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Date June 5, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-51 Title

Income Security: Millions Can Be Saved by Improving the Productivity of State and Local Governments Administering Federal Income Maintenance Assistance Programs

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPiROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Millions Can Be Saved By Improving The Productivity Of State And Local Governments Administering Federal Income Maintenance Assistance Programs In thisreport,GAOidentifiesmillionsof dollars associated with the useof inefficient procedures in administering three Federal income maintenance assistance programs--Unemployment Insurance, ...

Date June 5, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-30 Title

National Defense: Better Investment Decisions Can Save Money at GSA and FAA

Reports and Testimonies

I REPORT THEUS. BY Is?mg 1 General Accounting Office ’ Better Investment Decisions Can Save Money At GSA And FAA The General Services Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration operate supply systems with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of inventory. As such, it is essential that managers make prudent decisions about “how much to buy” and “when to buy.“ Otherwise, out-of-stock ...

Date June 5, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-53 Title

Natural Resources: Minerals Management at the Department of the Interior Needs Coordination and Organization

Reports and Testimonies

/ g3sL . BYA COMPT6OLLER GENERAL THE Report To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Minerals Management At The Department Of The interior Needs Coordination And Organization In its work on the importance of materials availability, GAO is conducting a continuing evaluation of the Federal policymaking process for meeting industrial and strategic materials requirements. An important element of that ...

Date June 5, 1981 Report No. CED-81-105 Title

Transportation: The Urban Mass Transportation Administration's Involvement in Bus Specifications and Testing

Reports and Testimonies

General Accounting Office The Urban Mass Transportation Administration’s involvement In Bus Specifications And Testing The Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA), Department of Transportation, views its role in the bus procurement process primarily as a source of funding for State and local transit authorities. Although UMTA issued specifications for the advanced design bus; it never ...

Date June 5, 1981 Report No. CED-81-87 Title

Natural Resources: Congressional Action Needed To Provide a Better Focus on Water-Related Research

Reports and Testimonies

B’Y’ COMPTROLLERGENERAL THE OF THEUNITED STATES ’ Report ToThe Congress Congressional Action Needed To Provide A Better Focus On WaterRelated Research Activities The Nation faces droughts and increasing problems in meeting water demands. Developing and implementing technologies that conserve or augment water supplies could help alleviate these problems. Also, these efforts and other water-related ...

Date June 4, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-90 Title

Health: Reimbursement for National Health Service Corps Personnel

Reports and Testimonies

PREFACE The National Health Service Corps sends physicians, dentists, and other health professionals to communities determined by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to have shortages of such personnel. These people may be volunteers or persons fulfilling a period of obligated service resulting from educational assistance provided by the Federal Government. The Government pays these ...

Date June 4, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-73 Title

Energy: Changes in Natural Gas Prices and Supplies Since Passage of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978

Reports and Testimonies

I I V BY ;HE CbtiPTROLLER GENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES / Report ToThe Congress Changes In Natural Gas Prices And Supplies Since Passage Of The Natural Gas Policy Act Of 1978 The Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 was intended to stimulate production and exploration for reserves by permitting producers higher prices for natural gas. This congressionally requested study assesses the extent of changes in ...

Date June 3, 1981 Report No. 088056 Title

Financial Institutions: Differences in the Examination Processes of the Federal Regulators of Financial Institutions

Reports and Testimonies

* .I UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1:00 pm EST WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1981 STATEMENT DANIEL DEPUTY DIRECTOR F. OF STANTON OF THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GENERAL OVERSIGHT II IIIIH 088056 AND RENEGOTIATION COMMITTEE ON BANKING, FINANCE AND URBAN AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Chairman: I am pleased . ...

Date June 3, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-90 Title

Energy: NRC Should Specify User Needs and Improve Cost Control for Its Document Control System

Reports and Testimonies

House Qf Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES NRC Should Specify User Needs And Improve Cost Control For Its Document Control System The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has invested about $22 million in itsdocument control system, designed to assist in accelerating the nuclear power plant licensing process and improve decisions related to nuclear safety. Although the potential benefits of the ...

Date June 3, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-61 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Multiyear Authorizations for Research and Development

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REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Multiyear Authorizations For Research And Development GAO believes that instituting a multiyear research and development (R&D) authorization process would be an important first step in improving R&D planning, budgeting, andoversight. Such a process would --give the Congress more time to examine a larger number of R&D programs, --provide the ...

