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Date Oct. 17, 1983 Report No. RCED-84-59 Title

Energy: Financial Situation of the Great Plains Coal Gasification Project

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20!%8 OFFICE nESOlJACE5, COMMUNITY. AN0 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-207876 OCTOBER 17, 1983 The Honorable Byron L. Dorgan House of Representatives Dear M r. Dorgan: Subject: F inancial Situation of the G reat Plains Gasification Project (GAO/RCED-84-59). Coal .. Your letter of October 3, 1983, requested that we answer four questions concerning ...

Date Oct. 17, 1983 Report No. 122613 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Telecommunications Security and Privacy

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U. S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M., EST MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1983 STATEMENT OF WARRENG. REED DIRECTOR INF3PMATIQN MA:JkGEMENTAND TECH::CL%Y DIVISION BEFORE THE s;LldZGMl?i':'TEE ON n~BANSPORTkTION, AKi.kTZO:;r, AND h'I'EKIALS COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECURITY AND PRIVACY Mr. ...

Date Oct. 17, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-84-8 Title

Government Operations: Army Justification for Awarding a Sole Source Contract for Automated Calibration Equipment

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. F REPORTBY THEUS General Accounting Office Army Justification For Awarding A Sole Source Contract For Automated Calibration Equipment At DOD’ direction, s the Army awarded a sole source contract to Julie Research Laboratories, Inc. (JRL) in May 1982 for six units of automated calibration equipment costing about $800.000. The award had been preceded by constderable controversy, with media ...

Date Oct. 14, 1983 Report No. RCED-84-49 Title

Agriculture and Food: New or Renovated Warehouse Space Provided Under Extended Storage Agreements

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UNITED ST.&TES..GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTJNG D.C. 20548 OFFICE PE8OUACCI. COMMUNIW. AN0 l!CDNDMlC DLVILDPMllNT OWllION October 14, 1983 B-206023 The Honorable G lenn English Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear M r. Chairman: Subject: New or Renovated W a rehouse Space Provided Under Extended ...

Date Oct. 14, 1983 Report No. 122596 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Care and Disposal of Forfeited Conveyances by Law Enforcement Agencies

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U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:OO a.m. Friday, October 14, 1983 STATEMENT OF RONALD F. LAUVE, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE CARE AND DISPOSAL OF FORFEITED CONVEYANCES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES Mr. 122596 Chairman I ...

Date Oct. 14, 1983 Report No. RCED-84-41 Title

Amtrak's Income Diversification Program: Potential for Increased Earnings and Reduced Federal Financial Support

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REPORTB’Y’ THE OF THE UNITEDSTATES RELEASED Comptroller General Amtrak’s Income Diversification Program: Potential For Increased Earnings And Reduced Federal Financial Support In 1981, the Congress encouraged Amtrak to embark on an income diverstficatton program to more fully use its resources through agreements wtth the private sector. The objecttve was to increase Amtrak’s revenues and minimize ...

Date Oct. 14, 1983 Report No. RCED-84-11 Title

Energy: Status of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Activities as of September 30, 1983

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General Accounting Office Status Of Strategic Petroleum Rkserve Activities As Of September 30, 1983 The Department of Energy reported that during fiscal year 1983 about 83.1 million barrels of oil were delivered to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, for an annual average fill rate of about 228,000 barrels per day. As of September 30, 1983, the oil inventory of the Reserve was about 361 million ...

Date Oct. 14, 1983 Report No. GGD-84-3 Title

Financial Institutions: The FSLIC Insurance Fund--Recent Management and Outlook for the Future

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E3Y COMPTROLLERGENERAL THE Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES The FSLIC Insurance FundRecent Management And Outlook For The Future This report reviews the Federal Savingsand Loan Insurance Corporation’s(FSLIC’s) management of the Federal deposit insurance fund during the last 2 years when 730 savings and loan associations merged or were liquidated and the industry’s net worth declined by 87 ...

