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Date March 3, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-48 Title

Income Security: More Diligent Followup Needed To Weed Out Ineligible SSA Disability Beneficiaries

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a 4 P dfl/) /J d ;3 ,,’ IIc/sq 0 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES More Diligent Followup Needed To Weed Out Ineligible SSA Disability Beneficiaries As much as $2 billion annually in Social Security disability insurance payments may go to individuals who are no longer disabled. The Social Security Administration investigates only a small percentage of its ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-07 Title

Natural Resources: Federal Charges for Irrigation Projects Reviewed Do Not Cover Costs

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l BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL’ Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Federal Charges For Irrigation Projects Reviewed Do Not Cover Costs GAO reviewed six Federal irrigation projects and found that the water produced will cost the Government between $54 and $130 an acre-foot each year, but the crops grown by the farmers will not yield enough revenue to cover this cost. The farmers will continue to ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. OPP-81-2 Title

Budget and Spending: Comments on the President's February 18, 1981, Budget Proposals and Additional Cost-Saving Measures

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. I U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING COMMENTS FEBRUARY AND OFFICE: ON THE PRESIDENT’S 18,1981, BUDGET PROPOSALS COST-SAVING MEASURES ADDITIONAL MARCH 3, I@81 OPP-81-2 , COMCTROLLER OLNLRAL WASHINOTDN. OF D.C. THE UNITED toll48 cTAl%8 B-198312 PREFACE ~-.This report is designed to further assist the during its consideration of the FY 1982 budget by the views of the General Accounting Office on budget ...

Date March 3, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-6 Title

Natural Resources: The Nation's Unused Wood Offers Vast Potential Energy and Product Benefits

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1 / +qj 8 4 ’ i& THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL / CL)!’ 15 Report TaThe Cong OF THEUNITEDSTATES The Nation’s Unused Wood Offers Vast Potential Energy And Product Benefits The Forest Service and the Department of Energy need to place higher priority on encouraging the use of wood residues as an energy source and as a substitute for more energy-intensive materials in manufacturing. Despite their recognized ...

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

Transportation: The Trucking Industry's Federal Paperwork Burden Should Be Reduced

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Report To The Chairman, Joint Economic Committee OF THE UNITED STATES -~~ The Trucking Industry’s Federal Paperwork Burden Should Be Reduced The Department of Transportation can use its highway safety information more effectively by summarizing available data and conducting followup surveys to assess the need for, or value of, required paperwork. For example, the truckers’ Driver’s Daily Log ...

Date March 2, 1981 Report No. 114519 Title

Agriculture and Food: Structure of American Agriculture

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United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR ~~ELEASE DELIVERY ON Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Monday, March 2, 1981 Statement Brian of Level P. Crowley, Associate Director, Senior Community And Economic Development before the Family Subcommittee on Forests, Farms and Energy As do//s" of the Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives on The rStructure of American ...

Date March 2, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-50 Title

Financial Management: Audit of Reagan Presidential Transition Expenditures

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF B.C. THE UNITED tQ548 STATES RELEASED Dear Mr. Chairman: [Audit of Transition 115800 Reagan Presidential Expenditures/(GGD-81-50) *,,,,, .I-,'As requested in your letter dated'January 12, 1981, we have audited the expenditure of transition funds by the incoming Reagan You asked us to report the purposes for which administration. the funds were used, the manner in ...

Date March 2, 1981 Report No. B-199522 Title

Government Operations: Congressional Approval of the President's Pay Recommendations

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'',>f-\ COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. a64A B-199522 March 2, 1981 The Honorable William D. Ford, Chairman Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: On February 5, 1981, you asked for our views as to whether the current Continuing Resolution which establishes a pay cap would have to be amended for ongressional approval of the ...

Date March 2, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-48 Title

Puerto Rico's Political Future: A Divisive Issue With Many Dimensions

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‘I A F-- ‘Y& !I&& ’ -BYTHECOMPTROLLERGE1ZIERAL . Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES LM114496 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Puerto Rico’s Political Future: A Divisive Issue With Many Dimensions What is Puerto Rico’s political destiny? The island’s over 3 million U.S. citizens continue to debate whether to retain the current Commonwealth arrangement or petition the Congress for statehood, ...

