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Date March 9, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-52 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: The Bureau of Prisons' Actions Since the Danbury Fire

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I ,. UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING U.C. 20548 * OFFICE GE,WDtAL GOVITRNMENT DIVISION ‘. t B-133223 *f , Mr. Norman A. Carlson Director, bureau of Prisons Department of Justice *., . l Ikar Mr. Carlson: Subject: Actions The Wlreau of kisons’ J&nbury Mre (GGD-81-52) !Ihe Since In August 1978, a General Accounting Office (GAO) report on the I&bury Federal Correctional Institution’s ...

Date March 9, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-14 Title

Government Operations: Expedited Yearend Contract Award Resulted in Shortcutting Established Regulations and Procedures and Overpricing

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UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHlNGTON, D.C. 20348 MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACQUISITION AND DIVISION B-202277 MARCH 9,1981 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger df Defense Assistant for Audit Reports Secretary: Expedited Yearend Contract Award Resulted in c hortcutting Established Regulations and Procedures and Overpricing (MASAD-81-14) J We have completed ...

Date March 9, 1981 Report No. CED-81-81 Title

Agriculture and Food: Analysis of Department of Agriculture Report on Fraud and Abuse in Child Nutrition Programs

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE COMMUNITY AN0 DLVLLOPMLNT tCONOMlC DIVISION March 9, 1981 B-202394 lllllllllllll Illl 114634 Committee The Honorable Carl D. Perkins, Chairman on Education and Labor House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: LAnalysis of f Department of Agriculture on Fraud and Abuse in Child Nutrition (CED-81-81) Report Programs 3 On ...

Date March 9, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-19 Title

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: Benefit Adjustments Needed To Encourage Reemployment and Reduce Costs

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. BY THECOWTkLLER GENERAL OF THEUNITED STATES m 4 l/q%3 Report ToThe Congress Federal Employees’ Compensation Act: Benefit Adjustments Needed To Encourage Reemployment And Reduce Costs Increasing numbers of long-term disability cases among Federal employees have contributed significantly to rising costs under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act. Many long-term disabled beneficiaries are, in ...

Date March 9, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-27 Title

Income Security: Keeping the Railroad Retirement Program on Track--Government and Railroads Should Clarify Roles and Responsibilities

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Report To The Chairman, Committee On Government Operations, House f Representatives ;“‘~qL i_il\J y/q--~\S j-E[> b/ -ip’r Keeping The Railroad Retirement Program On Track--Government And Railroads Should Clarify Roles And Responsibilities The railroad retirement program has evolved from an industry-funded plan for retired workers to one which contains both social security and private pension ...

Date March 6, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-35 Title

Financial Management: Review of White House and Executive Agency Expenditures for Selected Travel, Entertainment, and Personnel Costs

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B-196862 pi wy?,qJ MARCH 6,198l JThe ,,The The /The 12 e 2 he The L The Honorable Honorable Honorable Honorable Honorable Honorable Honorabl Honorabl Subject: Mark 0. Hatfield, United States Senate Ted Stevens, United States Senate United States Senate Charles McC. Mathias,w Lowell P. Weicker, United States Senate James A. McClure, United States Senate Pau Laxalt, United States Senate rn, United ...

Date March 6, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-37 Title

Financial Management: Review of White House and Executive Agency Expenditures for Selected Travel, Entertainment, and Personnel Costs

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF D.C. THE UNITED 20!548 STATES MARCH 6, 1081 B-196862 9 The Honorable Edward R. Roybal Subcommittee on TreasuryChairman, Postal Service-General Government Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: House and Executive Agency Selected Travel, Entertainment, and Personnel Costs (AFMD-81-37) J October 16, 1980, the Honorable Tom Steed, ...

Date March 6, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-36 Title

Financial Management: Review of White House and Executive Agency Expenditures for Selected Travel, Entertainment, and Personnel Costs

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WASHINGTON D.C. 20546 RELEASED MARCJi 6,166l &he Honorable Jack Brooks, Chairman Committee on Government Operations /DO House of Representatives .

Date March 6, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-38 Title

Financial Management: Review of White House and Executive Agency Expenditures for Selected Travel, Entertainment, and Personnel Costs

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6wxn”ReCTED amwt’ng Office the Office of Hot to be released bark Rolationr outside of ~pt~itic the General approval except 00 thrr Congressional COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF D.C. THE UNITED 20L4 STATES #(The Honorable Silvio 0. Conte, House of Representatives _,The Honorable Robert Ei. Michel, House of Representatives L The Honorable Clarence E. Miller, House cf Representatives Subject: ...

