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Date June 15, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-416 Title

National Defense: Army's FY 1980 Programs for Procuring Conventional Ammunition, Modernization, and Expansion

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Comptroller General r}-;itji ,.. rF, 'A Army's FY 1980 Programs For Procuring Conventional Ammunition. Modernization, And Expansion Ihe A ve.t 9 !tr :i re ftluested S914 rtllitotr lot 66( !o: di dI ' tin ;tk fr:r&i H -rujlects t;r' M ti(jer!tiin' l S257 . 2 tnl ',. IeI txp;iftldl!!lI (;AO concl; lt' i fe(lJt;ot for 11 ,iJiici ,,--d that in , t titt Ic(i Armys 1, (I l ,ti miii itO y b5153 j ,'tt.,, ...

Date June 15, 1979 Report No. EMD-78-68 Title

Natural Gas Reserves Estimates: A Good Federal Program Emerging, but Problems and Duplications Persist

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BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES lllrlllllllllllllilllilll LM109648 port To The Congress Natural Gas Reserves Estimates: A Good Federal Program Emerging, But Problems And Duplications Persist The Department of Energy is developing a national program to collect estimates of natural gas reserves to meet various Government information needs. GAO believes the approach being used is ...

Date June 14, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-76 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Antitrust Division's Handling of a Complaint Alleging Antitrust and Decree Violations in the Motion Picture Industry

Reports and Testimonies

STATE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE UNITED GENERAL GOVERNMENT DlVlSlON B-167620 109623 JUNE 14, 1979 The Honorable 'DaveAEvans House of Representatives Dear Mr. Evans: Your March 12, 1979, letter requested that our Office into a constituent's concerns about the ficture companies. that the Antitrust D d~~~-r;in~W~~s~ington~over such complaints prevented convenient public acces~s to antitrust ...

Date June 14, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-218 Title

National Defense: Management of Storage and Distribution of DOD Bulk Fuels Can Be Improved

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 LM109624 . LffilJTlCS AND COMMUNICATlONS DIVISION B-178205 JUNE 109624 14, 1979 The Honorable The Secretary ‘ Dear Hr. Harold Brown of Defense Secretary: We have completed our study of the storage and distribution of bulk petroleum products by the Defense Logistics Agency. 378 While we found the functions to be generally well managed, ...

Date June 14, 1979 Report No. CED-79-100 Title

Natural Resources: Costs for Repairing Damages to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. as a Result of the American Farmers Demonstration

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WAS!-lINGTON. OF THE UNIT-ED tOSA8 STATES D.C. 5-125035 June 14, 1979 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Senate Helms: P. Jesse Helms In a March 21, 1979, letter, you rpthat we,/D report on the cost of repairing damagesNational MallAn Washington, D.C.# as a result of the American farmers' demonstration .#As expressed in your letter, you were particularly concerned over ...

Date June 14, 1979 Report No. 109676 Title

Social Services: Dissolution of the Greater Los Angeles Community Action Agency

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UN I TED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTI NG OFF I CE Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:15 a.m. PDT Thursday, June 14, 1979 in Los Angeles, Calif. STATEMENT OF PHILIP A. BERNSTEIN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES 0 IV IS ION BEFORE THE SUBCX)MMf TTEE ON MAWOWER AND HI)US ING 1 6 - HOUSE COf+lITTEE ON G0VERNM.ZN-T OPERATIONS DlSSOLUTlON OF THE GREATER LOS ANGELES CX)MMUNTY ACT I ...

Date June 14, 1979 Report No. 109628 Title

Employment: Davis-Bacon Act Should Be Repealed

Reports and Testimonies

LZJITED STATES GENERAL ACCOCNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, 9.C. 20548 FCR RELEASE CN DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:GO A.M. ECT JUNE 14, 1979 STATEMENT CF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE biITED STATES ,;%B cj lfQ c 1 BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABCR STANDARDS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABCR 109628 I Mr. Chairman We are and Members pleased of the Subcommittee: today to discuss our to appear ...

