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Date July 17, 1980 Report No. FGMSD-80-63 Title

Information Management: The Senate Should Explore Other Word Processing Alternatives To Improve Cost Effectiveness and Productivity

Reports and Testimonies

. I . a BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Committee On Appropriations United States Senate OF THE UNITED STATES Processing Alternatives To Improve Cost Effectiveness And Productivity Word processing systems are essential to the offices of U.S. Senators who respond annually to over 11 million letters from their constituents. The annual cost for equipment and personnel to develop ...

Date July 17, 1980 Report No. ID-80-40 Title

International Affairs: U.S. Response to Jamaica's Economic Crisis

Reports and Testimonies

BYTHE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Honorable Richard S.Schweiker OF THE UNITED STATES urns. Response To JamCl i&S ~~sTl?lcTg~Not to be released RELEASED Accountfnp “)w~-.9!.!!c~ ECOIWmic Crisis ot‘ke excePt On the basis outsidesPecitic Q*n*ral ot t-h* ‘pprov~, Of Congressional Relauonh .. This report deals with the extent to which economic deterioration and political problems in Jamaica ...

Date July 17, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-63-I Title

Domestic Aluminum Resources: Dilemmas of Development

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BY THE COMPTROliliER GENERAL * $1 *port To The Congress 1i~~q OF THE UNITEDSTATES Domestic Aluminum Resources: Dilemmas Of Development Volume I Concerns about supply disruptions and price gouging that could endanger aluminum production in the United States have spurred research in this country on processes to manufacture aluminum from ores other than bauxite. The United States has no large bauxite ...

Date July 17, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-63-II Title

Domestic Aluminum Resources: Dilemmas of Development

Reports and Testimonies

BY THE COMPTROLLEF?GENERAL Report To The Congress “‘i2is OF THE UNITEDSTATES Domestic Aluminum Resources: Dilemmas Of Development Volume II, Appendixes II-VII--Detailed Agency Comments And GAO Response llllllllllllllll 112898 JULY EMD-80-63 17.1980 . . . . For sale by: Superintendent of Documents U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 Telephone (202) 783-3238 Members of Congress; ...

Date July 16, 1980 Report No. 112837 Title

Financial Management: Management Letter to the United States Railway Association

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL Acc0uNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DIVISlOlY Mr. Donald C. Co?e President and Chief Executive Officer United States Railway Association Dear Mr. Cole In accordance with the Government Corporation Control Act, we have completed an audit of the financial statements of the United States Railway Association (USRA) for the period October 1, ...

Date July 16, 1980 Report No. GGD-80-90 Title

Financial Management: Opportunities To Further Improve Internal Auditing in the Federal Home Loan Bank

Reports and Testimonies

,’ UNJTED STAT= GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-197162 JULY 16, 1980 The Honorable Jay Janis Chairman, Federal Home Loan Bank Board Dear Mr. Janis: Subject: [Opportunities to Further Improve Internal Auditing in the Federal Home Loan Bank 112781 of the Federal Home We assessed the Loan Bank Board's internal audit function. activities of the Internal Review Office, which is ...

Date July 16, 1980 Report No. B-199563 Title

Government Operations: GAO Study Required by Reconciliation Act of 1980

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' B-199563 We understand the need for the study required by section 554(b)(2) to resolve the longstanding issue of the appropriate basis for payments to hospitals for the costs of providing routine nursing care to Medicare beneficiaries. We wish to call to your attention, however, factors that will affect our ability to carry out the study or to fully meet the study's stated requirements in the ...

Date July 16, 1980 Report No. GGD-80-89 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: The IRS Can Make the Estimated Tax Forms and Instructions Easier To Understand and Use

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i GAO United States General Accauntlng Office Washington, DC 20548 General Gcvernment Dlvisron B-196969 The Honorable Jerome Kurtz ‘ 92c -I Commissioner of Internal Revenue Department of the Treasury R c: l' -" Dear Mr. Kurtz: JULY 16.1980 I The Internal Revenue Service Can Make the Estimated Tax Forms and Instructions Easier to Understand and Use (GGD-80-89) Subject: $p@ j By letter dated ...

