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Date July 1, 1976 |
Report No. HRD-76-139 |
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Reports and Testimonies lllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM099326 Department of Health, Education, and Welfare North Carolina’s approach to controlling increasing Medicaid costs by negotiating an insurance agreement with a private contractor could be improved by encouraging maximum competition and by more meaningfully evaluating proposed contract prices. This project has been the subject of premature and overstated ...
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Date June 30, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-76-125 |
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Reports and Testimonies - - 07134 UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WAS’HINGTbN, D C 20548 09l3q , &OGlsTlCS AND COMMUNICATIONS DlVlSlON JUN3 0 1976 General John R. Deane, Jr. Commanding General U.S. Army Materiel Development Readiness Command 5001 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria, Vrrglnla 22304 Dear General Deane: and We have completed a survey of data processing activities at the Aberdeen Proving Ground. Our ...
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Date June 30, 1976 |
Report No. 091305 |
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Reports and Testimonies Mr, Wallace E. Busbee director t Internal Audit Veterans Administration D’ear Tar, Busbee: Service We surveyed the Veterans’ Administration (VA) vocational rehabilitation program administered by VAQs Department of Veterans Benefits (DVB), Our survey was conducted at VA’s central office, Washington, D-C. 5 the Data Processing Center (DPC) at St, Paul, Minnesota; and the Waco, Houston, New Orleans, ...
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Date June 30, 1976 |
Report No. ID-76-69 |
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Reports and Testimonies *’ ..y h. -+ Y. * 5 ,‘? * ‘I I ‘. ‘/ ’ .I* ,*’ . .’ Inter-American Foundation’:! Financial Disclosure Svstem For Employees And Its Procurement .Practices i Standmls of ethical condllct for Government offiadls ,rre prescribd by Executive orc!cr of the Presicient. In I#ne wtth this order, the , I ntet A lwrlcan F~uncLltio:l ostah;lshetl Cj Iil~.irtc~~tl disclosure system III nwnilor ttlra fw,rrlcial ...
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Date June 30, 1976 |
Report No. 095113 |
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Reports and Testimonies .. . , uenerai Accounting Office Publications P n I i . . % , .. JUNE 30. 1976 FOREWORD This pamphlet. lirting a m e n t publications of the United States General Accounting Office. is issued wety six months. I t identifies all publications available, either at a norntlal choge or p e e upon request. . . . Comptroller General Repom to the Congress n d Heads of Federal Agencies These are worts of ...
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Date June 29, 1976 |
Report No. 089543 |
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Reports and Testimonies m - ,. for Sincerely yours F . . c 0 aa w-u_--_)-- t @ n t s Page I_-.II. D I ‘G 1: -- ---_----f-. .s...--- CxAP’if’!: --.----.1_1 1 atcd ---Areas p recjardless cf 7:hether the>7 sre su52ivision Ip if t”:ey exhibit political of tEie following condi tionc : d a:;, !:~con-e or.:- a, b. z: has a larqe p;ersor:s; is a rural llljgrafi0Il; concentration area havinq of low scbstaztial ha s substantial h ...
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Date June 29, 1976 |
Report No. 093991 |
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Date June 29, 1976 |
Report No. 093990 |
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Date June 29, 1976 |
Report No. 093992 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL 8112 FEDERAL FIFTH AN0 OFFICE MAIN OFFICE BUIL STREETS OING CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202 GyLJ 0 439% Ma~ar General Charles R. @yer ' U.S. Amy Signal Center and Fort Gordon Fort Gordon, GA 30905 Dear Sir: As part of our contfnuxng review of military disbur$ing officers' accounts, we reviewed the travejl voucher segment of the Aprxl I$376 account of MBJO~ ...
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Date June 29, 1976 |
Report No. 093989 |
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Date June 29, 1976 |
Report No. HRD-76-142 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNITED STATES GENERA!, ACCWNTING OFFICE WASHINGTGN. D.C. 213548 lllllllllllllllll Ill1 1111111111 lllllllllllllll Ill1 LM098127 HUMAN RESOURCES DiVISlO?4 B-164031(3) The Honorable The Secretary and Welfare Dear Mr. JW! ;! g ?97fj I i of Health, Sducation, Secretary: During iri4 and 1975, we reviewed the Medicaid systems in Colorado, Maryland, and Massachusetts to identify and repdrt the reasons ...
