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| Date Feb. 13, 1979 |
Report No. 095385 |
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Reports and Testimonies PRIVACY PROTECTION AND TECHNOLOGY Robert G. McKenzie Audit Manager Logistics and Communications Division U.S. General Accounting Office Information, while intangible, represents one of our Nation's most important and valuable assets. For without information, National. goals cannot be established or programs created or administered. The Federal Government -- indeed governments al: all levels ...
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| Date Feb. 13, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-34 |
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Reports and Testimonies COMPTROLIlER GENERAL WASWIFGQTON. Q&HE D.C. UNlTED 20548 STATES B-178205 FEBRUARY 13,1979 Chairmen, Energy-Related Committees and Subcommittees (See Appendix) Dear Mr. Chairman: T&- catof+ -do%& ..ski.~aks ---Z%m-l-r-m---has once again focused attention on the Uni.t.sd St.ates.tiW dependence on ~ubs~~~~~~-~.~"'levcPs-of~f-rom-~~-e1iable foreign sources. In this context, we believe that it is ...
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| Date Feb. 13, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-28 |
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Reports and Testimonies FEBRUARY 13,1979 B-194002 Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy /q5 and Power House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce Dear Mr. Chairman: cw3~3 In response to your letter of June 2, 1978, we have examined the practices and procedures of Administrative Law Judges at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,AbC6/'/lJ-2 as well as the practices of all parties in selected Comto determine where ...
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| Date Feb. 13, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-78-170 |
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Reports and Testimonies -port ToThe Congres OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Federal Program To Strengthen Developing Institutions Of Higher Education Lacks Direction The Office of Education’s Strengthening Developing Institutions of Higher Education Program is the primary program of direct Federal assistance to colleges and universities. Title I I I funds are to assist developing institutions with strengthening their academic, ...
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| Date Feb. 13, 1979 |
Report No. 092322 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE January 4, 1979 Memorandum CG-79-12 TO ' Heads : of Divisions and O f f i c e s FROM Comptroller General SUBJECT. B r i e f i n g on Automatic Data Processing, February 13 - There have been a number of recent a r t i c l e s and speeches on what nay b e l o o s e l y c a l l e d a revslutlora in t h e f i e l d of d a t a processing and computer ...
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| Date Feb. 12, 1979 |
Report No. B-118654-O.M. |
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| Date Feb. 12, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-40 |
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Reports and Testimonies Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES - The Coast Guard’s Role In Drug The Coast Guard has had some success in detecting and capturing drug smugglers on the high seas. For the most part, this is attributed to its cutters, aircraft, and electronics gear being superior to the equipment used by smugglers and its strategy of concentrating surveillance on areas through which smugglers must pass. The ...
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| Date Feb. 12, 1979 |
Report No. ID-79-13 |
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Reports and Testimonies . REPORT B\/ THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES Agency For International Development Needs To Strengthen Its Management Of Study, Research, And Evaluation Activities AID needs better information on the amount it spends for studies, research, and evaluations. Al D needs to strengthen its management control over these activities because it does not --give adequate consideration to ...
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| Date Feb. 9, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-24 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 mNRoY AN0 MIDIVISION FEBRUARY 9,1979 B-178205 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. James of R. Schlesinger Energy III llllllll lllllll 108576 Secretary: While reviewing certain aspects of the Department of Energy’s enhanced oil recovery field test program, we noted a contract proposal which is being seriously considered for there are ...
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| Date Feb. 9, 1979 |
Report No. 094396 |
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| Date Feb. 9, 1979 |
Report No. PAD-79-20 |
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Reports and Testimonies REPORT- THE’’ ” BY */ il Comptroller General A Growing Problem The Chairman, Budget Process Task Force, House Committee on the Budget, requested GAO to undertake several related studies on Federal budget estimates, focusing first on accuracy with regard to outlays. GAO found that variances between estimates and actuals are increasing. First estimates generally are less than actuals; second ...
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| Date Feb. 8, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-79-40 |
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Reports and Testimonies This is a report an urjklasaified digeat containing classified furnished security in lieu of information I COMPTROLLER GENERAL'S REPORT TO THE CONGRESS I DIGEST -em--\\ ‘\ ‘k.+ INDECISION AND UNCERTAINTY -I// EXIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN 1 ADVANCED ICBM WEAPON SYSTEM /" c_ ___ .---- __,.--__.-. C. --..- --)"^"-.. ^_" _ The Air Force is developing intercontinental ballistic with improved ...
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| Date Feb. 8, 1979 |
Report No. PAD-79-50 |
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Reports and Testimonies . / llll\l\\\ll~ llllllll llllllllMlllllll~ LM109456 February I\???. 8, 1979 Robert Dawson, Administrator Comniittec on Public Works Transporttjtion House of Representatives Dear Fir. Dawson: and ,p. /', y,,/-( L _ .I The enclosed computer printout is forwarded for your information and use in preparation of your committee's views and estimates to the House Budget Committee on the fiscal year 1980 ...
