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Date March 19, 1979 Report No. GGD-78-112 Title

Reducing Federal Judicial Sentencing and Prosecuting Disparities: A Systemwide Approach Needed

Reports and Testimonies

‘BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITED STATES w Reducing Federal Judicial Sentencing And Prosecuting Disparities: A Systemwide Approach Needed Despite considerable attention, differences in the treatment of offenders continue to be a problem throughout the Federal criminal iustice system. Although some differences in treatment are necessary, other disparities create doubt ...

Date March 19, 1979 Report No. 090873 Title

Financial Management: Proceedings of the Eighth Financial Management Conference

Reports and Testimonies

4 P PROCEEDINGS OF EIGHTH FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE March 19, 1979 JOINT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WHAT IS JFMIP ? The Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) is a joint and cooperative undertaking of the Off ice of Management and Budget , the General Accounting Office, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management, working in ...

Date March 16, 1979 Report No. B-87620 Title

Government Operations: [Comments on H.R. 555]

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 4 WASHINGTON. D.C. 2.054 9 id 6 B-87620 March 16, 1979 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Nkr. Chairman: On January 29, 1979, you requested our cimments on H.R. 555] a bill to require us to annually audit the gold held by the United States and report our findings to the Congress. In a letter ...

Date March 16, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-58 Title

Health: Need for Improved Administration of Military Identification System To Prevent Improper CHAMPUS Payments

Reports and Testimonies

UMTED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC. 20548 HUMAN RKSOUlCCQ OlVlSlON B-133142 MARCH 46, 1979 The Honorable The Secretary Harold Brpwn of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: We have surveyed internal control Civilian Health and Medical Program of (CHAMPUS) and have noted that they are vent ineligible persons from obtaining procedures used in the the Uniformed Services not adequate to ...

Date March 16, 1979 Report No. ID-79-24 Title

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

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I. . UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE RELf The Honorable United States Dear Senator Barry Goldwater Senate Goldwater: 108981 In;response to your letter of December 19, 1978, we have obtained >information on the costs of the administration's efforts to inform the public on the Strategic Arms Limitation Public information Talks (SALT II) with the Soviet Union. activities relating to SALT II are ...

Date March 16, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-59 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Analysis of NASA's Supplemental FY 1979 Budget Request

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COM?TROLLER GENERAL WMHIN#l-ON. OF THE UNITLD D.C. to110 CTATU B-183134 March 16, 1979 _'"d_ . 5, To The Honorable Edmund S, Muskie, Chairman, and The Honorable Henry Bellmon, Ranking Minority Member, Committee on the Budget (" il c7 United States Senate i@" o o li" Your January 25, 1979, letter requested information on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) ,,&:. fiscal year ...

Date March 16, 1979 Report No. 108832 Title

Agriculture and Food: Proposed Sugar Stabilization Act of 1979

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. W’ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE 108832 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. EST FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1979 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRADE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON SUGAR PROGRAMS MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: TO DISCUSS 0~ THE WE RECENTLY 1979, ...

Date March 16, 1979 Report No. CED-79-24 Title

Agriculture and Food: Questionable Payments and Loan Defaults in Sugar Programs

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BY THE COMPTROLLER G&iRN OF THEUNITEDSTATES qq@ ’ Report To The Congress Questionable Payments And Loan Defaults In Sugar Programs The Department of Agriculture’s sugar pricesupport payment program on 1977 crop year sugar has resulted in questionable payments ...2.+,’ of millions of dollars. Agriculture’s loan program for 1977 crop year sugar is beset with problems of storage, underpayments to ...

Date March 16, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-8 Title

The VA Health Manpower Assistance Program: Goals, Progress, and Shortcomings

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE OF THE UNITEDSTATES RELEASED The VA Health Manpower Assistance Program: Goals, Progress, And Shortcomings A Veterans Admininistration program is intended to increase the number of physicians and other trained health professionals in the United States and to insure the best possible care for veterans. GAO reviewed VA’s management of the program and found that it needs a number of ...

