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Date May 22, 1979 Report No. PAD-79-34 Title

Natural Resources: Comments on the FY 1977 Report of the Forest Service in Connection With the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act

Reports and Testimonies

, COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED :zOS48 STATES ’ IlllllllllllllllllllllllIll1 lllll lllllIll11 Ill Ill1 LM109J42 B-125053 ill l~llllllllll 109442 ‘MAY 22, 1979 ’ I The Honorable Herman E. Talmadge Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Qf/@o Fd- This letter report responds to your June 8, 1978, request that we ...

Date May 22, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-420 Title

National Defense: Planned Procurement Quantities for F-15 and F-14 Are in Excess of Needs

Reports and Testimonies

7. . . UNITED STATE GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C; 20548 LOGl!3T1CS AND COMMUNICATlONS DlVlSlON MAY 22.1979 B-168664 The Honorable The Secretary Harold Brown of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: In our October 1977 report (LCD-77-423) we pointed out that the planned procurement quantities for F-15 and F-14 combat aircraft to be used for training purposes, peacetime and replacements for combat ...

Date May 22, 1979 Report No. 109453 Title

Economic Development: The Small Business Impact Statement Act of 1979 and the Small Business Regulatory Relief Act

Reports and Testimonies

Statement of Morton A. Myers, Deputy Director Program Analysis Division U,S. General Accounting Off ice Before United the Subcommittee on Special Small. kusiness P~phl~m.e, nf *heA%."&-- (.$ Cornmittnl, Business J d?.,-- ~States House of Represent!ives Tile drna11 ausiness Impact Statement (H..k. 13U6), and Tne Small tillwehs T Relief Act (H.R. 1745) Act Rw,ula of 1979 tor y Expected 9:30a.m. May ...

Date May 22, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-312 Title

Government Operations: Firesafety Violations in Two Buildings Leased by the General Services Administration

Reports and Testimonies

--- w REPORT BY THE neral OF THE UNITEDSTATES d i ty Violations In Leased By The ices Administration Inspections of two buildings in Washington, D.C., leased by the General Services Administration disclosed numerous infractions of the local fire code, as well as lack of compliance with firesafety clauses in the leases. Many violations have existed for years. General Services needs to act ...

Date May 21, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-83 Title

Health: Allegations That the Milwaukee Indian Health Board Mismanaged Federal Funds

Reports and Testimonies

. UNITEIISTATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 .I 5 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM109440 B-164031(5) The Honorable United States Dear Senator William Senate Proxmire: Proxmire MAY27,mg As you requested on November 7, 1978, we investigated Indian Health Board b&is'The complaints involved: director before --Salary increases and bonuses for the executive I ...

Date May 21, 1979 Report No. 109452 Title

International Affairs: Improving Development Coordination

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United States General Accounting 20548 Office / ! FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at lo:30 a.m. on May 21, 1979 Washington, D. C. Statement Elmer Comptroller General before Subcommittee of B. Staats of the the and National the Operations -- ‘1 -Security United States on Legislation of House Committee on Government on ,--kmproving Mr. Chairman Development of the CoordinationJ/ Subcommittee: to ...

Date May 21, 1979 Report No. 094370 Title

International Affairs: Improving Development Coordination

Reports and Testimonies

United States General Accounting 20548 Office Washington, D. C. IllIllII 094370 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at lo:30 a.m. on May 21, 1979 Statement Elmer of B. Staats of the the and National the Operations Security tbL United States Comptroller General before Subcommittee on Legislation of /OF I94 House Committee on Government on !tmproving c Mr. Chairman Development of Coordination ...

Date May 21, 1979 Report No. 109286 Title

Comments on Proposed GAO Report Entitled "Conditions of Older People: National Information System Needed"

Reports and Testimonies

United States General Accounting D.C. 20548 Office Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. EST May 8, 1979 Statement of Gregory J. Ahart, Director Human Resources Division Before the Special Committe,e~.nn king _.--. on n Proposed GAO Report Entitled "Conditions of Older People: National Information System Needed" *,-.r)r'l i i.' hi -..l_“- tat.s..Ssnat.e ted S .-I ”___. .--.~T ...

