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Date Sept. 15, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-115 Title

Income Security: Review of Selected Aspects of Low Income Energy Assistance

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 +ggpHuman Resources Division B-198839 SEPTEMBER 15,198O The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Jesse Helms Senate Helms: 1Review of Assistance elected Aspects (~~~-80-115) 113300 of Low Income Energy k.7 This is in response to your January 24, 1980, letter, asking us to review the 1980 Low Income Energy Assistance with Dep...
Date Sept. 15, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-118 Title

Income Security: Review of Selected Aspects of Low Income Energy Assistance

UNITEDSTATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 - HUMAN IILXKIRC~ OIVISION 5-198839 SEPTEMBER 15,198O The Honorable Donald L. Ritter House of Representatives Dear Mr. Ritter: Fiew of elected Aspects of Low Income Energy Assistance (~~~-80-118) 3 This is in response to your January 17, 1980, letter, asking us to review the 1980 Low Income Energy Assistance Program. Our work principally...
Date Sept. 15, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-119 Title

Income Security: Review of Selected Aspects of Low Income Energy Assistance

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 'B-198839 SEPTEMBER l&l980 The Honorable Robert H. Michel House of Representatives Dear Mr. Michel: - Subject: k eview Energy of Selected Aspects of Low Income (HRD-80-119) This is in response to your February 26, 1980, letter, asking us to provide information on a number of questions you raised concerning the ...
Date Sept. 15, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-120 Title

Income Security: Review of Selected Aspects of Low Income Energy Assistance

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOLJNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES OIVISION B-198839 SEPTEMBER 15.1980 The Honorable Bill Gradison House of Representatives Dear Mr. Gradison: elected Aspects of Low Income Energy G--eview of Assistance (HRD-80-120) 3 This is in response to your February 5, 1980, letter, asking us to review the Low Income Energy Assistance Program, with particular concen...
Date Sept. 15, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-123 Title

Income Security: Review of Selected Aspects of Low Income Energy Assistance

GAO United States General Accounting Off ice Washington, DC 20548 Human Division Resources B-198839 SEPTEMBER 15,198O The Honorable Virginia House of Representatives Dear Ms. Smith: Smith /Review of Selected Aspects of Low Income Energy Assistance (HRD-80-123) -7 This is in response to your January 10, 1980, letter, asking us to review the 1980 Low Income Energy Assistance Program, with particular...
Date Sept. 15, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-121 Title

Income Security: Review of Selected Aspects of Low Income Energy Assistance

GAO United States Gen’eral Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 rr33w Human Resources Division SEPTEMBER 15.1980 B-198839 The Honorable John B. Anderson House of Representatives Dear Mr. Anderson: Subject: zz-eview of Selected Aspects Assistance --3 (HRD-80-121) of Low Income Energy This is in response to your January 10, 1980, letter, asking us to review the 1980 Low Income Energy Assistance ...
Date Sept. 4, 1980 Report No. B-198797 Title

Civil Rights: [Definition of "Minorities"]

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 / r42 J B-198797 September 4, 1980 The Honorable Tony Coelho House of Representatives Dear Mr. Coelho: We are writing in further response to your letters of June 24, and April 29, 1980, with enclosures, questioning the~gefinition of "minoritiesjused in assessing eligibility for participation as a minority business enterprise under con...
Date Aug. 21, 1980 Report No. 091948 Title

Economic Development: Cost Effectiveness of Section 8 Partially Assisted Housing Projects

UNJTED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20948 COMMUNITY DCVCLDCMCNT AND CCCNOMIC DIVISICN The Honorable Lawrence B. Simons Assistant Secretary for HousingFederal Housing Commissioner Department of Housing and Urban Development Dear Mr. Simons: MIM II 091948 In our current review ~~~~~~~~~~f~~~~i~~~~~~e~fa section 8 partially assiste This is problem that we believe warrants your at...
Date Aug. 6, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-61 Title

VA Improved Pension Program: Some Persons Get More Than They Should and Others Less

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES RELEASED VA Improved Pension Program: Some PersonsGet More Than They Should And Others Less Prior to June 17, 1980, about 35,000 needy veterans receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits had to elect improved veterans pension benefits which went into effect January 1, 1979. In doing so, they could have received less in combined benefi...
Date Aug. 4, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-100 Title

Education: Use of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Funds for Prisoners

OAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Human Resources Division B-198716 AUGUST 4,198O &he Honorable John J. Cavanaugh House of Representatives Dear Mr. Cavanaugh: - Subject: se LLJ of Comprehensive Training Act Funds (~~~-80-100) Your May 18, 1979, letter requested that we review Compreheneive Employment and Trainlng Act (CETA) funds used to pay wages to prisoners. You w...
Date July 25, 1980 Report No. CED-80-121 Title

Economic Development: Status of the Youngstown, Ohio, Community Development Block Grant and Urban Development Action Grant Eligibility

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Date July 18, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-80 Title

Income Security: Better Management Information Can Be Obtained From the Quality Control System Used in the Aid to Families With Dependent Children Program

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Committee On Finance United States Senate OF ‘THEUNITEDSTATES RELEASED From The Quality Control System Used In The Aid To Families With Dependent Children Program Erroneous payments to Aid to Families with Depndent Children program recipients continu;e ta concern both the Congress and the Deplartment of Health and Human Services. HH$ has tried t...
Date July 8, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-63 Title

Income Security: Congress Should Scale Down Redwood Employee Program Benefits

Congress Should Scale Down Redwood Employee Program Benefits The Redwood Employee Protection Program, established as a result of title II of Public Law 95-250, provides benefits to workers laid off because of expansion of the Redwood National Park. However, workers whose layoffs are not related to the park expansion also qualify for benefits because of a provision in the law. The program’s excep...
Date June 19, 1980 Report No. 112605 Title

Income Security: Voluntary Early Retirements Under the Civil Service Retirement System

u. S. General Washington, Accounting Office D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. June 19, 1980 Statement Federal Subcommittee Committee United H.L. Krieger, Personnel and of Director Compensation Division Before the on Compensation and Employee Benefits on Post Office and Civil Service States House of Representatives on
Date May 30, 1980 Report No. CED-80-52 Title

Rural Electrification Administration Loans to Electric Distribution Systems: Policy Changes Needed

9 l++fqq$ II2947 BY THE COMPTROLLEk GENERAL Report ToThe Congress ’ OF THE UNITEDSTATES Rural Electrification Administration Loans to Electric Distribution Systems: Policy Changes Needed The Rural Electrification Administration has been making subsidized loans to rural electric distribution systems since 1935. Do these For systems continue to need such loans? many, the answer is yes. Some may ne...
Date May 1, 1980 Report No. FPCD-80-45 Title

Government Operations: Problems in Administering the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance Program in the Ready Reserve

I RELEASED BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToTheChairman, Committee on Veterans’Affairs, United States House Of Representatives OF THE UNITED STATES Servicemen’s Group Life Insurance Program In TheReady Reserve A large number of reservists in the Servicemen’s Group Life Insurance Program are receiving free insurance coverage at the expense of other members because the law has no provision ...
Date April 28, 1980 Report No. 112213 Title

Veterans Affairs: Bills To Deny Veterans' Benefits to Certain Former Servicemen

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:OO A.M. MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1980 112213 STATEMENT OF H. L. KRIEGER, DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION HEARINGS BEFORE THE ci 0 CICOMPENSATION, PENSION,INSURANCESUBCOMMITTEE ON AFFAIRS AND MEMORIAL COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON l- BILLS TO ...
Date April 28, 1980 Report No. 112211 Title

International Affairs: Proposed Legislation To Waive Nonimmigrant Visas for Certain Countries

United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m., Monday, April 28, 1980 STATEMENT OF ROBERT A. PETERSON, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR EDT GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES, AND INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO WAIV...
Date April 16, 1980 Report No. 112124 Title

Transportation: Proposed Amendments to Title V of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973

8, ., ,,I UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ' 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. rw* FOR RELEASE OR DELIVERY EXPECTED hiEDIJESDAY MORNING APRIL 16, 1980 +TATEMENT OF HERBERT R. MCLURE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SURFACE TRANSPORTATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, \/ SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTAT ON THE iIF-ROPOSED...
Date April 15, 1980 Report No. ID-80-31 Title

International Affairs: More Competence in Foreign Languages Needed by Federal Personnel Working Overseas

. . . I I (12121 REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES More Competence In Foreign Languages Needed By Federal Personnel Working Overseas About 30,000 positions in the Federal Government require a proficiency in at least one of 45 foreign languages; most of these positions are overseas. Foreign affairs agencies are required by law to maintain systems for identifying and staffing po...
Date March 31, 1980 Report No. B-197095 Title

Government Operations: Views on S. 2026

/331/ COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 Mi B-197095 March 31, 1980 The Honorable Abraham Ribicoff Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: ri64+4 K I-" / Reference is made to your letter dated December 5, 1979, requesting our views on S. 2026, 96th Congress, a private bill for the relief of Mrs. Robert Skettini. The bill as i...
Date March 20, 1980 Report No. CED-80-80 Title