Date March 6, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-18 Title

National Defense: The Army's Battery Computer System

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B-163074 MARCH 61981 I" The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: The Army's Battery t(MASAD-81-18) Computer System p4c p“>/; ~~&m& Subjects Your September 4, 1980, letter asked us,to evaluate test results of five Department of Defense weapon systems, including the Army's Battery Computer System (BCS). ...

Date March 6, 1981 Report No. CED-81-54A Title

Housing: How To House More People at Lower Costs Under the Section 8 New Construction Program

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I , SUPPLEMENT THE REPORTBY TO Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES How To House More People At Lower Costs Under The Section 8 New Construction Program This supplement contains detailed descriptions and illustrations of each of the 31 projects included in GAO’s review. 114665 . CONTENTS -----a-Page LOCATION Washington, California D.C. PROJECT NAME Campbell Faircliff Heights Apartments Plaza ...

Date March 6, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-17 Title

Financial Management: Securities and Exchange Commission Should Improve Procurement Practices for Market Surveillance System Development

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*.I /i/\ / p-) L’ * BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Securities And Exchange Commission OF THE UNITED STATES Securities And Exchange Commission Should Improve Procurement Practices For Market Surveillance System Development The Securities and Exchange Commission’s procurement practices in developing an automated market surveillance system may have permitted one firm to gain an ...

Date March 6, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-1 Title

National Defense: Defense Needs Better System for Assuring Adequate Security at Reasonable Cost on U.S. Bases

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BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Defense Needs Better System For Assuring Adequate Security At Reasonable Cost On U.S.Bases The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Review has authority and responsibility to establish security policy for all military assets, but except for a few sensitive assets, Defense has not taken an active role in managing security ...

Date March 6, 1981 Report No. CED-81-54 Title

Housing: How To House More People at Lower Costs Under the Section 8 New Construction Program

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REPORTBY THE Comptroller General b OF THE UNITEDSTATES How To House More People At Lower Costs Under The Section 8 New Construction Program The Section 8 New Construction Program is ‘producing very good quality rental housing; housing which is, in fact, often better than most other housing in the general market areas where it is located. GAO found that given the caliber of this housing, ...

Date March 5, 1981 Report No. 114641 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Small Businesses and Innovation, Small Business Research Conference

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IK'esecarc-V S-Ce P(,'\, AnzA3ST RA CT S; SMALL BUSINESSES AND INNOVATI Ongoing work Category markers: Innovation Innovation Policy Economic Policy As we move into the 1980's, attention is being focused on a number of issues which are central to our nation's continued viability. One such issue is innovation, and a growing concern, This perceived de- that the rate of innovation is declining. cline ...

Date March 5, 1981 Report No. B-201928 Title

Government Operations: Alleged Intervention by Legal Assistance Group Into Implementation of Food Stamp Workfare Pilot Project

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 L~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. B-201928 March 5, 1981 * tA a, e F *-...6 -. -; j~* 1_ The Honorable William C. Wampler D :'- House of Representatives Dear Mr. Wampler: We refer to our recent Letter requesting this Office to investigate an incident of AlLeged intervention by the4. llmp-hirc-Legal Assistance cw group ...

Date March 5, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-16 Title

Government Operations: Contract Overpriced and Established Pricing Regulations and Procedures Not Followed

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACQUlSlTlON AND OlVlSlON MARCH 5,198l a-202293 The Honorable The Secretary Subject: Drew L. Lewis of Transportation E- 114504 ontract Overpriced and Established Regulations and Procedures t?ot (NASAD-81-16) Dear Nr . Secretary: In reviewing the pricing of firm-fixed-price contract DOT-FA77tiA-4047, we found ...

Date March 5, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-62 Title

Housing: Influence of Speculation on the Price of Converted Condominium Units

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UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTIN-l/4‘? OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ’ FnoaRAM AMALYBIS OlVlmK))( B-202311 The Honorable Benjamin S. Rosenthal Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairmanr March 5, 1981 Illllllllllll IIll 114631 on the Price Units (PAD-81-62) 3 This report addresses your concerns ...

Date March 5, 1981 Report No. 114565 Title

Budget and Spending: Ways To Reduce the Federal Budget Through Improved Government Financial Management Practices

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1981 114565 STATEMENT OF DONALD L. DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL SCANTLEBURY ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT DIVISION, AND CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OF THE UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCERNING ii?AYS To REDUCE THE FEDERAL ...