Date Oct. 13, 1983 Report No. 122595 Title

Natural Resources: The 1983 Flooding of the Lower Colorado River

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UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED OCTOBER13, 1983 STATEMENTOF ROBERTS. PROCACCINI, SENIOR GROUPDIRECTOR RESOURCES,COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE HOUSESUBCOMMITTEE INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT ON COMMITTEEON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ON THE 1983 FLOODING OF THE LOWERCOLORADO RIVER Mr. Chairman and Members of the ...

Date Oct. 13, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-84-4 Title

Energy: Assessment of U.S. Participation in the IEA Fourth Test of Its Emergency Sharing Allocation System

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BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum Assessment Of U.S. Participation In The International Energy Agency’ Fourth Test s Of Its Emergency Sharing Allocation System This report addresses several key concerns regarding U.S. participation in the International Energy Agency’ Fourth Emergency s Sharing Allocation System Test (AST-4). The test focused attention on ...

Date Oct. 13, 1983 Report No. GGD-84-23 Title

Financial Management: OPM's Revolving Fund Policy Should Be Clarified and Management Controls Strengthened

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REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES OPM’ Revolving Fund Policy Should Be Clarified s And Management Controls Strengthened The Office of Personnel Management operates a revolving fund through which it finances background investigations, training, and other reimbursable programs. OPM’ policy s states, as a general rule, that its authority to spend money on reimbursable work will be ...

Date Oct. 11, 1983 Report No. OGC-83-17 Title

Budget and Spending: President's Twelfth Special Message for FY 1983

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COWTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE D.C. 20548 UNITED STATES B-209328 October 11, 1983 To the President of the Speaker of the House of message Senate and the Representatives 1983, the President's twelfth special 28, On September for fiscal year 1983 was submitted to the Congress pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The special message proposes revisions to two previously reported ...

Date Oct. 11, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-84-12 Title

Government Operations: Information on the Military Services' Enlisted Aide Program

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UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING O F F ICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 Ooneral apprOVsPl REslrNHxCi2 ‘I .‘ r,A: i,NAL V~,,llli,NA, SCCURITY AkfAlRS AND DIVISION Not to bo relcakcd o~ts:ato the CXCQpt On tile basis of tpecific AoCoantinp: o~%cc pr tk, Office of Congressional Relations. B-207788 RELEASED OCTOBER 11, 1983 The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on ...

Date Oct. 11, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-54 Title

Government Operations: More Effective Use of Audit Reports Needed To Reduce Contract Costs

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UNITmSrATEs GENEFWACX~IJNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 **non84 IMI88IyAtlOIyU 88CURiw ATPAl88 DWUIOW AM0 11 OCT 1983 General Donald R. Keith Commander, U.S. Army Material and Readiness Command 5001 Eisenhower Avenue 22333 Alexandria, Virginia Dear General Subject: Keith: Development 122895 More Effective Use of Audit Reports Needed to Reduce Contract Costs (GAO/NSIAD-83-54) We have completed ...

Date Oct. 11, 1983 Report No. RCED-84-18 Title

Energy: Estimated Effect of Eliminating TVA Electricity Demand Charges on the Price of Enriched Uranium

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October B-207463 11, 1983 RELEASED Gordon J. The Honorable Chairman, Humphrey on Reqional and Community Development Committee on Environment and Public United States Senate Subcommittee Works Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Estimated Effect of Eliminatinq TVA Electricity Demand Charges on the Price of Enriched Uranium (GAO/RCED-84-18) information on the Your letter of August 16, 1983, requested ...

