|
Date ↓
|
Report No.
|
Title |
| Date Jan. 12, 1979 |
Report No. GGD-79-15 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies REPORT B’ THE Y’ 3 Comptroller Genehal OF THE UNITEDSTATES Information On Immigration In 17 Countries At the request of the Select Committee on Population, House of Represenatives, GAO reviewed the immigration policies and trends of 17 countries. All of the countries reviewed, except one, provided information for this report. Because the information they provided differs by country, due to varying ...
|
| Date Jan. 11, 1979 |
Report No. OGC-79-5 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies January Speaker 11, 1979 of the House of and the Representatives of the year 1979 to the On December 7, 1978, we received copies message for fiscal President’s third special that was transmitted to the Congress pursuant Impoundment Control Act of 1974. ye total ing previously special proposed 10 new deferrals about $111 million, and revisions to four proposed deferrals as follows. message PONDS ...
|
| Date Jan. 11, 1979 |
Report No. GGD-79-10 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies B-114874 JANUARY 11,1979 The Honorable States United Dear Senator Bar$y Goldwater @’ \GU Senate 1 qp 4 Goldwater: This is in response to your February 17, 1978, letter, requesting us to (1) identify new town developments in Arizona and other high growth areas where residents are being denied -home mail delivery service and (2) evaluate the reasonableness $\1-(:‘L~‘@~of th e Postal Service’s ...
|
| Date Jan. 11, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-33 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies WMNINOTON. D.C. 20148 B-114817 JANUARY 11,1979 The Honorable Warren G. Magnuson Chairman, Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Mr. JL-~/~/~u.~LXJ 108389 II Chairman: As requested in your Committee's August 16, 1978, P$&(,(~~I report on the appropriation bill for the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare and related age A&+llk4~ ties (No. 9%1119), we reviewed the ...
|
| Date Jan. 11, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-79-14 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies ,* n. pO>f BY THE COMPTROLI/LERGENERAL \ )I Report To The Congress OF ‘THEUNITED STATES w Financial Status Of .$C I’ Major Federal Acquisitions, 4 September 30,1978 Cost increases of $207 billion, or 64 percent, over baseline estimates are shown in this report of 857 civil and military acquisitions currently in development, test, production, or construction phases. Federal agencies expected the ...
|
| Date Jan. 10, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-7 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies k*l . UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 COMMUNIW DCVCLOCMCNT AND ECONOMIC OIVI8ION The Honorable William H. Harsha House of Representatives i]nlA y@ 1 Dear Mr. Earsha: and agreements In response to your March 7, 1978, letter 1978, we have reviewed the reached with you on May 4, Department of Housing and Urban Development's processing of Department-assisted housing the ...
|
| Date Jan. 10, 1979 |
Report No. FGMSD-79-6 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies _. . . . /0#3a2 REPORTBY THiUS. General Accounting Office Weaknesses PersistIn Defense Overseas Cash Management Program Improvements continue to be needed in the way the Department of Defense operates its overseas cash management program. More economical and efficient means of providing dollars to overseas military installations and banks and better program monitoring and cash controls would ...
|
| Date Jan. 9, 1979 |
Report No. B-193554 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies Aw / UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.41w20548 OFFICE OF GENERAL CouNsEL I B-193554 JAN 9 Mr. Edwin A. Inglehart 5225 Lexrington Avenue 039 Los Angeles, California 90029 Dear Mr. Inglehart: 1979 o A This is in response to your inquiry concerning the reeatablishMent of disability retirement pa7irelative to your service with ttue United States Arimy for the years 1943 throu.h ...
|
| Date Jan. 9, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-78-158 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies 1 W?S*r ” BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITED STATES Problems In Auditing Medicaid Nursing’ Home Chains Headquarters for nursing home chains engage in financial transactions with their affiliates. The nursing homes put in claims for the costs of such transactions on their cost reports--the basis on which the States reimburse them for care provided to Medicaid patients. ...
|
| Date Jan. 9, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-23 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies Comptroller General (.jF THE UNITED STATES Progress And Problems Of Fisheries Management Under The Fishery Conservation And Management Act In response to a joint request from the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and its Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, GAO assessed progress and problems in fisheries management under the Fishery Conservation ...
|
| Date Jan. 8, 1979 |
Report No. FPCD-78-81 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies REPORTBYTHEU.S. General Accounting Office State Department Should Improve Foreign National Pay Setting State Department posts overseas are paying more than they should to their foreign national employees. When setting pay and benefits, the posts need to pay more attention to rates paid by the Department of Defense for similar jobs and more closely follow State Department instructions. Posts should ...