Date June 14, 1979 Report No. 109642 Title

Employment: Federal Productivity and Performance Appraisal Systems

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. EDT THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1979 STATEMENT OF DONALD L. SCANTLEBURY I DIRECTOR FINANCIAL AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT STUDIES DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE 1 SERVICE Madam Chairwoman We are in the here and Members today at your of the request ...

Date June 14, 1979 Report No. ID-79-29A Title

Financial Management: Examination of Financial Statements of the Inter-American Foundation for Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 1978 and 1977

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OF THEUNITEDSTATES AM /?Lx--d-L1)m -J $3 @ V the statement of financial condition of the Inter-American Foundation, a U.S. Government corporation, as of Sep- I@-@ tember 30, 1978 and 1977, and the related statements of investment of the U.S. Gov~~~~e,nsx~~~~s,disabnud”“-~ position for the fiscal years then ended/pursuant to the Government Corporation Control Act. In GAO’s opinion the accompanying ...

Date June 13, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-84 Title

Government Operations: Pricing of Subcontracts Awarded to Pratt & Whitney Aircraft of Canada

Reports and Testimonies

UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNT~NG OFFICE WASHINGTON, R.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT ACQUlSlTlON AND SYSTEMS OWlSION B-168450 109631 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Harold Brown of Defense Assistant for Audit Room 34336 ASD (Comptroller) JUNE 13, 1979 Reports lco Dear Mr. Secretary: We reviewed the pricing of Navy contracts N 019-72-c-0592 and N00019-73-C-0333, awarded to Pratt & Whitney PAircraft of ...

Date June 13, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-88 Title

Government Operations: Procurement of Depleted Uranium Penetrators for the Air Force

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0 * UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHlNGTON, D.C. 20548 LM109729 RELEASED The Honorable Thomas A. Luken House of Representatives Dear Mr. Luken: \ - ;t

Date June 13, 1979 Report No. 120214 Title

Government Operations: Review of the 2750th Air Base Wing's Contracting Division and Civil Engineering Squadron

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L’ , 1 ‘- UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL 8112 FEDERAL FIFTH AND MAIN OFFlCE q UILUlNG P 8 STREETS OFFICE CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202 June 13, 1979 Colonel James H. Rigney Commander 2750th Air Base Wing Wright-Patterson Air Force Dear Colonel Rigney: Base, Ohio 45433 We have recently completed a Lreview of the 2750th Air Base Wing's Contracting Division and Civil Engineering During ...

Date June 13, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-52 Title

Energy: Nuclear Power Costs and Subsidies

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'C, REPORT BY THE Comptroller General 7OF TH I-(NITED STATES Nuclear Power Costs And Subsidies On October 23, 1978. Senator John Melcher asked GAO to identify, to the extent possible the "full" cost of nuclear power. Such a cost mainly includes not only industry's costs, but also those borne by the Federal Government 0' piomotte Ut regulate the nuclear power in dustry. GAO found that tire average ...

Date June 12, 1979 Report No. 109612 Title

Natural Resources: Competitiveness of the U.S. Mining and Mineral Processing Industry

Reports and Testimonies

. United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE oiu ELIVERY Expected at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, June 12, 1979 Statement Charles of . Division Office II IIll llllIl!lll 109612 D. Hylander International Accounting the Deputy Director, U.S. General before Subcommittee House Committee on Mines and Mining and Insular Affairs on Interior on Competitiveness of the U.S. Mining ...

Date June 11, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-90 Title

National Defense: Matters Related to Dr. Lewis B. Udis, Alan Scott Industries

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT ACQUlSlTlON AND SYSTEMS DIVISION June 11, 1979 B-193530 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Richard Senate Schweiker: S. Schweiker This is in reply to your December 19, 1978, request on behalf of Dr. Lewis B. Udis, President of Alan Scott IndusI tries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. You asked us to review a voluminous ...

Date June 11, 1979 Report No. B-132969 Title

Government Operations: Review of the Army Procurement Practices in Europe

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UNITED STATES GENERA EUROPEAN AMCOUNTING OFFICE RANCH INTERNATIONAL DIVISION 5 %AMIrICAN COINULAT OltNERAL APO NEW YORK 01717 Omec Or THm DTroro B-132969 June 11, 1979 General Frederick J. Kroesen Commander in Chief United States Arnty, Europe, APO U.S. Forces 09403 Dear General Kroesen: This report contains the results of our review of Army procurement pract-ices in Germany. the review included ...

