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National Defense: Air Force Gunship Program--Successes and Lessons To Be Learned

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The Air Force G Successes And Lessons T Department of Defense UNITED STATES RAE ACCOUNTING G OFFICE A~UG.31,I 972 UN~ISTATE$ GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE LOGlSTlCS AND COMMUNlCATlONS DIVISION B- 176702 Dear Mr. Secretary: successes program and lessons to convert to be learned cargo aircraft in to This is our report on the an Air Force major modification gunships. The report ...

Financial Management: Government Grantees and Contractors Should Be Required To Use the General Services Administration as a Source of Supply

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B-101 Dear Mr. Price: y,j’ us with information Your letter of July 24, 1972, provided indicating that Government ..I .grantees and contractors should be re,. I \ quired to ,use the-General Services Administration as .a sour_ce of /,7 We were requested to provide commenES on this matter. supply * ,k-iiz.L,.*‘,“,” * J-7‘Y$ The Committee on Government Operations, House of Representa// ‘% tives now ...

Government Operations: Controls Exercised by the Rural Electrification Administration, Department of Agriculture, Over Its Borrowers

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B-176055 &$$I ,-e cl’\ Dear Senator Metcalf: /” p.. In accordance with your request of May 5, 1972, and as subsequently agreedupon with your office, we have obtained information on the.kc,ocot,~rols exercised by the Rural Electrifi\ cation /“(r Administration df”*Agric~uPture 9 over ,,,, l”,““.“.ll”l,l.,/.,,~“,~,,~“” ,, (REA)“; Department 1,,111111 ,.,, li”livll-l”i,.il,,~,*,,*l,,” n”,.l.~,l,i,,,i ...

Government Operations: Need for Information on Defaulted Leases Guaranteed by the Small Business Administration

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UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D C 20548 OFFICE GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION Dear Mr. Eachon, The General Accounting Office has examined into the Small Business Admlnlstratlon's (SBA) lease guarantee program which was established to assist small businesses to secure leases for prime Industrial, business or commercial space Under the enabling legislation, SBA 1s required to establish a ...

Transportation: Report on the Need To Strengthen Controls Over the Procurement and Use of Household Goods Containers

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- . s a, 0 0 0 a TJ 0 c UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LOGISTICS AND COMMUNlCATlONS DIVISION B-159390 Dear Mr. Secretary: is our report on the need to strengthen and use of household goods containers. controls over the This procurement l I In responding to our draft report, the Acting Assistant Secre tary of Defense (Installations and Logistics) cited actions taken ...

Financial Management: Examination of Disbursing Officer's Account, 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley

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Government Operations: Charges of Improper Practices Regarding Two Contracts Between the Office of Economic Opportunity and Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc.

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s Of Improper Practices ing Two Contracts Between The Office Of Economic Opportunity OOP, Allen And Hamilton, Inc. TX I All B175394 4 Office of Economic Opportumty BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMfTROLLER GENERAL WASHiMOl-Di-4 OF DC THE UMlTED STATES 20548 B-175394 Dear Senator Proxmire 9’ .u Pursuant to your request of February 24, 1972, we examlned charges of improper ...

Financial Management: Examination of Disbursing Transactions U.S.S. Allen M. Sumner

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UNITED STATES GENERAL REClOi’lAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BUILDING STREEl- OFFKE ZOOS WASHINGl-ON 234 STATE BOULEVARD DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48226 AUG 23 1972 Commanding Officer u.s.s, &.&N M. S-W FFO New York Dear Sir: (DD-692) &&of% d We have examined selected financial transactions in the accounta of the U.S.S. SUMNERfor the 12 months ended December 31, 1971. This work, a part of our continuing review of ...

National Defense: Review of Civilian Relocation Allowance Payments--Fort Sam Houston

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCCNJNTING OFFICE REGlONAL 8112 FEDERAL FIFTH AND OFFICE MAIN OFFICE BUlLDlNG STREE I-S CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202 Colonel Mitchel Goldenthal, Commander U. S, Army Garrison Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234 Dear Colonel Goldenthal. The General. Accounting Offlce has renewed all Army clvzllan relocation allowance payments made by the Finance and Accountrng Office, Fort Sam Houston, ...