|
| Date Jan. 5, 1979 |
Report No. B-191571 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies rj.g w \1s- . . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTIFNG OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.t. 20548 ; r 7 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL . . . ; .- \14N5 1979- We'~~~~~~ rtbnr My ,a Mac .- I...rl14Sig -:, t .~rste - : trttpo'lto ft,~~et *i' -Sr": eal to de:r4 . *:ta or n*' tb.; bad ,bee.......s:ivep . , *~hen the geaenI fl~nt Mt~oflty 4*4w. aen . , .oth .iilin -M-7.b id dty -. p-e.na ~ -os; the tJ-- We.: ,,anr .-. ...
|
| Date Jan. 5, 1979 |
Report No. B-193662 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6: r# u 9- tl UNITED STATES GENERAL -ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL ( .- 19 3662 440.~~~~~~~ (R=hiczi is a form of selling, see 56 Comr. Gen. 898 (1977) copy enclosed. A From our review or the letter describing the duties you would perform we cannot say conclusively whether you would come within the scope of the statute. However, as can be seen ...
|
| Date Jan. 5, 1979 |
Report No. 089261 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 .0 HUMAN RESOURCES OIVISION January 5, 1979 Mr . 'Leonard Schaeffer Administrator Health Care Financing Administration Dear Mr. Schaeffcr: RELEASED I-- We conducted a study designed to deter-nine where Medicaid recipients received their medical care and what problems, if any, they had in obtaining care. Our review encornpasscd a city, ...
|
| Date Jan. 5, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-78-173 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES by the Uflice of CorPyrrecsional Relations, Student Eligibility And Other Problems In Federally Funded And Operated Schools In Puerto Rico GAO notified the Congress of eligibility problems in the Antilles Consolidated School System. The Congress amended the law but certain eligibility and other problems remain. The Office of Education needs to ~revise its ...
|
| Date Jan. 5, 1979 |
Report No. FGMSD-78-62 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES Legislation Needed To Establish Specific Loan Guarantee Limits For The Economic Development Administration The Economic Development Administration’s business loan guarantee program has operated for many years without specific statutory monetary limitations. The fiscal year 1979 Appropriations Act, however, limits the amount of obligations for business loans ...
|
| Date Jan. 5, 1979 |
Report No. LCD-78-242 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies * I c .- * . /0?3,2 c I . REPCIRTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES GSA Can Reduce Procurements By Millions If More Material Returns Are Accepted From Federal Agencies The General Services Administration buys, stores, and distributes a multitude of items, ranging from paper clips to helicopters, to su pp I y F cderal agencies with necessities for da i I y operations. However, agencies ...
|
| Date Jan. 5, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-79-8 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies BY I’HE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Issues Concerning Air Force KC-1OA8 Advanced TankerfCargo’Aircraft The Air Force plans to buy 20 McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 convertible freighter aircraft, designated the KC-lOA, at an est imated program cost of $1.055 billion, with options to buy up to 60 aircraft. They have also approved modification programs to the current KC- ...
|
| Date Jan. 4, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-79-15 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies NITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CROCURCMLNT ACOUISITION AND -a OIVISION B-158450 JANUARY 4,1979 108275 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Harold Brown of Defense Assistant Secretary (Comptroller) of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: +GDO We have reviewed the pricing of subcontract 11-52792 awarded on October 10, 1974, by the Grumman Aerospace Corporation to the General ...
|
| Date Jan. 4, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-31 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies . UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNT~NG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 J oas6 COMMUNITY OIVCLDPMSNT AND -MC DIVISION JANUARY 4,1979 'The Mcnorable The Secretary Bob Beroland of Agriculture Dear Mr. Secretary: Sections 101 and 104 of the Food and Agriculture Act of the total amount of direct 19?7 (91 Stat. 917-919) limit payments a person may receive under the wheat, feed grains, and upland cotton programs ...
|
| Date Jan. 3, 1979 |
Report No. 095386 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies
|
| Date Jan. 2, 1979 |
Report No. B-193462 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFIqE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 In reply refer to: ce O OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL January 2, 1979 B-193462 The Honorable William E. Foley, Director Administrative Office of the United States Courts Washington, D.C. 20544 Dear Mr. Foley: This refers to your notice of October 20, 1978, soliciting our comments and suggestions on the Report and Tentative Recommendations ...