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Date June 29, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-76-58 |
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Reports and Testimonies Department of Commerce General Services Administration Pavilion facilities constructed for three of the last four international expositions held in the United States were declared surplus to Federal needs after the expositions closed. GAO believes that amending Public Law 91-269 to correct planning, designing, and funding problems would increase the likelihood of Federal residual use or reduce ...
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Date June 28, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-76-94 |
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Reports and Testimonies COMPTROLUZR GWJERAL OF THE UN-TED WASHINGTCN, D.Z. Zo%B *I.& STATES y , .: 11111111111111 llllllllllllllllllllllll , LM098130 June 28, 1976 To the President of the S;Jeakor of the House of Senate and the Representatives of the New York City Seasonal. f’ltrsuant to provision5 Financing Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-143) we have been reviewing This Nce York City’s progress under its 3-year financial ...
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Date June 28, 1976 |
Report No. 094663 |
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Reports and Testimonies United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 a.m. EST June 28, 1976 Statement of Elmer B. Staats Comptroller General of the United States before the Committee on the District of Columbia United States Senate on Improvement of Financial Management of the Government of the District of Columbia Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: We ...
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Date June 28, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-76-327 |
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Reports and Testimonies CONGRESS ' - -e:/ ' th, 1 :# - _ , I 1 --b ', / s, '( ( = 4; 3 ++ . , ,[ BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES '\\' Savings Possible Through Better Management Of Quarters For Enlisted Personnel 2 /333/d % Department o f Defense The Department of Defense spent $308.5 million in 1975 for constructing and modernizing bachelor enlisted quarters and, a t the same time, spent $91 million for ...
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Date June 25, 1976 |
Report No. FGMSD-76-67 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNITjib GENERA LIBRARY SYSTEM G OFFICE Need For Greater Audit Coverage Of Internal Financial Areas Department of Labor The Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 7950 requires the head of each agency to establish and maintain systems of internal control, including appropriate irrJe~~~J,~+ in order to provide effective control over and accountability ,,aJ( all funds, property, and _m*smmwAs 1 --m- ...
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Date June 25, 1976 |
Report No. ID-76-55 |
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Reports and Testimonies Board for International Broadcasting The Board was established in 1973 to oversee Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. The Government-financed Radios provide an alternate service to five East European countries and the Soviet Union. The Board, operating on an informal basis, has with strong congressional mandate promoted changes in the Radios. Future improvements, however, may be difficult unless the ...
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Date June 24, 1976 |
Report No. 089544 |
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Date June 24, 1976 |
Report No. PSAD-76-113 |
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Reports and Testimonies .. e c . * 3 a Y ,. . . RELEASED - - . \ r q cost-eifcct i v e n e s s s t u d i e s h a v e a c t - c n r s i a e r c d w h e t h t - r a q u a l i t a t i v e improvez e n t i n the cain battle tank, o r t h e t . 1 ?'KO f a c t o r s determine t h e e f f e c t i v e n e s s of a t a n k - - f ire:mwer and s u r v i v a b i l i t y , F i r e p o w e r i s the a b i l i t y io dcstrGy enerny ...
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Date June 24, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-117 |
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Reports and Testimonies -__I --. ---. - -. ._ ._.c.. 2,. -- - COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. Or D C THE UNlTED STATES 2oYC D-118678 The Honoralbl~~ Patsy I’ Mink, Chairperson . Subcommittee O ,I Mlncs and Mining Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives bear Madam Chairperson: agreements 11~ rcsponsr? to your June 6, 1975, request and subseouen r. with your office, we are reporting on rhc ...
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Date June 24, 1976 |
Report No. MWD-76-95 |
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Reports and Testimonies REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES More Action Needed To Insure That Financial, Institutions Provide Equal Employment Opportunity Departments Equal of the Treasury Opportun’ity and Labor Commission Employment Treasury has made limited progress in insuring that financial institutions follow equal employment opportunity practices. The program’s credibility has been seriously ...