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| Date Feb. 8, 1979 |
Report No. FPCD-79-27 |
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Reports and Testimonies Opportunities To Streamline The Air Force Headquarters Structure In The Pacific The Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations, asked GAO to make this review after the Secretary of Defense’s decision in 1974 to disestablish Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces, was not carried out. Some streamlining in Hawaii was made. However, GAO found that $16 million could be saved annually if the Pacific Air ...
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| Date Feb. 8, 1979 |
Report No. PAD-79-10 |
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Reports and Testimonies t kWSHE~~MPT~LER .I GENERAL i To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Better Understanding Of Wetland Benefits Will Help Water Bank And Other Federal Programs Achieve Wetland Preservation Objectives The Department of Agriculture’s Water Bank Program can be made more effective by changing the Water Bank Act to increase the Secretary of Agriculture’s flexibility in xtmirtis&ring the program. This *ould ...
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| Date Feb. 8, 1979 |
Report No. 108552 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR REXEASEON DELIVERY Expcted at 9 a.m., EST Thursday, Feb. 8, 1979 STATEMENT OF GREKYXYJ. AHART,DIRECTOR HUMANRESUJRCESDIVISION BEFORE THE -’ ‘I SmmMMIEEE ON ClvERSIGHT CKXWIWE ON WAYSAND MEWS UNITED STATES HCXJSE OF 61 c ic--, REPRESENTATNES ,“’ / SOCIALSECURX'Y STUDENTBENEFICIARIES II IIII lllllll 108552 Mr. Chairman and Membersof ...
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| Date Feb. 7, 1979 |
Report No. LCD-78-244 |
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Reports and Testimonies /ofI? 6ryw REPORTBYTHEU.S. * L/ . 0. General Accounting Office A Time To Consider Alternative Sources Of Quick -Response Sealift Capability The Navy’s Military Sealift Command charters more commercial cargo-carrying ships than needed for normal peacetime operations to ensure quick-response sealift capability in military emergencies. However, the Maritime Administration recently upgraded its ...
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| Date Feb. 7, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-42 |
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Reports and Testimonies REPORTB’Y’ THE- Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Federal Hospitals Could Improve Certain Cancer Treatment Capability By Sharing The Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations asked GAO to review how the Department of Defense, the Veterans Administration, and the Public Health Service provide cancer care. The three agencies provide such treatment at nearly 300 Federal hospitals. About 60 ...
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| Date Feb. 6, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-40 |
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Reports and Testimonies BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL , . 2 Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Early Childhood and Family Development Programs Improve The Quality Of Life For LowIncome Families This report discusses the benefits that early childhood and family development programs provide, It also discusses how these programs could reduce problems that contribute to educational and health deficiences in children that ...
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| Date Feb. 6, 1979 |
Report No. B-146857 |
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| Date Feb. 6, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-47 |
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Reports and Testimonies , RELEASE D &x-?& RESTRICTED Not to be released outstde the General Aeeeunting Office except on the basis of specific approval by the Office of gon e -MCTR U&i d!i@tk%#@hTep sTAwAawINtToN. 0.c. - B-164031(5) The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee on Interstate and Foreign ,gd230s Commerce ti House of Representatives The Honorable Bob Eckhardt Chairman, ...
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| Date Feb. 6, 1979 |
Report No. 120144 |
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Reports and Testimonies ,, (!," l1 " Ioo/- UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 'WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ~;~'-"' HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION FEB 6 1979 Mr. Stanford G. Ross Commissioner, Social Security A, coo Administration Department of Health, Education, and Welfare -DearMr. Ross: 120144 rityjAdministration (SSA) implemented In April 1978, the Soci a proposed regulation (20 C.F.R. 416.336) which affords persons making ...
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| Date Feb. 6, 1979 |
Report No. B-193307 |
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| Date Feb. 6, 1979 |
Report No. B-118535 |
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| Date Feb. 6, 1979 |
Report No. 108553 |
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Reports and Testimonies United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m., EST Tuesday, Feb. 6, 1979 Statement of 2 2-9 Procuremen_t_4ke~-,~..-( --' " Division Jerome H. Stolarow, Director, and Systems Acquisition before Subcommittee on Federal Spending Practices and Open Government on Multiple Award Schedule Prograi .,I:) K- \* , (IL. L GSA's Mr. Chairman: We are ...
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| Date Feb. 6, 1979 |
Report No. B-118307 |
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Reports and Testimonies COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-118307 CED9-119 February 6, 1979 Mr. Elvis J. Stahr President, National Audubon Society 950 Third Avenue New York-New York Dear M 10022 &t;/_ -_ Your letter of January 11, 1979, stated that our report of November 1, 1978, to the Secretary of the Interior n (CED-79-6) contained numerous inaccuracies that seriously weakened our ...