|
| Date Jan. 2, 1979 |
Report No. CED-78-165 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies Comptroller General b&tic OF THE UNITEDSTATES Improvements Needed In Controlling Major Air Pollution Sources According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 92 percent of the major stationary air pollution sources are complying with emission standards or cleanup schedules. The Agency’s data, however, is highly inaccurate. GAO estimates that the actual rate is considerably less than 92 percent. ...
|
| Date Jan. 2, 1979 |
Report No. FPCD-78-80 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Transfer Of Army Pacific Support Functions Resulted In Unwarranted Personnel Costs Budget adjustments resulting from transfer of support functions in the Pacific area have caused recurring increased personnel costs of at least $25 million and possibly $40 million in the Defense budget. GAO does not believe the increase is justified. The ...
|
| Date Jan. 2, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-21 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies B)’;Hg$f$f$!&TT; Co o COWml Rolatioruk - Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Review Of The Department Of Energy’s Controversial Termination Of A Research Contract A contract to study the effects of low-level radiation on workers in the Department of Energy’s nuclear facilities, begun in 1964, was conducted by a University of Pittsburgh researcher, Dr. Thomas Mancuso. On July 1, 1977, the ...
|
| Date Jan. 1, 1979 |
Report No. PAD-79-17 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies COUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 JANUARY 1979 LZ XICIN3ddY P sz PZ EZ zz oz ZK IT 6 S P P NOI;LVn?h7A3 uoyqenTea3 TapoH sdals 6ur~aeow au 'IBaOW aNFI SS33011d 3NI?3aOW 3HtL abed StLN3LN03 T Z *pasn aq PTnoqs Tapour aq2 MOM (z) pue ilasn 'ieq~ iiq sloqenTeAa ayq 03 paqylssap asodlnd aqq 103 TapoN ayq asn PTnoYs lasn Tr?r2uaAod ayq suo~~~puo~ rieq~ lapun PUP ljou 10 6~0~2~) 30 JuaussassP ...
|
| Date Jan. 1, 1979 |
Report No. 090842 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies
|
| Date Jan. 1, 1979 |
Report No. 090847 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies
|
| Date Jan. 1, 1979 |
Report No. 091097 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies
|
| Date Jan. 1, 1979 |
Report No. 091098 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies
|
| Date Jan. 1, 1979 |
Report No. 090848 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies
|
| Date Jan. 1, 1979 |
Report No. 090836 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies
|
| Date Jan. 1, 1979 |
Report No. 090837 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies
|
| Date Jan. 1, 1979 |
Report No. 108440 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies / n1 r Lb e G & * PROGRAMMING GUIDE To Version 6.0 O f Statistical Packag? For The Social- Sciences (SPSS) -- -_-.. ~ G oo/m Data Analvsis Note No. 2 Systems Analysis Group 640 Federal Personnel And Compensation Division U.S. General Accountina Office NOTATIONS 1. Braces indicate that a choice i s to be made from the enclosed items. 2. Brackets [ 1 indicate the enclosed items are optional. 3. ...
|
| Date Jan. 1, 1979 |
Report No. 090841 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies
|
| Date Jan. 1, 1979 |
Report No. 090844 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies
|
| Date Jan. 1, 1979 |
Report No. 090838 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies
|
| Date Jan. 1, 1979 |
Report No. 108441 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies 111111111ll!Il11111llIIIIll!1 I 1 1 108441 SPSS PROC / FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION SYSTEM S AN ALY SI S G RO U P DATA ANAL' 003330 FOREWORD A s p a r t o f i t s c o n s u l t i n g f u n c t i o n i n FPCD, t h e Systems A n a l y s i s Group i s p u b l i s h i n g a s e r i e s o f b o o k l e t s d e s i g n e d t o e n h a n c e t h e a u d i t o r ' s a b i l i t y t o make ...
|
| Date Jan. 1, 1979 |
Report No. 095117 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies \ The -REVIEW Conbnts . Volume 1 4 Issue 2 From Our Briefcase Fraud Task Force in Business The Many Aspects of Tax and Spending Limitation Proposals Word Ban in Ohio Briefing the Farn\ers Food Issues Newsletter Can No Longer Provide an UPDATE Wider Audience for a GAO Publication Behind the Scenes for the Annual Report Mr. Staats Receives Plaque of Recognition Got-an Idea? . . .. ,. . New EngEand ...
