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Date Aug. 30, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-326 Title

National Defense: Moving Air Force Operations From the Washington, D.C., Area Not Cost Effective

Reports and Testimonies

llillllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllll LM110355 Air Force. Operations e Washington, D.C., Area f%Y Cost Effective The Air Force announced plans in April 1978 to consolidate, eliminate, or transfer various functions from the Washington, D.C., area The changes apparently were undertaken be: cause of congressional and administration pressure to reduce the number of Federal employees and offices in ...

Date Aug. 30, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-66 Title

Funding of State and Local Government Pension Plans: A National Problem

Reports and Testimonies

4 lllllullllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllll LM110257 c BY THECOMPTROLLEFG3ENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Funding Of State And Local Government Pension Plans: A National Problem Many State and local government pension plans are not funded on a sound actuarial basis because they are not setting aside sufficient funds to provide for estimated future benefits. Billions of dollars ...

Date Aug. 30, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-108 Title

Income Security: Social Security Student Benefits for Postsecondary Students Should Be Discontinued

Reports and Testimonies

For Psst~ecsnd y Students Should Ee Discontisrusd Nine o;t of ten American workers pay Social Security taxes In the expectation that Social Security WIII provide some mlnlmum family Income In the event of the taxpayer’s disdbllity, or death That IS retirement Social Securrty’s basic purpose A margrnal program, student benefits, diverts tax money from that basic purpose During the 1977 78 school ...

Date Aug. 30, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-84 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: More Can Be Done To Speed the Entry of International Travelers

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTB'Y' THE '- -- eral OF THE UNITEDSTATES More Can Be To Speed The Entry Of International ravelers Unnecessary delays in the inspection of travelers entering the United States can and should be eliminated. Immigration, Customs, and Agriculture have agreed to adopt a “one-stop” inspection process, which shou Id reduce delays in the time-consuming clearance process. the one-stop procedure will ...

Date Aug. 29, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-228 Title

Transportation: Concern Over Social Security Administration Not Taking Advantage of Discount Air Fares

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCWNTING WASHINGTON, D C 20548 OFFIcE 4 LOGISTlCS AND COMMUNICATIONS OlVlSlON B-103315 AUGUST 29, 1979 The Honorable Unlted States Dear Senator Charles Senate Mathlas: McC. Mathlas, Jr. 110247 /?6~@~ Sublect: Constituent's Concern over the Social Security Admlnlstratlon not taking Advantage of Discount Air Fares (LCD-79-228) Your letter of May 17, 1979, asked for our ...

Date Aug. 29, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-89 Title

Government Operations: Weaknesses in the Selective Service System's Emergency Registration Plan

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE 4 .I OF THE UNITEDSTATES neral Service tion Plan The Selective Set-&e System has been devel opmg an emergency plan to meet DOD’s manpower requirements wrthout the use of continuous regrstratron of Amerrca’s youth The Selectrve Service System agrees with GAO that having contmuous regrstratron would strengthen Its operation but says rts emergency plan WIII work, given the neces sary ...

Date Aug. 28, 1979 Report No. OGC-79-14 Title

Budget and Spending: President's Tenth Special Message for Fiscal Year 1979

Reports and Testimonies

COblPTROLLER*G~NkR”AI WASHlNGTOl-4 OF DC THE UNITED STATES 20548 August 28, 1979 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives On July 24, 1979, the/&esJ.dent's for fiscal year 1979 was transmitted to to the Impoundment -2 ontrol Act of 1974. proposed the deferral (D79-58) of $6.2 authority made avaIlable to the Federal Department of Justice. 4$&m&7 tenth special ...

Date Aug. 28, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-100 Title

Education: Improvements Needed in the Migrant Education Program

Reports and Testimonies

UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNTJNG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RSOURCES DlVlSiON B-177486 AUGUST 28, 1979 The Honorable The Secretary and Welfare Patricia Roberts Harris of Health, Education, Dear Mrs. Harris: Improvements Needed in the Migrant Program h' ducation (HRD-79-100) 3 In surveying the migrant education program in California, we have identified several areas needing improvement. ...