Date May 21, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-32 Title

Government Operations: Improvements Needed in Army's Determination of Manpower Requirements for Support and Administrative Functions

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBYTHEU.S. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM109425 Needecl In Army’s s For Support And Army survey teams determine manpower needs for support and administrative functions. They do not provide the Army with information needed to --support its manpower budget to the Office of Management and Budget and the Congress, --allocate authorized manpower spaces to installations and work centers, and -- ...

Date May 21, 1979 Report No. 110096 Title

Special Publications: ADP Standards

Reports and Testimonies

L ADP STANDARD9 A KEYNOTE ADDRESS by ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES at THE CONFERENCE ON DATA SYSTEMS LANGUAGES (CODASYL) 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION May 21, 1979 WASHINGTON, D.C. I appreciate your invitation celebrate your 20th anniversary. to be here today to help You deserve hearty congratThis could ulations for reaching such an eventful milestone. not have happened ...

Date May 21, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-56 Title

Questions on the Future of Nuclear Power: Implications and Trade-Offs

Reports and Testimonies

Since 1972 nuclear energy has been the largest single growth factor in domestic energy supplies. However, recent events have raised questions about the desirability of continuing nuclear growth. Whatever decisions are made will be complex, involving many difficult trade-offs. The trendsGA0 has projected indicate that, if actions are taken to limit or halt the growth of nuclear power, they must be ...

Date May 21, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-29 Title

Financial Management: Survey of Accounting Controls of Both the Employment and Training Administration and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management

Reports and Testimonies

‘q 9 1 I * l UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20545 Illlllllllllll Ill11 Ill11 Ill1 IIIllliiillillIll1 LM109424 OfVISION GENERAL OF FINANCIAL AND STUDIES MAY 2’1, 1979 MANAGEMENT B-183363 The Honorable The Secretary Ray Marshall of --Labor Dear Mr. Secretary: This report contains the results of our survey -_of cu.-. accounting-.-co-ntrols "..,l.yl‘_-. revenu.e.and" expe- ...

Date May 21, 1979 Report No. CED-79-37 Title

Transportation: Coast Guard Action Needed To Promote Safer Marine Transportation

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES IlllllllllllllIIIlllllIllIII LM109443 fer Marine orta tion The Coast Guard is responsible for maintaining 50,000 aids to navigation--ranging from buoys to computerized vessel traffic management systems--which mark navigational channels or warn of potential hazards. Aids to navigation become more important as marine traffic increases. The number of ...

Date May 21, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-24 Title

Most Federal Employees on the Job 40 Hours or More Weekly: Tighter Controls Among Proposals for Those Who Work Less

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\ + ’ BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL ll~~~l~~~~~~~~~ LM109438 The ConQ UNITEDSTATES Most Federal Employees On The Job 40 Hours Or More Weekly: Tighter Controls Among Proposals For Those Who Work Less Most Federal employees observe agency work-hour policies. They arrive promptly, adhere to allowed breaks and lunch periods, and do not leave early. A small percentage do not adhere to these policies and do ...

Date May 21, 1979 Report No. ID-79-22 Title

International Affairs: Opportunities To Improve Decisionmaking and Oversight of Arms Sales

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE OF THE UNITEDSTATES Illllllllllllllllllllllll LM109422 To Improve ing And Oversight Of Arms Sales American conventional arms exports”abroad have risen dramatically in the 1970s. Congress has urged restraint, and in May 1977 the President announced a policy of arms export restraint to non-industrialized nations. This report analyzes the implementation of this policy, the decisionmaking ...

Date May 18, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-64 Title

Energy: Organization and Management of the Department of Energy's Office of Conservation and Solar Applications

Reports and Testimonies

UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND DlYlSlON MINERALS B-178205 The Eonorable The Secretary Dear Mr. James R. Schlesinger of Energy A&C MA'f 18, 1979 6L99~Z Secretary: Since mid-January 1979, we have been surveying the organization, management, and activities of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of the Assistant Secretary for. Conser-JLcF --.--__-. vation ...