National Defense: Survey of Civilian Pay--United States Air Force Headquarters Command

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093z95 WASHINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE FPl-H FLOOR 303 WE!Tl- BROAD STREET FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA 22046 Deputy Chief of Staff/Comptroller Headquarters Command, IJSAFQLC L0o'2 1100th Air Base Wing, DAD Bolling Air Force Base DL6Cq z---Washington, D.C. 20332 Dear Sir. AYG 2 3 1972 We have made a survey of controls over processing of automated civilian payrolls prepared by the 1139th Comptroller Services ...

Transportation: Utilization of Passenger-Carrying Vehicles at Dulles International Airport

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UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON FIFTH 803 WEST REGIONAL FLOOR BROAD STREE?’ OFFICE FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA 22046 August 23, 1972 Mr. R. Dan Mahaney Manager, Natxonal Capital Azrports Ranger 9, Washington NatIonal Airport Washington, D.C. 20001 Dear Mr. Mahaney: As you know, our office recently completed a survey of motor vehxcle operations at Dulles International Airport (Dulles), ...

Economic Development: Plans for Staging the 1976 Winter Olympic Games in Colorado

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REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSU.AR AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Plans For taging The 1976 Winter Olympic Games h Colorado B 735232 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WAsHIN+~oN, OF THE UNITED a c. 20548 STATES B- 135232 Dear Mr Chairman to your request staging the 1976 of April 28, winter Olympic 1972, this 1s our report games m Colorado on the In ...

Government Operations: Review of Selected Aspects of the Maritime Administration's Operating Differential Subsidy Program

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UNITED STATESGENE~SWLBCCQISIVTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION Dear Mr. Blackwell We have completed a review of selected aspects of the MarltIme Admlnlstratlon's Operating Dlfferentlal Subsidy (ODS) program. The review, which was conducted at Maritime headquarters In Washlngton, D.C., and Marltune's three reglonal offices located In New Orleans, Loulslana, San Francisco, ...

Financial Management: APO New York 09633, Audit of Accounts for the Period April 1 Through 30, 1972

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Financial Management: Accounts of Accountable Officers at U. S. Army Engineer District, Louisville

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National Defense: Inquiry Into the Air Force Decision To Close Its Anhydrous Hydrazine Manufacturing Plant at Saltville, Virginia

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~-176241 Dear Mr. Wampler: Enclosed is a summary of our inquiry into the A_11E_,,Eorce decision / to close its anhydrous hydrazine manufacturing plant at Saltville, virgi.iiTg-*-. - This report is in respon%Z-%?$"& r@ue&t dated June 8, is also being submitted today to 1972. The summary of our inquiry Senator William 33. Spong, Jr. --___1_1_-__ ._-" ___I_. LJL- _ Even though we found that the Air ...

Employment: Vocational Training Contracts Awarded to Engineering Drafting School, Inc., Denver, Colorado

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RELEASED Y Vocational Training Contracts Awarded To Engineering Drafting School, Inc., Denver, Colorado 8-169333 Bureau of Indian Affairs Department of the lntertor BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF DC THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-169333 Dear Senator Kennedy* This 1s our report on vocational trammg contracts awarded to Engineering Dr aftmg School, Inc , ...

Economic Development: Industrial Park Survey Economic Development Administration

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UNITED RATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, L GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION D C 20548 1 ' BESTDOCUMENTAVAIUBLE Aecount%ng Dear Mr. Bodesta: Tha Gonaral Offzce surveyed the Economic Developmornt AdatznSstration’s , (EDA) funded fndustrfal park projacts in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. We identified 46j sates r&at&me; to irtndustrfaP parks in the Commonwealth. We aLso surveyed two EDA econacbie ...

Housing: Review of the Harambee Hotel Project, Washington, D.C.