Date Aug. 28, 1979 Report No. B-107407 Title

Government Operations: [H.R. 4520, To Extend Travel and Transportation Expenses for Vacation Leave Before New Tour of Duty]

Reports and Testimonies

* COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 205S B-107407 FPC-96-1 -24 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: AUG28 2 o Your letter of June 22, 1979, requested our comments on (H 4520) R. which woLu amUald section 5u28 of title r, Untiedt-S-ttes--ode, to extend travel and transportation expenses for ...

Date Aug. 28, 1979 Report No. CED-79-119 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Ocean Dumping Phaseout Deadline for Municipal Sewage Sludge

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOIJNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY Dt%etOPMENT AND ECONQMIC DIVISION AUGUST 28,1979 B-166506 TIE Honorable Douglas M. Castle Administrator, Environmental :, Protection Agency Dear Mr. Gxtle: Scme Subject: December31, Deadline for ( CED-79-119 ) Eumping Phaseout Enclosed is a copy of our testimony presented on June 27, 1979, before the Subcarmittee cn ...

Date Aug. 28, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-45 Title

Financial Management: Survey of Accounting Stations in Military Airlift Command

Reports and Testimonies

*. . f UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OWKE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 DIVISION GENERAL OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND STUDIES AUGUST 28. 1979 B-183363 General William G. Moore Commanding General Military Airlift Command Scott Air Force Base Dear General Moore: This report contains the results of our survey of accountinq controls * over revenue and expenditure transactions of 12 accounting stations ...

Date Aug. 28, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-79 Title

Income Security: Unemployment Insurance--Inequities and Work Disincentives in the Current System

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTROLLER-GENERAL ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Unemployment lnsuranceInequities And Work Disincentives In The Current System Unemployment Insurance protects workers who lose their jobs However, the program has not kept up with social and eco lumic changes, such as Increases In taxes, retlrement Income, and work-related expenses As a result, many recipients of unemployment compensation ...

Date Aug. 28, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-51 Title

Financial Management: A Look at the Air Force Inspector General's Inspection System

Reports and Testimonies

Inspection reports of the Air Force Inspector General provide valuable information, but the reports can be improved by developing more information on the underlying causes of problems disclosed during inspections and by reducing the number of non-mission-related findings. The inspection system could be strengthened by reducing the high turnover of top-level inspection officials, replacing some ...

Date Aug. 27, 1979 Report No. PAD-79-82 Title

Budget and Spending: Various Means of Financing a Hypothetical Loan of $1 Billion to the Chrysler Corporation

Reports and Testimonies

4. .8. COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED 20548 S-I-AYES B-195849 August 27, 1979 The Honorable Chairman, Finan& Henry S. Reuss Committee on Bankinlg, and Urban Affairs _ letter, This is in response to your letter of August 20, 1979, in which you posed ce&tain questions about the risk exposure and budget impact ofkarious means of financin a hypothetical loan of $1 billion to the ...

Date Aug. 27, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-88 Title

Energy: Evaluation of Federal Actions in Response to the Iranian Oil Situation

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENiZRiL WASHINGTON, DP THE D.C. UNITED STATES 11 W# B-178205 AUGUST 27,1979 The Honorable Henry M. Jackson RELERSED Chairman, Committee on Energy,VLdLjbg,,i, and Natural Resources United States Senate whSTRlCTED i&It t6D bh'&s@d@hid@ th83(sjiea&$Fai b@ AC~GGUR~~T:~ (DPfisc exeqd oklltih-2 f;~sis of rpcii;c agpr@-+fal Dear Mr. Chairman: by the Offke ot Congressional R@P~$i~~ai, This is ...

Date Aug. 27, 1979 Report No. ID-79-50 Title

International Affairs: Cost of Administration's Public Affairs Activities Relating to SALT II

Reports and Testimonies

Dear Senator Goldwater: In response to your letter of May 23, 1979, we have obtained updated information on the costs of the administration's efforts to inform the public on the Strategic Arms In an earlier report to you Limitation Talks (SALT II). (=-March' 16, 1979), we explained that the admini,stration's public information activities r 1 were centered in the Department of StatMB& Ebb ~~n&%!OoV ...

Date Aug. 27, 1979 Report No. PAD-79-12 Title

Northeastern Energy and Transportation Problems: A Regional Perspective

Reports and Testimonies

STUDYBVTHE STAFFOFTHE u a This study compares energy and transporta tlon problems of Northeastern States wrth nationwide or reglonal statlstlcs and studies Energy and transportation were selected because Federal Government policy and flnancmg plays a leadlng role In these mat ters / The five problems most often mentioned by State officials In the Northeast were highway deterioration, high and ...

