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Date March 21, 1984 Report No. 123697 Title

Health: The Effects of Changes in Provider Ownership on Capital Costs

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Wednesday, March 21, 1984 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON THE EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN PROVIDER OWNERSHIP ON CAPITAL COSTS Mr. Chairman today ...

Date March 21, 1984 Report No. 123696 Title

National Defense: Profits on Defense Contracts

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UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT lo:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY, MARCH21, 1984 STATEMENT OF CHARLESA. BOWSHER,COMPTROLLER GENERAL BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE GENERALOVERSIGHTAND RENEGOTIATION ON OF THE COMMITTEEON BANKING, FINANCE, AND URBANAFFAIRS UNITED STATES HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON PROFITS ON DEFENSECONTRACTS 123696 Mr. Chairman and Members of ...

Date March 20, 1984 Report No. 123681 Title

Financial Management: H.R. 4821, the Single Audit Act of 1984

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U.S, GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTED lo:00 A.M. AT TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1984 CHARLES A. STATEMENT OF BOWSHER,COMPTROLLER GENERAL BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY ON HOUSECOMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON HOUSEBILL i3.R. 4821 THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT OF 1984 ' Mr. Chairman, we welcome this opportunity to appear before Audit you to ...

Date March 20, 1984 Report No. 123666 Title

Income Security: Premium Requirements of the Single Employer Pension Plan Insurance Program

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UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:O'O AM EST March 20, 1984 STATEMENT OF FRANKLIN A. CURTIS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION REFORETHE HOUSECOMMITTEE WAYSAND MEANS ON SURCOMMITTEE OVERSIGHT ON ON THE PREMIUMREQUIREMENTS THE OF SINGLE EMPLOYER PENSION PLAN INSURANCEPROGRAM #1111 IllIll ll 123666 ,“,‘ :; ,, , , ‘

Date March 20, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-17 Title

National Defense: Army Can Better Use Its Soldiers Trained in Critical Shortage Occupations

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BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Army Army Can Better Use Its Soldiers TrainedRn Critical Shortage ,,;’ Occupations Many soldiers trained in critical undermanned occupations are being assigned tasks outside their prime skill areas. In visiting five Army installations, GAO found that some of these soldiers were noncommissioned officers--the Army’s primary trainers at ...

Date March 20, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-46 Title

Government Operations: No Strong Indication That Restrictions on Executive Branch Lobbying Should Be Expanded

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Co’mmihbe On Government House of Representatives Operations, OF THE UP4TED STATES a-46 1984 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE D C 20548 UNITED STATES B-129874 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This report responds to your June 30, 1983,request that we review executive branch lobbying practices, and, if warranted, ...

Date March 20, 1984 Report No. OADPS-84-1 Title

Government Operations: Summaries of Conclusions and Recommendations on the Operations of Civil Departments and Agencies

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AGENCfES ” i. -. r _’ ” ” :, ” .’ ,,” *:. .. This is a summary of GAO’s conclusions and recommendations resulting from its audits and other review work in the Operations of Civil Departments and Agencies on which satisfactory legislative or administrative actions have not been taken. These summaries are compiled to assist congressional committees in their review of budget requests for fiscal year ...

Date March 20, 1984 Report No. OADPS-84-2 Title

National Defense: Summaries of Conclusions and Recommendations on Department of Defense Operations

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This is a summary of GAO’s conclusions and recommendations resulting from its audits and other review work in the Department of Defense on which satisfactory legislative or administrative actions have not been taken. These summaries are compiled to assist congressional committees in their review of budget requests for fiscal year 1985. Previous GAO reports brought these matters to the attention of ...

Date March 20, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-63 Title

Natural Resources: Implementation of the National Minerals and Materials Policy Needs Better Coordination and Focus

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Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Implementation Of The National Minerals And Materials Policy Needs Better Coordination And Focus When the Congress passed the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980, it expected that the generally ad hoc decision and policy coordination used to develop and implement national minerals and materials policy would be ...

Date March 16, 1984 Report No. OGC-84-7 Title

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

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHtNGTON OF THE UNITED D.C. 20648 STATES B-213283 March 16, 1984 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives 22, 1984, the President's seventh special On February message for fiscal year 1984:was submitted to the Congress pursuant to the Impoundment-Control Act of 1974. The special message proposes seven new deferrals totalling $28,960,700. ...