Date July 16, 1980 Report No. FGMSD-80-70 Title

Financial Management: Examination of Fiscal 1979 Presidential and Vice Presidential Certified Expenditures

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ort To The OF THEUNITEDSTATES ngress *’ Examination Of Fiscal 1979 Presidential And Vice Presidential Certified Expenditures This is our first report, as required by Public Law 95-570, on certified presidential and vicepresidential expenses. The expenses are accounted for solely on the certificate of the President and Vice President. However, the Comptroller General is authorized to audit the ...

Date July 16, 1980 Report No. FGMSD-80-60 Title

Information Management: VA Must Strengthen Management of ADP Resources To Serve Veteran's Needs

Reports and Testimonies

Report ToThe Chairman, Committee On Government Operations House Of Representatives 0F THE UNITED STATES Of ADP Resourkes To Serve Veterans’ Needs Weaknesses in management and use of data processing resources at the Veterans Administration could adversely affect VA’s ability to effectively serve the needs of veterans. These weaknesses include --inadequate capacity planning that results in ‘“crises” ...

Date July 16, 1980 Report No. CED-80-82 Title

Natural Resources: Changes in Public Land Management Required To Achieve Congressional Expectations

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, BY THECOMPTROLLERGtNERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES )+@Qt( a- I Report To The Congress Changes In Public Land Management Required To Achieve Congressional Expectations Public land managers in the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior are having difficulty achieving congressional expectations of producing the natural resources the Nation needs--timber, grazing forage, minerals, energy, etc.--while ...

Date July 16, 1980 Report No. CED-80-82A Title

Natural Resources: Changes in Public Land Management Required To Achieve Congressional Expectations

Reports and Testimonies

BY THEC~MPTR~LLER'~~NERAL ~42.7F Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Changes In Public Land Management Required To Achieve Congressional Expectations Public land managers in the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior are having difficulty achieving congressional expectations of producing the natural resources the Nation needs--timber, grazing forage, minerals, energy, etc.--while ...

Date July 16, 1980 Report No. ID-80-39 Title

International Affairs: AID Must Consider Social Factors in Establishing Cooperatives in Developing Countries

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BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Repor OF THEUNITEDSTATES AID Must Consider Social Factors In Establishing Cooperatives In Developing Countries Political, economic, and cultural factors play a large role in determining whether efforts by the Agency for International Development (AID) to establish cooperatives in developing countries succeed or fail. Yet, as the GAO review of AID-sponsored cooperatives in ...

Date July 15, 1980 Report No. FGMSD-80-62 Title

International Affairs: Approval of the Design of the Defense Security Assistance Agency Foreign Military Credit Sales Accounting System

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* :‘ . . -_ -:A-, ;*. _._ J' = I.! " 1.. . . . .-/ -;: . ', -.'. 1 .. ,i I i) _- h-l 59797 Tt~e ?!r,rrorntle Fferold Lrwn The Secretary Atterttion: of kfense As: isr:rnt Secretary !C:.;:,st r 01 1 “I-) of W:er:se . leasure to apeprove the design; cf rfie FJ*r-fi-nse Secur i ty .,cy Foreign Military Credit Saies .Lccounring System, sut,n:j t :I t3 '. j‘:.. ;:0ur letter of ibiay 27, as co:lCcrn,ing ...

Date July 15, 1980 Report No. LCD-80-86 Title

National Defense: GSA's Supply Depot Operations Can Be Improved

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UNITED STATES GENERAL (WXNNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION B-199188 JULY 15,198O The Honorable Administrator Dear Mr. R. G. Freeman III of General Services -,,, ,,,,,," I# Can Be Improved /) II ,,, ,,,m,,, ,,,, I'll Freeman: .,,",I. GSA's Supply Subject: 1 (LCD-80-86) Depot Operations We have completed our study of the receipt, storage, and issue of ...

Date July 15, 1980 Report No. ID-80-33 Title

International Affairs: AID Slow in Dealing With Project Planning and Implementation Problems

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. u i3Y-i-liECOM’TROLiR GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES AID Slow In Dealing With Project Planning And Implementation Problems During the past, GAO and internal AID officials have made a number of recommendations to improve management of the Agency for International Development-administered programs that are aimed at improving the way of life in developing countries. This report ...