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Economic Develslpment Administration epartment of Cornmeace 6 ‘. . ifi! . COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED Q.C. ZOB48 STATES B-174121 $.r se. Dear Mr. Chairman: This is our report on the Harambee Hotel project, Washington, D.C. The hotel is to be constructed at Georgia Avenue and Bryant ! Street NW, The Economic Development Administration, Department $5,. of Commerce, has approved ...

Financial Management: Defense Contract Administration Services Region, Cleveland,1972 Ohio Audit of Accounts for the Period April 1 Through 30,

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0333Bz UNITED ST A I-ES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 7014 ~?ZXRAL OFFICE 1961 STOUT STREET DEPWER,COLORADO 80202 BUILDING, REGIONAL AUG 15 1972 Commander Defense Contract Adrmmstratlon Sernces Region, Cleveland 1240 East Ninth Street Cleveland, Ohlo 44199 Dear Sir i?e have made an exarmnatlon of the April 19'72 voucher account submitted by MaJor R. T. OtBrlen under Air Force dlsburslng symbol 5910. ...

National Defense: Investigation Into Statements Concerning Certain Activities of the Officer-in-Charge, Tri-Service Air Traffic Coordinating Office, Don Muang Air Base, Bangkok, Thailand

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WASHING-~-O B-175812 Dear Mr. (J4+---"" Mo/ss: As requested in your letter of April 18, 1972, we have investigated the statements made by Master Sergeant Joseph C. Sullivan concerning certain activities of Captain James C. -&eas."--~w.‘- ., Quigley,,Officer in Charge, Tri-Service-A?r‘Traffic Coordinating Office (ATCO), Don Muang Air Base, Bangkok, Thailand. ,‘k.. .L__ Master Sergeant Sullivan ...

Natural Resources: Administration of Regulations for Surface Exploration, Mining, and Reclamation of Public and Indian Coal Lands

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_. : _ _ - ’ ,-. -!.- -. COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. -WE UNITED 20548 STATES B-148623 Dear Mr. Chairman: This is our report on the administration of the regulations of the Department of the Interior ior surface exploration, mining, and reclamation of public and Indian coal lands, Our review was undertaken pursuant to the October 6, 1971, joint request from you and the ranking minority ...

Financial Management: Ellsworth AFB, Audit of Accounts for the Period April 1 Through 30, 1972

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Financial Management: Review of Selected Contracts Awarded to the John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.

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UNITED STATES-GENEI~AL ACCQIJNTING OFFICE REGIONAL 3086 FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING. OFFICE 909 FIRST AVENUE SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104 I BUG 8 1972 . - . .

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

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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 Federal ...

Financial Management: Examination of Financial Statements of the Accountability of the Treasurer of the United States, Fiscal Years 1970 and 1971

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REPORT i’0 THE CONGRESS Examination Of Financial Statements Of The Accountability Of The Treasurer Of The United States Fiscal Years 1970 And 19716m774802 Department of the Treasury BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTR-R GENERAL WASHINGTON OF DG THE UNITED STAT&S 20846 B-l 14802 To the Speaker President of the of the Senate and the House of Representatives This IS our report on ...

Education: Finances and Operations of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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\mwswww- s-e+..- ,.“$” “.- - mme by Ph dribwtion be released 0 cept ail PRe has a Seetioq PublUHfOM REPORT T COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS UNITED STATES SENATE RELEASED Finances And Operations Of The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts B-154459 Ro~@b5q SmIthsonIan lnstltutlon BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES CQMFTROLLER GENERAL WASHIPIGTOPI OF QC THE UNITED STATES 2Oti448 B- ...

Government Operations: Review of Negotiated Contracts Awarded to Honeywell Inc.

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL ROOM 403 U S CUSTOMHOUSE OFFICE 610 SOUTH CANAL STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60607 Major General J. C. Maxwell Commander, Armament Development and Test Center Eglin Air Force Base, Florida 32542 Dear General Maxwell: The General Accounting Office has examined into the pricing of two negotiated contrasts for the CBU-42/A Wide Area Anti-Personnel Mine ( ...