Date March 5, 1981 Report No. CED-81-71 Title

Housing: Differences in the Services' Military Family Housing Programs Hinder Good Management

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Report To The Chairman Committee On Appropriations House Of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES -__ ~~lEASE0 Differences In The Services’ Military Family Housing Programs Hinder Good Management For many years the Department of Defense (DOD) has not had a completely effective cost accounting and reporting system to manage its family housing inventory. DOD cannot determine the extent to which ...

Date March 5, 1981 Report No. CED-81-42 Title

Deteriorating Highways and Lagging Revenues: A Need To Reassess the Federal Highway Program

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*I *+ f Y BYHE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Deteriorating Highways And Lagging Revenues: A Need To The Federal Highway Program The condition of our Nation’s highways is declining. The Interstate System has seen the most serious decline--its percentage of miles in poor condition more than doubled over the last 3 reporting years. Billionsof dollarswill be needed to ...

Date March 4, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-51 Title

Budget and Spending: Program and Budgetary Information for Committees' Views and Estimates on President's Budget for Fiscal Year 1982

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4s L/\F,IS Legislative Authorization, Program 6 Budget Information System The 1982 budget provides spending increases for major programs deemed Fiscal year to be priorities. 1982 spending will increase by $76.6 or about 12 percent, net of billion, Increases in receipts are receipts. projected at $104.3 billion. Funding for programs, agencies, and budget functions under jurlsdlctlon of the House ...

Date March 4, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-55 Title

Budget and Spending: Program and Budgetary Information for Committees' Views and Estimates on President's Budget for Fiscal Year 1982

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Legislative Authorization, Program 6 Budget Information System lllll ll 11111 The 1982 budget provides spending increases for major programs deemed to priorities. Fiscal year 1982 spending will increase by $76.6 billion, or about 12 percent, net of receipts. Increases in receipts are projected at $104.3 billion. Funding for programs, agencies, and budget functions under jurisdiction of the Senate ...

Date March 4, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-57 Title

Energy: DOE Reorganization of Energy Contingency Planning Holds Promise--But Questions Remain

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COMPTROLLER QENERAL WA%HINOTON OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 2%%4% b-202281 MARCH 4,1981 The Honorable United States Edward M. Kennedy Senate 114695 The Honorable Charles H. Percy Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Government Processes Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Subject: Tq I " 'Xeorganization of Energy Contingency Planning Holds Promise-- But ...

Date March 4, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-30 Title

Government Operations: Review of Programs for Reimbursement for Public Participation in Federal Rulemaking Proceedings

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B-201726 MARCH 4,1981 . The Honorable James T. Broyhill Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable Matthew House of Representatives Subject: 3. Rinaldo lllllllllllllllll 114869 Reimbursement in Federal (PAD-81-30) Review of 4 or Public Rulemaking Programs for Participation In a September 15, 1980, letter, you requested that we evaluate the ...

Date March 4, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-8 Title

Government Operations: Contracting Out Vehicle Maintenance and Operations Functions at U.S. Naval Station, Mayport, Florida

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UNITED STATEIS GENERAL ACCO~JNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ~~~~ Ill ll 114910 PROCUREMENT ACOlJlSlTlON AND SYSTEMS DIVISION MARCH4,1981 The Honorable Charles E. Bennett House of Representatives Dear Mr. Bennett: RELEASED Subject: Contracting Out Vehicle Maintenance Lr and Operations Functions at U.S. Naval Florida J (MASAD-81-8) Station, Mayport, May 14, May 23, and comparison that was used ...

Date March 4, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-42 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Federal Jury Management Practices

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co ler General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Patent And Trademark Amendments Of 1980 Set The Stage For UMorm Patent Practice By Federal Agencies COMPTROLLER GENEdAL .‘,&‘HINGTON OF D c THE UNITED 20548 STATES The Xonorable Strom Thurmond Chairman, C.ommittee on the Jucdiciary 'United States Senate Peter irJ. Rodino, Jr. Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary iiouse of Representatives The Honorable This is the ...

Date March 4, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-41 Title

Budget and Spending: Program and Budgetary Information for Committees' Views and Estimates on President's Budget for Fiscal Year 1982

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LAPIS Legislative Authorization, Program & Budget Information System The 1982 budget provides spending increases for major programs deemed to be priorities. Fiscal year 1982 spending will increase by $76.6 billion, or about 12 percent, net of Increases in receipts are receipts. projected at $lC4.3 billion. Funding for programs, agencies, and budget functions under jurisdiction of the Senate ...