Date Oct. 11, 1983 Report No. 122683 Title

Special Publications: [Auditing Using Microtechnology]

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' *' -* t a 11llIII11111ll1 lIl l 1 I 11 l ll1 1 122683 TO SA0 Document Servi L Z S Seitior-..'Cffi _'. of Information Sysien:' and ServLces - Share:: 3 m o n THRU : Gecrge E. Grant, .;cting Regional Manager- - LARQ /< Vie E l l , Assistant Regional Kanager - L A M FROM : Frec Gallegos, Supervisor - P:SS/LARC~,2_i : I 4 ~, 7 fly /- kfi(94&2* FIEFERENCE: SUBJECT: GAO Order 1350.1 and memorandum ...

Date Oct. 7, 1983 Report No. GGD-84-2 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Justice Expenditures for Private Counsel and Judicial Fee Awards in Antitrust and Securities Cases

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L . /CL--A It Not to bo nleaaod oc:t.fdc :::. CF. ..::rral Accounting ,Offlcr except on the bash ot spocir”ic l pp~ovirf bv the Offlco of Congmul~nal Ro&tiona. 4 RE%TR?CTED - REPORT THi US. BY RELEASED General Accounting Office Justice Expenditures For Private Counsel And Judicial Fee Awards In Antitrust And Securities Cases GAO examined the Department of Justice’s expenditures for representing ...

Date Oct. 7, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-84-6 Title

National Defense: Comments on Navy's Manpower, Personnel, and Training Planning Process

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UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 w*no**L INTIIINATIONAL 81cuam AWAIRS lruo OIVISION OCT ? 1983 The Honorable Chapman 8. Co% Assistant Secretary of the Navy Manpower and Reserve Affairs Dear Mr. Cox: Subject: Comments on Navy’s Manpower, Personnel, and Training Planning Process (GAO/NSIAD-84-6) In March 1983 GAO began surveying the effectiveness of Navy's manpower, ...

Date Oct. 7, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-84-2 Title

International Affairs: Assessment of Bilateral Telecommunications Agreements With Japan

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. REPORTBY THE‘ US: General Accounting Office Assessment Of Bilateral Telecommunications Agreements W ith Japan GAO reviewed implementation of the U.S.Japan Agreement on NTT Procurement and the Understanding on Japan’ Interconnect s Market, both of which became effective January 1, 1981. Through these agreements, Japan opened to foreign competition its domestic telecommunications market. Although ...

Date Oct. 5, 1983 Report No. 122552 Title

Budget and Spending: [Budget Reform and the Federal Financial Management System]

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... & Budqet Reform and the Federal Financial Management System by Harry S . Havens Assistant Comptroller General of the United States Prepared for Delivery at the Annual Conference on Taxation of the National Tax Association-Tax Institute of America Seattle, Washington October 5, 1983 It is no secret that the Federal Government today faces a budget problem of astonishing proportions. When I first ...

Date Oct. 4, 1983 Report No. 122597 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: An Institutional Mechanism for Developing Steel Policy

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON OCTOBER 4, 1983 STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD JOHN W. SPRAGUE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDIVISION FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEEON ECONOMIC STABILIZATION HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, FINANCE AND URBAN AFFAIRS ON AN INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM FOR DEVELOPING STEEL POLICY Mr. Chairman and Members of the ...

Date Oct. 4, 1983 Report No. 122637 Title

Government Operations: Entitlement Programs

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICZE Washington, D.C. 20548 For Expected Release Tuesday, October 4, 1983 Ill 1111 lllllllll 122637 Statement Joseph F. Delfico, of Director Associate Division the Human Resources before Task Force on Entitlements Programs and Human Assistance M r. Chairm an I am very com m end the About 1 out and M embers 6f pleased force every m ajor are the to for the Task ...

Date Oct. 4, 1983 Report No. 122598 Title

Income Security: Economic Implications of Unisex Pensions

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. STATEMENT LAWRENCE THOMPSON OF H. CHIEF ECONOMIST 122598 BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE LABOR ON SENATE COMMITTEEON LABOR AND HUMANRESOURCES ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF UNISEX PENSIONS ON FOR RELEASEON DELfVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. October 4, 1983 Mr. Chairman and Members I am pleased on women's pension Senators examining Practices be affected. ...