Housing: Criteria for Participation in the Urban Development Action Grant Program Should Be Refined

OF THE -UNITEDSTATES RELEASED Criteria For Participation In The Urban Development Action Grant Program Should Be Refined According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s eligibility criteria for the Urban Development Action Grant Program, 52 percent, or 333 of the 646, large cities and urban counties in the United States are “severely distressed” and eligible for Urban Developm...
Date March 7, 1980 Report No. LCD-80-39 Title

Government Operations: Architect-Engineer Selection Process by the Corps of Engineers on the Red Run Drain-Lower Clinton River Flood Control Project

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 I I" Logistics and Communications Division MARCH 7,198Q B-152306 iJ I . The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject' On the Red Flood Control Carl Levin Senate Levin: Detroit Clinton I Mllllllllll 111741 District,, River," In your July 16, -, ,, "^...++ Detroit the process the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, district, used to sele...
Date March 7, 1980 Report No. GGD-80-26 Title

Financial Management: Experiences of Past Territories Can Assist Puerto Rico Status Deliberations

., s ‘ ‘ THECOMPTROtLER GENERAL * I!%’ Report To The Congress ’ OF THEUNITEDSTATES 1m-q Experiences Of Past Territories Can Assist Puerto Rico StatusDeliberations Should Puerto Rico retain its status of Commonwealth or petition the Congress for statehood, independence, or an amended form of the present status? This decision rests with island residents and the Congress. To assist them, GAO ...
Date Feb. 28, 1980 Report No. 111672 Title

Veterans Affairs: Veterans Administration's Vocational Rehabilitation Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 A.M. Thursday, February 28, 1980 STATEMENT OF EDWARD A. DENSMORE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS ON 3qw VETERANS ADMINISTRATION'S d VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM 3 \ :d' 1979, tion's ‘*\ r, Mr . Chairman letter, and Members of that...
Date Feb. 21, 1980 Report No. 111626 Title

Income Security: Unemployment Insurance and Special Employee Protection Programs

,,..,. .._-.-- 111626 UNITED STATES GEIMERAL ACCOUNTING D.C. 20,548 OFFICE WASHIrlG7m~, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9 a.m., EST Thursday, Feb. 21, 198c! STATEMENT GREGORY J. AF:ART, DIREC"CR, OF NJMAI1 RESOURCES OFFICE DIVISION GENERAL ACCOUNTI?JG THE EEFORE SlJf3COEIMITXE HOUSE COMMITTEE OPU'OVERSIGIiT ON WAYS ANT! IIEAf'S LJF:EI~IPLO!!~lEM~ COIIPENSATIW, WORKER AD,lUSTIIEI;I" PRCIVISIOrJ...
Date Feb. 14, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-45 Title

Income Security: Recruiting and Placing Puerto Rican Workers With Growers During the 1978 Apple Harvest Were Unsuccessful

BY THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Honorable Robert C. Byrd United States Senate OF THE UNITED STATES Recruiting And Placing Puerto Rican Workers With Growers During The 1978 Apple Harvest Were Unsuccessful The Department of Labor used about $275,000 of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act funds to recruit and place Puerto Rican workers with east coast apple growers. However, the workers...
Date Feb. 7, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-48 Title

Income Security: Analysis of Two Studies of Quality in New York City's Aid to Families With Dependent Children Program

I RELEASED, GAO ~~,o~$!$&e by the Office n& b except be rolcased on fhe*bA’dS ouhlde me qene”’ Of specific approva’ of Congressional Relations. Hun?an Resources United States General Accounting Office W~3>hir@~n. 20543 DC Division B-197135 FEBRUARY 7,1980 The Honorable Barber B. Conable, House of Representatives Dear Mr. Conable: Jr. Analysis of Two Studies of Quality in 42ew York City's A...
Date Jan. 15, 1980 Report No. B-197030 Title

Government Operations: [Comments on S. 1961, a Bill Cited as the "Higher Education Amendments of 1980"]

Hp COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20S48 B-197030 January 15, 1980 The Honorable Harrison A. Williams Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter provides our comments on S. 1961, 96th Casn~-ess a bill cited as the "Higher Education Amendments ,J We are concerned with the provisions contained of 1980 in section 438(...
Date Jan. 4, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-15 Title

Income Security: Changes Needed To Prevent Commuters and Transients From Receiving Supplemental Security Income

