Administration Center for Disease Control epartment of Health, Education, Between July 1, 1965, and November 10, 1975, there were recalls of 608 chemical large volume parenteral products involving over 43 million individual containers which had been distributed. Between January 1, 1970, and November 10, 1975, there were 17 recalls of biological large volume parenteral products. Most ...
Date Jan. 15, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-75 Title

National Defense: Survey of the Medical Supply Practices at Six Military Hospitals on the East Coast

c L (I I ‘I- -c UNITED STAGESGENERALAccourmw QFF~CE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MANPOWER AND DIVISION WELFARE JAN 15 1976 B-161475 , The Honorable 1 The Secretary Dear Mr. of Defense “/. ” Secretary: We surveyed the medical supply practices at six military hospitals on the east coast and noted that all the hospitals -~ ‘! ;.-J were procuring X-ray film from local supply sources rather than thro...
Date Nov. 21, 1975 Report No. 088721 Title

Government Operations: Survey of How Well the Defense Supply Agency Manages the Purchase and Use of Wood Products

Date Sept. 30, 1975 Report No. MWD-76-7 Title

Government Operations: Performance of the Social Security Administration Compared With That of Private Fiscal Intermediaries in Dealing With Institutional Providers of Medicare Services

GAO compared performance and cost of the Division of Direct Reimbursement with that of four contract intermediariss. It found that the average cost of a bill processed by the Division in 1973 was greater than that of the four private insurance companies. Higher salaries and lower productivity appear to be major reasons for higher costs of the Division, which, unlike the private intermediaries, had...
Date March 1, 1974 Report No. 092647 Title

National Defense: Advanced Attack Helicopter

_-- - ---- U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STAFFSTUDY ATTACK HELICOPTER II' ADVANCED 7 DEPARTMENT THEARMY OF MARCH 1974 J CONTENTS ------aPage SUMMARY SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND STATUS COST CONTRACT DATA SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE STATUS OF TESTING MANAGEMENT REPORTINGSYSTEM RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER SYSTEMS 1 5 6 a 12 13 14 15 16 ABBREVIATIONS ------------Advanced Attack DOD FY SAR TOW FPM Hellcopter Department...
Date March 1, 1974 Report No. 093061 Title

National Defense: Advanced Medium STOL Transportation Prototypes

0 30ob1I U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STAFF STUDY 2ADVANCED MEDTUM STOL TRANSPORT PROTOTYPES 5 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE BEST DOCUN1ENT AVAILABLE ~MARCH 1974 2 cm- I-~~~~~l~ 0 'U- 0~~4 U. z C6 -L I ;~~~~~~~~~ '4-: I C~~~~C I I L..UI LU LU 0 A -LU z~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~-r~~~~~~~~~~~~~I Il3 Zl h~~~~~~C? hull I o~~~~~ IAN 2 U.I- *Lu :V.a Ir--mBi -F (C) 0- t-L UU a~~~~~~~~~.~LU $, w'l 'd 0)u2 ( a >1 a F...
Date March 1, 1974 Report No. 093062 Title

National Defense: CH-53E Helicopter

U.S. OFFSS GENERAL ACCOUNTING U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STAFF STUDY CH-53E HELICOPTER 3 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY MARCH 1974 Contents Pags System Description and Status Coming Events Contract Data Cost Economic Escalation Funding Schedule Performance Management Reporting System Selected Acquisition Report Difference in SAR and DCP speed requirements DCP payload thresholds not contained in SAR Co...
Date March 1, 1974 Report No. 093063 Title

Transportation: Polar Class Icebreaker Ships

L lJ.s', GENERAL ACCOirWSINGOFFICE STAFF STUDY POLAR CLASS TCEBREAKEX SNiPS DEPARTMENTOF TIWXSPOETATfON U.S. COAST GUARD MARCH 1974 . ‘. I CONTENTS -------Page SmY CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION History of United Scope of review States icebreakers 1 4 64 7 7 a a 10 12 12 13 1-5 24 21: 25 26 2 ACQUISIlllON PROCXDW Design phase Bid and evaluation phase Construction phase Progmn management COST, SWm, AND P...
Date March 1, 1974 Report No. 092649 Title