Date July 15, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-54 Title

Energy: Additional Management Improvements Are Needed To Speed Case Processing at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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r-s I BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Additional Management Improvements Are Needed ToSpeed Case Processing At The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Despite notable progress resulting from actions the Commission has taken and continues to take toward improving case management, the agency still faces a large volume of backlogged cases and lengthy processing ...

Date July 14, 1980 Report No. OGC-80-16 Title

Budget and Spending: Status of Budget Authority

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UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE OF GENERALCOUNSEL July 0 14, 1980 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on thei:status of The purpose ,,of this letter is to report budget authority that was proposed, but rejected, for rescission. In the Pf a sident's eighth special message for fiscal proposed the year 1980, dated May 13, ...

Date July 14, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-59 Title

Government Operations: Air Force Procurements of Spare and Repair Parts for the ARC-164 Radio

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED 20548 STATES JULY14.1980 B-198680 ~/*“‘The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Sam Nunn Senate Nunn: ir Force arts for Procurements the ARC-164 of Radi are and Repair (PSAD-80-59) On February 5, 1980, you -quested that we determine why certain ARC-164 components and parts are procured from Magnavox Government and Industrial the prime ...

Date July 14, 1980 Report No. FGMSD-80-36 Title

Government Operations: Approval of the Design of the Defense Logistics Agency Base Operating Supply Accounting System

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Date July 14, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-65 Title

National Defense: DOD Should Determine Cost and Operational Effectiveness of Helicopter In-Flight Escape Systems

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENEFMLACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASWJNGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT ACQUISlT1ON AN0 SYSTEMS DIVISION B-199334 JULY14,f980 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Harold Brown of Defense Assistant for Audit Room 3A336 ASD (Comptroller) IUI*l.l I Reports Dear Mr. Secretary: 1. Subject: DOD Should Determine Cost and Operational Effectiveness of Helicopter In-Flight Escape Syste (PSAD-80-65) We ...

Date July 14, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-96 Title

Health: Management of and Results Obtained From HCFA Demonstrations and Experiments

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GAO United States General Accounting OfTice Washington, DC 20548 Human Resources Division B-199414 JULY 14,198O The Honorable Patricia The Secretary of Health Human Services Dear * Mrs. Harris: Roberts and Harris 1111 Ill Ill 11111 112761 Subject: II,,+c lyanagement of and Results Obtained HCFA Demonstrations and Experimen (HRD-80-96) from On May 8, 1980, we testified before the Subcommittee on ...

Date July 11, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-78 Title

Energy: Department of Energy's Safety and Health Program for Enrichment Plant Workers Is Not Adequately Implemented

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REPORTES’THE mptroller OF THE UNITEDS-WTES Department Of Energy’s Safety And Health Program For Enrichment Plant Workers Is Not Adequately Implemented The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) program to protect the safety and health of employees at its contractor-operated uranium enrichment plants has not beenfullyimplemented by DOE’s Oak Ridge Operations Office. Appraisals and inspections of plant ...

Date July 11, 1980 Report No. FPCD-80-54 Title

Government Operations: First Step Completed in Conversion to Senior Executive Service

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.,b . I, 1 -- BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL To The OF THE UI’JITED STATES FirstStep Completed In Conversion To Senior Executive Service GAO examined the conversion of various Federal executive authorities and systems to the Senior Executive Service and found that the Office of Personnel Management did a creditable job as the focal point for conversion. But several issues resulting from the conversion ...

Date July 10, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-93 Title

Energy: Continuation of Funding for Montana's Libby Dam Project--Is It Warranted?

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UNITED STAR GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE D.C. 20548 WASHINGTON, ENEROY AND MINElM&S OlVli?tION JULY lo,1980 B- 199278 The Honorable Secretary of Dear Mr. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr. the Army #. Continuation of f Is It Warranted Secretary: Funding for (EMS80-93) Montana’s Libby Dam Project- Subject: In our recent report “Montana’s Libby Dam Project: More Study Needed Before Adding Generators And A l& ...