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Date June 23, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-106 |
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Reports and Testimonies Problems experienced by 23 communities in preparing, and by the Department in reviewing, community development block grant applications during the first program year are discussed in this report. The problems concern insufficient information in the applications and the lack of criteria to help the Department to determine whether the proposed community development and housing programs have been ...
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Date June 23, 1976 |
Report No. PSAD-76-133 |
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Reports and Testimonies GAO has reviewed a total 0.; 74 wind tunnels Costing ahwit $309 miiilon. During fiscal year ‘975 the averag e use of NASA wind tunneis ranged from 59 percenr for hypersonic tunnels to 76 percent for subsonic tunnels. Operating costs totaled about $18 miliion. NASA is in the process of centralizing irs aeronautical research activities and eliminating unneeded faciiities. NASA plans to construct a ...
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Date June 22, 1976 |
Report No. 094662 |
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Reports and Testimonies United States General Accounting Office Washington, D. C. 20548 For Release on Delivery Expected Tuesday, June 22, 1976 Statement Of Paul G. Dembling, General Counsel United States General Accounting Office Before The Subcommittee On Legislation And National Security Committee on Government Operations House Of Representatives Mr. Chairman And Members Of The Subcommittee: to appear of July at the ...
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Date June 22, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-116 |
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Reports and Testimonies epartment epartrnent EnvironmenthI of the Interior of ricu ltuae Protection Ageky Over half the water delivered to farms for irrigation is wasted through overwatering which can --limit crop production, --increase farming costs, and --contribute to water pollution. Federal agencies should determine the extent and causes of over-irrigating and the role the Government should play in solving the ...
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Date June 21, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-76-209 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Navy Should Reconsider Department of Defense GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE The Military Sealift Command planned to enhance its sealift transportation capability by acquiring two dry-cargo multimission shios. These shies would cost an estimated $160 million or more. GAO recommends that the acquisition of the two ships be reconsidered and that other alternatives to ...
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Date June 18, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-76-85 |
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Reports and Testimonies (. -. Il.’ q. r -.. &3-76-8-qOF THE UNITED D.C. 20518 STATEt # &(a-76 COMPTROW-ER GENERAL WASHINGTON. B-185276 I. ’ :, ., The Honorable John E, Moss The Honorable John D. DingelZ’ House of Representatives Your joint letter of October 31, 1975, asked us to examine the effects of a change the Small Business Administration made to its-t.size standard for small business petroleum refiners on October ...
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Date June 18, 1976 |
Report No. FGMSD-76-43 |
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Reports and Testimonies 2 r VJA~JHfNGxN. 3.2 xx% CI’IIS13N‘-7L;z31s CP i;-aF’rrilr,~z.hL GErtF‘AL;.PcJ MA:&.;.: 1llllllllllllllllIlllllllll LM098138 We have made d sur;ley of th* extent intxern31 audits of fFr,ancicl repGn:ts that and agencies (agencic:s i were recyirer! to and the extent that merit of the Treasury TieWed accounLing systems producing 2ic ! ._ and frequency of Zedcrai d*partz~nts sab,r.it: to C;7e ...
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Date June 18, 1976 |
Report No. ID-76-28 |
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Reports and Testimonies t -W. . t -.- --_I ,. --__--. . :. “., s& -.- --This is an uwlasdk&ge& &rnished in lieu of a report containing clsssif~~d~e&ri~ information. COMPTROLLER GENERAL’S REPORT TO THE CONGRESS PROGRESS AND OrJTLOOK FCR U.S. SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO THE REPUBLIC S? KOREA Departments of Defense and State - ‘-“---.vr * . DIGEST -m-m-This report should be helpful in determining the natc:‘e and security ...
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Date June 18, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-76-312 |
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Reports and Testimonies Dqslsy y& 03 73 REPORT TO TH.. CYINGRESS -J BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES t (, ** ,c\’ .3 Improvements Needed In Operating And Maintaining Waste Water Treatment Plants Department of Defense to GAO’ findings at 20 military s In reactin to correct plant, bases, De 3 ense promised equipment, staffing, training, and testing problems at its waste water treatment plants to comply with ...
