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Date Sept. 12, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-95 Title

Government Operations: Proposed Transfer of Mail Processing Functions From St. Albans to Charleston, West Virginia

Reports and Testimonies

f 1979 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Robert C. Byrd Senate Byrd: Groposed Transfer of Mail Functibns from St. Alba Charleston, West Virgin Processing '-q f-40 -4 10 4 lP& Q < ($1 a (GGD-79-95) As you requested on April 18, 1979, we reviewed t Postal Service's proposed transfer of the incoming ma .he U.S. i 1 processing function from St. Albans to Charleston, West V. * rginia. ...

Date Sept. 12, 1979 Report No. B-192907 Title

Government Operations: Response to Matters Raised

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 IN REPLY REFER TO: B-192907 September 12, 1979 The Honorable Barry Goldwater United States Senate Dear Senator Goldwater: . .4 We refer to your letter dated July 9, 1979, in which you, requested a response from -ourxOffie to t-he matters raised in te-lctter7tht enco from -Xou ryMr. John Carlson of M. M. Sundt Construction Compan X L ( ...

Date Sept. 12, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-103 Title

Government Operations: Review of Selected Contracts Awarded by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES G%E& WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTINGOFFICE D C. 20548 Y PROCUREMENT AND ACDUlSlTIONDlViSlON SYSTEMS B-133394 SEPTEMBER P 12, 1979 The Honorable Robert A. Frosch Admlnlstrator, National Aeronautics and Space AdmLnlstration Dear Dr. Frosch: Sublect: II I 110333 Awarded h evlew of Selected Contracts by NASA's Goddard Space Flight (PSAD-79-103) In our survey of contract admlnlstratlon at Space ...

Date Sept. 12, 1979 Report No. CED-79-120 Title

Agriculture and Food: Enforcement Problems Hinder Effective Implementation of New Fishery Management Activities

Reports and Testimonies

4 - . .-. ~~l~~llllll~llllllllll LM110372 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL c ngress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Enforcement Problems Hinder tive Implementation Of New Fishery Management Activities Under the Fishery Conservation and Management Act, plans are being developed to manage domestic and foreign fishing within 200 miles of the U.S. coastline. Plans establishing quotas and other restrictions will be ...

Date Sept. 11, 1979 Report No. CED-79-125 Title

Agriculture and Food: Inventory of Federal Food, Nutrition and Agriculture Programs

Reports and Testimonies

INVENTORY OF FEDERAL FOOD, NUTRITION AND AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS ,, CEO -79-125 SEPTEMBER 11, 1979 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF DC THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-114824 Chairman, Senate Committee on-Appropriations Subcomnlttee on Agriculture $iBate @rnrn_ltdEe on Appropriations SubJect: Inventory of and Agriculture SEPTEMBER11, 1979 Federal Food, Nutrition, Programs (CED-79-125) As the uncertainty of ...

Date Sept. 11, 1979 Report No. 110335 Title

Financial Institutions: Automatic Savings-to-Checking Transfer and Negotiable Orders-of-Withdrawal Accounts

Reports and Testimonies

. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. ((033S’ FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9:30 A.M., EDT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER11, 1979 STATEMENT OF DANIEL F. STANTON DEPUTY DIRECTOR, GENERAL GOVERNNENT DIVISION I BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON COMMERCE,CONSUMER AND MONETARY AFFAIRS q@' COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: ...

Date Sept. 11, 1979 Report No. 094340 Title

Financial Management: New Approach to the Public Debt Legislation

Reports and Testimonies

Date Sept. 11, 1979 Report No. 110349 Title

Budget and Spending: H.R. 4717 on Contracting Out of Federal Functions by the Executive Agencies

Reports and Testimonies

L - Y , -+ Jil/c UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 110349 IllI ~ FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at lot30 A.M. EDT September 11, 1979 Statement of ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES Before the SUBCOMMQTTEE HUMANRESOURCES ON HOUSECOMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE pt43 (CONTRACTING OUT OF FEDERAL FUNCTIONS BY THE EXECUTIVE AGENCIEg H.R. 4717 ...

