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Date Aug. 7, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-128 Title

International Affairs: International Banking Facilities Have Improved the Competitive Position of Banks in the United States

Reports and Testimonies

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System International Banking Facilities Have Improved The Competitive Position Of Banks In The United States Econometric and other analyses show that the Federal Reserve Board’s ObJectWe m authorrzrng lnternatronal Banking Facrlmes was achieved. Therr establishment In December 1981 resulted m ...

Date Aug. 6, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-159 Title

Agriculture and Food: Department of Agriculture Is Using Improved Payment Procedures for Its 1984 Farm Programs

Reports and Testimonies

Report To The Honorable Berkley Bedell House Of Representatives Department Of Agriculture Is Using Improved Payment Procedures For Its 1984 Farm Programs Farmers partlclpatlng In the Department of Agrlculture’s price support programs receive payments for taking portlons of their cropland out of productlon These programs stabtllze farm commodity prices and farrn Incomes by controlllng productlon In ...

Date Aug. 3, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-122 Title

Government Operations: Contracting Out Under OMB Circular A-76 at Selected Army and Navy Activities in Virginia

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HC”;‘lj:“, jzLn t c, I ” ’ SITED STKW GENERAL A~~~UNTIW OX. 20548 OFFICE 12 q VW WASHINGTON, RELEASED NATIONAL INTCRNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAI 4 NO IVISION AUGUST B-214583 The Honorable Norman Sisisky House of Representatives Dear Mr. Sisisky: Contracting Out Under OMB Circular Selected Army and Navy Activities (GAO/NSXAD-84-122) I3 I I lllllIll IIi III 124888 3, 1984 Subject: A-76 at in Virginia In ...

Date Aug. 3, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-184 Title

Natural Resources: Information on Forest Service Below-Cost Timber Sales for National Forests in Colorado

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON. ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE RISOURCES COMMUNITV AN0 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-210983 AUGUST 3, 1984 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Gary Hart Senate Hart: llllllllllllll ll 124843 Information on Forest Service Below-Cost Sales for National Forests in Colorado (GAO/RCED-84-184) Timber In response to your letter of March 23, 1984, concerning ...

Date Aug. 3, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-170 Title

Environmental Protection: Assessment of the Adequacy of the EPA Indemnification Study Required by Section 25(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE D C 20548 UNITED STATES AUGUST 3. 1984 B-203051 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Subject: 124842 Assessment of the Adequacy of the Environmental Protection Agency's Indemnification Study Required by Section 25(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (GAO/RCED-84-170) Section 25(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act ...

Date Aug. 3, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-27 Title

Energy: Status of Bonneville Power Administration's Efforts To Improve Its Oversight of Three Nuclear Power Projects

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Comptroller General Status Of Bonneville Power Administration’s Efforts To Improve Its Oversight Of Three Nuclear Power Projects In the early 1970 5, the Department of Energy’s Bonneville Power Admlnlstratlon acquired all or part of the powergener,iting capC~biIity of three nuclear projects being constructed In the Paclflc Northwest by the WashIngton Public Power Supply System Under Its contracts ...

Date Aug. 2, 1984 Report No. 124834 Title

Information Management: Social Security Administration's Management of Its Data Communications Contracts With Paradyne Corporation

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENEKALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOK RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 1O:OO A.M. EDT THURSDAY,AUGUST2, 1984 STATEMENT OF WAKREN HEED G. DIRECTOR INFOKMATIONMANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISION BEFOKETHE SUBCOMMITTEE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECUHITY ON HOUSECOMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S MANAGEMENT ITS DATA COMMUNICATIONS OF CONTRACTS ...

Date Aug. 2, 1984 Report No. 124937 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Use and Effectiveness of the Research and Experimentation Tax Credit

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at lo:00 A.M. EDT Thursday, August 2, 1984 STATEMENT OF JOHNNY C. FINCH, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION . BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE 'USE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION TAX CREDIT Mr. ...