Date Oct. 4, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-156 Title

Energy: Comparison of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Oil Prices and Commercial Oil Prices

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Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee -On Commerce, Consumer, And Monetary Affairs Committee On Government Operations House Of Representatives iComparison Of Strategic Petroleum IReserve Oil Prices And Commercial iOil Prices / During 1981 and 1982, the Federal Government bought about 170 million barrels of oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve through 1long-term contracts and on the crude oil ...

Date Oct. 3, 1983 Report No. 122488 Title

International Affairs: Japanese Industrial Policy

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9330 a+m. OCTOBER3, 1983 FOR STATEMENTOF ALLAN I. MENDELOWITZ ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEEON FINANCE ON SUBCOMMITTEE ECONOMICGROWTH, EMPLOYMENT AND REVENUESHARING NIllllll III 122488 ON JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL POLICY Mr. Chairman and ...

Date Oct. 1, 1983 Report No. 125627 Title

Special Publications: Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States, Volume 63, October 1983

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Decisions of The Comptroller General of the United States) VOLUME 63 Pages 1 to 30 OCTOBER 1983 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE United States Government Printing Office Washington: 1984 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402@ COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Charles A. Bowsher DEPUTY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-57 Title

Government Operations: Analysis of FY 1984 Budget Requests for Approved Multiyear Procurements

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UNITED STATES GENERALACC~UNTING WASrlINGTCN. D ‘1: 2C548 OFFICE YATIONAL I~TERNATIONAI. SECURITY AFFAIRS AND OWlSION ~-206570 The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo Chairman, Subcornmlttee on Defense Committee on Appropriat;ons Youse of Represeqtatlves Dear Yr. Chairman: Septetier 30, 1983 SubJect= Analysis of Frscdl Year 1984 Budget for Approved Multiyear Procurements tGAO/XSIAD-83-57) Requests ' TkL;ls ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. PAD-83-54 Title

Economic Development: Estimates of Job Generation in the Travel and Tourism Industry

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UNITED STATES GENE;& WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTNC DC 20548 OFFICE PROGRAM CIVISION ANALYSIS B-205470 SEPTEMBER 30.1983 The donorable Larry Pressler Chairman, Subcommittee on Business, Trade and Tourism Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation United States Senate Dear Yr. Chalrnan: Estimates of Job Gerleratron in the Travel and Tourism Industry (GAO/P4D-83-54) Sclblect:' You asked LS to compare ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-108 Title

Government Operations: Cost Comparison of House of Representatives Page System Versus Regular Messenger Employees

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE D.C. 20540 Mf~SHcJn~&TON, B-206782 RELEASED Sepee&er 30, 1983 The Honorable Bill Frenzel House of Representatives Dear Mr. Frenzel: Subject: Cost Comparison of House of Representatives System Versus Regular Messenger Employees (GAO/GGD-83408) Page This report is in response to your August 12, 1983, request that we compare the cost of the present page system ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-100 Title

Government Operations: The General Services Administration's Decision Not To Construct a Federal Building Project in Omaha, NE

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. - OPYUAL OOVCRNMCNT DWIION B-212450 RELEASED SEPTEMBER 39,1983 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Edward Zorinsky Senate Zorinsky: The General Services Administration's Decision Not To Construct A Federal Building Project In Omaha, Nebraska (GAO/GGD-83-100) , the General Accounting Office has As you requested, reviewed the ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-53 Title

International Affairs: Potential Impact of Expanding Coverage of the 1982 Amendment to the Arms Export Control Act

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NATIONAL :NlL~NATIONAL 8tCllIIlTV ACCAIRS AND DIVISION RELEASED . September 30, 1983 3-208698 The Honorable United States Subject: John Glenn Senate Potential Impact of Expanding Coverage of the 1982 Amendment to the Arms Export Control Act (GAO/NSIAD-83-53) Glenn: Dear Senator 1962 (1982) authorizes the President P.L. 97-392, 96 Stat. to sell U.S. defense articles and services to U.S. companies ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-79 Title