Date Sept. 11, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-99 Title

Government Operations: Manufacturing Technology--A Cost Reduction Tool at the Department of Defense That Needs Sharpening

Reports and Testimonies

lllllllllllrllllllllllllllllllllll LMI 10320 BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES I/ Manufacturing Technology--A Cost Reduction Tool At The Bepartm - ‘The Department of Defense’s Manufacturing Technology program has the potential for reducingcosts of producing defense systems by applying new or improved technologies. Much needs to be done to determine systematically what benefits are ...

Date Sept. 11, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-45 Title

Some Criminal Offenses Committed Overseas by DOD Civilians Are Not Being Prosecuted: Legislation Is Needed

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Some Criminal Offenses /Committed Overseas-By DOD Civilians Are Not Being Prosecuted: Legiaation Is Needed The United States has virtually no crlmmal Jurlsdlctlon over the more than 340,000 DOD clvlllans accompanying the Armed Forces overseas Alleged offenses, some serious, are not tried when foreign countries choose not to ...

Date Sept. 10, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-116 Title

Health: Blue Cross Association Performance as a Medicare Contractor

Reports and Testimonies

HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION RELEASED SEPTEMBER IO, 1979 B-164031(3) The Honorable Sam M. Gibbons Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight Committee on Ways and Means %0' 0 House of Representatives 6 -II f Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Blue Cross Association Performance I? as a Medicare Contractor (HRD-79-116) 3 Your March 1, 1979, letter (and attachments) requested that we examine (1) potential future roles ...

Date Sept. 10, 1979 Report No. 110318 Title

Natural Resources: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Reports and Testimonies

tr e UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20545 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m., EDT Monday, September 10, 1979 STATEMENT OF F. KEVIN BOLAND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION SUHCOMMITTE;E::R:N;::Y AND POWER ~~60@ OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE VHE Mr. Chairman STRATEGIC ::TROLHUM RESERVE;7 the Subcommittee: to be here ...

Date Sept. 10, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-86 Title

Financial Management: GSA Approval of Expenditures Under the Former Presidents Act Has Been Reasonable

Reports and Testimonies

OF THE;NlTED STATES RELEASED RELEKsED GSA Approval Of Expenditures Under The Former Presidents Act Has Been Reasonable While several unusual office expenditures for former Presidents Nixon and Ford were noted, *GAO believes that the General Services Admrnrstration has been reasonable under existing legislative guidelines in determining whether to approve expenses. If the Congress believes some of ...

Date Sept. 8, 1979 Report No. B-170559 Title

Special Publications: S. 1353, the Limousine Limitation Act of 1979

Reports and Testimonies

4f V,~~~~U , COMPTROLLER-GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGtON, D.C. 20548 *NIV ; -- : SEP 8 1979 B-170559 The CanuMmtte on G~fw.n~menal Affoirs xL United States Senate Dear Mdr. Cha-r.I: oators-ble Abraham Rbicaff, C .airmwn By letter of Jl a IU]* le, IVY9., YW 10, 1.9t9, reiestod ourcownents q(. .- requested the Lmousine .so Tke apparent purpX.. qt the bill is to vreclude Gkvernment agencies, ...

Date Sept. 7, 1979 Report No. B-192999 Title

Energy: DOE Policies in Connection With Construction and Operation of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant at Carlsbad, New Mexico

Reports and Testimonies

Date Sept. 7, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-81 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: The FBI Operates Two Computerized Criminal History Information Systems

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE _- Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES ,_-- -__-_ -- RELEASED Accounting Office except on the basis of by we Qffice of ICongressional Relations. ~p~r;ii.~ ~;;.,&a1 The FBI Operates Two Computerized History Information Systems The FBI operates the National Crime Information Center’ Computerized s Criminal History program, which was developed in response to the perceived need for ...