Education: Administration of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in the Michigan and Ohio State Departments of Education

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l UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC MANPOWER AND DIViSlON WELFARE 20548 AUG 3 1972 Dear Dr, Marland This letter 1s to advise you that we have completed a survey of the Federal assistance provided to Mlchlgan and Ohlo under title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, For fiscal years 1969 through 1972 both States received grants totaling about $4 mtlllon to ...

Financial Management: Air Force, APO San Francisco Audit of Accounts

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Financial Management: Ellington AFB, Audit of Accounts

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Financial Management: Review of Accounts of the Certifying Officers Employed in the Central Office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

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03 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFF’KX WASHINGTON, DC 20548 RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT’ ECONOMIC DIVISION AU6 3 1972 Dear Mr. Morley R+& We made a review to settle the accounts of the certifying offrcers employed ln the central ofI Ice of the Department of (HUD), Our review covered transacHousing and Urban tions certlfred durrng flsca year 1971. Our review was directed prlmarrly to evaluating ...

Government Operations: Indefinite-Quantity Requirements Contract for Plumbing Supplies

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B-175733 IL Dear Mr. / In response to your request received April 13, 1972, we investigated the statements made by’Mr. L. E. Bogan, Jr., of Bogan Supply Co., Inc., Pensacola, Florida, and by the Air Force :concerning the award by Eglin Air Force Base) Florida, T’37 supplies. The correspondence enclosed being returned with this letter. 0f an ~i~aiJ22~ant -_,-.-z-*i r equir..eme~S ..wxtr.a.& f 0r . ...

Government Operations: Survey of Management Controls Over Personal Property National Bureau of Standards

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jog3309 UNITEDSTATES GENERALMCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION AUG 2 1972 Dear Dr. Kushner Bureau of Standards' We have completed a survey of t-4,Q National The survey was performed management controls over personal prQperty. We do not intend at Bureau headquarters In Galthersburg, Maryland. further review at this time, however, we wish to bring to your attention ...

National Defense: Survey of the Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia To Determine Nature and Type of Activities Located at the Installation

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803 WEST BROAD STREET Fkirts CHURCH,VIF+GIIYIA 22046 Lt. General Robert P, Keller, Commanding General Marine Corps Development and Education Command Marine Corps Base Quant~co, Virginia 22134 Dear Gaeral Keller. During April to June 1972 we conducted a survey of the Marine Corps Base, Quantieo. The purpose of the survey was to decermzne the nature and types of activities located at the ...

Education: Need for Improved Coordination of Federally Assisted Student Aid Programs in Institutions of Higher Education

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T TO CONGRESS LM093447 lllil\lilll~iIlliilllilliiiMllIi Office of Education Department of Health, Education, and Welfare BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMF’TROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE UNITED 20548 STATES B-164031(1) To the Speaker President of the of the Senate and the House of Representatives This is our report on the need for improved coordination of federally ...

Government Operations: Management Controls Over Personal Property, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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P UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION A@ 1 9972 Dear Dr. White We have completed a survey of the NatLonal Oceanic and Atmospheric Admlnlstratlon's (NOAA) management controls over personal property. The survey was performed prlmarlly at NOAA's Property and Supply Branch m WashLngton, D C We do not plan further review at this time, however, we wish ...

Housing: Review of Certain Matters Relative to the Homeownership Program for Low-Income Families

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UNITEDSTATES GENERAL/&COUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 RESOURCE SAND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DIVISION AUG 1 1972 Dear Mr Watson The General Accounting Offlce 1s currently revlewlng the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program under which homeownershlp opportunltles are provided to low-Income families which 1s directed prlmarlly toward evaluating the effecOur review, tiveness of ...

Financial Management: Defense Contract Administration Services Region, St. Louis, Missouri, Audit of Accounts for the Period March 1 Through 31, 1972

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL 7014 FEDERAL BUILDING, OFFICE 1961 STOUT STREET DENVER, COLORADO 80202 July 31, 1972 Ccmmander Defense Contract Atilustratlon Semces Region, St. Lotus 1136 Washington Avenue St. Louls, M~ssourl 63101 Dear Sir: We have made an examxnatlon of the March, 1972 voucher account subrmtted by MaJor 3.P Barrow unaer Air Force tisbursmg symbol 5914. Our ...