Date June 11, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-67 Title

Government Operations: Funding and Staffing Problems at the Federal Labor Relations Authority

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE UNlTED S-I-A-I-E: 20508 B-115398 JUNE 11, 1979 pr t The Honorable Abraham Ribicoff .' Chairman, Committee 0 A Governmental Affairs United States Senate ~gJp.d@(-J-b Dear Mr. Chairman: !IIII IIII 109599 During testimony before your Committee on May 8, 1979, dealing with the adequacy of staff and resources of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and ...

Date June 11, 1979 Report No. 109598 Title

Information Management: Transferring Veterans Administration Records Center Activity to the General Services Administration

Reports and Testimonies

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m. EST Monday, June 11, 1979 STATEMENT OF DONALD 3. HORAN DEPUTY DIRECTOR LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT INFORMATION AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS /fxzP f!JqJ HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMBNT OPERATIONS ONkRANSFERRING VETERANS ADMINISTRATION RECORDS CENTER ...

Date June 11, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-65 Title

Aerial Fire Support Weapons: How Useful Would They Be in a European Conflict?

Reports and Testimonies

4s & ‘, &e?fJ A~fid~d This is an undssified digest furnished in lieu of a report containing classifiedsecurity informatior LM109593 IQ9s1$3 Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll BE IN REPORTBY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES DIGEST ------ r'AERIAL FIRE SUPPORT WEAPONS: HOW USEFUL WOULDTH A EUROPEAN The effectiveness and survivability of aerial fire support weapons which are to assist ...

Date June 11, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-91 Title

Income Security: Decisive Government Action Needed To Resolve Problems of Community Action Programs in Los Angeles

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE OF THE UNITEDSTATES I rn The Greater Los Angeles Community Action 1% Agency, a community nonprofit organization supported primarily with Federal funds, had serious management and fiscal difficulties for most of its 5-year existence. The absence of clear guidance and decisive intervention by the Community Services Administration contributed to these problems. In December 1978 the ...

Date June 11, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-23 Title

Government Operations: Actions Needed To Improve Military Chain of Command and Inspectors General Grievance Procedures

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REPORTBYTHEU.S. L Illllull 11111 llm~ull LM109592 vcmce Procedures Surveys have shown that many members-$ _ the U.S. military services do not have confidence that grievance procedures available to ! ’ them are effective in resolving their problems. ! GAO’s assessment of the two principal grievance systems available to service members--the chain of command and Inspectors General-reveals ...

Date June 11, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-80 Title

Government Operations: Multiple Problems With the 1974 Amendments to the Federal Employees' Compensation Act

Reports and Testimonies

rc . OF THEUNITEDSTATES Employees’ Camp a+’ The 1974 amendments to the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act allow continuation of employees’ pay after an injury and give employees a free choice of a physician in injury cases. These provisions and increased employee awareness of the program have sharply increased claims for on-the-job injuries involving time lost from work. Employing agencies need ...

Date June 11, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-45 Title

International Affairs: Are OPEC Financial Holdings a Danger to U.S. Banks or the Economy?

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REPORTBY THE THE UNITEDSTATES Possible liquidation of OPEC assets does not appear to be an immediate threat to U.S. financial markets or its banking system. The long-term effects of a lack of direct access to OPEC funds are likely to include increased funding costs for US. banks and impaired profitability. Should there be a threat to national security, foreign policy, or the economy from OPEC ...

Date June 9, 1979 Report No. 111767 Title

Special Publications: [Why Isn't Policy Research Utilized More by Decisionmakers]

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I UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS C o m p t r o l l e r G e n e r a l of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s c, / T o The Annual Meeting O f T h e For A p p l i e d Social R e s e a r c h , I n c . i I / Y W H Y I S N ' T POLICY RESEARCH DECIS IONNAKERS? E D MORE BY ( O R , WHY DO RESEARCHERS JUST TALK TO EACH OTBER?) I am happy to be here today to ...