Date Aug. 27, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-39 Title

Energy: Verification of Trunkline Gas Company's Incremental Pricing Data

Reports and Testimonies

.-ig -__* &. ‘< -UNJTED STATES GENERALA~~OUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 a I 'p, ENERGY AND DIVISION MINERALS AUGUST 27, 1979 B-178205 The Honorable Charles B. Curtls ChaIrman, Federal Energy A c$ c olys-& Regulatory Commlsslon Dear Mr. Curtis: Pursuant to our authority under title V of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act M (EPCA), 42 U.S.C. 6381, et seq., the U.S. General Accounting ...

Date Aug. 27, 1979 Report No. PAD-79-69 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Assessing the Output of Federal Commercially Directed R&D

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE Comptroll r General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Assessing The “Output” Of Federal Commercidy Directed R&D GAO was asked how the results of federally financed research and development spending could be measured To assess the output of Federal commercially directed R&D spending It IS necessary to understand the role played by R&D In embodying a laboratory result In a commercially acceptable ...

Date Aug. 27, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-63 Title

Energy: Key Crude Oil and Products Pipelines Are Vulnerable to Disruptions

Reports and Testimonies

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENE!-?,?L llllllllllllllllllllllllllll1l LM110219 Report ToT OF THE UNITEDSTATES gress uudl Key Crude Oil And Products Pipelines Are Vulnerable To Disruptions Pipelines-transporting about three-fourths of the crude oil delivered to refineries and onethird of the refined products moved from refineries to consumers--are highly vulnerable to disruptions caused by human error, ...

Date Aug. 24, 1979 Report No. 094344 Title

Special Publications: Auditing as We Enter the 21st Century--What New Challenges Will Have To Be Met

Reports and Testimonies

s ' -p_. 11II11111111IIIIII11I 1I lI1 l 1 l 094344 REMARKS OF ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED S T A T E S A T THE AMERICAN ACCOUNTING A S S O C I A T I O N CONFERENCE AUGUST 24, 1979 AUDITING A S WE ENTER THE 21ST CENTURY-WHAT NEW CHALLENGES W I L L HAVE TO BE MET tl I am pleased to be here today at this gathering of the American Accounting Association. Yours is a truly ...

Date Aug. 24, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-93 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Inadequate Management of Procurement Activities at Five Federal Prisons

Reports and Testimonies

* , r .. L i REPORT THEUS. * BY ' ha llllllllllelllllluulllll~ll LM115797 115797 AUGUST GGD-79-93 24, 1979 ~ENERAI,aCCOUNTINGOFFlCE WA§#INCT0N, D.C. 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION B-133223 Mr. Norman A. Carlson, Director Federal Prison System Washington, D.C. 20534 Dear Mr. Carlson: This report details the problems we found during our examination of the management of procurement activi ie five ...

Date Aug. 24, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-40 Title

Financial Management: Status, Progress, and Problems in Federal Agency Accounting During Fiscal Year 1978

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Status, Progress, And Problems In Federal Agency Accounting During Fiscal Year 1978 The Comptroller General approved the designs of seven executive agencies’ accounting systems during fiscal year 1978 Stxty percent of the Government’s accountmg systems have now been approved Seventy-two percent of the 131 unapproved systems are In ...

Date Aug. 24, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-115 Title

Veterans Affairs: GI Bill Benefits for Flight and Correspondence Training Should Be Discontinued

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE ’ I .-compt neral OF THE UNITEDSTATES GI Bill Ben fits For Flight And Correspondence Training Should Be Discontinued Over 1 bIllion dollars In educatlonal assls tance has been paid by the Veterans Admlnlstratlon to veterans enrolled In flight or correspondence tralnlng since the current GI bill was enacted In 1966 However, GAO’s review of a random sample of veterans who completed such ...

Date Aug. 23, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-329 Title

National Defense: Review of Planned Realignment of Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE DC UNlTED STATES 200148 B-168700 AUGUST 23,1979 The Honorable Luclen N. Nedzl ChaIrman, Subcommittee on Mllltary Installations and Facilities Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives H..fxY&?&3 The Honorable Allen E. Ertel House of Representatives Sublect: ~I~IIIIH Ill 110250 bevIew of Planned Realinement of Fort town Gap, Pennsylvanlal(LCD-79-329) ...