National Defense: Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System

U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE . STAFFSTUDY TACTICAL TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT SYS (UTTAS) I DEPARTMENTOFTElEARMY MARCH 1974 . . “a** t c '1JTTAS- BOEING VERTOL'S MOCK-UP -w--+- i - , -"-v** - _ "'s,; q..,r ---r- F: . ' L c -'*e--. -.--- -- _.-.. C-I --- , CONTENTS -------Page SUMMARY SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND STATUS COST CONTRACT DATA PROGRAM MILESTONES (SCHEDULE) PERl?ORMANcE MANAGKMENT REPORTINGSYSTEM ...
Date March 1, 1974 Report No. 093065 Title

Information Management: Versatile Avionics Shop Test (VAST) System

U. S. Gu 'A"L ACCO '3iNuG OFFICE STAFF STUTIY fi-,SA.TLEL AVIONICS SHOP TESK SYSTai] T) 'DER.AR~ -, OF TS -H-17 sti MARCH 19714 t i,iO I;~~~~ ~ ~~~~T-~~~~~~~~~~~~I.. , .,~ i:~~~~~ IA I .* CONTENTS Page SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND STATUS C(kMING EVENTS COST FUNDZING STATUS AND OUT YEAR PIAN CONTRACT DATA PERFOR'KANCE SCHEDULE REIATIONSHIP TO OTHER SYSTEMS SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTING MATTERS FOR CONSI...
Date Aug. 28, 1973 Report No. B-178135 Title

Special Publications: Bid Rejection Protests

Date Feb. 1, 1973 Report No. 092650 Title

Government Operations: ARTS III

oPi&Q /UNCLASSIFIED ' U.S. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE STAFF STUDY ARTS III c 1 J)_EE&qFNT OF-TRANSPORTATION ' -- _-- February 1973 UNCLASSIFIED CONTENTS Page SUMMARY CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION History Scope of Automated Air Traffic Control 1 6 8 11 2 PROGRAM STATUS Program Cost Experience Program Schedule Experience Program Performance Experience Selected Acquisition Reporting TEST AND EVALUATION COST E...
Date Feb. 1, 1973 Report No. 092340 Title

Agriculture and Food: Gamma Goat

U. S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STAFF STUDY GAMA GOAT DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FEBRUARY 1973 CONTENTS Page Figure 1-M561 Truck (Gama Goat) 1-1/4 Ton SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND STATUS COMING EVENTS COST CONTRACT DATA PERFORMANCE PROGRAM MILESTONES RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER SYSTEMS SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTING MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION AGENCY REVIEW APPENDIX I COST DEFINITIONS 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 i ABBREVI...
Date Feb. 1, 1973 Report No. 092648 Title

National Defense: Patrol Frigate

U. S. GENERAI, ACCGU.NTXNG OFFXE SG STUDY -- DEPARTMENT THENAVY OF FEBRUARY 1973 Page SUMMARY CHAPTER 1 Eistory Responsibdities Scope 2 WEAPON SYSTEM STATUS System cost experience Possible aaddl0nal program COSTS Economic escalation -Design-to-cost concept Program funalng Contract data System performance experience System schedule eqenence Relationship to other ships Selected Acqtisdion Reporting ...
Date Oct. 25, 1972 Report No. B-175633 Title

National Defense: Army's Method of Retrofitting AN/PRC-77 Radio Sets and of Procuring Additional Sets

Date July 31, 1972 Report No. 093312 Title

Government Operations: Audit of the Media Activities of the United States Information Agency

033312 lllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllll 093312 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 .. INTERNATIONAL DIVISION JUC 3 1 1972 Mr Anthonv Guarco .. 3ear Mr. Guarco: The General Accounting Office, as p a r t of i t s continuin&' of t h e media a c t i v i t i e s of t h e United S t a t e s Information ligenc s: :J d : reviewed t h e procedures employed i n planning, coordin...
Date May 17, 1972 Report No. 093335 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Letter to General Manager, Westclox

