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| Date June 8, 1976 |
Report No. 094653 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNITED STATES GENERAi ACC3UNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 0-w r3 , FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED TUESDAY JUNE 8, 1976 STATEMENT OF ELMER 8. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PRIORITIES * -l-MT 8 AND ECONOMY IN GOVERNMENT'0u'70 JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE We are pleased our current In particular, on Government relating to appear here this morning major at ...
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| Date June 8, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-113 |
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Reports and Testimonies REPORT TON GEIETI5OUVVNVRESS JUN U 1976 OqgIsV ENERAL BY THE COMPTROL4W,, OF THE UNITED STATES Quality Of Amtrak Rail Passenger Service Still Hampered By Inadequate Maintenance Of Equipment The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) After 4-1/2 years of effort, U.S. rail passengers cannot consistently expect ontime service in clean and comfortable cars. If the public is to be provided ...
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| Date June 7, 1976 |
Report No. 094279 |
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| Date June 7, 1976 |
Report No. 094278 |
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| Date June 7, 1976 |
Report No. 094277 |
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| Date June 7, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-76-78 |
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Reports and Testimonies COMPTROLLER GENERii WASHINGTON. Oz;iI-iE D.C. UNITED 20548 STATES B-114874 The Honorable Herbert House of Representatives Dear Mr. Harris: E. Harris II Pursuant to your request of June 26, 1975, this is our report on the alleged improprieties at the United States Postal Service’s Northern Virginia Sectional Center Facility, Merrifield, Virginia. A summary of our findings with regard to each of the ...
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| Date June 7, 1976 |
Report No. 089588 |
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Reports and Testimonies ( *D UN~TEDSYATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISIOeN f i- Mr. John Corporation District Dear Mr. R. Risher, Counsel of Columbia Risher: Jr. Government " During our review of the administration of taxes in the District of Columbia, which are self-assessed by the taxpayer, we examined the available information on the District's prosecution of tax ...
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| Date June 7, 1976 |
Report No. 089587 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 c*z DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DlVlSION The Honorable James L. Young Assistant Secretary for Housing Management Department of Housing and Urban Development Dear Mr. Young: The General Accounting Office recently completed a review of certain operations of the Department-subsidized Sheridan Manor and Hanover Village housing projects in the ...
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| Date June 7, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-76-432 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCnlpTi3 OrFFICE 1 X,' ~UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCO UNTING OFFIO&EYSTEJr Observations For Improving Depot-Level Maintenance Construction InThe Department Of Defense DOD installations develop and submit' mainterra-nee --coistructi0on requirements through :eaj/dquarters" levels to the Congress without full consideration to alternative sources and valid supporting justification ...
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| Date June 4, 1976 |
Report No. B-183920 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC. 20548 Energy afl8-$iwerala Illllllll111111111111111111 lllll Ill Ill1 Ill1 LM098158 B-183920, i. 3UN 4 1978 F I ~ / Administrator, Development Dear Dr. Energy Research Administration and cG SeamanS: Cl A K During our review of the safeguards and security of the Energy Research and Development Administration’s (ERDA) Rocky Flats Plutonium Fat il ...
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| Date June 4, 1976 |
Report No. 094280 |
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| Date June 4, 1976 |
Report No. 098157 |
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Reports and Testimonies ,, ' , ,,5 , 7 I i>.. '.'. f :I; .. ) UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE ROOM 201, 415 FIRST AVENUE NORTH ct"CE i::SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98109 q JUN 4 1976 r s Mr. Donald P. Hodel, Administrator Bonneville Power Administration m. P. O. Box 3621 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear Mr. Hodel: At the request of Senator Henry Jackson, we have reviewed three cost studies prepared by BPA to ...
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| Date June 3, 1976 |
Report No. 094654 |
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| Date June 3, 1976 |
Report No. MWD-76-136 |
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Reports and Testimonies REPORT TO THE CONGRESS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Federal Fire Safety Requireme Do Not Insure Life Safety In Nursing Home Fires Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Two Chicago nursing home fires killed 31 people during early 1976. GAO was asked to investigate reasons for the severity of the fires and to suggest possible actions to avoid similar situations. GAO ...
