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Date Nov. 19, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-23 Title

National Defense: Navy Materiel in Suspended, Not Ready for Issue, Condition Needs More Management Attention

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND DlVlllON NOVEMBER 1984 19, B-216913 The Honorable The Secretary John F. Lehman of the Navy Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Navy Material In Suspended, Not Ready for Needs More Management Issue, Condition Attention (GAO/NSIAD-85-23) Our review of the Navy's management of material in suspended, ...

Date Nov. 16, 1984 Report No. RCED-85-29 Title

Housing: Improving the Process for Allocating Loan Management Set-Aside Funds to Multifamily Housing Projects

Reports and Testimonies

Report To The Honorable United States Senate Donald W. Riegle, Jr. Improving The Process For Allocating Loan ~Management Set-Aside Funds To Multifamily Housing Projects 125689 GAO/RCED-85-29 NOVEMBER 16, 1984 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) ...

Date Nov. 15, 1984 Report No. RCED-85-19 Title

Agriculture and Food: U.S. Sweetener/Sugar Issues and Concerns

Reports and Testimonies

Report To The Congress US. Sweetener/Sugar Issues And Concerns Ttrt? U.S. sugar price~.support program affects how much of the sugar the United States uses is produced domestically and how much is imported, the price of the sugar, and the percentages of the program costs borne directly by U.S. sugar consumers and by the U.S. Treasury. The current program will be reconsidered in 1985. I This report ...

Date Nov. 13, 1984 Report No. PEMD-85-1 Title

High-Quality Senior Marine Corps Officers: How Many Stay Beyond 20 Years of Service?

Reports and Testimonies

Report To The Secretary Of The Navy High-Quality Senior Marine Corps Officers: ! How Many Stay Beyond 20 Years Of Service? Are the best-qualified senior officers stayin? in the armed services to become the mrlitary managers of the future? Or are they electing to retire under the 20-year voluntary retirement provision before they get to that stage in their careers? GAO provides empirical data that ...

Date Nov. 9, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-24 Title

International Affairs: European Use of Import Restrictions To Protect Domestic Auto Industries

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL BECURITV AFFAIIIS AND DIVI8ION B-217017 NOV0 9 1984 125618 The Honorable Robert Watkins Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Automotive Affairs and Consumer Goods Dear Mr. Watkins: Subject: European Use of Import Restrictions Protect Domestic Auto Industries (GAO/NSIAD-85-24) To There is continuing in ...

Date Nov. 9, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-10 Title

National Defense: Opportunities To Improve the DOD Personal Property Shipping Program

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACcOUNTlNG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATION&l $NTLRNAYIPNAL BLCUR~ AFF&lffS ML) OWlSION NOVEMBER 9, 1984 B214536 The Honorable Caspar Secretary of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: W. Weinberger Opportunities to Improve the DOD Personal Shipping Program (GAO/NSIAD-85-10) Property Each year the Department of Defense (DOD) spends over a billion dollars to move the ...

Date Nov. 9, 1984 Report No. GGD-85-3 Title

Government Operations: GAO's Third Biennial Report on the Transfer of Excess and Surplus Federal Personal Property to Nonfederal Organizations

Reports and Testimonies

Report To The Congress GAO’s Third Biennial Report On The Transfer Of Excess And Surplus Federal Personal Property To Nonfederal Organizations Public Law 94-519, effective in 1977, established, under the direction of GSA, a single system to distribute excess and surplus federal personal property to eligible nonfederal organizations. Property is “excess” when it is not needed by the possessing ...

Date Nov. 9, 1984 Report No. RCED-85-28 Title

Transportation: Department of Transportation's Motor Vehicle Defect-Testing Procedures Were Reasonable--Public Announcements of Potential Safety Defects Could Be Improved

Reports and Testimonies

RWTWWYSD Net ta be released eutdde R)rr w-Aceaurthg am except on the buds et BQ-C&& a: by the otllei al Congreulon8l Rel&~ _ piby - Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations Committee On Energy And Commerce House of Representatives % THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES Department Of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Defect-Testing Procedures Were ReasonablePublic ...