Date May 18, 1979 Report No. ID-79-29 Title

Financial Management: Examination of the Financial Condition of the Inter-American Foundation, September 30, 1978 and 1977

Reports and Testimonies

. COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED 20548 STATES B-135075 To the Board Inter-American of Directors Foundation &k c-0 lb We have examined the statement of financial condition of the Inter-American Foundation as of September 30, 1978, and 1977, and the related statements of investment of the U.S. Government, grant disbursements and administrative expenses, and changes in financial ...

Date May 18, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-69 Title

Government Operations: Grumman Corporation Computer Software Development Costs and Licensing Fees Paid by the Government

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED SATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING D.C. 20!548 OFFICE WASHINGTON, llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM109397 18, PRDCUREMENT ACWJLSITlON AND sMIEMS DIVISION MAY 1979 B-163074 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Harold Brown of Defense Assistant for Audit Room 3A336 ASD (Comptroller) Reports Dear Mr. Secretary: (, /$J The Government paid $1,858,500 for the use of specialpurpose computer software ...

Date May 18, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-57 Title

Financial Management: Audit of the House Recording Studio Revolving Fund for the 9-Month Period Ended December 31, 1978

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REPORTBY THE F OF THE UNITEDSTATES Studio Revolving Fund For -Month Period Ended ecember 31,197&I ‘if GG D -79-57 MAY 18, 1979 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-114842 The Honorable Clerk of the Dear Mr. Edmund L. Henshaw, Jr. House of Representatives @ ~/~~OO'iOs Henshaw: We audited the House Recording Studio Revolving Fund for the g-month period ended December 31, ...

Date May 18, 1979 Report No. CED-79-91 Title

Transportation: The Maritime Administration and the National Maritime Council--Was Their Relationship Appropriate?

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE r General I ; OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Maritime Administration And The National Maritime CounckWas Their elationship Appropriate? While GAO questioned the Maritime Administration’s involvement in and support for the National Maritime Council, GAO did not find that such involvement was totally unauthorized. Maritime Administration employees performed some National Maritime ...

Date May 18, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-28 Title

Financial Management: Inspection of the Environmental Protection Agency's Accounting Stations

Reports and Testimonies

. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFiCE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LM109400 DIVISION GENERAL OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND STUDlES MAY 18, 1979 B-183363 Mr. Douglas Environmental Dear Mr. M. Costle, Protection Administrator Agency Costle: This report contains the results of our survev of accounting,co.n-~~~~~e~~nue and expenditfi transac___----"-......._ tions of 13 accounting_sfations within-'t ...

Date May 17, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-33 Title

Centralization: Best Long-Range Solution to Financial Management Problems of the Foreign Military Sales Program

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE . I nagement s Program For years, Defense has had accounting and financial management problems in its foreign military sales program. Those problems have resulted in the failure to charge other governments hundreds of millions of dollars and in the inability to properly account for what has been done with billions of their dollars. In the past decade, GAO has issued over 30 reports ...

Date May 17, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-40 Title

Government Operations: Problems in Getting People Into the Active Force After Mobilization

Reports and Testimonies

1 “Fi p L l REPORTBY THE U.S. I ing etting People Into fter Mobilization During a full mobilization there will be large numbers of people reporting to the Active Forces from Reserve Components, as well as volunteers and inductees through the draft. The services’ ability to handle this influx is questionable as there may be a shortage of physicians to process inductees through the Armed Forces ...

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

Government Operations: Annual Adjustments--The Key to Federal Executive Pay

Reports and Testimonies

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL llllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM109395 port To OF THE UNITEDSTATES ong ecutive Pay Salary increases for Federal executives have been limited or denied despite statutes which allow for annual and quadrennial adjustments. This has resulted in problems of executive recruitment and retention for Federal agencies. About 12,400 top managers at other levels of responsibility are ...

Date May 16, 1979 Report No. 109390 Title

Environmental Protection: Emergency Preparedness Around Nuclear Facilities

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 IIIllHI 109390 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO a.m. Wednesday, May 16, 1979 . . Mr. STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR -ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND FACILITIES jtf5 iri')Ei-Lig HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AROUND NUCLEAR FACILITIES 3 ...