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RLMURCLB OIV151oH B-125051 JAMUARY 4,190 The Honorable The Secretary and Welfare Patricia Roberts Harris of Health, Education, Dear Mrs. Harris: cChanges Needed to Prevent Commuters and Transients From Receiving Supplemental Security Income (HRD-80-15) 3 c We recently completed a review of the adequacy of the Social Security Admini...
Date Dec. 11, 1979 Report No. B-148513 Title

Government Operations: [Comments on S. 1840]

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Date Nov. 9, 1979 Report No. 110837 Title

Education: Comments on Report Entitled "The Federal Program To Strengthen Developing Institutions of Higher Education Lacks Direction"

Lnited States General Accounting D.C. 205413 Office Washington, 110837 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10:OO A.M. EST November 9, 1979 s"eNo -7b3 - STATEMENT OF RONALD F. LkUVE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, ART AND THE HUMANITIES CObSMITTEE ON LABOR AND ti 3 bliiN RESOURCES UNITED STATES SENATE ON r( 6'9 GA& REPORT ENTITLED &'xr*n*flns r THE...
Date Nov. 8, 1979 Report No. 110921 Title

Veterans Affairs: Denying Veterans' Benefits to Certain Former Servicemen, H.R. 4367

/co?21 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR'RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 8:45 A.M. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1979 STATEMENT OF H. L. KRIEGER, DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION 31 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS, COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON I/ DENYING VETERANS' BENEFITS TO CERTAIN...
Date Oct. 31, 1979 Report No. CED-80-22 Title

Housing: Review of Federal Disaster Assistance to Two Libraries in Pennsylvania

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES r RELEASED B-194541 WASHINGTON. D.C. 205 Not to be released outside the General RESTRICTED Accountng Office except on the basis of specific approva) by the Office of Congressional Relations. October 31, 1979 The Honorable Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Chairman, House Committee on the Judiciary Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Review of Federal Disaster Assistance to Two ...
Date Oct. 19, 1979 Report No. 110669 Title

Agriculture and Food: Farmers Home Administration's Emergency Loan Program for Production Losses

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10:00 A.M. EST FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1979 STATEMENT OF 5ooOi HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION AND CREDIT OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON /FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION'S EMERGENCY LOAN PROGRAM FOR PRO...
Date Oct. 9, 1979 Report No. PAD-79-47 Title

Transportation: Analysis of the Allocation Formula for Federal Mass Transit Subsidies

1 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Analysis Of The Allocation Formula For Federal Mass Transit Subsidies The Federal Government grants funds to urban areas to subsidize mass transit operating expnses. These funds are allocated among areas on the basis of a congressionally determined formula. This report develops criteria by which alternativit, factors that might b...
Date Oct. 2, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-127 Title

Education: Evaluation of the Secretary of Labor's Comments on "The Award of Funds to the National Farm Workers Service Center, Inc. Was Poorly Managed"

“, , I UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, RELEASED HUMAN nuouncu DIVISION D.C. 20548 B-177486 BIESTRECTED Not to be released outside the General &coounting Office except on Ihe basis of specific at:grc:‘rl b Iha Office of Congrasrionaf Aolations. OCTOBER 2,1979 The Honorable Charles Pashayan, House of Representatives Dear Mr. Pashayan: Subject: Jr. Ealuation of the Secretary o...
Date Sept. 25, 1979 Report No. CED-79-92 Title

Housing: Lower Graded Military Personnel With Families Are Not Suitably Housed but Should Be

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL n OF THE UNITEDSTATES S Lower Grad d Military Personnel milies Are Not Suitably Housed But Should Be The Department of Defense’s Family Housrng Program seeks to assure that mllltary person nel with dependents have surtable houslng and to construct mllltary family housing only when the community cannot provrde suitable, affordable housing Onbase housing, however, IS pro...
Date Sept. 18, 1979 Report No. 110385 Title

Economic Development: SBA's 7(a) Loan Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 8:00 A.M. DST TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1979 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS UNITES STATES SENATE ON LOAN PROGRAM J MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE: WE ARE HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS THE SMALL BUSINESS A...
Date Sept. 6, 1979 Report No. CED-79-117 Title

Housing: Measuring Accomplishments Under the Business Development Assistance Program--More Accurate Verification Recommended

REPORTBY THE Corn ller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Creating jobs through loans to businesses for expansion or location of new facilities is the primary objective of the Business Development Assistance Program under the Economic Development Administration. GAO evaluated the result of 48 loans and found that they contributed to saving or creating over 9,400 jobs. In spite of this success, GAO conclu...
Date June 8, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-41 Title

Income Security: Railroad Retirement Program--How Does It Compare to Other Selected Retirement Programs?