Date Aug. 2, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-97 Title

Government Operations: Army's Contracting of Activities at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base and the Tank-Automotive Command in Michigan

Reports and Testimonies

T-162 F!6Jnorable ‘ii:7lted States T:le iionorable ‘Jnlted States Carl M. Levln 1, Senate Dsjnald Senate W. Riegle I s I The Honorable David E. Bonior House of Representatives 'The Honorable Dennis M. Hertel House of Representatives Sublect: Army's Contracting Air National Guard Command in Michigan 124907 of Activities at the SelfrIdge Base and the Tank-Automotive (GAO/NSIAD-84-97) about Guard you ...

Date Aug. 2, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-147 Title

International Affairs: U.S. Export-Import Bank Support for Small Business Exports

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 NATIONAL lNlIlNAllONAL lCtUlllW AffAIRa AND DIVISION August B-215862 2, 1984 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Lloyd Senate Bentsen Ill llll~lll lllll 125066 Bentsen: U.S. Export-Import Business Exports Bank Support for (GAO/NSIAD-84-147) Small In your letter of September 26, 1983, you asked that we audit and evaluate ...

Date Aug. 2, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-17 Title

Energy: Legislative Changes Are Needed To Authorize Emergency Federal Coal Leasing

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY -l-HE Comptroller General OF -ME UNITEDSTATES Legislative Changes Are Needed To Authorize Emergency Federal Coal Leasing The Depcjrtment of the Interior has established leasing regulations to rnake federal coal exlstrny operators with an urgent need for It requires the Secretary of the lnterror to Issue leases, lncludlny emergency leases, on a tX3Sl5 emergency available to Existing law ...

Date Aug. 2, 1984 Report No. AFMD-84-49 Title

Information Management: The Federal Government Can Reduce Costs in the Development, Maintenance, and Operation of Civilian Payroll Systems

Reports and Testimonies

Report To Senator Frank R. Lautenberg The Federal Government Can Reduce Costs In The Development, Maintenance, And Operation Of Civilian Payroll Systems During fiscal year 1982, federal cIvIlIan pay was dtsbursed by 75 different payroll systems, with many agencies operating more than one system The operation of numerous payroll systems performing the same function results In unnecessary system ...

Date Aug. 2, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-157 Title

International Affairs: U.S. Objectives Generally Achieved at Broadcasting Satellite International Conference--Improvements Can Help in Future Conferences

Reports and Testimonies

I . Report To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Justice, State And The Judiciary, Senate Committee On Appropriations s- BY Tt--It U S GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE U.S. Objectives Generally Achieved At Broadcasting Satellite International Conference-Improvements Can Help In Future Conferences The Unlted States and 24 other nations met In Geneva, Swltlerland, during June and July 1983 to plan the ...

Date Aug. 1, 1984 Report No. 124792 Title

Budget and Spending: Recent Management Practices at FEMA

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UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 124792 STATEMENT OF JOHN LUKE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES, COMMUNITY,AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT ON OF THE COMMITTEEON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9:30 AM EDT AUGUST 1, 1984 RECENTMANAGEMENT PRACTICES AT THE ...

Date Aug. 1, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-148 Title

National Defense: Actions Taken on GAO Recommendations Concerning Civilian Agency Aircraft Management

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INWRNATIONAL SLCURITV AFFAIIIS AN0 DIVISION August 1, 1984 B-206232 The Honorable Byron L. Dorgan House of Representatives Dear Mr. Dorgan: Subject: 124830 Actions Taken on GAO Recommendations Concerning Civilian Agency Aircraft (GAO/NSIAD-84-148) Management In accordance with your letter of April 27, 1984, and subsequent ...

Date Aug. 1, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-43 Title

Energy: Further Actions Needed To Improve Emergency Preparedness Around Nuclear Powerplants

Reports and Testimonies

Further Actions Needed To Improve Emergency Preparedness Around Nuclear Powerplants S~rlct: ttI(b Three MIIC Island CiccIdent In 1979, state and locctil I!m~rgttnI:y l~larin~riy and preparedness around nuclear I)owt:rpllInts ticivt! Improved consIderably under the leaderst)Ip of ttje Ft~cferal Emergency Management Agency All 54 0pt:rotIny r~trcle;~r powerplant sites have state and local offsltt: t ...