Date June 8, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-41 Title

Income Security: Railroad Retirement Program--How Does It Compare to Other Selected Retirement Programs?

Reports and Testimonies

Date June 7, 1979 Report No. 109595 Title

Health: Status of Implementation of the National Blood Policy

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9 a.m., EDT Thursday, June 7, 1979 STATEMENT OF STEPHEN J. VARHOLY, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES UNITED STATES SENATE ON STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE Jr NATIONAL BLOOD POLICg b L 2, Mr. ...

Date June 7, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-87 Title

Transportation: Procurement of Nonessential or Duplicative Equipment for the Advanced Design Bus

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._ 1 %b j UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFKE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION B-180617 109667 JJN 7 1979 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM109667 &uf-& t-f y0 b Qv t OPJC;SSEdfd&Y+* fe!@~C5!l _ &llA,pl*cdt The Honorable Gary R. Gayton Acting Administrator f++y[j Urban Mass Transportation Administration Department,of Transportation &YP viewiy_arranty ...

Date June 6, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-82 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Occupational Safety and Health Loan Programs

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UNITEDSTA'TES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546 NUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-163375 JUNE 6, 1979 The Honorable The Secretary Ray Marshall of Labor The Honorable A. Vernon Weaver "i, Ijo z-Administrator, Small Business piL@ Administration We reviewed the Small Business Administration's (SBA's) occupational safety and health loan program--a program to help small businesses comply with ...

Date June 6, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-316 Title

Government Operations: Rental Space Occupied by EEOC in Los Angeles

Reports and Testimonies

ACCOUNTING STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 JUN - B-95136 The Honorable Anthony C. Beilenson House of Representatives Dear Mr. Beilenson: This is in reply to your February 6, 1979, letter, ncerning the inquiry from a constituent on the leasing of fice space in Los Angeles, California, by the Equal Employnt Opportunity Commission. The constituent stated that the apparent high cost of the space ...

Date June 6, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-92 Title

Health: Use of Federal Funds To Finance HEW Employees' Participation in Smokenders

Reports and Testimonies

: _. IoqssY D.C. 20548 UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM109554 B-164031(5) The Honorable United States Dear Senator John Warner Senate Warner: Your April 23, 1979, letterkequested our findings and views regarding a complaint from constituents about the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's Smokenders program. ...

Date June 6, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-93 Title

Health: Use of Federal Funds To Finance HEW Employees' Participation in Smokenders

Reports and Testimonies

~NITEDSTATFC:GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION JUNE 6, 1979 B-164031(5) The Honorable Joseph Fisher House of Representatives Dear Mr. Fisher: 109553 I requested our findings and ',, z-L Your April 26, 1979, letter views regarding a complaint from constituents about the t‘ I "ii d Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's Smokenders program. An April 16 ...

Date June 6, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-418 Title

National Defense: Army Plans To Modernize the Rock Island Arsenal May Be Inappropriate

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE U.S. iilrllrilllilililn LM109559 ting Off ns To Modernize slanci Arsenal ropriate Modernizing old and obsolete manufacturing facilities and equipment increases an installation’s ability to satisfy projected needs in a timely manner. This report identifies actions the Army should take before the proposed modernization plan for the Rock Island Arsenal is fully implemented. LCD-79-418 ...

Date June 6, 1979 Report No. 109594 Title

Employment: Need To Improve Accountability To Reduce Fraud and Mismanagement and Improve Productivity in the Federal Government

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D. C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. EDT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1979 STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE THE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE fl1, i@ ,003 UNITED STATES CONGRESS ON THE NEED TO IMPROVE ACCOUNTABILITY LTO REDUCE FRAUD AND MISMANAGEMENT AND IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY INTRODUCTION Mr. ...