Date March 16, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-122 Title

Natural Resources: Information on Repayment of the Bureau of Reclamation's Central Valley Project

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RESOURCES, COMMUNITY. AND ECONOMIC OEVELOPMENT March 16, 1984 Dear Mr. Miller: Subject: InformationCn Repayment of the Bureau *'of Reclamation's Central Valley Project (GAO/RCED-84-122) 123687 In your letter of October 27, 1983, and during subsequent discussions with your office, you expressed concern that some water districts served ...

Date March 16, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-120 Title

Agriculture and Food: Federal Crop Insurance Program in North Carolina and Iowa

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UNiTED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C 20548 OFFICE RESOURCES COMMLNITV AND ECONOMC OEVELOPMENT DIVISION RELEASED R~STRM%ECiB A@c*untiw aB by the Office March 16, 1984 B-21 4525 The Honorable Jesse Helms, The Honorable Roger Jensen Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate Subject: Chairman Information on the Federal Crop Insurance Program in North Carolina ...

Date March 16, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-3 Title

Health: Assuring Reasonableness of Rising Indirect Costs on NIH Research Grants--A Difficult Problem

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i REPORT THE BY Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES Assuring Reasonableness Of Rising Indirect Costs O’n NIH Research Grants--A Difficult Problem National institutes of Health reimbursements to its grantees for indirect costs increased from $166 million in 1972 to $690 million in 1982. Moreover, indirect costs consumed an increasing proportion of the federal research dollar--rising from about ...

Date March 15, 1984 Report No. 123639 Title

Agriculture and Food: Evaluations of WIC's Effectiveness

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UNITED STATES GENERAL .ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. t J I For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. March 15, 1984 ~ STATEMENT OF ELEANOR CHELIMSKY DIRECTOR, PROGRAMEVALUATION AND METHODOLOGY DIVISION ON EVALUATIONS Q'F WIC'S EFFECTIVENESS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY UNITED STATES SENATE , ~ Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: t , , We are ...

Date March 14, 1984 Report No. 123635 Title

National Defense: DOD Personnel Retention Policies and Depot Maintenance Activities

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I UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 128635 FOR RELEASEON DEtIVERY EXPECTED 10:30j A.M. AT WEDNESDAY, MARCHl4, 1984 STATEMENT OF Robert PI. Gilroy, Senior Associate Director i NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONALAFFAIRS DIVISION before the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security: of the House Government Operations Committee We are pleased to be here today to ...

Date March 14, 1984 Report No. 123624 Title

Economic Development: GAO Reviews of Foreign Economic Assistance Programs

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. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON D&LIVERY Expected at 2r001p.m. Wednesday, Marchil4, 1984 Statement Frank Director, National Security of / C. Conahan and International Affairs Division before Subcommittee the Operations on Foreign of the Senate Committee on Appropriations on 123624 of Programs GAO Reviews Foreign Economic Assistance Mr. Chairman and ...

Date March 14, 1984 Report No. AFMD-84-21 Title

Financial Management: Study of Progress Made in Implementing the Single Audit Concept

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Report To The Chairman, Committee On Government House Of Representatives t Operations, OF THE UNITEDSTATES Study Of Progress Made In Implementing The Single Audit Concept Achieving adequate audit coverage through detailed grant-by-grant audits is costly and very difficult. The single audit concept emphasizes an entitywide audit utilizing reviews of internal controls rather than relying solelyon ...

Date March 14, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-65 Title

Agriculture and Food: More Attention Needed in Key Areas of the Expanded Crop Insurance Program

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I Report To The Secretary Of Agriculture l23G88 m. BYTHEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE More Attention Needed In Key Areas Of The Expanded Crop Insurance Program In accordance with the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1980, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) has made substantial progress in expanding its insurance program nationwide and in involving the private sector in selling and servicing ...

Date March 14, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-58 Title

Agriculture and Food: Improved Administration of Special Surplus Dairy Product Distribution Program Needed

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t r, * , REPORT THE BY Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES Improved Administration Of Special Surplus Dairy Product Distribution Program Needed To help reduce inventories of surplus dairy products, the Department of Agriculture began providing states with products for distribution to the needy in December 1981; through September 1983, 510 million pounds of cheese and 174 million pounds of ...

Date March 14, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-73 Title

National Defense: Ensuring Retention of Essential Civilians Overseas During Hostilities

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BYTHEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense Ensuring Retention Of Essential Civilians Overseas During Hostilities Estimates indicate that as many as 6,000 U.S. civilians work in positions overseas essential to accomplishing the Department of Defense’s wartime mission. Without this civilian support, some very important military systems and equipment would soon become ...