Date Sept. 7, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-58 Title

Financial Management: A New Approach to the Public Debt Legislation Should Be Considered

Reports and Testimonies

REPORT THE BY ".- roller General 1 OF THE UNITED STATES Legislation Should Be Considered Twice in legislation debt limit lasted for necessary disruption the last 2 years, the Congress did not pass extend,ing a temporary increase of the public until after it expired. Although the delays relatively short periods, they resulted in uncosts, such as increased interest expense, and of government ...

Date Sept. 7, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-87 Title

Health: Stronger Management Needed To Improve Employee Organization Health Plans' Payment Practices

Reports and Testimonies

OF THE UNITEDSTATES Stronger Management Needed To Improve Employee Organization Health Plans’ Payment Practices / /The Office of Personnel Management has not done an effective job of guiding and overseeing the Employee Organization Plans participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program. The Office has allowed the plans to make claim payments without determining whether the claims ...

Date Sept. 6, 1979 Report No. B-194153 Title

Economic Development: Proposed Pilot Program To Bring New Industrial Development Projects to Five Depressed Areas in the City of Chicago

Reports and Testimonies

Date Sept. 6, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-431 Title

National Defense: Unnecessary Procurement of A-10 Aircraft for Depot Maintenance Floats

Reports and Testimonies

UNITEDSTATESGENERALACC~UNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 LCGISTICS AND COMhlUNlCATlONS OIVISION SEPTEMBER 6,1979 B-173850 The Honorable The Secretary Harold Brown of Defense Unnecessary Procurement L Depot Maintenance for - llIllIlllllll 110294 Dear Mr. Secretary: of A-10 Aircraft Floats (LCD-79-431) 3 In our May 22, 1979, report (LCD-79-420), we pointed out the need to reduce the number of F-14 ...

Date Sept. 6, 1979 Report No. 110312 Title

Natural Resources: Omnibus Geothermal Legislation

Reports and Testimonies

FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected At 9:45 a.m. Thursday, September 6, 1979 L Unlted States General Accountlng+Offlce WashIngton, D.C. 20548 Deputy Before Statement of Louglas L. McCullough DIrector, Energy and lllnerals the Subcomnlttee House Committee and Insular on Geothermal Dlvlslon on Mines and Mining on Interior Affairs Leglslatlon Subcommittee: to be here this morning as our like leasing ...

Date Sept. 6, 1979 Report No. 094342 Title

Health: GAO's Role in the Search for Solutions to Our Health Care Problems

Reports and Testimonies

Date Sept. 6, 1979 Report No. ID-79-45 Title

International Affairs: Canada's Foreign Investment Review Agency

Reports and Testimonies

COMJTROLLER GENERAL _ WASHINGTON OF THE UNJllZD SJ-Al?3 0 C 2OM8 E-172255 SEPTEMBER 6,1974 III The Honorable Benlamln S. Rosenthal ChaIrman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and Monetary Affairs Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: SubJect: Should Canada's screenrng practices for foreign investment be used by the United States7 (IC-79-45) III \ I Thzs ...

Date Sept. 6, 1979 Report No. 110310 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Subterranean Economy

Reports and Testimonies

United States Generai 'AcGiunting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. EDT September 6, 1979 STATEMENTOF RICHARD L. FOGEL, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, GENERALGOVERNMENT DIVISION, BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE COMMERCE, ON CONSUMER MONETARY AND AFFAIRS HOUSECOMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON THE SUBTERRANEAN ECONOMY 7 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: Our ...

Date Sept. 6, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-82 Title

Civil Rights: Evaluation of the Discrimination Complaint System at the Fort Worth, Texas, Post Office

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE 1 OF THE UNITEDSTATES c .I " r While millions of dollars were not being spent annually to investigate frivolous discrimination complaints at the Fort Worth Post Office, GAO found that a small number of people were abusing the complaint system. This small number of people appeared to be using the system to harass supervisors and to sustain their employment. GAO believes that local ...