Date May 16, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-313 Title

Government Operations: Inquiry Into Change Orders and Claims for Construction of the Richard B. Russell Federal Building

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 The Honorable Wyche Fowler, House of Representatives Dear Mr. Powler: Jr. As requested in your November 21, 1978, letter, we have reviewed the construction of the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in Atlanta, Georgia. You expressed concern about the costs and the delay in completing the building and requested us to investigate the ...

Date May 16, 1979 Report No. 109389 Title

International Affairs: Indochina Refugee Assistance Programs

Reports and Testimonies

United States General D.C. Accounting 20548 Office loq38q : Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 11:OO a.m. 1 6 M&Y i97s Statement 3. Kenneth Director, of Fasick Division Office International Accounting The U.S. General Before Subcommittee on Immigration, Committee United States Refugees, and International Law on The Judiciary House of Representatives On /A)~- &J5;z1~? Madam Chairwoman ...

Date May 16, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-211 Title

National Defense: Disposal of Obsolete and Excess Inventories Would Save Millions of Dollars

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 llllllllllllllllllllllllllI LM109393 LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION MAY 16, 1979 B-146828 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Harold Brown of Defense Secretary: We have completed our study of excess and obsolete items held in Department of Defense (DOD) inventories. We found that DOD was retaining millions of dollars of excess ...

Date May 16, 1979 Report No. ID-79-32 Title

National Defense: Uncollected Retroactive Utility Charges Owed the United States by the Republic of Korea Air Force

Reports and Testimonies

, UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE W+HINGTON, D.C. 20548 INTERNATIONAL DIVISION RLSTRICTLD - Accounting Offlee Wet (b be r&based exospt em the be& arokidar Qhe Qenerat of ypgclfic apprsval MAY 16, 1979 B-164264 by the Office sf Cemgmsdonal ReJationa, Y RELEASED The Iionorable James T. Broyhill House of Representatives Dear Mr. Broyhill: In your letter to the Comptroller General dated ...

Date May 16, 1979 Report No. 109387 Title

Government Operations: Recommendations To Amend the Presidential Transition Act and the Former Presidents Act

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. EDT WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1979 STATEMENT OF ALLEN R. VOSS DIRECTOR, GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE CIVIL SERVICE AND GENERAL SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE J 13 ,.i, i -+i-ln" L' COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE Mr. Chairman We are mendations the Former and Members ...

Date May 16, 1979 Report No. PAD-79-24 Title

Economic Development: Uses of National Economic Models by Federal Agencies

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE OF THE UNITEDSTATES s Of National Economic Models By Federal Agencies At the request of the Joint Economic Committee, GAO surveyed Federal agencies to determine how extensively national economic models are used in economic policy decisionmaking. y--- .------ Y-__. /q/c* The survey indicated that many Federal agencies use large-scale economic models of the United States economy, and ...

Date May 16, 1979 Report No. 109391 Title

Information Management: S.414--The University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act

Reports and Testimonies

U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 c FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected At 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, 1979 I STATEMENT OF ELMER B, STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUmCIAR'rl UNITED STATES SENATE~;@j@!~= T&3 .: ON ! -- 1’6 ’ r L?,J S.414~-I-THE UNIVERSITY AND SrlALL BUSINESS PATENT PROCEDURES ACT 3 of the Committee: today Patent to ...

Date May 16, 1979 Report No. CED-79-59 Title

Energy: Codisposal of Garbage and Sewage Sludge--A Promising Solution to Two Problems

Reports and Testimonies

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ~~llll~~lllllllllllll LM109396 h OF THEUNITEDSTATES disposal Of Garbage And Sludge--A Promising To Two Problems The quantity of sewage sludge and garbage which must be disposed of is rapidly increasing. At the same time, some traditional disposal methods are being restricted or eliminated. GAO believes that combined disposal, or codisposal, of sludge and garbage by ...