Date July 9, 1980 Report No. CED-80-65 Title

Agriculture and Food: Direct Farmer-to-Consumer Marketing Program Should Be Continued and Improved

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* - f /,,, BY'THE COMPTR(ILLERGEF'\IERAL I he OFTHEUNTEDSTATES Congress b Direct ,Farmer-To-Consumer Marketing Program Should Be Continued And Improved Direct farmer-to-consumer sales offer additional income opportunities for farmers and fresher, cheaper food for consumers. Direct marketing may ‘also reduce energy consumption, help preserve farmland, and decrease the reliance of many areas on out- ...

Date July 8, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-85 Title

Energy: Federal Power Marketing Agencies Could Do More in Conservation and Renewable Resource Areas

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. .. * . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, IX. 20548 ENERGY AND MINERALS DIV.~SION . . JULY 8,198O B-199 167 The Honorable -The Secretary Dear Mr. Charles W. Duncan, of Energy Jr. gQ Duncan : Power Marketing Agencies Could Conservation and Renewable Resource ‘Do More in ts Subject: % we have issued reports which looked at the During the past 2 years, future role and contributions ...

Date July 8, 1980 Report No. LCD-80-85 Title

National Defense: Comparison of Air Force and Navy Aircraft Engine Parts Reparability Coding

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UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LOGISTICS AN0 COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION JULY 8,198O B-199357 The Honorable The Secretary Harold Brown of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject:bmparison of Air Force and Navy Aircraft Engine Parts Reparability Coding (LCD-80-85) 3 We have completed a survey of depot overhaul and repair procedures for aircraft engines and their associated ...

Date July 8, 1980 Report No. FGMSD-80-45 Title

Government Measures of Private-Sector Productivity: Users Recommend Changes

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BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Gongruss OF THEUNITED STATES = Government Measures Of Private-Sector Productivity: UsersRecommend Changes Measures of private sector productivity compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics can be improved. This is according to users surveyed by GAO from unions, private businesses, and Federal Government agencies. Those users consistently supported three ...

Date July 8, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-63 Title

Income Security: Congress Should Scale Down Redwood Employee Program Benefits

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Congress Should Scale Down Redwood Employee Program Benefits The Redwood Employee Protection Program, established as a result of title II of Public Law 95-250, provides benefits to workers laid off because of expansion of the Redwood National Park. However, workers whose layoffs are not related to the park expansion also qualify for benefits because of a provision in the law. The program’s ...

Date July 7, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-55 Title

Government Operations: Study of the Effects of Changes in the Contract Appeals Board System Under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978

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RELEASED JULY 7,198O B-198877 The Honorable Max Baucus, Subcommittee on Limitations and Delegated Authority Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Chairman of Contracted Dear Mr. Chairman: rSubject: Istudy of the Effects of Changes in the Contract Appeals Board System under the Contract Disputes' Act of 197g(PSAD-80-55) you asked us to In your September 17, 1979, letter study the effects ...

Date July 7, 1980 Report No. B-198847 Title

Government Operations: [Views and Comments on H.R. 7086]

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PLrnTCOMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 . . B-198847 July 7, 1980 The Honorable James M. Hanley Chairman, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Your letter of May 1, 1980, requested ourL iews and comments on H.R. 708w This bill would.amend section 5305(c) of title 5, United States Code, to orovide that (1) the authority ...

Date July 7, 1980 Report No. PAD-80-89 Title

Government Operations: Yearend Obligations Broken Down by Subcommittee Jurisdiction

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- r. & / .:/, s.2 3 ‘I UNITED S-i-ATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WAStiINGTCN4, D.C. 20548 OFFICE . I I PROG1IAt.l ANALYSIS DiVlsro,N . William Donald Gray I Ch$ef Investigator Committee on Appropriations ~J.S. Senate Subject: . & s . $J I c; 9 c3-t" Year-end Obligations Broken y Subcommittee Jurisdiction k .J Down Dear Mr. Gray: As you requested on Nay 22, 1900, we are providing schedules of year-end ...