Date Aug. 23, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-73 Title

Female Offenders: Who Are They and What Are the Problems Confronting Them?

Reports and Testimonies

. .+ . ‘ .... . :. :-“::‘ ,, *,, ..- .,: ‘ . _.‘ .I -. ‘ . ._ I. I \ , .: .: t FOREWORD Much has been written and many studies have been made of selected aspects of the criminal justice system and its ability to deal with and provide needed assistance to offenders. The work that has been done, however, has dealt primarily with the male offender population, which is probably due to the greater ...

Date Aug. 23, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-84 Title

Education: A Single Federal Authority Is Needed for Establishing or Constructing Rehabilitation Facilities

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES +*r ’ ngress A Single Federal Authority d For Establishing Or ing Rehabilitation Facilities The Rehabllltatlon Act of 1973 authorizes dtfferent Federal funding rates for State constructlon and establishment of rehabllltation facllltles for the handicapped Federal regulations and guidelines contain overlapping crlterra for determmmg the ellglblllty for ...

Date Aug. 22, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-78 Title

Compensation for Federal Employee Injuries: It's Time To Rethink the Rules

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTROLLER.GENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES ;gy%$f$t ,i #))Q Report ToThe Congress Irow LMI 10169 IIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllll Compensation For Federal Employee Injuries: It’s Time To Rethink The Rules Over have what the the years, Labor Department decisions provided an expansive interpretation of constitutes a compensable injury under Federal Employees’ Compensation Act. Labor criteria for ...

Date Aug. 22, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-32 Title

Financial Management: Survey of Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Expenditure Transactions Within the Health Services Administration

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C. 20548 DIVEION GENERAL OF I-INANClAL MANAGEMENT AN0 STUDIES ~-183363 AUGUST 22,1979 Dr. George I. Lythcott, Admlnlstrator Health Services Admlnrstratlon Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Dear Dr. Lythcott: II/I II 110193 This report contains the results of our&%rvey of Internal controls over cash receipts and expenditure ...

Date Aug. 21, 1979 Report No. ID-79-49 Title

Financial Management: Inter-American Foundation Needs To Expand Internal Audit Scope and Improve Internal Acounting Controls

Reports and Testimonies

*, --I cr 1 . .‘_ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LM110157 lllllsllllllllllllllllllllllll AUGUST 21, 1979 B-135075 Mr. William M. Dyal, Jr. President Inter-American Foundation Dear Mr. Dyal: pl,cookP : During our recently completed audit of the Inter-American Foundation's fiscal year 1978 and 1977 financial statements, we found several ways the Foundation could ...

Date Aug. 21, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-93 Title

Government Operations: Civil Agencies Can Do a Better Job of Negotiating Noncompetitive Contracts Priced Over $100,000

Reports and Testimonies

, I ~Mi10172 tlaElz BY THECOMPTROLLERGiNERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES llIlllllllllllllllIll11 lllll lllllIll11 Ill IllI IllI ngress Civil Agencies Can Do A Better tiating Noncompetitive cil Qver $lQO,OOO Federal civil agencies are negotiating noncompetitive contracts without adequate information. They do not always obtain enough cost or pricing data on contractors’ proposed prices, properly analyze it, ...

Date Aug. 21, 1979 Report No. CED-79-103 Title

Housing: Efforts To Improve Management of the Small Business Administration Have Been Unsatisfactory--More Aggressive Action Needed

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE . , Irrnlllllllllllllllll~illllll LM110170 Comptroller G&I OF THE UNITEDSTATES Efforts To Improve Management Of The Small Business Administratb& Have Been Unsatisfactory--More Aggressive Action Needed GAO made 52 recommendations in 1975 and 1976 to correct problems found in programs and activities of the Small Business Administration. However, this followup report shows that the ...