Date May 16, 1979 Report No. 094362 Title

Special Publications: Congress, GAO, and Classification Management

Reports and Testimonies

.* I - _... , 1 .... i ADDRESS BY IRVING T, BOKER Ac.p TEAM LEADER, LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION AT THE 1 5 ANNUAL SEMINAR OF THE ~ ~ NATIONAL CLASSIFICATION MANAGEMENT SOCIETY SAN FRANCsco CAIJFORN IA I ~ A 16, Y 1979 1lll1IIIlll\IlllIllllIllIlII 094362 ~- ? CONGRESSI GAO, AND CLASS I F I CAT I OI\I YANAGE!lENT OFFICE, WE APPRECIATE THE SPEAKING FOR THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OPPORTUNITY TO ...

Date May 15, 1979 Report No. 109388 Title

The Impact and Validity of PACE: A Federal Employment Examination

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, May 15# 1979 STATEMENT OF CLIFFORD I. GOULD, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL I THE IMPACT AND VALIDITY Madam Chairwoman We appreciate on Federal whether merit the ...

Date May 15, 1979 Report No. CED-79-77 Title

Combined Sewer Flooding and Pollution--A National Problem. The Search for Solutions in Chicago: Six Volumes

Reports and Testimonies

f Six Volumes Limited information is available on flooding in the Chicago area. GAO visited each of the 54 communities and talked to officials to obtain their views on flooding in their community. The community summaries and maps in this volume represent the flooding situation as perceived by these officials; actions planned or taken by the communities and residents to alleviate or mitigate the ...

Date May 15, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-67 Title

Energy: NRC's Operator Licensing Program

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE D.C. UNITED rrATES 20548 B-127945 who The Honorable United States Dear Senator Richard Senate Schweiker: S. Schweiker M# 109588 This report responds to your April 19, 1979, request for a prompt analysis of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's program for licensing nuclear powerplant operators. As you indicated, information from the Three Mile Island nuclear ...

Date May 15, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-31 Title

Financial Management: The Defense Department Continues To Subsidize the Foreign Military Sales Program by Not Charging for Normal Inventory Losses

Reports and Testimonies

REPORT BY THE r ()F THE UNITEDSTATES ~~~~ll~~~ll~l~l~ LMlo9357* nse Department Continues The Foreign Military Sales Not Charging For ntory Losses GAO reported in September 1977 and August 1978 that the Defense Department was losing millions of dollars because normal inventory losses were not being recovered on foreign military sales. The Arms Export Control Act was amended in September 1978 to ...

Date May 15, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-17 Title

Health: Home Health Care Services--Tighter Fiscal Controls Needed

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL llllllllllllllllllllIllllllllll ’ LM109398 t e ngress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Home Health Care Sewicesr Fiscal Controls Needed The cost of home health care services under Medicare has spiraled in recent years--$786 million is projected for fiscal year 1979. The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare has long been aware of the need to contain these costs through limits or ...

Date May 15, 1979 Report No. CED-79-42 Title

International Affairs: More Can Be Done To Identify and Help Communities Adjust to Economic Problems Caused by Increased Imports

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES lllllllllllllllllllliillllll LM109355 n Be Done To I entify And Welp C mmunities Adjust To Eco lems Cause By In&eased Imports This report identifies matters which have limited the effectiveness of community adjustment assistance authorized in the Trade Act of 1974. When the community adjustment assistance program was authorized, the magnitude of the ...

Date May 15, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-46 Title

Federal Employment Examinations: Do They Achieve Equal Opportunity and Merit Principle Goals?

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL / rt ToThe Cong OF THEUNITEDSTATES I Employment Examinations: o They Achieve Equal Opportunity And Merit Principle Goals? This study focused on the Professional and Administrative Career Examination (PACE) and the Junior Federal Assistant, Accountand Social Worker examinaant-Auditor, tions. GAO found eral Assistant applicants at and that few high enough that PACE and the ...