Date June 5, 1979 Report No. FPCD-78-19 Title

Part-Time and Other Federal Employment: Compensation and Personnel Management Reforms Needed

BY THE C1;3;MPTROLLER GENERAL lllllillllllllllllllllllllllllll LMlO%a . OF THE UNITEDSTATES Other Federal Employment: i-ion And Personnel forms Needed Workers employed less than full time now comprise almost 14 percent of the Federal work force, and this figure should Increase substantially because of the Part-Time Career Employment Act of 1978. These workers receive the same basic pay rate as ful...
Date March 8, 1979 Report No. 120149 Title

Income Security: Eligibility of Students for AFDC Benefits

J o:) UNITEO STATS ,GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION MAR 8 1979 Mr. Stanford G. Ross Commissioner of Social Security Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 120149 Dear Mr. Ross: In our survey of States' procedures used to verify the eligibility of 18 to 21 year old students for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program payments, we noted ...
Date Feb. 27, 1979 Report No. CED-79-55 Title

Agriculture and Food: The Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)--How Can It Work Better?

REPORTBY THE a Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Special Supplemental Food Program For Women, Infants, And Children (WIC)-How Can It Work Better? Many local WIC programs provided needed health services and operated as adjuncts to good health care as the Congress intended, but for others this was not the case. Stronger legislative requirements and better administration are needed to remed...
Date Jan. 19, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-19 Title

Education: Information on the Labor Department's Skill Training Improvement Program

UNITEDSTATESGENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 205118 4393 19,1979 HUMAN RCSOUmDIVI8lON JANUARY B-163922 John Conyers, The Hong rable House of Representatives Dear Mr. Jr. Conyers: asked us to determine the Your May 16, 1978, letter Department of Labor's rationale for several of the participant eligibility and program emphasis provisions of its Skill You also asked that we Training Improvem...
Date Jan. 18, 1979 Report No. ID-78-43 Title

Considerations for Adjustment Assistance Under the 1974 Trade Act: A Summary of Techniques Used in Other Countries. [Volume I]

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES A - - . .0 Report To The Congress Considerations For Adjustment Assistance Under The 1974 Trade Act: A Summary Of Techniques Used In Other Countries. iv ;,6.1 Volume I All industrialized countries operate programs to deal with large-scale economic adjustments in various industries. Under the Trade Act of 1974, the United States operates an assistance pro...
Date Jan. 17, 1979 Report No. HRD-78-120 Title

Education: What Assurance Does Office of Education's Eligibility Process Provide?

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES bjyf~ I I 4H c Report To The Congressr What Assurance Does Off ice Of Education’s Eligibility Process Provide? The Office of Education’s process for establishing school eligibility to apply for participation in Federal aid programs does not assure that consumer and Federal interests are being protected. Weaknesses were identified in States, Federal G...
Date Jan. 5, 1979 Report No. HRD-78-173 Title

Education: Student Eligibility and Other Problems in Federally Funded and Operated Schools in Puerto Rico

Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES by the Uflice of CorPyrrecsional Relations, Student Eligibility And Other Problems In Federally Funded And Operated Schools In Puerto Rico GAO notified the Congress of eligibility problems in the Antilles Consolidated School System. The Congress amended the law but certain eligibility and other problems remain. The Office of Education needs to ~revise its r...
Date Dec. 28, 1978 Report No. CED-78-183 Title

Agriculture and Food: Regulation of Retailers Authorized To Accept Food Stamps Should Be Strengthened

3 ” ) )ii lm47 REPORT BY THE li * - - Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES Regulation Of Retailers Authorized To Accept Food Stamps Should Be Strengthened The Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service has unnecessarily authorized some retailers to accept food stamps even though they sold only token amounts of staple foods. This weakens the primary control for channeling food s...
Date Dec. 14, 1978 Report No. FPCD-79-4 Title

Government Operations: What Are the Capabilities of the Selective Service System?

DOCUKIINT RESUBS 07933 - [C3538636] What Are the Capabilities of the Selective Service System? FPCD-79-4; B-162111, December 14, 1978. 14 pp. Report to the Congress; by EBler B. Staats, Comptrcller General. Issue Area: Federal Personnel management and Compensation: All Volunteer Force, the National Guard and Reserve Components (3181 . Contact: Federal Personnel and Compensation Div. Budqet Functio...