Date July 31, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-83 Title

Financial Management: An Analysis of Proposed Formulas for the Home and Community Based Services Block Grant Program

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UNITED S~~~CENERALACCOUNT~NCOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20!!48 JULY 31, 1984 B-214417 The Honorable Henry Waxman, Chairman Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: An Analysis of Proposed Formulas for the Home and Community Based Services Block Grant Program (GAO/HRD-84-83) 124789 Subject3 This letter responds to a request ...

Date July 31, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-84 Title

Health: VA Justification for Construction of Nursing Home Care Facilities at Durham, NC, and Prescott, AZ

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RWURCU DIVISION JULY 31, 1984 B-211565 The Honorable Jake Garn Subcommittee on Chairman, HUD-Independent Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable Alan K. Simpson Committee on Veterans' Chairman, Affairs United States Senate Subject: I I 124788 VA Justification for Construction of Nursing Home Care ...

Date July 31, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-95 Title

Information Management: Observations on a General Services Administration Report on the National Archives and Records Service

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 OCNUAL OOVtRNMtNT DIVIBION B-215932 The Honorable Thomas N. Kindness Ranking Minority Member Government Information, Justice and Agriculture Subcommittee Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Kindness: Observations on a General Services Administration Report on the National Archives and Records Service ( ...

Date July 31, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-178 Title

Energy: Natural Gas Price Increases in Los Angeles

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- REPORi BVTK-dS. General Accounting Office Natural Gas Price Increases In Los Angeles /Vatural gas prrce Increases In recent years captured bongressronal and public attention. To determine hrhrch factors contributed to an average price increase bf 61 percent In the Los Angeles, California, area between April 1981 and April 1983, GAO obtained land analyzed mformatron from the drstrrbution com;pany ...

Date July 31, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-130 Title

International Affairs: Reductions in U.S. Costs To Station Forces in the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom Are Unlikely

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BY THE C@MPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Chairman Subcommittee On Defense, Senate Committee On Appropriations OF THEUNITEDSTATES Reductions In U.S. Costs To Station Forces In The Federal Republic Of Germany And The United Kingdom Are Unlikely Congress teas expressed a strong and contlnulng Interest In reducing the costs of statlonlng U S Forces In Europe through Increased cost sharrng by the ...

Date July 30, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-176 Title

Alcohol and Drug Use in the Railroad Industry: More Information and Better Detection Methods Are Needed

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING D C 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTON, Juiy 30, 1984 B-2i5500 111 II111 1111 Ill I I ,, 124791 I Ill I IIII IIll 111 II I 111 III The Honorable The Secretary Dear Elizabeth Hanford of Transportation Dole Madam Secretary: Subject: Alcohol and Druq Use in the More Information and Better Are Needed (GAO/RCED-84-176) Railroad Detection Industry-Methods the Federal Railroad ...

Date July 30, 1984 Report No. 124786 Title

Income Security: GAO's Views on the Report of the Congressional Panel on Social Security Organization

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United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 1:30 P.M, EDT JULY 30, 1984 STATEMENTOF RICHARD L. FOGEL, DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE SOCIAL SECURITY ON OF THE HOUSECOMMITTEEON WAYS AND MEANS TO II I 124786 PRESENTGAO'S VIEWS ON THE REPORTOF THE CONGRESSIONAL PANEL ON SOCIAL SECURITY ORGANIZATIONCONCERNING ESTABLISHMENT ...

Date July 30, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-180 Title

Energy: Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1--An Assessment of Production Alternatives

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To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Armed Servrces hwestigations Committee On Armed Services HOUSE Of Representatives .Report Naval Petr&xm Reserve No. 1 --An Assessment Of Production Alternatives Under extstrng legrslatron, every 3 years the Presrdent must decrde whether to shut-m or contmue productton of the Naval Petroleum Reserve No 1 {NPR-1) 011field at Elk Hills, Calrfornta The current ...