Date March 4, 1981 Report No. CED-81-37 Title

Environmental Protection: Marine Sanctuaries Program Offers Environmental Protection and Benefits Other Laws Do Not

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REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Marine Sanctuaries Program Offers Environmental Protection And Benefits Other Laws Do Not The marine sanctuaries program, administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, preserves or restores ocean areas for their conservation, recreational, ecological, or esthetic values, Although the program overlaps with other Federal ...

Date March 4, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-34 Title

Financial Management: Impact of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on U.S. Business

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BY THECOtVlPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Impact Of Foreign Corrupt Piactices Act On U.S.Business A GAO questionnaire survey of 250 companies randomly selected from the Fortune 1000 list of the largest U.S. industrial firms shows that the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has brought about efforts to strengthen corporate codes of conduct and systems of internal accounting ...

Date March 4, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-20 Title

Government Operations: The Financial Disclosure Process of the Legislative Branch Can Be Improved

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m Bi THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL /- ’ Jwm Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Financial Disclosure Process Of The Legislative Branch Can Be Improved The House and Senate Ethics Committees are responsible for implementing and administering the requirements of title l of the Ethics in Government Act. Both Committees can do more to improve their financial disclosure process. Because of the ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. OGC-81-4 Title

Budget and Spending: President's Fourth Special Message for FY 1981

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF D.C. THE UNITED 20548 STATES R-200685 March 3, 1981 To the Speaker 114796 Senate and the Representatives 8’ 981, the’ .i President’s fourth spec,ial message On January 29, to the Congress pursuant to for fi-+e& ye-a-r+ 1981 was transmitted The special message prothe Impoundment Co A 01 Act of 1974. posed a rescission (R81-34) of $1.5 million appropriated to the ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. B-197793 Title

Government Operations: [Comments on H.R. 18]

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- 173 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 2054 ~~C7 . j. * . B-197793 l4nfr < '1/ J March 3, 1981 < The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government A Operations U.-S._4House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: _ o r I appreciate the opportunity to comment on R-R. 18, a bill to establish a Commission on More Effective Government, which you recently sent to us for ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-12 Title

Government Operations: Effectiveness of GSA's Practice of Centrally Purchasing Low Dollar Value Items Under Nonstores Program

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASH I NGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACQUISITION AND DIVISION B-201643 MARCH 3,1981 The Honorable Raymond Kline Acting Administrator of General Dear Mr. Kline: Subject: Services of GSA's Practice of Centrally G- ffectiveness Purchasing Low Dollar Value Items Under irkeNonstores Prograd(MASAD-81-12) We reviewed the General Services Administration' ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. B-107871 Title

Government Operations: [Proposed Legislation To Amend Contract Disputes Act of 1978]

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GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Office of General Counsel In Reply Refer to: B-107871 March 3, William P. Shattuck, Esq. Counsel, Subfcommittee on Azninistrative Law and Governmental Relations Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Dear Mr.-Shattuck: In recent telephone discussions with members of our staff, you raised certain questions ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-22 Title

Productivity Sharing Programs: Can They Contribute to Productivity Improvement?

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. -8 . id 7 ,r:l I ” wig jr STUDYBY THE STAFF THE U.S. OF General Accounting Office Productivity Sharing Programs: Can They Contribute To Productivity Improvement? AFMD-81.22 MARCH 3,198l . l .,I Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: US. General Accounting Office Document Hendling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone (202) 275-6241 The ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. C-CED-81-1 Title

Suspension of Grain Sales to Soviet Union: Monitoring Difficult--Shortfall Substantially Offset

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REPORT BY T COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES GRAIN SALES TO SOVIET UNION:> C-MONITORING DIFFICULT G-SHORTFALL suBs \ OFFSET DIGEST _--- -- In response to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979, the Presiannounced the susdent on January 4, 1980, pension of grain shipments to the Soviet Union in excess of the 8 million metric tons of wheat and corn which the United ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-44 Title

Financial Management: Audit of the Stationery Revolving Fund for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1980

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c REPORTBY THE u j!Ll.L57$3 Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Audit Of The Stationery - Revolving Fund For Fiscal Year Ended June 30,198O 114572 GGD-81-44 MARCH 3,1981 h . . Request sent to: for copies of GAO reports should be US. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone (202) 2756241 The first five copies ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. B-202082 Title

Financial Management: [Need for Significant Improvements in Financial Management--Department of Defense]

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20O48 B-202082 The Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger The Secretary of Defense March 3, 1981 SUBJECT: Leed for Significant Improvements in Financial Management-Department of Defensej Dear Mr. Secretary: In my January 21, 1981, letter to you, we told you of our serious concern over the need for the DeDartment of Defense to take advantage of ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-58 Title

Income Security: Action Needed To Resolve Problem of Outstanding Supplemental Security Income Checks

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BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES &gi7/ Report ToThe Congress Action Needed To Resolve Problem Of Outstanding Supplemental Security Income Checks As many as 300,000 Supplemental Security Income checks totaling $40 million have been outstanding for 6 months or more. These checks are negotiable forever. About $10.4 million of these checks belong tostates, which are concerned that these ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-21 Title

Budget and Spending: What Can Be Done To Check the Growth of Federal Entitlement and Indexed Spending?