Date June 3, 1981 Report No. 115401 Title

Budget and Spending: Increased Emphasis on Improving Procurement Practices

Reports and Testimonies

UNIT'SD STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 lllllllllllllll 115401 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1981 Statement of Thomas D, Morris Special Assistant before Subcommittee to the Comptroller the and National General on Legislation Security Eouse Committee on Government Operations Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: to respond to the ...

Date June 2, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-31 Title

Agriculture and Food: Need To Reevaluate Helistat Program Objectives and Progress

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASH I NGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND ACXXJlSltlON DIVISION B-203330 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. John R. Block of Agriculture JUNE 2,1981 Secretary: Need to Reevaluate Helistat Program Objectives and Progress (MASAD-81-31) 115368 Subject: We have completed a survey of the status and objectives Fundamental acquisition of the Forest ...

Date June 2, 1981 Report No. B-202710 Title

Government Operations: Comments on Senate Bill 489

Reports and Testimonies

-~~ ~~~~ WASHINGTON D.C. O COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-202710 June 2, 1981 zz 40 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: > N This is in response to your Match 24, 1981, letter in which you requested our comments on Senate bill 489, the Productivity Improvement Act, which has been referred to your ...

Date June 2, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-91 Title

Income Security: Social Security Administration Policies for Managing Its Administrative Law Judges

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-203367 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Max Baucus Senate Baucus: Social Security Administration Managing Its Administrative (HRD-81-91) Policies Law Judges JUNE 2.1981 for On April 3, 1980, you requested that we review several issues concerning whether the Social Security Administration's (SSA's) Administrative Law ...

Date June 2, 1981 Report No. 115644 Title

Financial Management: H.R. 3116, a Bill for Federal Cost Reduction and Productivity Improvement

Reports and Testimonies

FOR XELEhSr: t-,1!,;DELIVERY EXPECTSD ;lrl S:30 a.m.. Tuesday, June 2, 1981 STATEMENT OF HARRY S . ilAVESS ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER GESERAL BEFORE THE SUBCOM:~iiTTEE 0:; CIVIL SER1'ICE OF THE CC.".l?II?TEE 2N PGST CJFFICE AJ5D CI‘,.'iL U.S. HOUSE OF REFRES~::Iz'i.TI~'ES ON IllIll1111 w 115644 SERVICE H.R. 3116, A BILL FOR FEDERAL COST Rj$DUCTIOS AND PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVE?lENT and Members to be here of ...

Date June 2, 1981 Report No. 115371 Title

Health: Three GAO Reviews of Contract Administration by the National Cancer Institute

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1:00 p.m. EDT DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING JUNE 2, 1981 Rllllllll llllll 115371 STATEMENT OF EDWARD A. DENSMORE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES ON THREE GAO REVIEWS OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE Mr. ...

Date June 1, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-95 Title

Health: Nutrition Research Peer Review at the National Institutes of Health

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HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-203244 JUNE 1,1981 The Honorable Frederick W. Richmond Chairman, Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: IIII Illl 115810 Peer Review at the of Health (HRD-81-95) -. As previously arranged, we are providing you with the information we obtained at the request of the former ...

Date June 1, 1981 Report No. 115377 Title

National Defense: Proposed 14.3 Percent Military Pay Raise

Reports and Testimonies

U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. Monday, June 1, 1981 STATEMENTOF DR. KENNETH J. COFFEY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR (MILITARY) FEDERAL PERSONNELAND COMPENSATIONDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON DEFENSE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ON -. 115377 THE~ROPOSED 14.3 MILITARY PAY Mr. Chairman PERCENT and Members of the Subcommittee: the ...

Date June 1, 1981 Report No. 119344 Title

Natural Resources: Natural Gas Supplies and Federal Policy Concerning the Use of Natural Gas

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. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 2:00 P.M. MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1981 . STATEMENT 0F J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION SUBCOMMITTEE ON FOSSIL AND SYNTHETIC FUELS ROUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE. ,,,., >.,*.,,.. .-.-119344 . . Mr. Chairman ang Members of the Subcommittee: to be here . today policy to discuss ...

Date June 1, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-66 Title

Information Management: Review of DOT's Response to Recommendations in the Senate Report on FAA's En Route Air Traffic Control Computer System

Reports and Testimonies

B-203185 JUNE I.1981 The Honorable John L. Burton Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Review of Department of Transportation's to Recommendations in the Senate Report eral Aviation Administration's En Route Control Computer System (AFMD-81-66) Response on the FedAir Traffic Subject: With ...