Selling Abandoned Merchandise: How the U.S. Customs Service Could Increase Revenues

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. * 0 l;uY74 BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Treasury . Selling Abandoned Merchandise: How The U.S. Customs Service Could ‘Increase Revenues Imported merchandise which is unclaimed 1 after 1 year is sold at auction by the U.S. I Customs Service. The expenses of handling ~ this merchandise could be reduced and the I net sale proceeds increased if Customs -- ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-100 Title

Financial Management: Review of the Audits of the National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility's Financial Statements for the Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 1982 and 1981

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BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Reviews Of The Audits Of The National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility’s Financial Statements For The Fiscal Years Ended September 30,1982 And 1981 GAO reviewed the independent certified public accountant’s audits of the National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility’s (CLF’s) financial ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-89 Title

Financial Management: Review of the Government Printing Office's Cost Estimate for the Cooperative Map Program

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 mxourmNa MANAO8MCNT AN0 ~INANCIAA. DIVI8ION B-208490 SEPTEMBER 39,1983 The Honorable Augustus Hawkins Chairman, Joint Committee on Printing Congress of the United States Dear Mr. Chairman Review of the Government Printing Cost Estimate for the Cooperative (GAO/AFMD-83-891,' Office's Map Program Subject: This report is in response to ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-99 Title

Financial Management: Reviews of the Audits of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation for the Years Ended December 31, 1982 and 1981

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BY THE COMPTR0LLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITED STATES Reviews Of The Audits Of The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation For The Years Ended December 31,1982 And 1981 GAD reviewed the independent certified public accountant’s audits of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation’s financial statements for the years ended December 31, 1982 and 1981. GAO found nothing which would ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-98 Title

Financial Management: Reviews of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Liability Fund's Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 1982 and 1981

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* z&&w BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Reviews Of The Trans.Alaska Pipeline Liability Fund’s Financial Statements For The Years Ended December 31,1982 GAO reviewed the reports on the audits of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Liability Fund’s 1982 and 1981 financial statements and the work of the Fund’s independent certified public accountant. GAO found nothing to ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-90 Title

Income Security: Better Case File Monitoring of the Workers' Compensation Offset Provision by the Social Security Administration Could Save Millions

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b . 9 @ UNlTEdSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MUMAN nwOIVImIoN September 30, 1983 B-204638 The Eonorable The Secretary Margaret H. Heckler of Health and Human Services Dear Madam Secretary: Subject: Better Compensation Monitoring of the Workers' Offset Provision by the Social SMUrity Administration Could Save Millions (GAO/HRD-83-90) File Case The Social Security Disability ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-92 Title

Income Security: Social Security Actuarial Projections

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,L&27%! ~STUDY THESTAFiOFTHE US, BY -General Accounting Office ’ Social Security Actuarial Projections lllllIll IllIll 122781 GAO/HRD-83-92 SEPTEMBER 39,1983 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) 2756241 The first five copies of individual reports ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-35 Title

International Affairs: Oversight of State Department's Refugee Reception and Placement Program

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL IECURITV AFFAIIIL AND DIVICIDN B-205494 SEPTEMBER 30,1983 The Honorable Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives The Honorable Strom Thurmond Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Subject: Oversight of and Placement State Department's Refugee Program ( ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-102 Title

Budget and Spending: Review of the Audit of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission's Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1983

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* . BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Review Of The Audit Of The Susquehanna Basin Commission’s Financial Statements The Fiscal Year Ended June 30,1983 GAO River For reviewed the independent certified public accountant’s audit of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30,1983. GAO found nothing which would ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-103 Title

Financial Management: Review of the Audit of the Disabled American Veterans National Headquarters' Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31, 1982