Date March 13, 1984 Report No. 123636 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: The Future of the Civil Aeronautics Board's Consumer Protection Functions

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Date March 13, 1984 Report No. 123604 Title

Employment: Proposed Transfer of the Senior Community Service Employment Program to HHS

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:301 a.m. MARCH 13, 1984 STATEMENT OF MORTON E. HENIG, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGING COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES UNITED STATES SENATE ON THE ':PROPOSED TRANSFER&THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT 5. PROGRAM,@0 THE D$PARTMENT OF HEALTH ...

Date March 13, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-31 Title

National Defense: Army and Navy Watercraft Programs for Logistics-Over-the-Shore Operations Can Be Better Managed

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UNITES STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASb*HNGTON, 20548 D.C. MARCH 13, 1984 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND DIVISION B-206304 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Secretary: Army and Navy Watercraft Programs for Logistics-Over-the-Shore Operations Can Be Setter Managed (GAO/NSIAD-84-31) Subject: We reviewed the management of the Army and Navy watercraft ...

Date March 13, 1984 Report No. 123592 Title

Transportation: GAO Review of the Department of Transportation's Pipeline Safety Program

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1 : 9 If& Qb”cJl I## IT.’ UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE ' 'WASBINGTON,D.C. 20548 ' j i FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY: Expected at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 13, 1984 STATEMENTOF OLIVER W. KRUEGER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES,COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE . SUBCOMMITTEE FOSSIL AND SYNTHETIC FUELS ON COMMITTEEON ENERGYAND COMMERCE HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON . GAO'S REVIEW ...

Date March 12, 1984 Report No. 123637 Title

Energy: The Bonneville Power Administration's Oversight Activities Related to Washington Public Power Supply System

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&I , j , UNITED,STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STATEMENTOF KEVINBOJ.AND F. . SENIORASBOCIATE DIRECVJR RESUJRCES, CCPBIUNITY, ANDECONOMIC DEVEIXX'M E N T DIVISION BEEORETBE S U B C C M M Im ONMINING, FORESTMANAGMENT,AND TtiEBCNNEVILLEFOWERALMINISl!RATION -ITTEE ON INl!ERIORANDINSULAR'AFFAIRS UNITEDSTATESEOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES h M r. Chairm an and m rs of the Subcom nittee: j Ws appreciate this ...

Date March 12, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-88 Title

Government Operations: Underestimation of Funding Requirements in Five Year Procurement Plans

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UNDERESTIMATION OF FUNDING REQUIREMENTS I N F I V E YEAR PROCUREMENT PLANS J (BRIEFING PAPER) GAO/NSIAD-84-88 M A R C H 12,1984 F PREFACE UNDERCOSTING OF THE FIVE YEAR DEFENSE PLAN Historical data shows that DOD's Five Year Defense Plans (FYDP) are consistently undercosted. The dramatic increases in the defense program since 1980 and the perception that the cost of these huge increases may ...

Date March 12, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-42 Title

Employment: Information on the Senior Community Service Employment Program and the Proposed Transfer to HHS

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, l u REPORTBY THEU.S. General Accounting Office Information On The Senior Community Service Employment Program And The Proposed Transfer To The Department Of Health And Human Services In June 1983 the administration proposed to transfer the administrative responsibility for the Senior Community Service Employment Program from the Department of Labor to the Administration on Aging within the ...

Date March 12, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-39 Title

National Defense: The Unit Status and Identity Report (UNITREP) System--What It Does and Does Not Measure

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STUDYEWTHE STAFF~CX- US THE General Accounting ‘ Office The Unit Status And Identity Report (UNITREP) System--What It Does And Does Not Measure Information generated bythe Joint Chiefsof Staff’ Unit Status and identity Report s (UNITREP) system (and its predecessor, FORSTAT) provides a measurement of U.S. military readiness. This study puts the current UNITREP system into perspective and is ...

Date March 9, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-43 Title

Education: Selected Aspects of Howard University's Operations and Use of Federally Appropriated Funds

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 March 9, 1984 The Honorable Lowell Weicker, Jr. Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: RELEASED 123702 Selected Aspects of Howard University's * Operations and Use of Federally Appropriated Funds (GAO/HID-84-43) In your ...

Date March 9, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-44 Title

Energy: Federal Efforts To Control the Environmental and Health Effects of Synthetic Fuels Development

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BY THE US. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Fossil And Synthetic Fuels Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives (‘/ ,,*; dxy I c: stg, / mm,% byt R&m Federal Efforts To Control The Environmental And Health Effects Of Synthetic Fuels Development Because the synthetic fuels Industry IS still relatively new with no commercial-scale projects lnltlated ...