Date Nov. 7, 1984 Report No. GGD-85-7 Title

Government Operations: Justice Department's Use of Leased Office Space in the Washington, D.C. Area

Reports and Testimonies

BY THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFlCi Report To The Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee On Separation Of Powers Committee On The Judiciary United States Senate I Justice Department’s Use Of Leased Space In The Washington, D.C., Area GAO developed information on the amount and cost of GSA leased space Justice is occupying in the Washington, D.C., area. Specifically, this report deals with --the ...

Date Nov. 6, 1984 Report No. OGC-85-1 Title

Budget and Spending: President's Fourteenth Special Message for Fiscal Year 1984

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE UNITED D.C. 20648 STATES B-213283 B-216664 November 6, 1984 -To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives On October 1, 1984, the President's fourteenth special message for fiscal year 1984 and the first special message for fiscal year 1985 were submitted to the Congress pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The ...

Date Nov. 6, 1984 Report No. HRD-85-17 Title

Health: Review of the U.S. Army's Use of Volunteers in Research Experiments

Reports and Testimonies

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RLIOUDIVISION NOVEMBER 6, 1984 B-216922 The Honorable Thomas J. Downey House of Representatives Dear Mr. DOwney: Review of the U.S. Army's Use of Volunteers in Research Experiments (GAO/HRD-85-17) Subject: This is in response to your February 1984 request that we review the use of servicemen in U.S. Army research experiments. You ...

Date Nov. 6, 1984 Report No. HRD-85-6 Title

Income Security: Assessment of How the Department of Labor's Solicitor's Office Handles Pension and Welfare Benefit Cases

Reports and Testimonies

I tW ‘Ii-4 US. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Committee Labor and Human Resources United States Senate Assessment Of How The Department Solicitor’s Off ice Handles Pension and Welfare Benefit Cases Ttrt: Employee Retirement Income Security Act was passed to protect employee pension and welfare benefit plans’ funds and assets against mismanagement and misuse. Ttlc: Department of ...

Date Nov. 6, 1984 Report No. RCED-85-16 Title

Natural Resources: Forest Service's Program To Identify Unneeded Land for Potential Sale Is Stalled

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THEU.S. General Accounting Office Forest Service’s Program To Identify Unneeded Land For Potential Sale Is Stalled In March 1983 the Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service identified about 6 million acres of its 191 million acresfor furtherstudytodetermine if theland was needed or could be made available for sale. The Service was responding to the President’s February 1982 Executive ...

Date Nov. 5, 1984 Report No. RCED-85-35 Title

Natural Resources: Adequacy of Geologic Data for Proposed Coal Lease Tracts in Central Utah and Western Colorado

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 November 5, 1984 The Honorable James H. Weaver Chairman, Subcommittee on Mininq, Forest Manaqoment., and Ronneville Power Administration Committee on Tnterior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: 125626 Adequacy of Geologic Data for Proposed Coal Tracts in Central Utah and Western Colorado' (GAO/RCED ...

Date Nov. 5, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-19 Title

International Affairs: Financial Management Problems in Developing Countries Reduce the Impact of Assistance

Reports and Testimonies

Report To The Administrator Agency For International Development Financial Management Problems In Developing Countries Reduce The Impact Of Assistance The major bilateral and multrlateral development assistance agencies provrde btlllons of dollars annually to help developing countrres Improve their economic conditions However, the lack of personnel trained in bastcaccountlng and related financial ...

Date Nov. 5, 1984 Report No. GGD-85-17 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Regional Information Sharing Systems

Reports and Testimonies

Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Commerce, Justice, State, And The Judiciary Committee On Appropriations United States Senate Regional Information T/jr! Ht!gional Information Sharing Systems arc: rncrltisti.ite organizatrons funded by the Dlt:p;9rtrrlt:nt of Justice tu encourage the r:j)ordrr\;3tron of criminal investigations ac(‘oss polrtic;rt jurrsdictions. Seven projects ~)/ovrtlt! ix c: ...

Date Nov. 5, 1984 Report No. GGD-85-8 Title

Net Worth Certificate Assistance Programs: Their Design, Major Differences, and Early Implementation

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By THECOMPTROL..LER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Net Worth Certificate Assistance Programs: Their Design, Major Differences, And Early Implementation The Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 authorized capital assistance programs to savings and loan ass~ociations and savings banks--commonly called thrifts. Thqse programs are intended to increase the net worth of ...