|
| Date Jan. 1, 1979 |
Report No. 090849 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies From Our Briefcase Sunrise/Sunset Legislation Contrary to what this title may appear to indicate, Congress is not attempting to control the rising and setting of the sun. Instead, this legislation is designed to reform congressional oversight. H . R . 2 would force reconsideration of existing laws and programs; if not reviewed and reauthorized, the “sun would set” on such programs. H.R. 65 would ...
|
| Date Jan. 1, 1979 |
Report No. 110896 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies -a -i I11111111'lll!l lil11'1111 Il1 IIIII I I Annual Awards for Articles Published in The GAO Review Cash awards are presented each year for the best articles written by GAO staff membersand published originally in The GAO Review. The awards are presented during the GAO Awards Program held annually in October in Washington. One award of $500 is available to contributing staff 35 years of age or ...
|
| Date Dec. 31, 1978 |
Report No. 108919 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies IIII1111 1111llI11 I lI1 1 1 l 1 1 108919 General Accounting Office Publications December 31, 1978 CONTENTS Comptroller General Reports to the Congress and Federal Agencies How to Obtain Reports Indexed by Subject Indexed by Agency Congressional Testimony -by GAO Off icials Speecher by the Comptrdler General 4 5 75 79 a5 Other Publications General Accounting and Auditing Procedures Automatic Data ...
|
| Date Dec. 29, 1978 |
Report No. LCD-79-101 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies B-146743 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Select Committee on Congressional Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: December 29, 1978 ! J a. 111ll l~llllllll 109899 Your October 13, 1978, letter asked us to eview t Eonditions under which pzrsonal papers of Membe& of Congress ,_ are Stored by the National ArchiGs and Records Service3 Our ??evi& disclosed only negligible inventory ...
|
| Date Dec. 29, 1978 |
Report No. B-193343 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies c.- -: GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Office of General Counsel In Reply Mr. Strat D. Valakis FAR Project Review Coordinator Office of Federal Procurement Policy Office of Management and Budget Executive Office of the President Dear Mr. Valakis, DEC 23 1978 fBy letter dated October 23, 1978, you transmitted Regulation for our comment the third Federal Acquisition ...
|
| Date Dec. 29, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-79-21 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OmcE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20518 B-163058 The Honorable The Secretary Attentfonr Harold Brown of Defense Assistant for Audit Room 3A336 ASD (Comptroller) I WC: 29 1978 -- Reports Dear Mr. Secretary: process We are currently reviewing the Navy's ship acquisition for selected programs, including FFG-7 class frigates. Although our review is not yet completed, we are bringing ...
|
| Date Dec. 29, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-79-24 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies REPORT‘ THE BY Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Savings To CHAMPUSFrom Requirement To Use Uniformed Services Hospitals The Civilian Health and Medical Program ot the Uniformed Services saved over $30 million during the 12-month period following the requirement that beneficiaries residing within 40 miles of uniformed services hospitals obtain available nonemergency inpatient care there, ...
|
| Date Dec. 29, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-78-166 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Much More Could Be Done For Veterans In. Employment And Training Programs Designated classes of Armed Forces veterans are to be given special treatment in employment and training programs administered by the Department of Labor. Although many veterans benefited from Employment Service and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act programs, much ...
|
| Date Dec. 29, 1978 |
Report No. ID-78-54 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies ’ BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL 9 Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Population Growth Problem In Developing Countries: Coordinated Assistance Essential Rapid population growth in developing countries impedes efforts to improve the quality of life, Many governmental, international, and private and voluntary organiza tions provide population assistance to an ever. increasing number of ...
|
| Date Dec. 29, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-171 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies REPORTW Tt-iE - Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES RELEASED Not to bs relemed outside the aenomr RESTRICTED Accounting Office except on the ba5is @f spcacific approval . bv the Office of Congressi& ReMions Need-For Improved Action On Railroad Safely Recommendations The National Transportation Safety Board has not been prompt in evaluating responses to its railroad safety recommendations or ...
|
| Date Dec. 29, 1978 |
Report No. FPCD-78-49 |
Title
Reports and Testimonies Need For Overall Policy And Coordinated Management Of Federal Retirement Systems Volume I Federal retirement systems have developed on an independent, piecemeal basis, resulting in a patchwork of systems providing different benefits to various groups of employees. The Government has neither an overall retirement policy nor an established standard or method to assess the adequacy of retirement ...
|