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Date June 18, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-75-451 |
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Reports and Testimonies 1 -, , + 1 ; T TO THE CONGRESS L\$RAR’l SWEM Flying-Fiour Programs Of The Military Services: Opportunities For Improved Management Department of Defense Military flying cost about $2.7 billion in fiscal year 1975. Most of the flying was for developing and maintaining proficiency as an element of military readiness. Effective management of this flying requires a system that can relate planned and ...
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Date June 17, 1976 |
Report No. 089546 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNITED STATES GENERAL A~CCNJNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION JUN 17 1976 oqw Mr. Leonard F. Chapman, Commlssloner, Immlgratlon Naturallzatlon Service Department of Justlce Dear Mr. Chapman. Jr. and 1 evlew of the Immlgratlon and Naturallzatlon We have completed a llmlted Our review Included an examlnatlon Service's (INS) allen removal &k ograml of the practices and ...
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Date June 17, 1976 |
Report No. 089545 |
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Reports and Testimonies c RESOURC13S DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION Mr. Richard L. Feltner AssIstant Secretary for and Consumer Servxes Department of Agrxulture Dear. Mr. Feltner Marbetxng v- we have been lookxng Into In response to a congressronal lnqulry, varxous proposals to strcngthen the food stamp program's ldentLfrcatlon These proposals include (1) rtsxng photo requirements for reclplents Identlfxatlon cards ...
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Date June 17, 1976 |
Report No. FOD-76-14 |
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Reports and Testimonies , Allocating general corporate expenses to the electrical power rates charged other U.S. Government agencies in the Canal Zone is proper. But such rates should be determined on the basis of pooling the cost of generating hydroelectric and thermalelectric power. Adj.ustments should be made in hospital rate brllrngs to other U.S. Government agencies to insure full recovery of costs as required by ...
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Date June 17, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-75-101 |
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Reports and Testimonies d * I ‘A REPORT TO BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED STATES i’BRA@y SYQq Problems In Developing The Advanced Logistics System Department of the Air Force The Advanced Logistics System was intended to modernize the Department of the Air management activities Force’s logistics through automation. GAO concluded that the Air Force has not exercised prudent management during the system’s development. ...
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Date June 16, 1976 |
Report No. ID-76-19 |
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Reports and Testimonies * 9p/yy ak0- OqEI 4L 5 _ GEN&ETED S TA TES i GIjRL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Improvement Needed In Language Training And Assignments For U.S. Personnel Overseas Department of State United States Information Agency The Department of State and the United States Information Agency are required by law to designate Foreign Service Officer positions which require knowledge of a foreign language and to fill them ...
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Date June 16, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-75-35 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE UNITED STA TES GENERAL ACCOUNTING RFIP LIBRARY SYSTEM What Can Be Done To Improve The Management Of Money And Staff? District of Columbia Public Schools Accumulating and relating costs of education to student achievement could help school management determine if it is getting the most benefit for each dollar spent. To do this the District of Columbia Public ...
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Date June 16, 1976 |
Report No. MWD-76-59 |
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Reports and Testimonies 1 J-r REPORT TO THE ChiGRE BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Federal Efforts To Protect The Public From Cancer-Causing Chemicals Are Not Very Effective Federal efforts to protect the public from cancer-causing chemicals have not been too successful. Although Federal agencies, including the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare; the Environmental Protection Agency; ...
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Date June 15, 1976 |
Report No. HRD-76-140 |
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Reports and Testimonies Scholarship Program. We excluded from the analysis, nanScholarship-Prcgras-related Federal funding (such as Federal cspitation and research grants) provi.ded to medical schools by var ions Federal agencies. Such filndina is made available to civilian schools for reasons totally u.,related to the Scholarship Progran and will continue regardless of whetiier . the Program continues a analysis is ...
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Date June 15, 1976 |
Report No. OSP-76-25 |
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Reports and Testimonies WASWINGTCXJ. D.C. ZfSMJ Ame B-156603 15, 1976 The Honorable George f4iller The Honorable John Moss House of k?resentatives 4 .e pJ p$\\J~~~ \ llslllllllllllllllllllllu LM098147 Gentlemen: This is in resoonse to Comptroller General. Your on Outer Continental Shelf Intericr's ofi snore roysity tionship between rr,ajor oil the Federal Government. your letter of SeDterSer 9, 7975, to the letter asked ...