Date March 16, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-21 Title

Financial Management: The Defense Department's Systems of Accounting for the Value of Foreign Military Sales Need Improvement

Reports and Testimonies

GAO identified $1 .l billjon of inconsistencies and errors in accountmg for fiscal 1977 arms sales, Had the correct sales figure been known, the President’s fiscal 1978 arms sales ceiling, based on fiscal ,1977 sales, might have been set $420 mrlhon lower. GAO also identified $540 million in differences in sales information on the two systems Defense uses to account for the value of. forsales. ...

Date March 15, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-53 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Weaknesses in National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Facilities Utilization Program

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCURLMENT ACQUlSlTlON AND SYSTIEMS DIVISION fii r++ MARCH 15, 1979 B-133340 The Honorable Robert A. Frosch National Aeronautics Administrator, and Space Administration Dear Dr; Frosch: I We have completed our survey of NASA's Facilities Utilization Program and are bringing our observations and The actions we are recommendations to ...

Date March 15, 1979 Report No. 120150 Title

Veterans Affairs: Improvements in Veterans Canteen Services Operations

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES MAR 1 5 /v DIVISION MAR11979 979 Mr. Allan L. Reynolds The Inspector General Veterans Administration Dear Mr. Reynolds: L//o r Vi en p n ' c ¢ erJc We have completed our examination of the Veterans Canteen Service's (VCS) financial statements for fiscal year 1978 and are preparing a report to the Congress. In the ...

Date March 15, 1979 Report No. B-178205.42 Title

Energy: Energy Information Administration's Proposed Energy Company Financial Reporting System Collection Form

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, . .. .-. ;G - . The Eonorable J c h n D . C i n q e l l ,Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy -~ ~and Power tr’SE&i303 Ccnimittee 6 n - I n t e r s t a t e and DQ not make available F _- Commerce, oreiqn Hqu se of Repr e s e n t a t i ve s ~ ~. ~. ~.~ ~~ ~ .F__ Dear pllr. Chairman: was a.pFroved Cctober 1 0 , 1 9 7 8 , by t h e O f f i c e o f NanaqeEent and B m (CKE!) w i t h s e v e r a l c o n d ...

Date March 15, 1979 Report No. CED-79-63 Title

Health: Environmental Protection Issues Facing the Nation

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STUDYB’Y’ THE STAFF OFjTHE U?!!!. I* * General Accounting Office* Environmental Protection Issues Facing The Nation In recent years the need to protect human health and the environmknt from pollution has become clearty evident. The Federal Government has responded to this need by enacting far-reaching legislation which could cost an estimated half a ?ri//ion dollars over the next decade. Questions ...

Date March 15, 1979 Report No. ID-79-15 Title

International Affairs: U.S. Administration of the Antidumping Act of 1921

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km42 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL . L. Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES U.S. Administration Of The Antidumping Act Of 1921 The Antidumping Act of 1921 is intended to protect U.S. producers from unfairly priced imports. Because of its complex provisions and because of a changed world economy, neither the Act nor its administration by the U.S. Treasury and the International Trade Commission ...

Date March 15, 1979 Report No. CED-79-61 Title

Transportation: Selected Budget Issues in the Federal Aviation Administration

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REPORTB’Y’ -WE- Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Selected Budget issues In The Federal Aviation Administration In this report GAO concludes that: --The Federal Aviation Administration’s automation of flight service stations should be fully funded in fiscal year 1980. Flight service stations provide assistance to pilots. --An extension from 3 years to 5 years in the obligational availability ...

Date March 15, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-9 Title

Government Operations: Does the Federal Incentive Awards Program Improve Productivity?

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l a *li owl?* I BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Does The Federal Incentive Awards Program Improve Productivity? Continued use of the Goverment Employees Incentive Awards Program in its present form at most agencies may have a more negative impact on employee productivity than would having no awards program at all. Some aspects of Federal agency awards programs ...