Date Aug. 20, 1979 Report No. B-192888 Title

Special Publications: Application of Statutory Allocation Formulas to 1979 Appropriations for Airport Development Grants

Reports and Testimonies

Date Aug. 20, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-71 Title

Government Operations: Difficulties in Selected Army Reserves Recruiting Under the All-Volunteer Force

Reports and Testimonies

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL 1 Report To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Difficulties In Selected Army Reserves Recruiting Under The All-Volunteer Force pteady decline in the numbers of Selected ,&$&mrmy Reserve and Army National Guard recruits is increasing the gap between reserve troop requirements and strength. The Army’ s recruiting plans have not been directed at . overcoming these shortages. ...

Date Aug. 17, 1979 Report No. ID-79-41 Title

International Affairs: Government Programs and Organization Affecting Exports

Reports and Testimonies

!0qq0 $SUDY BY THE STAFF OF THE U.S. // General Accounting Office Government Programs And Organizotion Affecting Exports i VD S? 4 .~CCiDL1O,% BAUGUST 17. 1979 PREFACE During the past 10 years, the U.S. balance of trade has steadily deteriorated, with deficits on an f.a.s. l/ basis reaching $26.5 billion in 1977 and $28.5 billion in 1978. In light of these trade deficits, we reviewed Government ...

Date Aug. 17, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-100 Title

Government Operations: Evaluation of the Decision To Begin Production of the Roland Missile System

Reports and Testimonies

retis OF THE UNITEDSTATES Evaluation Of The Decision To Begin Production Of The System The Chairman of the House Special Subcommittee on NATO Standardization, Interoperability and Readiness asked GAO to review the Department of Defense’s decision to produce the Roland missile system and related questions. The decision to begin producing Roland was based on the assumption that the system has ...

Date Aug. 16, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-49 Title

Information Management: Problems Associated With Developing Large, Complex Data Processing Systems

Reports and Testimonies

B-115369 AUGUST 16, ‘I979 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House o,f Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: 110354 As you requested, we are reporting on our review of the oblems associated with developing large, complex data processing systems2 Our objective was to identify Govetnmentwide actions that would help resolve those problems. As you we also assessed the ...

Date Aug. 16, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-65 Title

Government Operations: The District of Columbia Should Establish a Separate Office of Ethics

Reports and Testimonies

5 ’ J’ A@@#& LM110150 Mm? REPORTBY THE llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll omptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES The District Of Columbia Government Should Establish A Separate Office Of Ethics The financial disclosure systems for District of Columbia Government employees are administered by two offices--the District Board of Elections and Ethics and the District Personnel Office. However, their ...

Date Aug. 16, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-41 Title

Financial Management: Weaknesses in Servicing and Accounting for Home Mortgages Held by HUD

Reports and Testimonies

* BY THECOMPTR(-J I FR &N&$L r l4&4wblm&! LMI 10148 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Congress OFTHEUNITEDSTATES Weaknesses In Servicing And Accounting For Home ages Held By HUD The Department of Housing and Urban Development services and accounts for mortgages valued at over $151 million. These mortgages were either bought from commercial lenders to prevent foreclosure on defaulted mortgagors ...

Date Aug. 16, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-107 Title

Military Medicine Is in Trouble: Complete Reassessment Needed

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL ’ OF THEUNITEDSTATES rllQi& llnillilllllllllllllillllllllllll LM110156 Report ToThe Congress i Military Medicine Is In Trouble: Complete Reassessment Needed Largely because of an insufficient number of physicians, the ability of the military’s direct medical care system to deliver care in peacetime is seriously impaired. Some medical services have been substantially cut ...

Date Aug. 15, 1979 Report No. CED-79-79 Title

Income Security: Effect of the Department of Labor's Resource Allocation Formula on Efforts To Place Food Stamp Recipients in Jobs

Reports and Testimonies

- r. ‘, w wfi BY THE COM PTROI I FR GENERAL ll~~~~~l~~~~ll~~~ rt ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Effect Of The Department Of Labor‘s Resource Allocation Formula On Efforts e Food Stamp Recipients In Jobs ment To Comptroller General’s CED-78-60 April 24, 1978) Congressman Paul Findley asked that GAO prepare this supplement to its 1978 report on food stamp work requirements. Labor has used its ...

Date Aug. 15, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-328 Title

National Defense: Review of the Merger of Navy Sea Systems Command Automatic Data Support Centers

Reports and Testimonies

B-168700 RELEASED Division AUGUST 15, 1979 The Honorable United States ,Dear Senator Subject: Gordon J. Humphrey Senate RLSTRICTED - #ot BQ be released outsiafo the General Accoounting Office QXW t QW Isask of specific aw-0 the Humphrey: m m Office of Coagressionial Re9atiions. &View of the Merger of Navy Sea Systems Command Automatic Data Support Centers (LCD-79-328) Navy's deci Development New ...