Date Nov. 5, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-6 Title

Planning for Navy Shore Facilities: Improvements Possible

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; Report To The Secretary Of Defense Planning For Navy Shore Facilities: Improvements Possible GAC) rc?vlt:wtxf use of the Navy’s F;br:illtlt?s Planning System at selected tir:s and found that Shore activi- ttrt? cril~!ri;r used for sizing certain faciltties could result in inaccurately simtl facilitres, the Navy was not obtaining waivers for cc)nstructing family services centers in excess of DOD ...

Date Nov. 2, 1984 Report No. RCED-85-14 Title

Transportation: Greater Use of Value Engineering Has the Potential To Save the Department of Transportation Millions in Construction Costs

Reports and Testimonies

Report To The Secretary Of Transportation Greater Use Of Value Engineering Has The Potential To Save The Department Of Transportation Millions In Construction Costs Value englneoring is a scientific method of analyzing a product or service so that its function can be provrtled at the lowest possible overall cost. When r~ppl~t?cl to Departrnent of Transportation federal-aid corlstruction programs, ...

Date Nov. 1, 1984 Report No. 126564 Title

Special Publications: Unpublished Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States, Vol. I, No. 2

Reports and Testimonies

t t h UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE CHARLES A. BOWSHER Comptroller General of the United States VACANT Deputy Comptroller General of the United States HARRY R. VAN CLEVE General Counsel VOLUME 1 flu. 2 Jlovember 1984 Contents Page Table of Decisions r Digests: Genera Z Government Mutters : Appropriations and Miscellaneous A- 1 B- I Personne 7, Law: Personnel Lau: Civilian Personne l ...

Date Oct. 31, 1984 Report No. 125516 Title

Financial Management: Selection Process for Loans for Section 202 Housing for the Elderly and Handicapped

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United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 11:30 A.M. OCTOBER31, 1984 STATEMENT OF JOHN H. LUKE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HOUSINGAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS U.S. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE HOUSINGAND CONSUMER ON INTERESTS SELECT COMMITTEE ON AGING U.S. HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON SELECTION PROCESS FOR LOANS FOR SECTION 202 ...

Date Oct. 30, 1984 Report No. IMTEC-85-2 Title

Financial Management: Allegations of Contract Buy-In and Substantial Cost Increases in the Navy's Standard Automated Financial System

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Report To The Secretary Of The Navy Allegations Of Contract Buy--in And Substantial Cost Increases In The Navy’s Standard Automated Financial System Senator William Proxmire asked GAO to reviewthe validity of allegations made to him regarding the Navy’s Standard Automated Financial System, currently under development. GAO did not find sufficient evidence to support the first allegation--that the ...

Date Oct. 30, 1984 Report No. HRD-85-3 Title

Income Security: Child Support Collection Efforts for Non-AFDC Families

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BY THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Honorable Mario Biaggi House Of Representatives Child Support Collection For Non-AFDC Families Efforts The Child Support Enforcement Program was created in 1975 to help collect child support from absent parents, and thus reduce welfare costs. The program requires states to provide child support services to any individual who applies, not just ...

Date Oct. 30, 1984 Report No. HRD-85-5 Title

U.S. Child Support: Needed Efforts Underway To Increase Collections From Absent Parents

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REDI W THEUS. General Accounting Office U.S. Child Support: Needed Efforts Underway To increase Collections From Absent Parents The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) ChW Support Enforcement Program was created in f 975 to hefp coI&ct rtqlQort from absent parents. The program is overseen by HHS’ Office of Child Sylgoct Enforcement and operated through state gnd local ageW8s. --there ...

Date Oct. 30, 1984 Report No. RCED-85-10 Title

Natural Resources: Interior's Report on OCS Shut-In and Flaring Wells Is Unnecessary

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE 20548 UNITED STATES WASHINGTON,D.C. B-202428 October 30, 1984 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Subject: Interior's Report on OCS Shut-In Is Unnecessary (GAO/RCED-85-10) and Flaring Wells This is our sixth annual report to the Congress evaluating the methodology the Secretary of the Interior used in allowing offshore oil and ...