Date June 1, 1981 Report No. CED-81-103 Title

The Changing Airline Industry: A Status Report Through 1980

Reports and Testimonies

General Accounting Office The Changing Airline Industry: A Status Report Through 1980 The airline passenger industry is changing, responding to greater freedoms provided by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. GAO’s review of airline operations, since deregulation began through calendar year 1980, shows --increased traffic, but with significant 1978 and 1979 gains reduced by 1980 declines; -- ...

Date June 1, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-67 Title

Information Management: Review of DOT's Response to Recommendations in the Senate Report on FAA's En Route Air Traffic Control Computer System

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B-203207 fi.mmendation 4, December 1980 for Recommendation 5, and October 1980 for Recommendations 6 and 7. DOT Response to Committee Direction The Senate report seriously questioned FAA's management of the current computer system and proposed replacement. Due to the importance and scope of the air traffic system, the committee directed FAA to take recommended actions by established milestone ...

Date June 1, 1981 Report No. 115490 Title

Special Publications: Accounting News

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At Revised Federal Audit Standards Issued OCCOUNTING NEWS June 1981 GAO has issued in final the revised "Standards for Audit of Governmental Organizations, Programsi Activities, and . Functions" ............... p. 1. Grant Reform. Bill S. 807, the "Federal Assistance Improvement Act of 1981", a bill to streamline and simplify the requirements attached to Federal assistance programs, was reported ...

Date June 1, 1981 Report No. OISS-81-07 Title

Civil Service Reform: An Annotated Bibliography

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-. , I lllilili1:111lli'IIIIIl11Il1 l 11 il 115787 CIVIL SERVICE REFORM AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE . OFFICE OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES TECHNICAL INFORMATION SOURCES AND SERVICES BRANCH AUDIT REFERENCE SERVICES JUNE 1981 OISS-81-07 C i v i l Service R e f o r m An Annotated Bibliography U.S. General Accounting Office O f f i c e of Information Systems and ...

Date June 1, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-76 Title

Special Publications: Evaluating Internal Controls in Computer-Based Systems; Audit Guide

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Evaluating Internal Control5 In ComputerBased Systems Audit Guide FOREWORD This guide is intended to help auditors make a detailed review and evaluation of internal controls in computer-based It is designed specifically for auditors who already systems. have technical training in auditing automatic data processing With this in mind, some terms are included without systems. detailed explanations. ...

Date June 1, 1981 Report No. 117096 Title

Unpublished Decisions: Civilian Personnel Law, Vol. XXIV, No. 3

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S * * t Volume XXlV . i No. 3 f , 4 QUARTERLY DIGESTS OF UNPUBLISHED DECISIONS OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES -. PERSONNEL LAW APRIL-JUNE 1981 a e a a a a a a a a a UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL INDEX -DIGEST SECTION UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFlCE MILTON J. SOCOLAR Acting Comptroller General of the United States VACANT Deputy ...

Date June 1, 1981 Report No. CED-81-100 Title

Transportation: FAA Misses Opportunities To Discontinue or Reduce Operating Hours of Some Airport Traffic Control Towers

Reports and Testimonies

“A I e BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES v Report ToThe Congress FAA Misses Opportunities To Discontinue Or Reduce Operating Hours Of Some Airport Traffic Control Towers The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operates a national air traffic control system which provides for the safe and expeditious movement of air traffic. One segment of this system--444 airport traffic control towers ...

Date June 1, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-91 Title

Assessing Reliability of Computer Output: Audit Guide

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Assessing Reliability Of Computer Output Audit Guide GAO U.S. General Accounting Office June. 1981 FORECIlORD GAO's economy and efficiency, and program results audits often involve computer-based systems that produce data used in analyzing a wide range of activities. Generally accepted government auditing standards require a review of both general and application controls in these data processing ...

Date June 1, 1981 Report No. OISS-81-09 Title

Special Publications: Library & Information Services Handbook

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LIBRARY AND INFORMATION S E R V I C E S HANDBOOK i f TECHNICAL INFORMATION SOURCES AND S E R V I C E S O F F I C E OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND S E R V I C E S U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING O F F I C E June 1981 TABLE OF CONTEPTS . Page INTRODUCTION................................................. T E C H N I C A L INFORMATION SOURCES AND SERVICES...........----.-. 1 2 LOCATIONS AND H O U R S . . . . . . ...

Date May 29, 1981 Report No. CED-81-113 Title

Agriculture and Food: Gross and Net Income of Major U.S. Sugar Cane and Beet Producers

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COUMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DIVISION MAY 29,198l a-203445 The Honorable Thomas J. Downey The Honorable Frank J. Guarini The Honorable James M. Shannon House of Representatives Subject: and Net 1”uross Cane and Beet Income of Major U.S. Producers J (CED-81-113) Sugar Your May 1981 letter asked us to report the gross and net ...