Date March 15, 1979 Report No. 108915 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: GAO Efforts Related to Fraud, Abuse and Mismanagement in Federal Programs

Reports and Testimonies

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office lllll 108915 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. Thursday, March 15, 1979 STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET UNITED STATES SENATE LGAO EFFORTS RELATED TO FRAUD, ABUSE AND MISMANAGEMENT IN FEDERAL Mr. Chairman and Members of to appear fraud here the Committee, ...

Date March 15, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-403 Title

National Defense: Fragmented Management Delays Centralized Federal Cataloging and Standardization of 5 Million Supply Items

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BY THE COl’ viPTROLLERGENERAL i Report To The Congress a OF THE UNITEDSTATES qlwcp Fragmented Management Delays Centralized Federal Cataloging And Standardization Of 5 Million Supply Items It has been nearly 30 years Catalog System was created, yet congressional intent has not been achieved. Notable progress has been made, but duplication of supply items continues to hamper effective Government ...

Date March 15, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-13 Title

Employment: Federal Efforts To Increase Minority Opportunities in Skilled Construction Craft Unions Have Had Little Success

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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES M Federal EffortsTo increase Minority Opportunities In Skilled Construction Craft Unions Have Had Little Success Major Federal equal employment opportunity programs have had little success in increasing job opportunities for minorities in skilled construction craft unions, such as electricians, plumbers, and iron workers. ...

Date March 14, 1979 Report No. OGC-79-8 Title

Budget and Spending: Deferral of Budget Authority Pursuant to Impoundment Control Act of 1974

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF O.C. THE UNITED STATE!5 20848 March B-115398 14, 1979 ~ ' T&The-Pre si d ent of the Speaker of the House of This letter budget authority pursuant to the 1974. Senate and the Representatives ' fy&/rb//40/ .9/L= u/g a deferral of Department of the Navy reports that has not been reported to the Conqress provisions of the Imnoundment _ Control Act of Section 1015(a) ...

Date March 14, 1979 Report No. 108819 Title

International Affairs: Administration of Export Controls

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United States General Accounting 20548 Washington, D. C. Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 2:OO p.m. EST Wednesday, iflarch 14, 1979 Statement J. Director, ,,? Kenneth International before Subcommittee on International House- Committee /.----c' & Mr. Chairman We are administration report which on this Administration of the Economic on Foreign on of the Export Controls of Fasick Division ( ...

Date March 14, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-29 Title

Government Operations: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Standards of Employee Conduct Need Improvement

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. . l 7 ra%?a REPORTB’Y’ U.S. THE . General Accounting Office I 9& . c ’ Department Of Health, Education, And Welfare Standards Of Employee Conduct Need Improvement Standards of conduct for Federal employees in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare do not provide sufficient guidance to enable employees and supervisors to identify and resolve potential ethical problems. The standards are ...

Date March 14, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-14 Title

Financial Management: Action Being Taken To Correct Weaknesses in the Rehabilitation Loan Program

Reports and Testimonies

REPORTBY THE U.S. General Accounting Office Action Being Taken To Correct Weaknesses In The Rehabilitation Loan Program The Department of Housing and Urban Development services and accounts for defaulted rehabilitation loans valued at over $53 million. In fiscal 1977 over $2 mill ion, or about 53 percent of the total amount due on the loans during the year, was not collected. This situation ...

Date March 13, 1979 Report No. B-192020 Title

Government Operations: [Authority To Waive Claims by District of Columbia Against Employee or Former Employee]

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 al.r IN REPLY REFER TO: B-192020 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL NAR 1 ~31979 Mr. Vincent E. Reed Superintendent of Schools Public Schools of the District of Columbia 415 12th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 Dear Mr. Reed: We refer to your letter of May 22, 1978, in which you have requested authority to waive the repayment of excess ...