Date Oct. 30, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-3 Title

National Defense: Reporting on Chemical Testing of the Bigeye Binary Chemical Bomb

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND DIVISION B-215969 The Honorable Ed Bethune Ilouse of Representatives Subject: Reporting on Chemical Testing Binary Chemical Bomb (GAO/NSIAD-85-3) of the Bigeye 125707 Dear Mr. Bethune: In your letters of October 4, 17, and 20, 1983, you requested information on whether the Department of ...

Date Oct. 29, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-20 Title

National Defense: Ambiguous Federal Acquisition Regulation Criteria on Defense Contractors' Public Relations Costs

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UNfTEDSTATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND DIVISION B-216239 OCTOBER 29, 1984 The Honorable The Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Ambiguous Federal Acquisition Regulation Criteria on Defense Contractors' Public Relations Costs (GAO/NSIAD-85-20) ' On July 25, 1984, we testified before the Subcommittee ...

Date Oct. 26, 1984 Report No. GGD-85-6 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Competitive and Noncompetitive Grant Awards Made by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Reports and Testimonies

Report To The Honorable United States Senate Max Baucus Competitive And Noncompetitive I Made By The Office Of Juvenile : Delinquency Prevention Grant Awards Justice And 125656 GAO/GGD-85-6 OCTOBER 26, 1984 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) ...

Date Oct. 26, 1984 Report No. HRD-85-19 Title

Income Security: Adjudication of Black Lung Claims by Labor's Office of Administrative Law Judges and Benefits Review Board

Reports and Testimonies

Request for copies of GAD 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 The first five copies of individual reports are free of charge. Additional copies of bound Additional audit reports are $3.25 each. copies of unbound report (i.e., letter reports) and most other ...

Date Oct. 26, 1984 Report No. HRD-85-11 Title

Informal Settlement of OSHA Citations: Comments on the Legal Basis and Other Selected Issues

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q BY ‘l’t-II!US. GENERAL ACICOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman Subcommittee On Manpower And Housing Committee On Government Operations House Of Representatives Informal Settlement Of OSHA Citations: Comments On The Legal Basis And Other Selected Issues The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), within the Department of Labor, inspects workplaces and issues citations to employers ...

Date Oct. 25, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-9 Title

National Defense: Analysis of DOD's Fiscal Year 1985 Multiyear Procurement Candidates

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/arusQ REPORTBY THEUS General Accounting Office Analysis Of DOD’s Fiscal Year 1985 Multiyear Procurement Candidates Public Law 97-86 established criteria which must be met by DOD multiyear contract candidates. The criteria are that the multiy:ear contracts will benefit the government by saving money and improving contractors’ droductivity, and that the estimated contract c~ost and savings be ...

Date Oct. 25, 1984 Report No. HRD-85-8 Title

Income Security: A Comprehensive Approach Needed for Further Productivity Improvements in the Unemployment Insurance Program

Reports and Testimonies

Report To The Secretary Of Labor A Comprehensive Approach Needed For Further Productivity Improvements In The Unemployment Insurance Program 125451 GAO/HRD-85-8 OCTOBER 25, 1984 I Request for copies of GAD reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersbuq, Md. 70760 Telephone (202) 275-6241 1 The first five ...

Date Oct. 25, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-7 Title

National Defense: Excessive Air Force Inventories Result From Duplicative Spare Parts Requirements

Reports and Testimonies

W ‘“I US. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Iii... Report To The Secretary Of The Air Force Excessive Air Force Inventories Result From Duplicative Spare Parts Requirements / Ttw Air Force rnanayes, buys, and stocks I spare parts at five logistics centers/depots : to support Air Force weapons systems. The : five logistrcs centers manage consumable I parts valued at over $3 billion. Each depot ~ also ...

Date Oct. 24, 1984 Report No. AFMD-85-8 Title

Financial Management: Examination of the U.S. Senate Restaurants Revolving Fund's Financial Statements for the Fiscal Years Ended October 8, 1983, and September 25, 1982

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 2oM8 B-114871 OCTOBER 24, 1984 The Honorable Architect of George M. White the Capitol II llllll1 1111 125442 Dear Mr. White: Subject: Examination of the United States Senate Restaurants Revolving Fund's Financial Statements for the Fiscal Years Ended October 8, 1983, and September 25, 1982 (GAO/AFMD-85-8) our examination of the Fund's ...