Date July 26, 1984 Report No. 124746 Title

Budget and Spending: H.R. 5247, the Congressional Budget Act Amendments of 1984

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO a.m. July 26, 1984 TESTIMONY OF HARRY S. HAVENS ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTOPERATIONS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON H.R. 5247, THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT AMENDMENTSOF 1984 Mr. ...

Date July 26, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-142 Title

International Affairs: Use of a Capital Saving Technology Approach in AID's Development Assistance Program

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BY THE U,S,GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Administrator Agency For International Development Use Of A Capital Saving Technology Approach In AID’s Development Assistance Program During the past decade, high unemployment and short supplles of capttal In developing countrtes created a need for labor lntenslve development methods and capital saving tools Recogntzlng this need, the Congress ...

Date July 26, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-101 Title

Energy: Private Mineral Rights Complicate the Management of Eastern Wilderness Areas

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. . I*/ I/ / liiY@d BY W-- CXIMPTROLLER GENERAL ’ Report To The Congress Private Mineral Rights Complicate The Management Of Eastern Wilderness Areas Since 1975, the Congress has expanded the Natlonal Wilderness Preservatron System to areas of eastern natlonal forest lands Many of these eastern lands contain slgnlflcant amounts of private mlneral rights, as a result, the Department of Agriculture’ ...

Date July 25, 1984 Report No. 124745 Title

Budget and Spending: Public Relations Costs

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UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELTVERY \ EXPECTEDAT 10:OO'A.M. WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1984 NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY ON OF THE COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS UNITED STATES HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON PUBLIC RELATIONS COSTS Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: I ...

Date July 24, 1984 Report No. B-211398 Title

Government Operations: [Comments on H.R. 2025]

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL O F THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON O C 20548 8-211398 -- July 24, 1984 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives m a r Nr. Chairman: c This responds to your request for comments on H.R. 2025, a bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1 9 7 4 to improve the congressional budget process, and for ...

Date July 24, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-104 Title

Natural Resources: Consolidating Federal Stream Forecasting Activities May Reduce Duplication of Resources and Effort

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY'THELJS. General Accounting Office Consolidating Federal Stream Forecasting Activities May Reduce Duplication Of Resources And Effort The Natlonal Weather Service and four agencies, lncludlng the Corps of Engineers, that operate federal water projects have Independent systems to rapldly collect Informatton on stream flow and preclpltatlon andforecasttheflow, volume, and height of a stream ...

Date July 23, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-143 Title

Energy: The Tennessee Valley Authority's Benefits and Cost for Rehabilitating the Ocoee No. 2 Hydroelectric Project

Reports and Testimonies

Report To The Honorable House Of Representatives Don Sundquist The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Benefits And Cost For Rehabilitating The Ocoee No. 2 Hydroelectric Project 1 t1c Tonn~!ssee Vnef i t/coc,t anal vsiq we would provide information of Ocoec No. 2, includon ‘:r’Vf’ra 1 ,l’;j”“‘E $ of TVA ’ r, rehabilitation i ncj t t~(k f”;t Im,lt rid cost- of the work and t-he recreational benefits frfbm ...

Date July 23, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-187 Title

Energy: Plans To Award Additional Financial Assistance to the Union Oil Company Oil Shale Program

Reports and Testimonies

. . )I Q%YI [!AL WV:;(11 Tl!i Nf II I w ACCOUNTING Clii-ICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Environment, Energy, And Natural Resources, Committee On Government Operations House Of Representatives Plans To Award Additional Financial Assistance To The Union Oil Company Oil Shale Program The U S Synthetic Fuels Corporation plans to provide up to $2 7 bIllIon In assistance to for phase II ...

Date July 23, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-76 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Justice's Processing of Mississippi's Proposed Voting Changes

Reports and Testimonies

Report To The Honorable Gillespie V. Montgomery Justice’s Processing of Mississippi’s Proposed Voting Changes GAO compared the time Justrce took to process proposed votrng changes from MISSISSIPPI and all other ]urrsdrctrons covered by section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended GAO determined whether Justice used form letters asking Identical questrons regardless of the type of voting ...