Date March 8, 1984 Report No. 123590 Title

Budget and Spending: H.R. 1244, The Federal Capital Investment Budget Act of 1983

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ) FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTED 10:OO'a.m. AT MARCH8, 1984 TESTIMONYOF HARRYS. HAVENS ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY. ON COMMITTEE GOVERNMENT ON OPERATIONS HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON 2 THE FEDERALCAPITAL INVESTMENT BUDGETACT,GF 1 983: I Mr. Chairman and ...

Date March 8, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-71 Title

International Affairs: U.S. Economic Assistance to Central America

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND OIVISION MARCH 8, 1984 B-214457 The Honorable Michael D. Barnes Subcommittee on Western Chairman, Hemisphere Affairs Committee on Foreign Affairs House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: U.S. Economic Assistance (GAO/NSIAD-84-71) to Central I‘I I1llIl# IlllIlMl I1 I IIJI II 124071 Subject: ...

Date March 8, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-59 Title

U.S. Customs Service's Import Classification Operations: Staffing and Workload Changes

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UNI~~DSTA~~[CENERALACCOUNT~NGOFTICE WAIHIN~N, B.C. 20510 RELEASED The Honorable John C. Danforth Chairman, Subcommittee on International Trade Committee on Finance United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: U.S. Customs Service's Operations: Staffing (GAO/GGD-84-59) Import Classification and Workload Changes llllllll II llllll 123649 We are studying, at your request, certain aspects of the ...

Date March 8, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-97 Title

Electronic Marketing of Agricultural Commodities: An Evolutionary Trend

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BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Committee On Small Business House Of Representatives ACIF$I-::, by wi3 t.es.*“d el . OXEI: I, > C~~g~sL&5r,;;:i ‘ L*~“l.rxFc+“.s .,,,.u.!J;thi: ~~~~,~~,~~ RELEASED Electronic Marketing Of Agricultural Commodities: An Evolutionary Trend Electronic marketing in agriculture refers to selling livestock and other commodities via telephones, ...

Date March 7, 1984 Report No. 123583 Title

Health: State Implementation of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Block Grant

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UNITEI? STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFF&E WASHXNGTON, D.C. 20548 . 1 FOR RELEASE ON DELXVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. March 7, 1984 STATEMENTOF RICHARD L. FOGEL, DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE COMMITTEEON LABOR AND HUMANRESOURCES UNITED STATES SENATE ON STATE IMPLEMENTATION0F $HE ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH BLOCK GRANT . \ nlll~lllln 1 ll 3583 Mr. Chairman and Members of the ...

Date March 7, 1984 Report No. 123582 Title

Health: State Implementation of the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant

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United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office, j1 FOR RELEASE ON,DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT lo:00 A.M. MARCH7, 1984 STATEMENTOF RICHARD L. FOGEL, DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE COMMITTEEON LABOR AND HUMANRELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ON STATE IMPLEMENTATION0% tTHE PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: We are pleased / I ...

Date March 7, 1984 Report No. 123580 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Program To Evaluate State Monitoring Reports

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 Washington, D.C. FOR RELEASE DURING HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 7, 1984 STATEMENT OF ARNOLD P. JONES SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR .GENERAL GOVERNMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR Mllllllll 123580 Mr. Chairman the opportunity observations Delinquency reports'and of and members of to testify ...

Date March 7, 1984 Report No. 123579 Title

Budget and Spending: Cost Accounting Standards

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UNITED STATES,GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1984 STATEMENT OF CHARLES A. BOWSHER, COMPTROLLERGENERAL BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC STABILIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, FINANCE, AND URBAN AFFAIRS UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1 / COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ; ,./. ON Illlllll llllll 123579 Mr. ...

Date March 7, 1984 Report No. 123581 Title

Environmental Protection: EPA and State Progress in Administering the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program

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UNITE0 STATE'SGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE t I ; WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY ' EXPECTEDAT'lO:OO A.M. EkT., MARCH7, 19ti4 STATEMENTOF HUGHJ. WESSINGER, SENIOR A$SOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES,COMMUNITY AND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT ON OF THE HOUSECOMMITTEEON PUBLIC WORKSAND TRANSPORTATION ON / / .'EPA AND STATE PROGRESS ADMINISTERING ...

Date March 7, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-44 Title

Health: Medicare Reimbursements for Conventional Eyeglasses

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION Carolyne K. Davis, Ph.D. Administrator Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services Dear Dr. Davis: Subject: Medicare Reimbursements Eyeglasses'.'(GAO/HRD-84-44) for Conventional 11111 IlIlII ll 123683 We have reviewed the administration of Medicare reimbursements for cataract ...