Date Oct. 24, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-21 Title

International Affairs: Overpayment of Transportation Costs for Public Law 480 Commodities

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- NATIONAL SCCURIW AND INTCNNATIONAL AWAllS OlVltlON OCT 2 . 4 ml B-199688 Richard A. Smith, Administrator Foreign Agricultural Service Department of Agriculture Mr. Dear Mr. Smith: Overpayment of Transportation Costs for Public Law 480 Commodities (GAO/NSIAD-8 5-2 1) Subject: During our current study of costs for transporting #ublic we identified an error by the Law 480; Title I commodities, ...

Date Oct. 24, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-4 Title

National Defense: Implementation of the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act

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BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Military Personnel And Compensation, Committee On Armed Services, House Of Representatives Implementation Of The Uniformed Former Spouses’ Protection Act Responding to a Supreme Court decision that military retired pay could not be divided as marital community property in divorce cases, the Congress authorized the services ...

Date Oct. 23, 1984 Report No. AFMD-85-7 Title

Financial Management: Examination of the Senate Recording and Photographic Studios Revolving Fund's Financial Statements for FY's Ended March 31, 1984 and 1983

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COM~OLLER GENERAL TkiE:UNITJZD OP STATES WASHINGTON CM. 20848 B-199745 The Honorable Larry E. Smith Sergeant at Arms United States Senate Dear Mr. Smith: Subject: .' OCTOBER23, 1984 Examination of the Senate Recording and Photographic Studios Revolving Fund"s Financial. Statements for the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 1984 and 1983 (GAO/AFMD-85-7) Pursuant to your February 24, 1984, request, we ...

Date Oct. 23, 1984 Report No. HRD-85-2 Title

Health: No Need for Congress To Reverse 1981 Decision To Deny U.S. Merchant Seamen a Government-Financed Health Care Program

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OCTOBER 23, 1984 B-2.14194 The Honorable United States Daniel Senate K. Inouye The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo on Defense Chairman, Subcommittee Committee on Appropriations Ilousc of Representatives Subject: No Need for the Congress to Reverse 1981 Decision to Deny U.S. Merchant Seamen a GovernmentFinanced Health Care Program (GAO/HRD- ...

Date Oct. 23, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-12 Title

National Defense: Results of GAO's Review of DOD's Fiscal Year 1985 Ammunition Procurement and Production Base Programs

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General Accounting Office Results Of GAO’s Review Of DOD’s Fiscal Year 1985 Ammunition Procurement And Production Base Programs Ttrt: Presrdent’s fiscal year 1985 Defense t)rrr&et rlt!qucst included $4.9 billion for ,111’~~111111711i(lrl items and $302.2 million for ~t?rltWrlc:lny iimmunltion production facilities. !At ttjt! rtxtuest of the Subcommittees on khftiknsr:: of tht: Mouse and Senate ...

Date Oct. 22, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-11 Title

National Defense: Better Use of Available Data Would Improve Mobilization Planning for Inductees

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Report To The Secretary Of Defense Better Use Of Available Data Would Improve Mobilization Planning For Inductees ‘The Department of Defense (DOD) will rely on tttt: Selective Service System to deliver inductees after a full mobilization. Since 1974, it has changed its delivery schedules several times based on such factors as the System’s delivery capability, the capacity of ttle services’ ...

Date Oct. 22, 1984 Report No. RCED-85-15 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Outlook for Expanding the Federal Research in Progress System

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 OFFICE RELEASED B-215212 (8,I * ;,-,, ,,, s,, OCTOBER 22, 1984 8, The Honorable Lloyd Bentsen Subcommittee on vice Chairman, Economic Goals and Intergovernmental Policy Joint Economic Committee Congress of the United States Dear Mr. Chairman: Outlook Progress ,, ".',, ,(;,, ss', 'I ( al' ,.(, ;, "_".,1 II III lllllllll 125654 Research in ...