Date March 13, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-26 Title

Government Operations: U.S. Postal Service's Administration of Highway Contract Routes

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- !?ELEASED l f COMPTROLLER QENERAL wAsHlNwroN. OF TNE UNITED STATES D.C. mS4O B-114874 MARCH13,1979 The Honorable John Glenn Subcommittee on Energy, Chairman, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services Committee on Governmental Affairs-?" United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Your September 23, 1977, letter, requested Service's practices for review the U.S. Postal highway transportation ...

Date March 13, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-54 Title

Health: Disease Investigation, Surveillance, and Control Activities of the Center for Disease Control

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UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION MARCH 13, 1979 B-164031(5) H 108824 The Honorable The Secretary and Welfare Dear Mr. Joseph A. Califano, of Health, Education, Jr. Secretary: of the epidemiological activi(CDC), we have noted Control ties of the its management of certain opportunities for CDC Disease Investigation, Surveillance, and Control (DISC ...

Date March 13, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-61 Title

National Defense: Suspension of Mobile MX Defense Efforts

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UNITEDSTATES GENERKACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D C 20548 OFFICE PROCUREMENT ACQUISITION AND SYSTEMS DlVlSiON MAR 13 1979 nSIJ c?b B-163058 The Honorable The Secretary Harold Brown of Defense we reported to the the maJor issues allistlc M-rsslle Defense l/ In that report, we recommended that you suspend efforts for the dFfense of the Mobile MX Ballistic Mlsslle until a need for its defense has been ...

Date March 13, 1979 Report No. 108818 Title

Energy: Energy Tax Policy Analysis

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GEXERALACCOUNTIX OFFICE WASHLUGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 13, 1979 STATEMENTOF DOUGLASL. X CULLOUGH DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ENERGYMD MINERAL.5 DIVISION BEFORE TEE SUBCOMMITTEEON COMMERCE,CONSUMER AND MONETARY AFFAIRS OF TEE COl4kfXTTEE GOVERNMEZT ON CPEBATIOPTS UNITED STATES XOUSE OF RETXESEXXXVES ON ENERGYTAX POLICY A2IE%LYSIS J L-- Hr. ...

Date March 13, 1979 Report No. 108790 Title

Agriculture and Food: Child Nutrition Programs

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D. C, 20548 OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. EST TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1979 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION -------_I_.--_ SUBCOMMITTEE ON ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION ON CHILD NUTRITION t MR. CHAIRMAN AND VOCATIONAL AND LABOR EDUCATION AND MEMBERS OF THE ...

Date March 13, 1979 Report No. B-158766 Title

Government Operations: [Problems Found in Bid Protest Process]

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GAO Washington, DC 20548 United States General Accounting Office Office of General Counsel 7 f In fReept_ .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ee t .11 Government .Sales Consultants, Inc. : 7023 Little Miver "Trn! in e . suite Annandale, Vircginia Attentionz .I . 22003 ID L rtill( z5 ; I 13979 - Ter ry D. -elPiesident iRefer Ace is made to your request for out comnrentn e-h-&" foaund in tre bid protest on several ...

Date March 13, 1979 Report No. ID-79-4 Title

NATO's New Defense Program: Issues for Consideration

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL'S REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ,,/NATO'S NEW DEFENSE PROGRAM: / ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION DIGEST ----__ ;cl ', 'p..L In May 1978, 'NATO leaders adopted a new plan to improve alliance defense CapabilitiesJduring the 1980s and beyond. NATO is recognized country's single most important to be this security arrangement. Its new plan, the Long reflects the alliance's Term Defense Program, ...

Date March 13, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-22 Title

Financial Management: Audit of the Stationery Revolving Fund for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1978

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. . 108 VI REPORT B’,’ THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES Audit Of The Stationery Revolving Fund For Fiscal Year Ended June 30,1978 . I Ill llllll iIll Ii I If 108781 GGD-79-22 MARCH 13, 1979 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHlNCTON. OF THE UNITED STATES D.C. ZOS48 B-114862 The Honorable Clerk of the Dear Mr. Edmund L. Henshaw, Jr. House of Representatives Henshaw: Stationery 1978, We have audited ...