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| Date Feb. 6, 1979 |
Report No. GGD-79-13 |
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Reports and Testimonies Ioksr-9~ BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL I’ \ Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Correctional Institutions Can Do More To Improve The Employability Of Offenders The opportunities for offenders to improve their legitimate employment prospects while in Federal and State correctional institutions are limited. Among other things: --Classification, assignment, counseling, and guidance services neither ...
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| Date Feb. 6, 1979 |
Report No. LCD-78-417A |
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Reports and Testimonies L , ’ BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL 1qgsycs Report ToThe Congress * OF THEUNITEDSTATES Marine Amphibious Forces: A Look At Their Readiness, Role, And Mission bk d/ his report is the unclassified version of GAO’s SECRET report, LCD-78-417. It addresses the readiness status and ability of Marine Corps amphibious forces to carry out their more demanding missions and recommends to the Secretary of Defense ...
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| Date Feb. 5, 1979 |
Report No. 108614 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING REGIONAL OFFICE 5705THURSTONAVENUE VIRGINIA BEACH,~IRGINIA .._. .._ _ 23455 OFFICE Fabmary 5, 1979 108614 Mr. Robert W. Sp’arks Director, Title I State Dqm-tment bf Educcrtion P.0. Gox GQ Richmond, I&q~inia 23216 Dear HI, Sparks: CWPUTATIONOF EXCESSTITLE I REIMBURSEMENT FOR TITLE? I 1978 37,433 $ Total Title I maximi~ rceimburse;lment .90 33.689.70 24,922,79 8,766.91 ...
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| Date Feb. 5, 1979 |
Report No. 108536 |
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Reports and Testimonies United States General Accounting D.C. 20548 Office Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. EST Monday, February 5, 1979 Statement of '\ DIVISION, '\ -,o ,.l .\ JEROME H. STOLAROW, DIRECTOR, PROCUREMENT AND SYSTEMS ACQUISITION before Commerce, Subcommmittee Operations, Consumer, of U.S. the I the and Monetary Committee Affairs v+ \,+ on Governme&-.. House of Representatives on c tke ...
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| Date Feb. 5, 1979 |
Report No. 108535 |
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Reports and Testimonies 4’ . *E* c lOW3S FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. EST Monday, February 5, 1979 Washington, D. C. STATEMENT OF MILTON J. SOCOLAR GENERAL COUNSEL UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE before the COMMERCE, CONSUMER, AND MONETARY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES -f=(-$I on &DMINISTRATI~N~ ANTI-INFLATION APPLIED TO GOVERNMENT ...
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| Date Feb. 5, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-29 |
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Reports and Testimonies REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Cleaning Up Commingled Uranium Mill Tailings: Is Federal Assistance Necessary? On October 19, 1978, Senator Clifford P. Hansen, as ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, asked GAO to determine whether Federal assistance should be given to operating mill owners that have processed uranium for sale to both ...
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| Date Feb. 5, 1979 |
Report No. B-193999 |
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Reports and Testimonies CCrPTr!oLtR C::=.AL X r.^. ~~~~~~~~VJA5rt¶NGTON, C- tiE t.iFnfEL t 2C4 AT 5 r B-193999 February 5, 1979 Mr. Frederick H. Pauls, Chief .0 , Government Division Congressional Research Service Library of Congress Washington, D. C. 20540 Dear lir. Pauls: o 0 This refers to your request of Ja-nuary 19, 1979, for available materials relating to fCAO's authority to declare certain exo-cdi`tures illegal3 ...
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| Date Feb. 5, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-44 |
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Reports and Testimonies Domestic Housing And Community Development: Issues For Planniqg CEO-7944 A cltxxmt, safe, and sanitary home and a suitable living environment for all Americans is a goal that is still far from being achieved, The increasing cost of constructing and ol)erating houslrlg continues to adversely affect our Nation’s efforts in meeting housing needs. Likt!wise, the migration of people and jobs and the ...
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| Date Feb. 5, 1979 |
Report No. GGD-78-107 |
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Reports and Testimonies REPORT ES’Tt.-iE ’ II ” y-7 . , Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Welfare Payments Reduced: An Improved Method For Detecting Erroneous Welfare Payments Working together, GAO and the District of Columbia’s Department of Human Resources developed three formulas to identify welfare cases that have a high probability to be in error. The formulas assign Computer-derived numerical scores to cases ...
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| Date Feb. 2, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-17 |
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Reports and Testimonies Comptroller General THE UNITED STATES ” Department Of Energy Advisory Committees In an effort toward improving its Advisory Committee Management Program, the Department of Energy has reduced the number of its advisory committees. However, more needs to be done. --Many committee charters do not contain specific statements of purpose. --The program does not have overall written membership selection ...