Date Sept. 6, 1979 Report No. CED-79-112 Title

Education: Alternatives for the Bureau of Indian Affairs Public School Financial Assistance Program

Reports and Testimonies

OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, began a 3-year phaseout in 1976 of its Johnson O’Malley basic support program, which provides funds for public schools to assist in educating Indian children. However, the Congress enacted legislation in 1978 reinforcing it. Interior has not requested funding to continue the program since fiscal year 1978, and the ...

Date Sept. 6, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-111 Title

Health: Comparison of Physician Charges and Allowances Under Private Health Insurance Plans and Medicare

Reports and Testimonies

-* l z i REPORTBY THE OF THE UNITEDSTATES .! Comptroller General RELEASED , GAO compared samples of physician charges and allowances at six Medicare carriers and found that physicians usually charge Medicare patients the same as other patients, but that Medicare usually allows less for physician’s services than do private health insurance plans. HEW headquarters officials said they do not know the ...

Date Sept. 6, 1979 Report No. CED-79-117 Title

Housing: Measuring Accomplishments Under the Business Development Assistance Program--More Accurate Verification Recommended

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE Corn ller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Creating jobs through loans to businesses for expansion or location of new facilities is the primary objective of the Business Development Assistance Program under the Economic Development Administration. GAO evaluated the result of 48 loans and found that they contributed to saving or creating over 9,400 jobs. In spite of this success, GAO ...

Date Sept. 6, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-102 Title

Information Management: Improvements Needed in the Tennessee Valley Authority's Management and Use of Its Automatic Data Processing Resources

Reports and Testimonies

___- . LMl10292 . .& STUDY THESTAFF THEU.S. BY OF llllllllllllllllllllllllll ffice Improvements Needed In The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Use Of Its Managem sources Automatic rocessin TVA makes extensive use of automatic data processing resources (e.g., equipment, software, and personnel). The value of its ADP capital equipment was about $10 million in fiscal year 1978. TVA plans to invest an ...

Date Sept. 5, 1979 Report No. 110311 Title

Government Operations: Proposed Amendments to the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970

Reports and Testimonies

SLnnmary of Statement by the Comptroller General of the Unlted States before the Senate Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations on S.1108 Mr. Chalrman, views on Senate Bill we are pleased 1108, which to be here amends the to present Uniform our Relocation Act this of morning, Assistance 1970. and Real Property that Acquisition a tight Policies schedule I understand interest 1978, you face I ...

Date Sept. 5, 1979 Report No. 094343 Title

Government Operations: Proposed Amendments to the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970

Reports and Testimonies

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 5, 1979 STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND REAL PROPERTY ...

Date Sept. 5, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-B3 Title

Energy: Comments on H.R. 3671 (96th Congress)

Reports and Testimonies

t: lslllmlllllllllllllll~llllllllIlllll 4-a .F LMl10281 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE X648 UNITED STATES B-178726 SEP 5 1979 The Honorable Harley 0. Staggers Committee on Interstate Chairman, and Foreign Commerce &O" House of Representatives H I$ Dear Mr, Chairman: This letter provides our ccpmments on B.R. 3671, 96th r" Congress, the "Energy Developme%t and Management Authority Actr ...

Date Sept. 5, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-65 Title

Natural Resources: Legal and Administrative Obstacles to Extracting Other Minerals From Oil Shale

Reports and Testimonies

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL P OF THE UNITED STATES 7 ress r inistrative Other Most of the 011 shale In Colorado’s Plceance Creek basm IS mtermmgled wrth sodium and alummous minerals But Federal mining laws and procedures frustrate the development of methods for extracting these valuable re sources GAO believes that an unequivocal expression of congressional interest in optimal mineral recovery and ...

Date Sept. 4, 1979 Report No. CED-79-121 Title

Education: Bureau of Indian Affairs' Progress in Providing Special Education Services to Indian Children

Reports and Testimonies

t , COMPTROLLER GENERiL%F WASHINGTON DC TiiE UNITED 20548 STATES Y .w B-114868 The Honorable Robert C. Byrd Subcommittee on the Chairman, Department of Interaor and Related Agencies Committee on Approprlatlons United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is Slow In Provldlng Special Services to All Handicapped Children (CED-79-121) Education Indian 2 3 , /l lJt p,j 110270 ...