Date May 29, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-96 Title

Health: Construction of Indian Health Service Hospital in Chinle, Arizona

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 OFFICE HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-203316 MAY 29,198l The Honorable Jamie L. Whitten Chairman, Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: of Indian Health Service r Construction Arizond(HRD-81-96) Hospital in Chinle, that we House Report No. 96-1147 dated July 2, 1980, required provide your Committee with ...

Date May 29, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-94 Title

Health: Improving Medicaid Cash Management Will Reduce Federal Interest Costs

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ““MAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-203181 MAY 29.1981 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Nr. Richard S. Schweiker of Health and Human Services 115360 Secretary: Improving Medicaid Cash Management Will Reduce Federal Interest Costs (HRD-81-94) Subject: 1/ we discussed our review of In our June 10, 1980, report, State systems for recovering ...

Date May 29, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-98 Title

Health: Review of Matters Relating to U.S. Army Laboratories and Research Activities in the San Francisco Area

Reports and Testimonies

QpaeQleneral $4~approval OFFICE UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RELEASED HUMAN RESOURCES DlVLSlON MAY 29,1991 B-203295 The Honorable Jack Brooks Subcommittee on Legislation Chairman, and National Security Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: beview of Matters Relating to U.S. Army Laboratories and R search Activities in the San ...

Date May 29, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-34 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Implementing a Data Handling Policy for Space Science Flight Investigations

Reports and Testimonies

UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACQUISITION AND DIVISION B-203317 MAY 29.1981 Dr. Alan M. Lovelace Acting Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration llllHllI Ill H 115345 Dear Dr. Lovelace: a Data Handling rImplementing Science Flight Investigations Policy for Space (MASAD-81-34) Subject: J We have completed our survey on the ...

Date May 29, 1981 Report No. B-203125 Title

Special Publications: GAO Record Retention Requirements

Reports and Testimonies

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Offibe of General Counsel In Reply Refer to: B-203125 May 29, 1981 Ms. Judith I. Robey Executive Vice President Devlin Associates, Inc. 1150 First Avenue, Suite 795 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Dear Ms. Robey: This refers to your letter dated April 28, 1981, requesting additional information on this Office's record retention ...

Date May 29, 1981 Report No. ID-81-47 Title

International Affairs: The Roles and Functions of Overseas Security Assistance Offices Need To Be Clarified

Reports and Testimonies

General Accounting Office The Roles And Functions Of Overseas Security Assistance Off ices Need To Be Clarified Reviewing the activities of a representative cross-section of Defense Department overseas Security Assistance Offices, GAO found that they are performing a wide range of activities, some of which may not be recognized by the Foreign Assistance Act. The Act lists management functions ...

Date May 28, 1981 Report No. 115695 Title

Information Management: [Use of Policy Information and Analysis in the Congress]

Reports and Testimonies

ITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 / 7. ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER GENERAL FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION June 25, 1981 Mr. Tom Garnett OISS Room 4131 The attached speech was prepared for delivery by Harry S. Havens, but because of illness, the-spee-c-h was delivered by'Kenneth W. Hunter,./ Senior Associate Director, PAD, on/May 28,_:1981, before the National Council of Associations ...

Date May 28, 1981 Report No. 115370 Title

Economic Development: Energy Block Grants

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 28, 1981 STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH DIRECTOR, ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY CONSERVATION AND POWER HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE ON ENERGY BLOCK GRANTS Mr. Chairman and Members the of the Subcommittee: to be here work the today to ...

Date May 28, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-28 Title

Delays in Disposing of Former Communication Sites in Alaska: Millions in Property Lost and Public Safety Jeopardized

Reports and Testimonies

’ ‘BY THE ti.s. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Air Force Delays In Disposing Of Former Communication Sites In Alaska: --Millions In Property Lost --Public Safety Jeopardized In the 1950s the Air Force spent over $250 million to establish the White Alice Communication System in Alaska--a network of 69 sites that provided communications for defense activities. Made obsolete ...

Date May 28, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-60 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Changes Needed To Deter Violations of Fair Labor Standards Act

Reports and Testimonies

’ &’ THECOb’ ROLLER lPT’ GENERAL F Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Changes Needed To Deter Violations Of Fair Labor Standards Act The Fair Labor Standards Act, established to protect the wages of American workers, is not adequately accomplishing its objective. Emplovers who violate certain provisions of the act are not penalired either because penalties do not exist or because existing ...