Date March 13, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-26 Title

Energy: A Review of the Department of Energy's Energy Tax Policy Analysis

Reports and Testimonies

s I d$+f$+4= BY THECOMPTROLLER‘GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES A Review Of The Department Of Energy’s Energy Tax Policy Analysis This report addresses the four basic questions: of tax energy to the --Does DOE analyze the energy effects proposals which impact heavily on industries? --Does DOE use this analysis to contribute administration’s policies? --Does DOE make the analysis ...

Date March 12, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-45 Title

Government Operations: Pricing of Subcontracts Awarded to Aeronca by Grumman

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT ACQUISITION AND SrsTBMS DIVISION B-168450 MARCH 12. 197’9 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Harold Brown of Defense Assistant (Comptrol Dear Mr. Secretary: g of We have completed a review of the,Jlr-d c., Aerospace subcontract 11-52797 awarded to Aeronca, / Ohio, by the Grumman, Aerospace CorporaGroup, Middletown, ...

Date March 12, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-103 Title

National Defense: Defense Satellite Communications System

Reports and Testimonies

Date March 12, 1979 Report No. OGC-79-7 Title

Budget and Spending: Proposed Rescissions of Budget Authority Pursuant to Impoundment Control Act of 1974

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. Of+ THE D.C. msda UNITED SATES March 12, 1979 To the President Speaker of the H On January 1, 1979, the President's fifth special message 'for fis ar 1979 was transmitted to the Congress pursuant to the . The special message propose totaling $914.6 million, six new deferrals affecting $1,169.8 million and revisions to six previously proposed deferrals increasing ...

Date March 12, 1979 Report No. GGD-78-111 Title

Financial Management: Federal Cost Principles Are Often Not Applied in Grants and Contracts With State and Local Governments

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BY THE COMF4XlLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITED STATES Federal Cost Principles Are Often Not Applied In Grants And Contracts With State And Local Governments A decade has passed since the Office of Management and Budget established a circular for uniform cost principles to be applied by all Federal agencies to grants and contracts with State and local governments. Unfortunately, ...

Date March 12, 1979 Report No. GGD-78-110 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Disclosure and Summons Provisions of 1976 Tax Reform Act--Privacy Gains With Unknown Law Enforcement Effects

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Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES * Disclosure And Summons Provisions ’ Of 1976 Tax Reform Act--Privacy Gains With Unknown Law Enforcement Effects To better protect taxpayers and increase their privacy, the Congress, through the Tax Reform Act of 1976, tightened the rules governing the Internal Revenue Service’s disclosure of tax data and its issuance of sunmonses to third-party ...

Date March 9, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-50 Title

Government Operations: Pricing of F-100 Engines for the F-15 and F-16 Aircraft Programs

Reports and Testimonies

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 . ’ The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Harold Brown of Defense Assistant for Audit Room 3A336 ASD (Comptroller) Reports Q&c Ijom~ / Dear Mr. Secretary: p4c go6 3f Our Office has completed its review of the reasonableness of prices negotiated between the mart--..__ ment of the Air Force and Pratt and Whj-knf?y_Aircra.ft Group United ...

Date March 9, 1979 Report No. 120152 Title

Health: Survey of Medicare Clinics in Florida

Reports and Testimonies

* * UWED STATES GENERALACCOUNTIKG REGIONAL 221 COU~TIIAND OFFICE OFFICE srt?z~-r. r-v& ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 . E5i. krginia VI. Sqyth ' ' Regional !KMnistrator HeaNn Care Znaxing &?ministration Depwtxent of H&Lth, Education, md Iklfare 101 &'arietta TMer Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Es. sx!yth: >?ergcently ~._- .comleted a survey of"%edicaze Clinics" in ___. _ As you box, thz clinics have a htgh ~ ...