Date Sept. 4, 1979 Report No. B-195552 Title

Government Operations: [Application of Brooks Bill To Contracting With South Carolina Landscape Architects in Federal Building Projects]

Reports and Testimonies

m-i050WROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-195552 September 4, 1979 Mr. Thomas E. Leath Director of Agency Evaluation State Reorganization Commission V 228 Solomon Blatt Building 1105 Pendleton Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Dear Mr. Leath: '-I L & b- We refer to your letter of July 19, 1979, concerning the Lpplication of the Brooks Bill,-"-ct -, to contracting with ...

Date Sept. 4, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-114 Title

Income Security: Followup on Computer Security at the Social Security Administration

Reports and Testimonies

UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNT~NG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-164031(4) A The Honorable Abraham Rlblcoff Committee on Chairman, Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. ChaIrman: on Computer c Followup Social Security (HRD-79-114) Security at the A&-zd SubJect* Your March 9, 1978, letter relating to our report to the Social Security Admlnlstratlon on computer ...

Date Sept. 4, 1979 Report No. B-158552 Title

Government Operations: Followup Efforts on the Recommendations of the Commission on Federal Paperwork]

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-158552 September 4, 1979 The Honorable Frank Horton House of Representatives Dear Frank: You recently asked about the Gnemea-lA e-eut-if-n Off1inI's ?3 efforts to followup on the recommendations of the Commissionfi4Cl' 4 on Federal Paperwork As you know, the Office of Management A7Coc, 2 and Budget has had followup responsibility ...

Date Sept. 4, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-80 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Department of Justice Making Efforts To Improve Litigative Management Systems

Reports and Testimonies

s OF THE UNITEDSTATES Department Of Justice Making Efforts To Improve Litigative Management Information Systems The Department of Justice long has had difficulty in responding to the informational requests and needs of congressional committees and the Office of Management and Budget in the litigation area. Past GAO audits have been hampered because information was not available to measure the ...

Date Sept. 4, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-97 Title

Interagency Laboratory Use: Current Practices and Recurring Problems

Reports and Testimonies

OF THE UNITEDSTATES Obtaining services from laboratories in another Federal agency is one of many types of interagency cooperation in research and development. Interagency laboratory use is one means to more efficiently use the vast and varied research and development resources of the Federal Government. This report explores the extent and types of interagency laboratory use; scrutinizes the ...

Date Sept. 4, 1979 Report No. CED-79-102 Title

Transportation: Aircraft Delays at Major U.S. Airports Can Be Reduced

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTROLLER’GiNERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES /losOl ngress * Aircraft Delays At Major U.S.Airp an Be Reduced In 1977, aircraft delays cost U S alrllnes over $800 mllllon, detamed the traveling public over 60 mllllon hours, and caused the alrllnes to use an addltlonal 700 mllllon gal Ions of fuel, over 8 percent of their total consumption Generally, aircraft delays result from excessive air trafftc ...

Date Sept. 4, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-105 Title

Energy: Impacts and Implications of the Pacific Northwest Power Bill

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE 5 Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Impacts And Implications Of The Pacific Northwest Power Bill Congressman John Dingell asked GAO to determine how the bill might impact on (1 J consumers paying for construction cost overruns on non-Federal powerplants backed by the Bonneville Power Administration, 12) Bonne ville’ direct service industrial customers, and s (3) the region’ ...

Date Aug. 31, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-60 Title

Information Management: Review of the House of Representative Electronic Voting System

Reports and Testimonies

COWS GENERAL. wAsHlNGl-oN OF THE UNITED WAT’ES DC. 20&w B-115369 \ The Honorable Frank Thompson, Jr. Chairman, Commlttee on House Admlnlstratlon iHouse of Representatives Dear Mr. Chalrman: I lllllll 110313 This 1s In reply to your August 7 request that we provide technical assistance to ldentlfy any electronic or mechanical problem with the House of Representatives' computerized Electronlc Voting ...