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

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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, ...

National Defense: Review of the Pricing of Negotiated Defense Contracts

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UNITEB STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL ROOM 300 NORTH 7054 FEDERAL LOS ANGELES OFFICE BUILDING STREET Los ANGELES~CALIFORNIA 90012 Rear Atiral Stuart H. Smth CommandLngOfficer U* So Navy Avlatlon Supply Office 700 Robblns Avenue Pkladelptia, Pennsylvania lglll Dear Adrmral Smith: We have recently completed a survey of the prlclng of negotzated defense contracts at AiResearch ...

Government Operations: Review of the Manner and Rationale Used for Evaluating and Awarding the Contracts

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Employment: Investigation of the Amounts and Legality of Expenditures Made by the National Labor Relations Board for Matters Relating to the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO

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-.- B-.175638 Dear Mr. Steiger: (II, - Your letter of April 13, 1972, requested that we investigate the amounts and legality of expenditures made by the Na. .w-v tional Labor Relations Board for matters relating to the rem United Farm Workers Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO. Your letter expressed concern that the Board’s . use of funds to inveswe..-_. tigate the activities of the committee violated ...

Financial Management: Examination Into Criticisms of DOD Equipment Oil Analysis Program

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Energy: Study of National Fuel and Energy Policy

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RELE/iSED B-14 ,0579 Dear Mr. Chairman : jui 2 5 1972 lb r, ,” In your letter of November 8, 1971, you asked the Genera1 Accounting Office to assist.,the Senate Committee on Inte--““,%2 cl rior and Insular Affairs in its study of wonal--.y.ill-”..,. . fuel and /- energy policyJ! by obtaining information as to Federal funding an$+Fersonnel being committed to fueland energy-related acIn response to ...

National Defense: Escalation in the Department of the Navy's 30-Ship DD-963 Program

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED 2.0548 STATES D.C. IllllllllllllIllllllllllllll LM096491 B-i70269 Dear Mr. Aspin: -- In accordance with your request of April 17, 1972, and subsequent discussions with a member of your staff, we have examined. into-certain matters concerning -escalation in the , Department of the Navy’s 30-ship DD-963 program:, We have inquired into the methodology ...

Financial Management: Advisability of the Grants Awarded by the National Science Foundation

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R GEMEFWK WASHINGTON. OF THE UFdITED 20648 ST’AT8 D.C. B-157985 Dear Mr. Price: In your letter dated February 3, 1972, you noted that I the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded several grants qJH to educational institutions in Yugoslavia. Because of‘t%e U.S. balance-of-payments deficit and the demand for funds among educational institutions in the United States, you requested,that we examine ...

National Defense: Suggestion To Use Minol II as Explosive Fill in Air Force M117 (750 Pound) and MK82 (599 Pound) Bombs

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Dear Senator4 Proxmire : This is in reply to your letters of February 2 and May 10, 1972, concerning a suggestion made by Colonel Elmer F. Smith, USAF (Retired) to use Minol II.., _.as explps.iv-e. fi-1.1 in,..Xir Fo,rce ____I____.. L,.“..~---The questions you Ml17 (750 pound) and MK82 (500 pound) bombs. ..-1 zd concern economies available thr=c the use of Minol II; the suitability of this fill in ...

Government Operations: Examination Into the Fee Assessment Policies and Practices of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture

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RESOWRCES APID ECONOMIC DEVELOPWDENT DIVlSlOM B-163484 Dear Mr. Secretary: We have examined into the fee assessment policies and practices of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation / Service (ASCS) 9 Department of Agriculture, concerning its r& processing of price-support loans and storageY!alcility and Y-?% equipment loans authorized under programs of the Commodity Credit Corporation. We ...

Financial Management: Langley AFB, Audit of Accounts

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