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| Date Feb. 1, 1979 |
Report No. 090893 |
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| Date Feb. 1, 1979 |
Report No. FPCD-78-43 |
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Reports and Testimonies BY THECOMPTRCN F-RGENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES - 1. Report ToThe Congress Comparative Growth In Compensation For Postal And Other Federal Employees Since 1970 Since the Postal Service Reorganization Act of 1970, postal employees whose pay is deter2 mined through collective bargaining have achieved higher pay rates than many of their counterparts in other Federal pay systems and in some parts of the ...
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| Date Jan. 31, 1979 |
Report No. B-193882 |
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| Date Jan. 31, 1979 |
Report No. B-115398.01 |
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| Date Jan. 31, 1979 |
Report No. LCD-79-205 |
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Reports and Testimonies General Accounting Office The Army Should Use Available Serviceable Parts To Avoid Repairs The Army unnecessarily spends millions of dollars to repair parts when more than sufficient quantities of serviceable parts are available to meet current needs. The Army needs to establish procedures for identifying repair actions, notifying depots that replacement quantities are available, and matching ...
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| Date Jan. 31, 1979 |
Report No. FGMSD-79-12 |
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Reports and Testimonies 1w-u I’ BY THE COMPTROLLiiR GENERAL. Report ToThe Congress OF T-HE UNITED STATES Congressional Control Over Appropriations To The Corps Of Engineers Can Be Strengthened During, a recent 21month period, the Corps of Errgrneurs supplemented its general expense appropriation by about $76.7 million that was appropriated for construction projects and related functions. The subsidization resulted in ...
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| Date Jan. 31, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-26 |
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Reports and Testimonies REPORT BY TkIE0 Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES Federal Response To The 1976-77 Drought: What Should Be Done Next? Four Federal agencies provided drought-related loans and grants exceeding $1 billion to augment water supplies and provided assistance to a large number of drought victims. However, there were problems in administering the drought programs. To cope more effectively with ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 1979 |
Report No. GGD-78-91 |
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Reports and Testimonies RELEASED ’ Comptroller General TES OF THE UNITED STA IRS Inspection Service Functions: Management Can Further Enhance Their Usefulness The Internal Revenue Service management can make more effective use of its internal audit and internal security functions. Top management’s needs could be served better if internal audit --were not required to continuously review and report to IRS field offices, an ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-79-22 |
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Reports and Testimonies BY ‘THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL r Report ToThe Congress I’. 0~ THE UNITED STATES v Is The A%8B Advanced Harrier Aircraft Ready For Full-Scale Development? In 1979 the AV-88 Advanced Harrier craft will reach the decision milestone going into full-scale development. airfor The Secretary of Defense has tentatively selected another aircraft, the F/A-18 Hornet, to satisfy the mission need. The Secretary ...
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| Date Jan. 29, 1979 |
Report No. 108538 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNITED STALES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNIW D~XC~LOPMIZNT AND LltC~t.lOMIC UIVISION ti c, JAN 2 9 1979 Mr. Rily v . Fitzgerald Administrator, Agricultural Service Dcpnrtnwnt of Agriculture Fitzgerald: zfl CT0 Dear Mr. k ,“I 1’ We have recently completed a limited review of the 's (CCC) /4cc management of theBommodity Credit Corporation The programs commodity loan and ...
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| Date Jan. 29, 1979 |
Report No. B-193545 |
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| Date Jan. 29, 1979 |
Report No. 108490 |
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Reports and Testimonies . . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m., EST Monday, January 29, 1979 STATEMENT OF GREGORY J. AHART, DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE . SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY COMMITTEE ON FINANCE UNITED STATES SENATE ON L HEW REGULATIONS INCREASING THE FREQUENCY OF STATE DEPOSITS OF SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS J ...
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| Date Jan. 29, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-36 |
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Reports and Testimonies STUDY THE BY STAFF THEUS OF I. qtw+@4 il * General Accounting Office Food, Agriculture, And Nutrition Issues For Planning During this decade ths importance of our food system haa been amply demonstrated. We have experisnced both an oversupply of agricultural commoditie$ and a depletion of worldwide food reserves. The consumer has been rediscovered and concern with the American peoples’ health and ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 1979 |
Report No. LCD-79-303 |
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Reports and Testimonies Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Mat to 1-q r&;l!xb E:e-dO ~~@ -r RlESTRlClED Accounting office sxcept on the ba’r:S Qf W@cific aPPr*va’ by the Office of Congressional ReWo- fl An Assessment Of DOD’s Pollution Control Progress And Future Cost GAO reviewed the progress the Department of Defense has made to date in correcting pollution violations and the estimated future costs of the program ...
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