Date June 6, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-34 Title

Financial Management: Navy Shipyard Accounting System Needs Improvement

Reports and Testimonies

REPORT THEU.S. BY I11111 lllllll lllll llllllllllllllll Ill IIll LMlwm erall iing Offi d Accounting s Improvement The accounting system at the Long Beach and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyards has not been implemented in full accordance with the system design for shipyards that GAO approved in June 1975. As a result, inventory values reported to Navy headquarters and the Congress were incorrect; ...

Date June 5, 1979 Report No. ID-79-38 Title

International Affairs: Export Reporting for Agricultural Products

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The Honorable Neal Smith.. Chairman., ,.--WY "-*~~5???w-yrr.,& Co small .Bu,ciwss ,House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: ‘\L This requesting iS in response to your letter of February 6, 1979, information on the number and types of firms CUrrently repOrting export sales to the Department 02 Agriculture. &e have initiated inquiries with pertinent ofricials in the executive branch to determine ...

Date June 5, 1979 Report No. ID-79-37 Title

International Affairs: Price Behavior of Products Under Import Relief

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF 0-c. THE UNITED 20348 S-i-A-I-Es LM109551 The Honorable Charles A. Vanik Chairman, Subcommittee on Trade Committee on Ways and lYeans House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: ill Ill l~lllllll 109551 asked us to comment on a Your March 21, 1979, letter staff study by the Department of Labor's Bureau of Inter-Xgo["ir/f national Labor Affairs which discusses " ...

Date June 5, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-75 Title

Energy: Regulatory Delays Encountered by Sohio for Its Proposed Crude Oil Pipeline

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-; ’. .J . . COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OC THE D.C. UNITED STAm 20548 *e I B-174944 109699 The Honorable Henry M. Jackson Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: JUNE 5, wm 9, requested that w6 '1 view 6 f g Beach, California, to-Mid4% nsored by The Standard Oil B PACTEX. Specifically, you e+ 'B\ e causes of delays in the permit where the ...

Date June 5, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-66 Title

Financial Management: Review of Senate Barber Shops Revolving Fund for Calendar Year 1978

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REPORT BY THE lilllllllllll~lllliliisell LM109534 C eneral OF THE UNITEDSTATES . Of Senate Barber Shops g Fund For Calendar Year 1978 GG D-79-66 JUNE 5, 1979 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASIiINGT0N.D.C. OF THE UNITED 20508 STATES B-133046 The Honorable F. Nordy Sergeant at Arms United States Senate Dear Mr. Hoffmann: Hoffmann *OQ" RsN Shops Revolving to your March 6, 6 We have audited the Senate Barber ...

Date June 5, 1979 Report No. FPCD-78-19 Title

Part-Time and Other Federal Employment: Compensation and Personnel Management Reforms Needed

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BY THE C1;3;MPTROLLER GENERAL lllllillllllllllllllllllllllllll LMlO%a . OF THE UNITEDSTATES Other Federal Employment: i-ion And Personnel forms Needed Workers employed less than full time now comprise almost 14 percent of the Federal work force, and this figure should Increase substantially because of the Part-Time Career Employment Act of 1978. These workers receive the same basic pay rate as ...

Date June 5, 1979 Report No. CED-79-82 Title

Transportation: Communication and Management Problems Hinder the Planning Process for Major Mass Transit Projects

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, 104533 LM109533 REPORTBY THE lllllllllllllllllllllllll Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Communication And Management Problems Hinder The Planning Process For Major Mass Transit Projects This report discusses the policies and procedures the Urban Mass Transportation Administration uses to identify a cost-effective mass transit project. The planning procedures require that when such a ...

Date June 4, 1979 Report No. 109531 Title

Agriculture and Food: ASCS Needs To Insure That County Offices Follow Prescribed Sampling Procedures in Selecting Farms for Spot Checking Acreage Certifications

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Mr. Ray V. Fitzgerald Administrator, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Department of Agriculture Dear g >. Mr. Fitzljerald: /f&z ooJ-7 f / County Agricultural Stabilization anti L'onservati(;n Service offices either have already started or will shortly start sclectinq farms for quall.ty control s~)ot checks of acreage certifications for ttle 19'19 wheat arid feed grains set-aside ...