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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ‘Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITED STATES Review Of The Audit Of The Disabled American I Veterans National Headquarters’ ! Financial Statements For The Year Ended December 31, 1982 GAO reviewed the independent certified public accountant’s audit of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) National Headquarters’ financial statements for. the year ended December 31, 1982. ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-101 Title

Financial Management: Review of the Audit of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank's Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31, 1982

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, /a2615 ilAte4 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Review Of The Audit Of The National Consumer Cooperative Bank’s Financial Statements For The Year Ended December 31,1982 GAO reviewed the independent certified public accountant’s audit of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank’s(NCCB’s)financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1982. GAO found nothing ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-70 Title

Government Operations: Analysis of Multiyear Procurement Candidates Included in Defense's FY 1984 Budget Request

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFI,CE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NmONu INTI~NATIONAL 8ICLmITY AFPAlll8 AN0 OWllION 30 SEP 1983 ~-206570 The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives The Honorable Ted Stevens Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Subject: Analysis Included Request of ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-74 Title

Health: Need To Eliminate Payments for Unnecessary Hospital Ancillary Services

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BY THE U.S.GE?dEF?AL ACCOUNTING OFFlCi Report To The Secretary And Human Services Of Health Need To Eliminate Payments For Unnecessary Hospital Ancillary Services About 6 percent of the charges for ancillary services provided to a sample of Medicare beneficiaries at 16 hospitals represented unnecessary care. All of the unnecessary was paid by Medicare because of the bsence of effective medical ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-68 Title

International Affairs: Need for Internal Control Improvements at ACDA, Including Adequate Internal Audit Coverage

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BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE’ ” Report To The Director, U.S. Arms Control And Disarmament Agency - Need For Internal Control Improvements ACDA, Including Adequate Internal Audit Coverage ACDA is required to comply with the Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act of 1982 and to maintain effective internal controls over its activities, including providing adequate internal audit coverage ( ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-104 Title

Financial Management: Options for Improving Formulas in the Health Care for Unemployed Workers Program

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BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Health Committee On Finance United States Senate Options For improving Formulas In The Health Care For Unemployed Workers Program GAO was asked to comment on formulas proposed to distribute Federal aid to States to help finance health care for certain unemployed workers. Specifically, GAO was to determine the adequacy of ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-67 Title

International Affairs: ACDA's Coordination of Federal Arms Control Research and Management of its External Research Program Still Need Improvement

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BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Director, U.S. Arms Control And Disarmament Agency I ~ACDA’s Coordination Of Federal Arms Control Research And Management Of Its External : Research Program Still Need Improvement ACOA is responsible for conducting, supporting, and coordinating arms control research throughout the Federal Government. Many problems that GAO found hindering ACDA’s ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-66 Title

International Affairs: Need To Improve Management of ACDA's Automatic Data Processing and Operations Analysis Functions

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* BY THE U,S.GEN’ERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Director, Disarmament Agency U.S. Arms Control And Need To Improve Management Of ACDA’s Automatic Data Processing And Operations Analysis Functions ACDA has not comprehensively planned and evaluated its use of automatic data processing systemsand operations analysis, and is not complying with executive branch Quitdance on computer security and ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-53 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Federal Regulation of Medical Devices--Problems Still To Be Overcome

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The 1976 amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate medical devices and ensure their safety and effectiveness. Medical devices range from simple instruments, such as tongue depressors, to complex ones, such as kidney dialysis machines and artificial organs. The amendments require FDA to (1) protect the public against unsafe or ...

Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-7 Title

Weapon Systems Overview: A Summary of Recent GAO Reports, Observations and Recommendations on Major Weapon Systems

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l -* BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL _: Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Weapon Systems Overview: A Summary Of ~ Recent GAO Reports, Observations And I Recommendations On Major Weapon Systems This report is a compendium of issues reported and recommendations GAO has made during the past year in 17 reviews of selected weapon system programs. The recommendations, if implemented, would help to ...