Date Oct. 19, 1984 Report No. 125399 Title

Special Publications: [The Congress and Evaluation]

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The Congress and Evaluation Prepared for Delivery by Harry S . Havens * Assistant Comptroller General of the United States at the Sixth Annual Research Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management New Orleans, Louisiana October 19, 1984 INTRODUCTION Congress is a collegial, deliberative, decisionmaking body. Evaluation is a function, one of whose principal values lies in ...

Date Oct. 19, 1984 Report No. RCED-85-42 Title

Energy: Status of DOE Implementation of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 as of September 30, 1984

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General Accounting Office Status Of The Department Of Energy’s Implementation Of The Nuclear Waste Policy Act Of 1982 As Of September 30, 1984 1984, the Senate Committee on and Natural Resources requested trat GAO report quarterly on the status of OE’s pruyress in implementing the Nuclear aste Policy Act of 1982. This first report covers program activities that occurred from July through September ...

Date Oct. 17, 1984 Report No. GGD-85-2 Title

Government Operations: Issues Concerning Implementation of a Revised Process for Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACC0UNTING OFFICE WASHING+ON, D.C. 20548 ODNtRAL OOV~RNMtNl’ DIVISION 17 OCTI984 B-146285 The Honorable David Off ice of Director, and Budget Dear Mr. S tockman: A. Stockman Management Subject: Issues Concerning Implementation Process for Intergovernmental Programs (GAO/GGD-85-2) of a Revised Review of Federal This report presents the results of our survey of the early ...

Date Oct. 16, 1984 Report No. GGD-85-5 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Observations on Overtime, Sunday, and Holiday Compensation for the U.S. Customs Service, Immigration and Naturalization Service, and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Inspectors

Reports and Testimonies

(l!Seneral Accountin Qbservations On Overtime, Sunday, And Holiday Compensation For The U.S. Customs Service, Immigration And Naturalization Service, And The Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service l,nspectors GAO/GGD-85-5 OCTOBER 16, 1984 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 ...

Date Oct. 16, 1984 Report No. GGD-85-4 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Observations on the FBI's Interstate Identification Index

Reports and Testimonies

Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Civil And Constitutional Rights Committee On The Judiciary House Of Representatives Observations On The FBI’s Interstate Identification Index , 125400 GAOIGGD-85-4 OCTOBER 16. 1964 Request for rmpies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.0. Box 6015 Gaithersbury, Md. 20760 ...

Date Oct. 15, 1984 Report No. RCED-85-40 Title

Energy: Status of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Activities as of September 30, 1984

Reports and Testimonies

General Accounting Office Status Of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Activities As Of September 30, 1984 Th# Dt:p;rrtrrrent of Energy reported that 70.h rnilllon barrels of oil were delivered to tt~c: iStr;ltc!ylc Petroleum Reserve during fisI;:II $~;tir 1984, for an average annual fill rate of 192,000 barrels per day. As of Sepher 30, 1984, the Reserve contained .I million barrels. Th~b rf:ptrrt ...

Date Oct. 12, 1984 Report No. AFMD-85-9 Title

Financial Management: Progress in Improving Program and Budget Information for Congressional Use

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL THEUNITED OF STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20648 OCTOBER 12, 1984 B-200111 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Subject: IllIll I #II 125339 Progress in Improving Program and Budget Information for Congressional Use (GAO/AFMD-85-9) This report is submitted to the Congress in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 1113(e)(2), formerly the Congressional ...

Date Oct. 12, 1984 Report No. AFMD-85-5 Title

Financial Management: Survey of Actions To Correct Problems With the Navy's Military Pay System

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. ZOS48 OCTOBER 12, 1984 B-199833 The Honorable John P.,Lehman, Secretary of the Navy Dear Mr. Secretary: Jr. 125340 Subject: Survey of Actions to Correct Problems with' the Navy’s Military Pay System (GAO/AFMD-85-051 , We have completed a survey of the actions the Navy has taken or planned to correct the long-standing, serious problems being ...

Date Oct. 12, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-1 Title

National Defense: Compensation by 12 Aerospace Contractors

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‘6 *3 ‘3 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee Legislation And National Security Committee On Government Operations House Of Representatives On OF THEIJIVTEDSTATES Compensation Contractors By 12 Aerospace GAO made a comparative analysis of the pay and benefits 6t 12 of the nation’s large aerospace contractors. The i:untractors, on the average, paid executives and clerical ...