Date July 7, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-60 Title

Government Operations: Yearend Spending by Federal Agencies

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UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 I m!30 PROCUREMENT ACQUISITION AND SYSTEMS DIVISION JULY 7,198O B-197274 1. The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Howard H. Baker, Senate Jr. : '. lllHlllllll Ill 112730 '_ Baker: Ibearend Spending by Federal Agencie,s r e (PSAD-80-60) This is in reference to your May 22, 1980, letter to the Comptroller General, which ...

Date July 7, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-89 Title

Three Mile Island: The Financial Fallout

Reports and Testimonies

. . *e 11301a REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES The nuclear accident at Three Mile Island raised serious questions about the financial ability of the electric utility company owners to clean up and repair the damaged reactor facilities while continuing to provide reliable electric service to customers. Financial insolvency of the companies is not imminent and power supplies are ...

Date July 3, 1980 Report No. FPCD-80-57 Title

Government Operations: Faster Processing of Discharges for Adverse Reasons Could Save Millions of Dollars

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE , / FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMJ’ENSATION DIVISION JULY 3,198O B-197168 The Honorable The Secretary Harold Brown of Defense 112710 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: /Faster Processing of Discharges For Adverse of Dollars 'Reasons Could Save Millions (FPCD-80-57) We examined time frames and procedures used to discharge service members for ...

Date July 3, 1980 Report No. B-199444 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Public Issues Pertaining to Science and Technology

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Date July 3, 1980 Report No. LCD-80-76 Title

National Defense: Retention of FRAM Destroyers May Be Impractical

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Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES Retention Of FRAM Destroyers May Be Impractical This report addresses the reasons cited by the Navy for retiring 20 destroyers in the Naval Reserve Force. The Senate and House Committees on Appropriations agreed in conference that the Navy should retain 12 of the destroyers while a careful review of the practicality of retaining the remaining ships was ...

Date July 2, 1980 Report No. 112696 Title

Environmental Protection: Alternatives for the Disposal and Cleanup of Hazardous Waste

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UdITED STATES GENERAL ACtBUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M., DST, JULY 2, 1980 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEtiE, DIRECTOR COMI,IUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE TdE /"p= SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS %s?3 cc? OF THE HOUSE COblMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AL\JD FOREIGN COMMERCE ON ~'ALT~~~NATIVI~S Fox THE DISPOSAL,,~~~ ND CLEANUP ""' ...

Date July 2, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-63 Title

National Defense: Performance of Wilshal Corporation's Sonar System for Detecting Waterborne Intruders Does Not Meet DOD Requirements

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- RELCXED RESTRICTLO Accounting Office by the Office of rYd ba-bh:, rdmiscd outsid~e specific the except on the hasis of 16ongpwssiorml negations. General approval UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OmCE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MOCURLMCNT ACQUI8ItlON AND SYSTEMa OIVI8lON IR930 B-194888 JULY 2,198O The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: William Senate Proxmire: Proxmire llllllllllllllll #I ...

Date July 2, 1980 Report No. 112701 Title

Natural Resources: Implementation of a National Materials R&D Policy

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHIXTON, 3.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, 1980 / c .: 1' STATEMENT OF '2 ,, r, i:- ." DOUGLAS L. MC CULLOUGH 'le. i. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ENERGY 6 MINERALS DIVISION

Date July 2, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-94 Title

Health: Information on Hospital Inspections, Reporting Requirements, and Life Safety Code Enforcement

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* RELEASED GAO RESTRICTED - blot fo be released onrtside ihe General Accounting Office exwpt OII the basis of specific: aPpro-v+l by w--r--. ,Office .. of Congressional #be Relations, Pm . . ,,,-- 0-A I United States General Accounting Ofke Washington, DC 20548 B-199186 Human Resources Division JULY 2,198o The Honorable Herman E. Talmadge, The Honorable Robert J. Dole The Honorable Sam Nunn ~.W/ ...