= -. T.7 - .- -J-b% ,J $g r *a, #-cl 4y.2 8-F -pc-, ..,)l - I^ Y-2 L T..P+Z”- r.” P = 1 * , -1 ;;-‘ ‘I~,‘-?,&. P f” i - P?Y \~~~,7~~-‘~ = 7. .L - r- -- . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE v&9 ROOM WO2 U S CUSTOMHOUSE 610 SOUTH CANAL STREET CHICAGO,~LLINOIS 60607 UNITEDSTATES GENERALACGOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL ROOM 403 U S CUSTOMHOUSE OFFICE 610 SOUTH CANAL STREFI...
Date May 17, 1972 Report No. 093336 Title

Government Operations: Review of Negotiated Contracts Awarded to Westclox, Division of General Time Corporation

i / , I UNITE~STATES GENEFNLACC~UNTING OFFICE REGIONAL ROOM 403 U S CUSTOMHOUSE OFFICE 610 SOUTH CANAL STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60607 General Peter 6. Olenchuh Deputy Commanding General u. s* Army Munitions CorMQand Joliet, Illinois 60436 Dear General Oleuchuk: The General Accguuting Office has reviewed the pricing of two negotiated fixed--price contracts for the M423 fute awarded by the U. S. Arm...
Date March 1, 1972 Report No. 092339 Title

National Defense: The F-14 Aircraft

1JCLA-SS!FiED V. S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STAFF STUDY THE F-14 AIRCRAFT DEPARrf74iT OF T1E NAVY MARCH 1972 CONTENTS Page SUIMARY CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION History of the weapon system Scope 2 FAWEAPON SYSTEM STATUS System cost experience System schedule experience System performance experience. Selected acquisition reporting 3 4 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT COST EFFECTI-TEiESS 7 7 8 1 9 9 11 12 13 15 ...
Date Sept. 28, 1971 Report No. 089426 Title

International Affairs: More Effective Dissemination of New Product Information to Foreign Service Posts Abroad

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFKE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 INTSRNATIDNAL DIVISIQN SEP 8 19n 2 Dear Mr. Scott: In our continuing review of the Department of Commerce*s export expansion efforts, the General AccountLng Office examined the posslbillty of lncreasung export sales through the dissemination of mnformatlon on The following new products avaxlable from United States manufacturers. situati...
Date June 1, 1971 Report No. B-169675 Title

National Defense: Need for Better Controls Over Development and Product Improvement of Munitions

//’ ‘) I -’ -ii ; DEFENSE DlWlSlON ,\i 13 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM095640 .4 ’ I --Ititiate a rwkw of the produet impro~ole pmgecta still being perfQma by t ions ctxnlgana strbotifmt@ irsstal es ions to dete if these projects had been approve th? officea of both the sties and tkx! AsslsWt Deputy chief of staff for chief of Staff for Force opment, ami to detezmine if tbis situatio...
Date March 9, 1971 Report No. B-160877 Title

National Defense: Adverse Effects of Producing the AN/SQS-26 Surface Ship Sonar System for Service Use Before Completion of Development and Testing

l? REPORT TO THE CONGRESS LM095696 llllilllllllllilllllllllllll~ Adverse Effects Of Producing The AN/SQS-26 Surface Ship Sonar System For Service Use Before Comp letion Of Development And Testing l B- 160877 Department of the Navy &mmo t BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ’ COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-160877 To the President of the Senate and th...
Date Feb. 25, 1971 Report No. B-164497(1) Title

National Defense: Improved Surveillance Needed Over Production of Critical Parts for Civil Aircraft

Improved Surveillance Needed Over Production Of Critical Parts For Civil Aircraft B 76449717) Federal Awatlon Admtnlstratlon Department of Transportation - BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ” * L COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE UNITED 20548 STATES D C B- 164497( 1) To the Speaker President of the of the Senate and the House of Representatives Avlato lmfor Bud= AC- This 1s our...