Date July 20, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-11 Title

Income Security: Railroad Retirement Board Disability Determinations

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RUOURC88 OIVl8ION JUL 20 I984 The Honorable Robert Gielow Chairman Railroad Retirement Board Dear M r. Gielow: Subject: Railroad Retirement Board Disability Daterminations (GAO/HRD-84-11) In April 1982, the then Chairwoman of the House Government on Manpower and Housing, Operations Committee, Subcommitfee being asked us to ...

Date July 20, 1984 Report No. AFMD-84-56 Title

Financial Management: Examination of the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Financial Statements for the Year Ended September 30, 1983

Reports and Testimonies

Report To The Congress Examination Of The U.S. Bureau Of Engraving And Printing’s Financial Statements For The Year Ended September 30, 1983 GAO ~:xamlnctl the f,nanctal statements of ttl6! Burrtau of Engraving dnd PI lntlng for the y&or candid Sq)tember 30, 1983 The examlrmt~on wcis made In accordance with genthrcllly ijc,c~:pt~~cl government audltlng standards III GAO’s oplnlon, the flnanclal ...

Date July 20, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-106 Title

Central American Refugees: Regional Conditions and Prospects and Potential Impact on the United States

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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress Of The United States Central American Refugees: Regional Conditions and Prospects and Potential Impact on the United States CIVII strife and deterloratlny economic condltlons In El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatt:mala have caused hundreds of thousands of rf!fuyees to seek asylum and asstst ;I n (* e I rI o t t 1e r C e n t r a I A m e r I c a n ...

Date July 20, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-140 Title

Financial Management: HUD's First-Year Implementation of the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act

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Report To The Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development HUD’s First-Year Implementation The Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act GAO rev~r:wt:d the processes used by 22 fedtarCII departments and agencies to Implement the Fttderal Managers’ Flnanclal Inteyrlty Act of 1982 Ttle act was Intended to Iielp reducr~ fraud, waste, and abuse across ttlr* spectrum of feder(3l yovernrnent operatlons by ...

Date July 19, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-165 Title

Transportation: Use of Cathodic Protection To Combat Corrosion of Bridge Decks

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON. ACCOUNTING D C 20548 OFFICE JULY 19, 1984 B-215618 The Honorable Don J. Pease House of Representatives Dear Mr. Pease: Subject: 124699 to Combat (GAO/RCED-84-165) Use of Cathodic Protection Corrosion of Bridge Decks At your request, we are providing you information on the protection of reinforced concrete bridge roadway surfaces (decks) and the Federal Highway ...

Date July 18, 1984 Report No. IMTEC-84-17 Title

Information Management: Status of the Statistical Community After Sustaining Budget Reductions

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STUDYBY l-HE STAFF -r’ It- US, OF I Ht ’ ’ n General Accounting Office Status Of The Statistical Community After Sustaining Budget Reductions GAO/IMTEC-84-17 JULY 18, 1984 Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and lnformatron Servrces Facrlity P.O. Box 6015 Garthersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone (202) 275-6241 The first five copies of ...

Date July 18, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-37 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Customs Service's Participation in Followup Investigations of Drug Smuggling Interdictions in South Florida

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a=Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Government Information, Justice, And Agriculture, Committee On Government Operations, House Of Representatives Customs Service’s Participation In Followup lrjlvestigations Of Drug Smuggling Interdictions In South Florida 0 e aspect of the South Florida Task Force which makes It u rque to other drug interdiction efforts throughout the co ntry is the U.S. ...

Date July 16, 1984 Report No. OGC-84-15 Title

Budget and Spending: The President's Eleventh Special Message for FY 1984

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE D C 20548 UNITED STATES H-213283 July 16, 1984 'I'0 the Speaker President (>f the of the House of Senate and the Representatives On June 20, 1984, the President's eleventh special messaye for fiscal year 1984 was submItted to the Congress pllrsuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The special mpssaqe proposes three new deferrals totallinq $1,850,000 and ...