Date Aug. 15, 1979 Report No. PAD-79-22 Title

Economic Development: An Analysis of the Effects of Indexing for Inflation on Federal Expenditures

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTROLLER’GfNERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES - 1mI lllllllll\llllllllllli\llllllll s’ -’ r LM110151 Report To The Congress An Analysis Of The Effects Of Indexing For Inflation On Mleral Expenditures Over half of all Federal expenditures are indexed for inflation. Indexed expenditures increase automatically when inflation occurs. For a number of reasons, Federal expenditures which are indexed have ...

Date Aug. 15, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-59 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: IRS' Audits of Individual Taxpayers and Its Audit Quality Control System Need To Be Better

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTB’ THE Y’ ’Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES REmRICTEI) bcrslcrmwl oUtbW0 - we* +r. tlloa~lbaml AccanrRrng CfF!c:.- ..- : ::;2: 0.1 ?!&I? br?l!o of by me office of i;;o;:grocsioclrI Relations. spdnc 8~V8l /---” . ..=> IRS’ Audits of Individual Taxpayers And Its Audit Quality Control System Need To Be Better At the request of the Joint Committee on Taxation, GAO evaluated the quality of ...

Date Aug. 14, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-224 Title

National Defense: Effects of Reduced Funds for Transportation Overseas of Military Exchange Merchandise

Reports and Testimonies

Effects Of Reduced Funds For Overseas Of ge Merchandise In fiscal year 1979 the military exchanges received over $70 million a year in appropriated fund support to ship merchandise overseas. This is a reduction of $9 million from the services’ original request. The Defense Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee asked GAO to review the impact of this reduction and of other aspects of ...

Date Aug. 14, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-89 Title

Government Operations: Implementation of Major System Acquisition Process--A-109--Is Inconsistent Among Civil Agencies

Reports and Testimonies

c BY THECOMPTROLLERGEi’dERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES LM110149 Report To The Congress Implementation Of Major System Acquisition Process-- A-l 09--k Inconsistent Among Civil Agencies The Office of Management and Budget’s Circular A-109 prescribes how major systems are to be acquired. A-109 is consistent with the Commission on Government Procurement recommendations and is expected to reduce cost overruns ...

Date Aug. 13, 1979 Report No. B-195577 Title

Government Operations: [H.R. 3458, for the Relief of the J.R. Norton Company]

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. O.C. 20MG B-195577 August I3, 1979 'The Honorable Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This is in responsewto your letter of July 25, 1979, requesting our views onLH.R. 3458, ""For the relief of the J.R. Norton Company1J This private relief legislation would provide for full ...

Date Aug. 13, 1979 Report No. B-139052 Title

Transportation: Amendment to Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES \ WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B-139052 CED9-354 August 13, 1979 The Honorable Howard W. Cannon Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: On August 1, 1979, the Senate passed a bill, S.712, to amend the Rail Passenger Service Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for AMTRAK and for other ...

Date Aug. 13, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-84 Title

Government Operations: GAO Views on the Selected Reserve Bonus Incentive Programs for FY 1978 and FY 1979

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION B-157371 AUGUST 13, 1979 The Honorable Robert 3. Pirie, Jr. Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower, Reserve Affairs and Logistics) Dear Mr. Secretary: tw -. We have completed a/survey of the use of the,.bonus as an incentive in recruiting and retaining members in the 3 Selected Reserves./ ...

Date Aug. 10, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-101 Title

Government Operations: Mission Need for Advanced Strategic Air Launched Missile Should Be Reaffirmed Before Contracts Are Awarded

Reports and Testimonies

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHIMGTCN’I, D.C. 20548 I11111111Ill1 11111 Ill Ill11 11111111 11111 LMil0098 PROCUREMENT ACCUISITION AND SYSTEMS DIVISION AUG 10 1979 B-163058 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Harold Brown of Defense Assistant for Audit Room 3A336 ASD (Comptroller) Reports 110098 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: .. Mission Need for Advanced Strategic Air Launched Missile ...