Date March 2, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-15 Title

National Defense: Most Critical Testing Still Lies Ahead for Missiles in Theater Nuclear Modernization

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! BY THECOMPTRO;LER GENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES 4 J l@yE# I ;,vrtJ Report ToThe Congress Most Critical Testi’ng Still Lies Ahead For Missiles In Theater Nuclear Modernization The chairman of the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East, House Committee an Foreign Affairs, asked GAO to study certain aspects of the program to modernize theater nuclear weapons intended for deployment in several ...

Date March 2, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-7 Title

National Defense: Recommendations To Improve Defense Reporting on Weapon Systems

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COMICTROLLER OONCML WMHINQTON. OF TIN D.C. UNITED 20242 STATES B-198152 MARCH 2,1981 The Honorable Mark 0. Hatfield Committee on Appropriations Chairman, United States Senate The Honorable John G. Tower Chairman, Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate The Honorable Jamie L. Whitten ...

Date March 2, 1981 Report No. 114566 Title

Special Publications: Analysis and Evaluation of Public Policies

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UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, D.C. ADDRESS BY ACCOUNlN~~ OFFICE . I ' TO THE PUBLIC WORKS POLICY SYMPOSIUM AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MARCH 2 , 1981 I WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS SYMPOSIUM ON THE ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF PUBLIC WORKS POLICIES-A MOST TIMELY TOPIC. THE TREMENDOUS SIZE OF THE INVESTMENT IN THE NATION'S PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS JUSTIFIES A ...

Date March 2, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-35 Title

Energy: The Effects of Regulation on the Electric Utility Industry

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/7/b% ’ j GENERAL’ ’ ’ .’ i%’THECCiMPTROLLER Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES k The Effects Of Regulation On The Electric Utility industry Many sectors of the electric utility industry have asserted that the industry’ financial welE s being is threatened by over-regulation and that unless some relief is obtained, the industry’ s ability to continue providing reliable power supplies is ...

Date March 2, 1981 Report No. ID-81-16 Title

International Affairs: Improvements Made, Some Still Needed in Management of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

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rrq5492 -IT- .,,,,i J BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Improvements Made, Some Still Needed In Management Of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty GAO recommended in 1976 the consolidation of two separate organizations, Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. Since then the parent corporations have merged, a number of dual operations were combined, and other ...

Date March 1, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-27 Title

Glossary of Terms Used in the Federal Budget Process: Related Accounting, Economic, and Tax Terms (Third Edition)

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A Glossary Of Terms Used In”The Federal Budget Process And Related Accounting, Economic, and Tax Terms March 1981 Third Edition rc- ._ United States General Accounting Washington, Office D.C. PAD-8 I-27 Library Main entry under title: of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A Glossary of terms used in the federal budget process and related accounting, economic, and tax terms. “March 1981.” “PAD ...

Date March 1, 1981 Report No. 090880 Title

Financial Management: Financial Handbook for Nonfinancial Executives in the Federal Government

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I FINANCIAL HANDBOOK FOR NONFINANCIAL EXECUTIVES IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT JOINT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FINANCIAL HANDBOOK FOR NONFINANCIAL EXECUTIVES IN T H E FEDERAL GOVERNMENT M A R C H 1981 I JOINT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Foreword Today, t o p F e d e r a l e x e c u t i v e s and m a n a g e r s c o n t i n u e t o f a c e a n o l d , b u t ever-demanding, c ...

Date March 1, 1981 Report No. 114505 Title

An Administrative History: GAO 1966-1981

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An Administrative History Roger L Sperry . Timothy D. Desmond Kathi F. McGraw Barbara Schmitt U.S. General Accounting Office 1981 Foreword As my term as Comptroller General neared its end. 1 established,a special project to summarize the significant?ntemal events, directions. and changes that occurred between 1966 and 1981. The purpose of the project was to bring together in one place the ...

Date Feb. 28, 1981 Report No. C-MASAD-81-11 Title

National Defense: Issues Affecting the Navy's Antiship Cruise Missile Programs

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UNCLASSIFIED REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ISSUES AFFECTING THE NAVY'S ANTISHIE' CRUISE MISSILE PROGRAMS DIGEST m----m The Navy, to meet existing and projected threats from enemy surface ships armed with long-range missiles, has three antiship cruise missiles in various stages of development. These missiles are designed to provide the Navy with a standoff capability ...

Date Feb. 28, 1981 Report No. C-MASAD-81-8 Title

National Defense: Opportunities for Improving Management of the Navy's Aegis Cruiser Program

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‘d’JCiASSIF!ED REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED ST.\I'ES OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING IVIANAGEMENT OF THE NAVY'S AEGIS CRUISER PROGRAM DIGEST -----The Aegis weapon system is the antiair warfare weapon designed to protect tne Navy's carrier battle groups from Soviet airand sea-launched missiles. It is comprised of an advanced design radar and related hardware and software. (See p. 1.) ...