Date June 4, 1979 Report No. B-194776 Title

Government Operations: Practice of the White House Press Office of Providing the Media With Prerecorded Audio and Video Tapes of Selected White House News Activities at Government Expense

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Date June 4, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-90 Title

Health: Federal Diabetes Activities

Reports and Testimonies

, COUNTING OFFICE R@lSE~ HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-164031(2) June 4, 1979 The Honorable United States Dear Senator H. John Heinz III Senate Heinz: Askes-ues-ted in your November 30, 1978, letter, we are reviewing federally funded activities concerning the research and control of diabetes mellitus. In our work to date, we have focused primarily on the activities of the ...

Date June 4, 1979 Report No. CED-79-89 Title

Natural Resources: Land and Water Conservation Fund Assistance for the Pioneer Courthouse Square Project

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B-176823 The Honorable Sidney R. Yates Chairman, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: JUNE 4, 1979 Your February 2, 1979, letter requested that we review the propriety of Land and Water Conservation Fund assistance for the Pioneer Courthouse Square Project, Portland, Oregon. You later sent us a copy of Congressman ...

Date June 4, 1979 Report No. 109597 Title

Environmental Protection: Environmental Protection Agency and State Hazardous Waste Management Programs

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UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING OFFICE D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10 A.M. E.D.T. DATE: JUNE 4, 1979 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE HOUSE COMMITTEE DIVISION BEFORE THE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF THE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE ON r MR. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE ...

Date June 4, 1979 Report No. 111770 Title

Government Operations: [Objectives of Governmental Accounting]

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REMARKS O F ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER G E N E ~ A L O F T H E UNITED STATES- -.t /&/ I AT THE 7 3 R D ANNUAL Bu MUNICIPAL FINANCE OFFICERS CONFERENCE I N DETROIT, M I C H I G A N [JUNE I lllllllllfflllfllllllllllRlllnlllll 111770 \ ' 4, 1979'1 I J /-OBJECTIVES O F GOVERVMENTAL A C C O U N T I N G I Good a f t e r n o o n l a d i e s a n d g e n t l e m e n , i t i s a p l e a s u r e t o b e h e ...

Date June 4, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-60 Title

Energy: Federal Leasing Policy--Is the Split Responsibility Working?

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REPORTBYTHEU.S. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM109747 General Accounting Office - Federal Leasing PolicyIs The Split Responsibility Working? The Department of Energy Organization Act transferred responsibilities related to the leasing of Federal lands from the Interior to Energy. GAO’s review detected problems in the split in leasing responsibilities. The Departments interpret their respective ...

Date June 4, 1979 Report No. CED-79-62 Title

Selected FCC Regulatory Policies: Their Purpose and Consequences for Commercial Radio and TV

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BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL 9’ us ’ ht%%q Selected FCC Regulatory Policies: Their Purpose And Consequences For Commercial Radio And TV In this comprehensive report GAO assesses the impact of selected Federal Communications Commission regulatory policies and rules on commercial radio and television broadcasters and thus the American people. To improve the regulatory framework, GAO makes, ...

Date June 4, 1979 Report No. ID-79-33 Title

International Affairs: Background Information Bearing Upon Panama Canal Treaty Implementing Legislation

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STUDYBY THE STAFF THE U,S. OF , The signing of the Panama Canal Treaty by President Carter and General Torrijos on September 7, 1977, culminated 13 years of negotiations involving four administrations of both parties. The new Treaty will provide an entirely new basis for cooperation between the United States and Panama for operation and defense of the Panama Canal and abrogates all prior ...

Date June 1, 1979 Report No. ID-79-34 Title

Financial Management: Need for Internal Audit and Improved ADP Controls of the Export-Import Bank of the United States

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UMID STATE M NERAL CWCGINTN OFICE 3 / 53 WASHINGTON, D.C. VW B-114823 Mr. John L. Moore, Jr. President and Chairman Export-Import Bank of the United States Dear Mr. Moore: JtUl 1, 1t97 we have recently completed our audit of the Export-Import 'AankcAEximta nk) fscalayear 1-978 -financial tatementz._ Dumiri the audit, we noted several ways in which Eximbank could improve its internal accounting ...