Date March 9, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-57 Title

Health: Information on Federally Assisted Health Professions Scholarship Programs

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. c 1ogB3 ” I REPORTBYTHEUS. General Accounting Office ? til!@J@ - Information On Federally Assisted Health Professions Scholarship Programs This report contains information on the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program as well as on several other federally assisted scholarship programs which are viewed by some DOD officials as competing with DOD’s program. GAO’s review was made ...

Date March 9, 1979 Report No. ID-79-6 Title

International Affairs: The Law of the Sea Conference--Status of the Issues, 1978

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/oc-3@? REPORT BY’“F4E Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES ( !F@ The Law Of The Sea ConferenceStatus Of The Issues, 1978 Since 1958 the United Nations has convened three Law of the Sea conferences in an attempt to codify state practices regarding the oceans and to create an international oceans regime compatible with a changing international order. Seven sessions of the third Law of the Sea ...

Date March 9, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-19 Title

Financial Management: The Government Can Collect Many Delinquent Debts by Keeping Federal Tax Refunds as Offsets

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BY Tt-jECOMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES fBG+ Report To The Congress - y 1 The Government Can Collect Many Delinquent Debts By Keeping Federal Tax Refunds As Offsets Over $400 million in non-tax receivables was written off by the Government in fiscal 1978, and that amount is increasing. A considerable portion of those non-tax accounts could be collected by reducing future income tax refunds ...

Date March 9, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-46 Title

Government Operations: Need for More Accurate Weapon System Test Results To Be Reported to the Congress

Reports and Testimonies

‘1 b IO8 WI BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES . . w-f Need For More Accurate Weapon System Test ResultsTo Be Reported To The Congress 108751 ‘\ a3 g g ,’ .’ / “y:“ ,;I .‘,; 1, :’ ., : ” ,,. This is report an unclassified digest containing classified nformation, COMPTROLLEti GiXERAL'S ' \ REPORT TO THE CONGI$SSfiIL,'; “\, r2@ ,A.L/Y’-- 1 _,.I/ NEED FC)R MORE ...

Date March 9, 1979 Report No. LCD-78-125 Title

Information Management: Improved Executive Branch Oversight Needed for the Government's National Security Information Classification Program

Reports and Testimonies

14~7gr BY THE COM?TROLLER GENERAL 1 Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITED STATES Improved Executive Branch Oversight Needed For The Government’s National Security Information Classification Program Oversight of the Government’s classification program has been ineffective because the National Security Council and the Interagency Classification Review Committee did not require agencies to comply with ...

Date March 8, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-32 Title

Energy: Lighting and Thermal Efficiency Standards

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MARCH ENeRGY AN0 DIVISION MINWALS 8. 1979 B-178205 The Honorable The Secretary James R. Schlesinger of Energy Dear Mr. Secretary: As part of our continuing review of Government energy the Department of conservation programs, we evaluated Energy's (DOE's) activities to develop mandatory lighting and thermal efficiency standards for ...

Date March 8, 1979 Report No. B-193876 Title

Financial Management: Review of Federal Acquisition Regulations Involving Livestock Products, Jewel Bearings, and Leader Company Contracting

Reports and Testimonies

Date March 8, 1979 Report No. 120149 Title

Income Security: Eligibility of Students for AFDC Benefits

Reports and Testimonies

J o:) UNITEO STATS ,GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION MAR 8 1979 Mr. Stanford G. Ross Commissioner of Social Security Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 120149 Dear Mr. Ross: In our survey of States' procedures used to verify the eligibility of 18 to 21 year old students for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program payments, we noted ...

Date March 8, 1979 Report No. B-164031(1).136 Title

Education: [Default Rates on Federal Student Loans]

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-164031(I) HR9-OTH-93 .136 March 8, 1979 Mr. J. Fred Bucy, President Tlexas Instruments Ii corporatpd P.O. Box 5474 Dallas, Texas 75222 Dear Fred: -ade CA/6; 05/t. Your letter of February 5, 1979, discussing~L.gifa ju on Federal student loa~nspertains to a problem that is receiving a getat deal of tenion Congress and the Department ...