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Date June 15, 1976 |
Report No. CED-76-123 |
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Reports and Testimonies &q-j=4 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED STATES D.C. 20548 2 H-125053 The Honorable Herman E. Talmadge Committee on Agriculture Chairman, and Forestry United States Senate I- Dear Mr. Chairman: of May 26, 1976, confirmed an earlier informal Office review the[~back-up data supporting the , Products Association’s,discussion paper of opposition to S. 3091&-the proposed National out of ...
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Date June 15, 1976 |
Report No. 094652 |
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Reports and Testimonies r - - * 1. . -- 1111Il11lllllllll I111 1l1l 11 l 094652 REMARKS OF ELlYER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE OCCASION OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE EASTERN REGION OF THE bC 6 INTERNATIONAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION '4376 ST. THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS JUNE 15, 1976 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT: THE STARTING PLACE The theme o f your conference--Look Back - B Proud e - Look Ahead ...
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Date June 15, 1976 |
Report No. OSP-76-21 |
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Reports and Testimonies REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ~''-, BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Improvements Still Needed In Federal Energy Data Collection, Analysis, And Reporting Two years ago GAO reported on the need to improve Federal efforts in collecting, analyzing, and reporting energy data. Because the adequacy of Federal energy data continues to be a controversial subject, GAO updated its earlier effort and ...
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Date June 14, 1976 |
Report No. MWD-76-62 |
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Date June 14, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-76-440 |
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Reports and Testimonies T09 VST UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE JUN l i976 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCO UNTING OFFICE LIBRARY SYSTEM Opportunities For The Navy To Reduce Its Requirements For Avionics Testing Stations Department of Defense Repairing the complex avionics of modern carrier aircraft requires costly testers. GAO reviewed the implementation of the Navy's Versatile Avionics Shop Test system and recommends ...
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Date June 14, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-101 |
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Reports and Testimonies REPORT TO THE CONGRESS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Opportunities For More Effective Use Of Animal Manure Environmental Protection Agency Department of Agriculture Energy Research and Development Administration Manure is a valuable economic asset which can be used as fertilizer or from which byproducts can be recovered. The Department of Agriculture should increase its efforts ...
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Date June 11, 1976 |
Report No. MWD-76-73 |
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Reports and Testimonies .4 I REPORT TO THE COl’?if?kESS BY THE CQMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES - Problems Administering Supplemental Security Income For The Aged, Blind, And Disabled Social Security Administration Department df Health, Education, and Welfare After over 2 years the Social Security Administration still faces considerable difficulties in making the Supplemental Security Income program an effective, ...
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Date June 11, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-75-309 |
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Reports and Testimonies REPORT TO THE CONGRESS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES UNITED STATES [EIIRAL AnCOUnlll llTNG OcFFIC JUN 11 1976 Improvements NdedYSedTETo Prevent Unnecessary Construction Of Reserve Forces Facilities Department of Defense In this review, GAO points out that Reserve Forces facilities could be obtained faster and cheaper by making greater use of existing facilities and by ...
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Date June 8, 1976 |
Report No. 094276 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE DALLAS SUITE 800, DALLAS, REGIONAL 1200 MAIN TEXAS OFFICE TOWER .()(ry276 JUN 08 1976 : 75202 Commander U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command ; 1 : P. 0. Box 209 St. Louis, Missouri 63166 Dear Commander: 1 2 /' Our review of pricing of selected contracts at Bell Helicopter Textron (formerly Bell Helicopter Company), Fort Worth, Texas, indicates ' action should ...
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Date June 8, 1976 |
Report No. PSAD-76-148 |
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Reports and Testimonies REPORT TO THE CONGRESS o llss V-D StH 4 BY THE COMPTROLLER GEN.iERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Information On The Requirement For Strategic Airlift Department of Defense Defense officials have not provided sufficient data to the Congress to properly consider the needs for newialternative airlift programs. UNITED STATES The airlift program goals may not be adIfiRAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE able. It is ...
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