Date Feb. 28, 1981 Report No. C-MASAD-81-7 Title

National Defense: Review of the High Speed Antiradiation Missile Program

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REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES DIGEST -----e REVIEW OF THE HIGH SPEED ANTIRADIATION MISSILE PROGRAM . The High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) is being developed to give aircraft performing surface attack missions a better chance of penetrating enemy radar defenses by destroying or suppressing radars which direct enemy surface-to-air missiles and antiaircraft guns.1 The ...

Date Feb. 28, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-11 Title

National Defense: Air Force and Navy Plans To Acquire Trainer Aircraft

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BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL’ OF THEUNITED STATES ,I/ -- Report ToThe Congress Air Force And Navy Plans To Acquire Trainer Aircraft The Air Force and Navy plan to acquire four different aircraft for training missions. Total costs are expected to be several billion dollars. With one exception, the Air Force Next Generatijon Trainer and the Navy Undergraduate Jet Flight Training System acquisition ...

Date Feb. 28, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-9 Title

National Defense: Decisions To Be Made in Charting Future of DOD's Assault Breaker

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li I I WJikT BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Decisions To Be Made In Charting Future Of DOD’s Assault Breaker DOD must still prove the Assault Breaker concept is feasible, assess its cost effectiveness and affordability against other weapons with com@arable capabilities, and devise a management ajpproach to handle the problems of the system’s joint Army-Air ...

Date Feb. 28, 1981 Report No. C-MASAD-81-10 Title

The F-16 Program: Progress, Concerns, and Uncertainties

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UNCLASSIFIED REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERRL OF THE UNITED STATES DIGEST -m---w THE F-16 PROGRAM: PROGRESS, CONCERNS, AND UNCERTAINTIES a1 The F-16 was conceived as the "low" element in a "high/low" concept of mixing high performance, costly aircraft #(the F-lS)';.with greater numbers of simpler, less expensive aircraft',(the F-16). #It eventually evolved into a multimission aitcraft to replace ...

Date Feb. 28, 1981 Report No. C-MASAD-81-9 Title

National Defense: Some Land Attack Cruise Missile Acquisition Programs Need To Be Slowed Down

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1 UNCLASSIFIED I (A-2 3? REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES SOME LAND ATTACK CRUISE MISSILE GRAMSNEED TO BE SLOWEDDOWN ACQUISITION PRO- DIGEST --w--e Cruise missiles are subsonic, jet-powered airframes that are being acquired to deliver nuclear or conventional warheads against a variDuring the last 8 years or ety of targets. so, development efforts have been focused on versions ...

Date Feb. 28, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-6 Title

DOD Participation in the Space Transportation System: Status and Issues

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/ gqj BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES . _ Report To The Congress DOD Participation In The Space Transportation System: Status And Issues The Space Transportation System has been delayed 3-l/2 years and the cost of Defense participation in the program has increased $1.6 billion--from about $1.2 billion in fiscal year 1978 to about $2.8 billion in fiscal year 1982. To date, the delays ...

Date Feb. 27, 1981 Report No. CED-81-72 Title

Agriculture and Food: Information on Dine-Out Feature of the Food Stamp Program

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UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DIVISION B-202269 The Honorable United States Mark Andrews, Senate The Honorable John T. Myers The Honorable J. Kenneth Robinson House of Representatives on Dine-Out Feature of the Program (CRC-81-72) ,3 As requested in your letter of June 18, 1980, we have reviewed the dine-out feature of the ...

Date Feb. 27, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-46 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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: .I Legislative Authorization, Program 6 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 receipts. Increases in receipts are projected at $104.3 billion. - Funding for programs, agencies, and budget functions.under jurisdiction of the House ...

Date Feb. 27, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-56 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 i System . The 1982 budget provides spending increases for major programs deemed Fiscal year 1982 to be priorities. spending will increase by $76.6 or about 12 percent, net of billion, Increases in receipts are receipts. projected at $104.3 billion. Funding budget of the Affairs billionpercent. for programs, agencies, and functions under ...