Date May 28, 1981 Report No. CED-81-69 Title

Natural Resources: River Basin Commissions Have Been Helpful, but Changes Are Needed

Reports and Testimonies

, I . Irs34#3 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES River Basin Commissions Have Been Helpful, But Changes Are Needed River basin commissions, established by the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965, have made meaningful contributions toward enhancing regional water resource planning and development, but they have not been accepted by many States and have fallen short ...

Date May 27, 1981 Report No. OGC-81-12 Title

Budget and Spending: Status of Budget Authority Proposed for Rescission

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 IN REPLY REFER TO: OFFICE OP GENERAL COUNSEL B-200685 May 27, 1981 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives IIIllI I IllIll 115344 The purpose of this letter is to report on the status of budget authority that was proposed for rescission, but for which Congress failed to pass a rescission bill as ...

Date May 27, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-51 Title

Personnel Conversions During Presidential Transition: Improved Monitoring Needed

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMP(ENSATION DlVlSiON S-202713 The Honorable Donald J. Devine Director, Office of Personnel Management Dear Dr. Devine: Personnel Conversions f-Improved Transition: (FPCD-81-51) During Presidential Monitoring Needed) I_I Subject: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) investigated 43 conversions l/ processed ...

Date May 27, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-49 Title

Government Operations: Travel by Certain Noncareer Government Officials

Reports and Testimonies

/\/ / 0 /“7c&J cc ‘1 r’ a* COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-203000 ELEASED The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Charles Senate Percy: Travel By Certain (FPCD-81-49) Noncareer Government H. Percy 115409 Officials On January 30, 1981, you asked us to review records in seven departments for travel performed by Schedule C employees Representatives during ...

Date May 27, 1981 Report No. 118051 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: The Multi-State Regional Intelligence Projects

Reports and Testimonies

. . . ” UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1981 STATEMENT WILLIAM GENERAL OF DIRECTOR I J. ANDERSON, GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT INFORMATION RIGHTS AND INDIVIDUAL HOUSE COMMITTEE i ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON THE MULTI-STATE INTELLIGENCE Mr. Chairman We are the the ing. of oversight ...

Date May 27, 1981 Report No. CED-81-106 Title

Natural Resources: Information on the Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission's Master Plan Contracting Procedures

Reports and Testimonies

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHLNGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNI-W DWELOPMWT AND SCONOMIC DIVISION B-203364 The Honorable Tom Bevill Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: MAY 27.1981 lllRNllllll 115338 Information on the Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission's Master Plan Contracting ...

Date May 27, 1981 Report No. CED-81-102 Title

Natural Resources: Information on the Resale of Federal Project Water Supplies by Intermediaries

Reports and Testimonies

COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DIVISION RELEASED MAY 27,198l B-202671 The Honorable George Miller House of Representatives Dear Mr. Miller: Subject: Information on the Resale of Federal Project Water Supplies by Intermediaries (CED-81-102) 115408 On April 8, 1981, we met with you to discuss our findings on your requests of April 30, 1980, and January 8, 1981, concerning the resale of Federal ...

Date May 27, 1981 Report No. 115337 Title

Financial Management: Examination of Financial Statements of the Inter-American Foundation for Fiscal Years 1980 and 1979

Reports and Testimonies

UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNT~NG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 INTERNATIONAL DIVIS!ON D. Bell, President Mr. Peter Inter-American Foundation 1515 Wilson Boulevard 22209 Arlington, Virginia Dear Mr. Bell: Interstatements courtesy, We have recently completed our audit of the American Foundation's fiscal year 1980 financial and would like to thank you for the cooperation, and assistance extended to us' ...

Date May 27, 1981 Report No. B-197880 Title

Government Operations: SBA Comments on GAO Report

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/-',/ -- Us,}'0 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B-197880 May 27, 1981 The Honorable Mark 0. Hatfield Chairman, Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: We have reviewed the Small Business Administration's (SBA) April 6, 1981, comments on our report entitled "The 8(a) Pilot Program for Disadvantaged Small Businesses Has Not Been Effective." ...

Date May 27, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-22 Title

National Defense: DOD's Industrial Preparedness Program Needs National Policy To Effectively Meet Emergency Needs

Reports and Testimonies

. . 4 1 ITSqJ , * BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES DOD’s Industrial Preparedness Program Needs National Policy To Effectively Meet Emergency Needs The Department of Defense’s Industrial Preparedness Planning Program is to make sure U.S. industry can respond to wartime needs for military items. However, despite repeated study, this program has remained in a state ...