Date July 2, 1980 Report No. ID-80-48 Title

Federally-Financed Research and Communication on Soviet Affairs: Capabilities and Needs

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n OF THEUNITEDSTATES ^---, S derally-Financed Research And unication On Soviet Affairs: Miles And Needs Four foreign affairs agencies forsee increasing difficulties through the 1980 s in recn~iting the desired calibre of Soviet language and research talent. Two also report narrow but notable shortages of research capability in certain exotic languages. All 13 Government agencies GAO queried, ...

Date July 2, 1980 Report No. CED-80-86 Title

Environmental Protection: Many Water Quality Standard Violations May Not Be Significant Enough To Justify Costly Preventive Actions

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OF THEUNITED STATES Many Water Quality Standard . Violations May NotBe Significant Enough ToJustify c&y l%eventive’Actions Advanced waste treatment for municipal sewage may not be worth the tremendous costs-estimated by the Environmental Protection Agency at $10 billion--unless it will make a substantial difference to water quality. In setting or revising water quality standards, States generally ...

Date July 2, 1980 Report No. PAD-80-29 Title

Budget and Spending: Spending Authority Recordings in Certain Revolving Funds Impair Congressional Budget Control

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B , I' i L ,-_ = V hi ! K L-Lr fI', ,, Report To The Congress ,r ; i i F I?; iiTL. r T r Spending Authority Recordings InCertain Revolving Funds Impair Congressional Budget Control T! t .'if!Vh-5 -5 -t! ti fi ,.' ( ItIf"-' Ntt l I , V.I . [les lu borrorw mutlny from I renasiry or nnn Ttul'qty fJirtj solil:: !: ; i J fl' ,'!l l i i,_lf' 1 [( to t!;l'lr ( l ',If'!)he ] t;'?m ',)?( ~%- (f._ t!f tf"' ...

Date July 1, 1980 Report No. OGC-80-15 Title

Budget and Spending: President's Ninth Special Message for FY 1980

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASI-IINGTON, OF D.C. -t-HE UNITFZD STATES 2OSi3 IH REPLY REFER TO: B-196797 July 1, 1980 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives t' " On Ma 20, 1980, thei,,,President's ninth special message r for fiscal*&&%r 1980 was transmitted to the Congress purThe special suant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. message proposes a rescission of ...

Date July 1, 1980 Report No. CED-80-105 Title

Financial Management: Examination of Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Financial Statements

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASiiINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES XC548 i,, JULY I,1980 Mr. William A. Barnes Executrve Director Pennsylvan ia Avenue Development Corporation Dear Mr. Barnes: We have examined the statements of financial condition of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corpora30, 1974, and the related statements tion as of September and retained earnings and changes in of income, expenses, ...

Date July 1, 1980 Report No. 112925 Title

Special Publications: The Post-Implementation Review

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/ FY41 Ki~~~~~41~~~F' \J4JgVIET LI LL LVL ng~g organizatmn-al culture HizU Peking's joint venture laws will work The sexual side of enterprise T- high cost and he stress of relocation _ ____ -/7 -. ~ ~ Jl WSS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'4 - ~ -. ~~. - - :. .a American Managefnent Associations The magazine for motivated managers Volume 69, Number 7, July 1980 m 7 'y T -2 _ l8 ...

Date July 1, 1980 Report No. 112647 Title

Financial Management: Joint Financial Management Improvement Program Directory 1980

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.. 1 * 4 111111111IIIlre1lll11 I1 I lI1 l 112647 JOINT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IMPRO\ -MENT PROGRAM JOINT FINANCIAL MAT AGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM JOI ‘\IT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEIV \IT PROGRAM JOINT FINANCIAL MANAG !MENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM JOINT F DIRECTORY 1980 WHAT I S JFMIP ? The J o i n t F i n a n c i a l Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) is a j o i n t and c o o p e r a t i v e u n ...

Date July 1, 1980 Report No. ID-80-47 Title

International Affairs: Equitable Cost Sharing Questioned on NATO's Airborne Early Warning and Control Program

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W”“’ Yli * a ‘. I(, 1 /ajy BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Equitable Cost Sharing Questioned On NATO’sAirborne Early Warning And Control Program The willingness of the United States to cost concessions, --make extraordinary --accept caveats to a Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding which could result in either program reductions or additional program cost ...