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IYT-Ld BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES What Can Be Done To Check The Growth Of Federal Entitlement And Indexed Spending? Federal spending for entitlement and indexed programs has grown significantly over the past decade. In this report, GAO examines the nature of such spending, the reasons behind its growth, and what can be done to limit such spending in the ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-9 Title

Federal Merit Pay: Important Concerns Need Attention

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REPORTBY-THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Federal Merit Pay: Important Concerns Need Attention fmprovements in the merit pay implementation process are needed to insure that programs will function equitably and receive the support of Federal employees. Agencies are working rapidly to install their merit pay systems so that initial payouts can be made by October 198 1. However, GAO is ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-60 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: The Value-Added Tax--What Else Should We Know About It?

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.’ :‘ 1 .I.- .. ,.,_ .2, _.I m? I BY THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Value-Added Tax-What Else Should We Know About It? The value-added tax (VAT), a sales tax collected at all levels of business, could become a new addition to the Federal tax system. Its proponents maintain that it can raise large amounts of revenue at low rates, is more difficult to evade ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-36 Title

Budget and Spending: Federal Budget Concepts and Procedures Can Be Further Strengthened

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. 4. BY THECOlVli’TROLLEnGENERAL *-’jry&J v Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Federal Budget Concepts And Procedures Can Be Further Strengthened Several recent developments have placed strains on the capacity of existing Federal budget concepts and procedures to serve the budget information and control needs of the Congress, the executive branch, and the public. These include “off-budget” ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-32 Title

Budget and Spending: The Federal Investment in Amtrak's Assets Should Be Secured

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. 4, REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Federal Investment In Amtrak’s Assets Should Be Secured As of fiscal year 1980, the Federal Government had given Amtrak $3.2 billion for its capital program. Only $2.5 billion of this &mount is subject to Federal security arrangements; that is, this part of the Government’s investment would be protected should Amtrak be liquidated. ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-31 Title

Budget and Spending: Funding Gaps Jeopardize Federal Government Operations

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. c BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Funding Gaps Jeopardize Federal Government Operations Interruptions in Federal agency funding at the beginning of the fiscal year and operating on continuing resolutions have become the norm rather than the exception. Over the past 20 years, 85 percent of the appropriations bills for Federal agencies have passed after the start ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-17 Title

Low Productivity in American Coal Mining: Causes and Cures

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BY THECOhflPTROLLER GENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES yyy-y-9 Report ToThe Congress,,&? Low Productivity In American Coal Mining: Causes And Cures This report identifies the factors responsible for depressed productivity in the US. coal mining industry. GAO analysis revealed that the fall in underground mining productivity since 1969 is closely tied to poor labor-management relations, 1974 union contract ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. CED-81-47 Title

Environmental Protection: EPA Actions Against the Hopewell, Virginia, Wastewater Treatment Facility

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REPORTB’Y’ THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES EPAActions Against The Hopewell, Virginia, Wastewater Treatment Facility GAO reviewed questions raised by the city of Hopewell, Virginia, concerning the Environmental Protection Agency’s (1) enforcement actions against the Hopewell Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility, (2) lack of technical assistance to the city, and (3) withholding of the ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. 114495 Title

Government Operations: President's Program for Economic Recovery

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4, L, UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING Washington, D.C. 20548 OFF;CE . FOR REWSASEON DELIVERY Exp8ct8d on March 3, 1981 Statmmat . . (. *, . of : States Elmer B. Staats Comptroller General of the United * . U.S. Hou81s of Representatives on the Program for Economic Recoveiy Mr. Chairman and Members of tha Conenitteer before you today to diicuss The President proposals for the I am pleased I to ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-54 Title

Health: Better Guidelines Could Reduce VA's Planned Construction of Costly Operating Rooms

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- -.a I BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAtL. Report To The Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Better Guidelines Could Reduce VA’s Planned Construction Of Costly Operating Rooms The Veterans Administration’s criterion for surgical facilities in new or replacement hospitals -- 1 operating room for every 28 surgical beds -- results in too many operating rooms. The VA guideline fails to consider that some occupants ...