Date Aug. 31, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-79 Title

Income Security: Costs of Federal Personnel Security Investigations Could and Should Be Cut

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTB’ THE r’ Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Costs Of Federal Personnet Security Investigations Could And Should Be Cut This report discusses the extent of the personnel security investigation program in Federal agencies, factors bearing on consolidating these functions into a single agency. and improvements needed before consolidation is feasible. It also evaluates improvements and ...

Date Aug. 31, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-17 Title

Government Operations: Investment Policies, Practices, and Performance of Federal Retirement Systems

Reports and Testimonies

STUDYB’Y’ THE STAFF THE WS OF As a general rule, laws require the Govern ment’s retirement systems to Invest therr funds In Federal securrtres an investment often perceived as offering more llmrted earn rngs than other securrtres Some of the Government’s retirement funds have no legal restrrctron on investments and are managed lrke private pension funds Thrs study examines the pros and cons of the ...

Date Aug. 31, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-314 Title

National Defense: DOD's Real Property Maintenance and Repair Backlog

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE *. Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES 1 t: DOD’s Real Property Maintenance And Repair Backlog 110323 RELEASED \llll\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll The Department of Defense and the military services have not been able to cut the growth of the backlog of real property maintenance and repair work. The backlog has more than doubled to over $2 billion from fiscal year 1973 to the ...

Date Aug. 31, 1979 Report No. PAD-79-79 Title

Budget and Spending: Progress in Improving Program and Budget Information for Congressional Use

Reports and Testimonies

OFTHEUNITEDSTATES By law the Comptroller General conducts a program to develop standard terms and class1 flcatlons for Federal fiscal, budgetary, and program related InformatIon, to Identify con gresslonal needs for such InformatIon, and to monitor recurring reporting requirements of the Congress and make recommendations for changes In these requirements This annual report, required by title VI I ...

Date Aug. 30, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-107 Title

Energy: Alternative Mechanisms To Reduce Oil Imports by 1990

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAt WASHINGTON. eb D C TRd UNITED STATES /co,iW3 * 20548 B-178205 AUG 3 0 1979 The Honorable Gary Hart I/) ' Chairman, Subcom@lttee on Synthetic Fuels CommIttee on the Eudget United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: a0 This LS in response to your letter dated August 13, 1979, requesting an analysis of@ternatlve mechanisms to reduce oil imports by 1999 You referred to a study we have ...

Date Aug. 30, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-331 Title

National Defense: Review of the Consolidation of the Finance and Accounting Centers of the Military Traffic Management Command

Reports and Testimonies

,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,,,,i,,,,, u NITED STATES GENERAL ~CCOLJNT~NG OFFICE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ii ,,,,, HINGTON D.C. 20548 LMli0230 LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION B-168700 i & I+ PC@ oHi c/ ~~~~~~~~ 110230 The Honorable Ronald V. Dellums House of Representatives Dear Mr. Dellurns: /ii@ &CflZ9 Review of the&nsolidation of the Finance and Accounting Centers of the Military Traffic Management Command ( ...

Date Aug. 30, 1979 Report No. B-119033 Title

Special Publications: [S. 1239, a Bill To Provide for Access to Qualified Professional Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners Without Prior Referral in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program]

Reports and Testimonies

*F.,>u ~ik$'1f' 9( WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 li3tl/ALI COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES B-119033 August 30, 1979 The Honorable Abraham Ribicoff Chairman, Committee on C-overnmental Affairs 0 United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: This is in response to your request for our views onj .1239, a bill taamend -t-i-tle 5, United States--Code-r to provide for access to qualified professional ...

Date Aug. 30, 1979 Report No. 110256 Title

Environmental Protection: Impact of Nonpoint Source Pollution on Meeting National Water Quality Goals

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9 A.M. EDT THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1979 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BEFORE THE SELECT PANEL TO ADDRESS NONPOINT POLLUTION IN THE POTOMAC HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ON THE &ACT h ETING MR. CHAIRMAN 0~ NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION 0~ NATIONAL ...