Date Feb. 27, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-59 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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February PROGRAM ANALYSIS DIVISION 27, 1981 B-197735 The Honorable Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. Chairman, Subcommittee on Appropriations for Departments of State, Comrlerce, Justice, the Judiciary and Related Agencies United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Program and Budgetary Information for Committee's Views and Estimates on President's Budget for Fiscal Year 1982 (PAD:81-59) ’ . Subject: The ...

Date Feb. 27, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-47 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 l . 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 receipts. Increases in receipts are projected at $104.3 billion. Funding for programs, agencies, and budget functions under jurisdiction of the House Committee ...

Date Feb. 27, 1981 Report No. B-201796 Title

Government Operations: [Accrual-Basis Consolidated Financial Statements on Operations of Federal Government]

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5 X \COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED WASHINGTON DO. 20648 sATS B-201796 February 27, 1981 The Honorable Donald T. Regan Secretary of the Treasury Dear Mr. Secretary: I am writing this letter to bring you up to date with respect to the General Accounting Office's involvement in Treasury's project to issuehaccrual-basis consolidated financial statements on God operations of t-h Federal Government7 ...

Date Feb. 27, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-17 Title

International Affairs: U.S. Participation in the United Kingdom's Development of JP-233--A Costly Deviation From Acquisition Policy

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UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACOUISITION AND DIVISION FEBRUARY 27,1981 B-200783 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Assistant for Audit , Reports I IllI 114466 Secretary: Subject: U.S. Participation in the United Kingdom's Deviation c- evelopment of JP-233 --A Costly from. Acquisition Policy _1 ( ...

Date Feb. 27, 1981 Report No. 114478 Title

Special Publications: [The Role of Program Evaluation in Public Management]

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" t L T - ROLE OF PROGRAM EVALUATION IN / PUBLIC MANAGEME : BY AVENS ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER GENERAL PREPARED FOR DELIVERY AT THE ROGER. W . JONES LECTURE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY FEBRUARY 2 7 , 1981 It is a great privilege to speak at a lecture series named i n honor of Roger W. Jones. Many of us who work in government take the concept o f public service seriously, but very few embody that concept s o ...

Date Feb. 27, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-39 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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-jLnpls * Legislative Authorization, Program 6 Budget information System The 1982 budget provides spending increases for.major programs Fiscal deemed to be priorities. 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 House ...

Date Feb. 27, 1981 Report No. ID-81-29 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: American Employment Abroad Discouraged by U.S. Income Tax Laws

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F SW, w4g BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL’ Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES American Employment Abroad Discouraged By U.S.Income Tax Laws To adequately promote and service US. roducts and operations in forei n countries, e .S. companies em lay a large Borce of U.S. citizens abroad. cpA0 surveyed a roup of major U.S. companies which report d that US. tax rovisions established by the Foreign Earned ...

Date Feb. 27, 1981 Report No. CED-81-64 Title

Transportation: FAA Is Making Air Traffic Control Procedures at New Orleans International Airport More Efficient

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FAA Is Making Air Traffic Control Procedures At New Orleans International Airport More Efficient Problems in air traffic control procedures and airspace allocations at the New Orleans International Airport result in increased coordination and workload for the air traffic controllers, according to the Federal Aviation Administration’s southwest region. In GAO’s opinion, labor relations between the ...

Date Feb. 27, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-48 Title

Energy: Impact of Regulations--After Federal Leasing--On Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Development

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. .t Ii3 THECd’MPTROLLERGENERAL ‘l-&q Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Impact Of Regulations --After Federal Leasing--On Outer Continental Shelf Oil And Gas Development The Outer Continental Shelf potentially can provide the Nation with significant future oil and gas resources. But, the full potential will not be realized unless: --Various Federal agencies involved issue permits and ...

Date Feb. 27, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-32 Title

Financial Management: Better Accountability Needed at the Medical University of South Carolina

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. /,qcP % , , ) wf~3u REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Better Accountability Needed At The Medical University Of South Carolina Internal controls over financial transactions at the Medical University of South Carolina are not adequate to ensure that Federal and State funds made available to the University are properly accounted for and used for author.-ized purposes. Specific ...

Date Feb. 27, 1981 Report No. 117872 Title

Financial Management: Standards for Audit of Governmental Organizations, Programs, Activities, and Functions

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The pamphlet "Standards fnr .Audit of Go\rrnmrrital O r g a i i i z ~ t i ~Pru:raiii+. \c.ti\itir-.and ~n~. i Functions" 15 for sale bv t h r Superint~ndentu f n t i~r r i t ~ i i t ~*. t w k numht.r 020-000.00205-1.* Pamphlets explaining and supplementing thr standaril- h.nr hrrii issued a, follows: At.DIT STANDARDS SVPPLEMENT SERIES tJ No. 1 What G,40 is Doing to Improbe G o ~ e r i i m ~ i i ...