Date March 7, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-86 Title

Energy: Status of the Federal Energy Management Program

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UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE RESOURCES COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-213139 J. ‘CPU- j”- RELEASED MARCH 7. 1984 The Honorable Richard L. Ottinger Subcommittee on Energy Chairman, Conservation and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Status of the Federal (GAO/RCED-84-86) Energy Management ...

Date March 6, 1984 Report No. 123558 Title

Economic Development: The Small Business Administration's Secondary Market Process

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UNITED STATE\ GENERAL ACCOUNTIUG OFFICE \vASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT IO:f.-Jfl A.M. TUESDqY, MARCH 6, 1984 STATEMENT OF JOHN LUKE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS IJNITED STATES SElrATE ON ' THE S:IALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S SECONDARY MARKET PROCESS WE WELCOME YOUR INVITATION REPORT ( ...

Date March 6, 1984 Report No. PEMD-84-5 Title

Education: New Directions for Federal Programs To Aid Mathematics and Science Teaching

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. >76?4 ’ REPORTBY THEUs, General Accounting Office New Directions For Federal Programs To Aid Mathematics And Science Teaching GAO does not find evidence that training programs to upgrade existing science and mathematics teachers will improve teaching effectiveness. Such programs are a prominent part of proposed federal legislation. leacher shortage problems, which are also addressed in the ...

Date March 6, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-31 Title

Government Operations: Federal Executive Boards Contribute to Improved Field Management but Future Is Uncertain

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BYTHE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Governmental Affairs, United States Senate Committee On Federal Executive Boards Contribute To Improved Field Management But Future Is Uncertain Federal Executive Boards, located in 26 cities which have a I ‘rge federal presence, are the primary interagency mechan sm at the field level for coordinating federal activities and “i r ducing ...

Date March 5, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-119 Title

Housing: Excessive Assumption Fees Charged on Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Mortgages

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UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE March 5, 1984 AN0 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OlVtSlON RESOURCES. COMMUNE. i '6 ,.a B-214393 ,:. : ;' i:,;‘& , ', The Honorable Mary Rose Oakar House of Representatives Dear Ms. Oakar: RELEASED Excessive Assumption Fees Charged .qn Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Mortgages~,i(RCED-84-11g) 1""~11, an investigation On August 25, 1983, ...

Date March 5, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-64 Title

National Defense: Intermediate-Level Maintenance for Navy Tactical Missiles Can Be Better Managed

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFicE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SLCUIIITY AFFAIRS AND DIVISION Q-214349 The The MARCH 5, 1984 Honorable Fecretarv John F. Lehman of the Yaw near Mr. Secretary: Tubject: Intermediate-Level Maintenance for Missiles Can Fe Retter Vanased ((-?AO/VSIFJl-84-64 ) Mavv Tactical Our review of the Navv's manaaement of intermediate-level maintenance for ...

Date March 5, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-36 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Investigations of Major Drug Trafficking Organizations

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BY Tf--lE GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE U.S. Report To The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr. United States Senate Investigations Of Major Drug Trafficking Organizations The enormous profits realized in drug trafficking are making this illegal business a continuing problem despite longstanding efforts toovercome it. Drug offenders range from individuals working independently to those in charge of major ...

Date March 5, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-67 Title

National Defense: Examination of Alleged Waste and Mismanagement in Army Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment Support Group

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-214401 MARCH 5, 1984 The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: . GAO Examination of Alleged Waste and Mismanagement in the Army's Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment Support Group (GAO/NSIAD-84-67) , I As you requested, we ...

Date March 5, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-55 Title

Housing: Insights Into Major Urban Development Action Grant Issues

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BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL . 4@ Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Insights Into Major Urban Development Action Grant Issues Between 1978 and November 1983, the Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) Program provided $3 billion in grants to distressed communities for economic revitalization and neighborhood reclamation projects. A small but increasing percentage of these projects has been ...

Date March 2, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-51 Title

National Defense: Impact of the Army's National Training Center on Improving Individual Soldier and Unit Abilities

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL 8EClJRllV AFFAII16 AND DIVI8lON ~~.r--F+ . ,i “7 . Y ‘“,~-_-, _I.. ‘,, ,, ._ “, . _ ,_~_ P ..“,‘7 ^_ c.“T.si p,pqccsal ‘. ..Y appceQmli 2, 1984 The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo Subcommittee on Defense Chairman, Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: RELEASED Impact of the ...