Date July 16, 1984 Report No. IMTEC-84-16 Title

Information Management: Navy Did Not Adhere to Procurement Regulations in Acquiring a Computer for Its Ships Parts Control Center

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL THEUNITED OF STATES WAWlINOTON4l.C. 20648 JULY 18, 1984 v B-214511' The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Navy Did Not Adhere to Procurement Regulations In Acquiring a Computer for Its Ships Parts Control Center i(GAO/IMTEC-84-16) (see encl. II), you asked In your September 15, 1983, letter ...

Date July 16, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-117 Title

The International Agreement on Government Procurement: An Assessment of Its Commercial Value and U.S. Government Implementation

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THEUS. General Accounting Office The International Agreement On Government Procurement: An Assessment Of Its Commercial Value And U.S. Government Implementation The Government Procurement Agreement, although an Important policy step toward less restrlctlve trade, has not had the commercial Impact orlgmally antlclpated The slgnatorles opened a far smaller value of procurements to foreign ...

Date July 13, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-90 Title

Government Operations: Description of Selected Systems for Classifying Federal Civilian Positions and Personnel

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General Accounting Office Description Of Selected Systems For Classifying Federal Civilian Positions And Personnel Federal classlflcatlon systems are used to determlne the value or worth of either posItIons or persons This report describes the classlflcatlon systems used for four pay schedules that when considered together, apply to about 85 percent of federal cIvIlIan employees The systems for ...

Date July 13, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-169 Title

Agriculture and Food: The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation's Efforts To Provide Monthly Reports to the Senate Committee on Appropriations

Reports and Testimonies

REPORT THEU.S. BY General Accounting Office The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation’s Efforts To Provide Monthly Reports To The Senate Committee On Appropriations The Department of Agrrculture’s Federal Crop Insurance Corporatron (FCIC) IS responstble for developing an Insurance program to help protect farmers against frnanclal ruin brought about by natural disaster In 1982 the Senate Committee on ...

Date July 13, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-182 Title

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

Reports and Testimonies

General Accounting Office Status Of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Activities As Of June 30, 1984 The Department of Energy reported that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve contalned about 41 3 7 mllllon barrels of 011 on June 30, 1984 During the third quarter of fiscal year 1984, about 21 9 mIllIon barrels of 011 were added for a fllI rate of about 241 ,000 barrels per day This report tf~scusses the ...

Date July 13, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-141 Title

Financial Management: Transportation's First-Year Implementation of the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act

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BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Transportation Transportation’s First-Year Implementation Of The Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act GAO revrewed the processes used by 22 federal agencres to Implement the Federal Managers’ Frnancral lntegrrty Act of 1982 The act was Intended to help reduce fraud, waste, and abuse across the spectrum of ~ federal government ...

Date July 13, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-86 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Opportunities for Immigration and Naturalization Service To Improve Cost Recovery and Debt Collection Practices

Reports and Testimonies

BY THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Attorney General Opportunities For Immigration And Naturalization Service To Improve Cost Recovery and Debt Collection Practices DGrlng fiscal year 1983, to recover costs for s&vices It provides, the lmmlgratlon and N$turallzatlon Service Increased many of tve fees It charges aliens applying for In+mlgratlon benefits These revisions will lnbrease ...

Date July 12, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-67 Title

Health: Payment Rates for Ambulatory Surgery Centers Are Higher Than Intended by HCFA

Reports and Testimonies

I ‘I 8 . I 1. 1.1. . . b&U11 IllaL VA 1 IL,r WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RmURCES DIVISION July ~2, 198-a Carolyne K. Davis, Ph.D., Administrator Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services Dear Dr. Davis: II I’ I II III’ I II i IIlIll’i 1 MlllRl II lllll l 125078 J Subject: Payment Rates For Ambulatory Surgery Centers Are Higher Than Intended By The Health Care ...

Date July 12, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-61 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Justice Needs Better Controls Over Payment of Witness Fees

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’ BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Attorney General Justice Needs Better Controls Over Payment Of Witness Fees GAO reviewed how three U.S attorney’s offices and three U.S Marshals Servrce offrces manage the use of and payments to fact wrtnesses and to experts who testify at trrals and/or are used In nontrral actrvmes GAD found that controls over the payment of government funds to ...