Date May 14, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-53 Title

Government Operations: Federal Employee Awareness of Benefits Program Content and Value

Reports and Testimonies

., B-157593 . . UNITEDST+TEsGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LMl09353 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll MAY 14, 1979 PEBERAL PERSONMEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION &he Honorable Alan K. Campbell Director, Office of Personnel Management Dear Mr. Campbell: 109353 This letter expresses our concern over the need to increase employee understanding of the benefit elements of ' their ...

Date May 14, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-77 Title

Health: Management and Effectiveness of HEW's 1978-79 Flu Program

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LM109352 ll~~lllll~l~llilllllll MAY 14. 7979 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-164031(5) The Honorable The Secretary and Welfare Dear Mr. Joseph A. Califano, of Health, Education, Jr. bO0 P Secretary: reviewed 1978-79 records the Federal Govprograms, At the request o theFanagement and ef flu programJj, We also determined from available ...

Date May 14, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-37 Title

Health: The Medicare Hospital Certification System Needs Reform

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL ,rrrlllllllllllll~~~~~~ ED STATES dicare Hospital ‘The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is required by law to certify that all hospitals participating in the Medicare program are providing quality care to patients. Hospitals accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals are automatically certified except for two requirements. However, the ...

Date May 11, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-413 Title

National Defense: Host Nation Support

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 IllllllllIll11lllll Ill1 IIIlllllll Illill Ill11 LMl09303 LOGISTICS AND COMMUNlCATtONS DIVISION MAY B-163074 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Harold Brown of Defense Secretary: As part of our review of selected weather activities, we examined the Air Force efforts to obtain increased host nation weather support in Europe. We are ...

Date May 11, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-68 Title

Financial Management: Update of Report on Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Reports and Testimonies

GOMP~RO~~ER~ENERAL~~H~~NITEDSTATES W+SiilNGTON.D.C. 20548 B-154459 May 11, 1979 The Honorable Jennings Randolph Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: ~&-fJok,f@ 97 / 4x3 0 bP' IYf In response to your'.$eques3 dated March 19, 1979, and discussions with your of ficeL we have updated informatioabea3-7 contained in our prior reports on the John F. ...

Date May 11, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-66 Title

The Mandatory Small Business Subcontracting Test: Considerations for Public Law 95-507's New Subcontracting Program

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY’THE OF THE UNITEDSTATES 0* . Ne bcontracting Program GAO attempted to evaluate the Mandatory Small Business Subcontracting Test which was intended to increase small business subcontracting by using goals. Because of the way the test was conducted, GAO was unable to evaluate it. However, GAO identified the following problems in the test procurements which will require consideration during ...

Date May 11, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-16 Title

Education: Inconsistencies in Awarding Financial Aid to Students Under Four Federal Programs

Reports and Testimonies

tif- l~f; u!- 3 *" C~F UNITEI -T, THE AYES Inconsistencies In Awarding Financial Aid To Students Under Four Fedeal Programs aid programs Office of Edfucation finanrica have helped many needy students, but under teur preigFams; -aid 4vs bee r dn4 ibuted it incon'sistently to students in similar situ SlSetirIC\ die. \; -Funds been ffems' stated to States and schoois have not aliocated cn the bas!s ...

Date May 10, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-25 Title

Financial Management: The Effectiveness of the Defense Contract Audit Agency Can Be Improved

Reports and Testimonies

BY THECOMPTROI I FR GENERAL Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES The Effectiveness Of The Defense Contract Audit Agency Can Be Improved This report on the Defense Contract Audit Agency is the fifth in a series of reports on Department of Defense audit organizations. The magnitude of the Agency’s responsibility is reflected by the cost of Defense contracting--$96 billion in fiscal 1977. GAO reviewed the ...

Date May 10, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-407 Title

National Defense: If Army Helicopter Maintenance Is To Be Ready for Wartime, It Must Be Made Efficient and Effective in Peacetime

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBYTHEUS. LM109302 General Accounting Office If Army Helicopter Maintenance Is To Be Ready For Wartime, It Must Be Made Efficient And Effective In Peacetime The Army needs to improve its depot maintenance mobilization planning for its 8,000 helicopters. It must first determine realistic requirements and then the appropriate resources needed to meet the requirements. To improve depot ...