Date Feb. 27, 1981 Report No. ID-81-21 Title

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Its Role in Development and Trade

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m B\/“T!-iECbtiPTRCLLER GENERAL I Is’-bSQ Report To The Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee The Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Its Role In Development And Trade The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has made progress since 1978 in diversifying its investment portfolio to include more OPIC, of the poorer developing countries. however, has only limited opportunities to ...

Date Feb. 26, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-44 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 The 1982 budget provides spending increases for major programs deemed Fiscal year 1982 to be priorities. 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 jurisdiction of the Senate Committee ...

Date Feb. 26, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-52 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 114817 The 1982 budget provides spending increases for major programs deemed Fiscal year 1982 to be priorities. spending will increase by $76.6 billion, or about 12 percent, net of Increases in receipts are receipts. projected at $104.3 billion. Funding for programs, agencies, and budget functions under jurisdiction of the House ...

Date Feb. 26, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-35 Title

Government Operations: Changes Needed in Calculation of Reduction in Civil Service Annuities for Survivor Benefits

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASH I NCTON, D.C. 20549 tCDLRA4 PSRSONNCL AND COMPCNSATION DIVISION FEBRUARY 26,198l B-201811 The Honorable Arch S. Ramsay Acting Director Office of Personnel Management Dear Mr. Ramsay: Changes Needed in Calculation I-Civil Service Annuities for (FPCD-81-35) llllllllllIll llll 114439 Subject: f of Reduction in Survivor Benefit3 We have completed our review ...

Date Feb. 26, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-42 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 The 1982 budget provides spending increases for major programs deemed Fiscal year 1982 to be priorities. spending will increase by $76.6 billion, or about 12 percent, net of Increases in receipts are receipts. projected at $104.3 billion. Funding for programs, agencies, and budget functions under jurisdiction of the House Committee on ...

Date Feb. 26, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-19 Title

Federal Capital Budgeting: A Collection of Haphazard Practices

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f--734 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL /‘s, ly%i6 Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Federal Capital Budgeting: A Collection Of Haphazard Practices Funds for developing and maintaining physical capital--roads, bridges, airports, computers--are often cut to reduce expenditures. The Federal Government needs to pay special attention to planning, budgeting, and managing such assets because decisions ...

Date Feb. 26, 1981 Report No. CED-81-28 Title

Transportation: Soaring Transit Subsidies Must Be Controlled

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I I* 4, l.?r** , I j/4+-4 6 BYiHi COMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES ~ Soaring Transit Subsidies Must b Controlled Demand for transit operating subsidies is approaching crisis proportions. Transit systems received $2.2 billion in Federal, State, and local government operating subsidies in 1978 the latest actual figureavailable. By 1985 more * than $6 billion per year may be needed. i This ...

Date Feb. 26, 1981 Report No. CED-81-41 Title

Housing: Further Actions Needed To Improve Management of HUD Programs

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BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Further Actions Needed To Improve Management Of HUD Programs In recent years, GAO has made numerous recommendat ions in its reports on Federal housing and community development programs to reduce costs and increase effectiveness. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has taken actions on many of these recommendations, resu ...

Date Feb. 26, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-25 Title

Federal Agencies' Maintenance of Computer Programs: Expensive and Undermanaged

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- W3f BY THECOMPTRilLLER GENERAL Report To‘The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Federal Agencies’ Maintenance Of Computer Programs: Expensive And Undermanaged Federal agencies spend millions of dollars annually on computer software (program) maintenance but little is done to manage it. GAO studied 15 Federal computer sites in detail, and received completed questionnaires from hundreds of others. All ...

Date Feb. 25, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-45 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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114810 The 1982 budget provides spending increases for major programs deemed to he 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 Committee on Foreign I Relations reflects an increase of $1.9 ...

Date Feb. 25, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-53 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 & Budget tnform tion System / Illlllllllllll 114818 The 1982 budget provides spending increases for major programs deemed Fiscal year 1982 to be priorities. spending will increase by $76.6 or about 12 percent, net billion, of receipts. Increases in receipts are projected a t $104.3 billion. Funding for programs, agencies, and budget functions under jurisdiction ...