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| Date June 3, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-119 |
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Reports and Testimonies ~"~"~" cco*, REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL a OF THE UNITED STATES O NO Appraisal Procedures And Solutions To Problems Involving The 160-Acre Limitation Provision Of Reclamation Law Department of the Interior Improvements are needed in Bureau of Reclamation appraisal techniques to insure that large landowners in the Westlands Water District do not sell their excess lands at values which include ...
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| Date June 3, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-75-436 |
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Reports and Testimonies REPORT TO T7HE CONGRESS q UN-TED STAJES GENERAM ACCOUNTING OFFICE G BY THE COMPTROD.JLEItENERAL OF THE UNITED SUJPSM Manufacturing Technology A Changing Challenge To Improved Productivity With new technology, the United States can increase the productivity of industries that produce goods in small lots. Many foreign industrial nations have ways of diffusing technological advances throughout their ...
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| Date June 2, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-76-123 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNI'.ED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE .: WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 \ LOGISTICS ANO COMMUNICATIONQS oav4iom J cn , e- I;; 7( B-115369 Lt. General Lew Allen, Jr. Director, National Security Agency Fort George G. Ieade. Maryland 20755 Dear General Allen: We have reviewed certain of the methods of acquiring automatic data processing (ADP) -quipment at the National Security Agency. Our review included ...
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| Date June 2, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-76-80 |
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Reports and Testimonies REPORT TO THEISHOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY 5ixT~" s>? Gl ,.' 1'Ccou
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| Date June 1, 1976 |
Report No. ACG-76-28 |
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Reports and Testimonies COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE UNITED 2OS48 STATES June 1, 1976 B-115398 Speaker of the House President of the Senate submitted to the Congress On April 13, 1976, the President his 13th special message for fiscal year 1976 pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The revised deferral (D7612B) submitted in the message increases by $3.9 million the amount previously deferred for ...
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| Date June 1, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-76-89 |
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Reports and Testimonies r . * . 1 B-lSiJGi.8 %\ ._ The IIc,lnorable P~nzc 5. Fasc~ll,. Reuse of Rcprescntat i.ves >+7 Dear Mr. Fascoll: * lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM099989 . i ’ \A’-2 are respondir‘g TV to your December 12, 1575, letter supporting ProfcC;sor Ian S, Luytjcs’ rcqutist th;sr. the General .Iccount ing i)f fi::c -tudv the pricing of Rurcalr of the Census fQrcign tra, ..:a ‘t:ancs. YOIl s tcltcd that ...
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| Date June 1, 1976 |
Report No. MWD-76-132 |
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Reports and Testimonies ,, 4, *-F,,.. : I! ,. ;, ., i aa, ‘;( P 1, ,F pi I r * * “. / i GENERAL WASHINGTON. - . 1 - h: d, >!. ,I_ ,j:T j. : . c 4”D-7&/3.2.. = i j ., - OMPI-ROLLER OF D.C. TWE UNITED j : b : I STATES ; 6-b7.A 20948 I ’ li -,* CB p’r ‘L. & ., The Honorable John C. PIOSS j 1iOSC / The Honorable Charlc:s ,< j ‘: ,,i2 llouse of lZcpresentativq2 1,’ ; p, Ji‘2. ‘Ike December 4, 1975, letter from you requested ...
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| Date June 1, 1976 |
Report No. 094655 |
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Reports and Testimonies U N I T E D STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ADDRESS BY ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COLLOQUIUM SERIES UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS A A O SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY LMS LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO J U N E 1, 1 9 7 6 v'4 0 7 7 RECENT DEVELOPMENT I N S C I E N C E AND TECHNOLOGY: PROGRESS AND CONCERNS Having r e c e i v e d i n v i t a t i o n s on many o c c ...
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| Date June 1, 1976 |
Report No. ID-76-63 |
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Reports and Testimonies XAt- O~0163 REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ..-. ;o s BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL 'OF THE UNITED ST t GE Nt ' ' Evacuation And Temporary Care Afforded Indochinese Refugees-Operation New Life Over an 8-month span, more than 140,000 refugees were moved from war-torn Indochina to peaceful environments in America and third countries. Certain management problems, however, resulted in some excessive costs and ...
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| Date June 1, 1976 |
Report No. ID-76-51 |
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Reports and Testimonies - -. ’ REPQRT TO THE CONGRESS ‘h (11, * \‘-- 111111111111111 LM096164 -- A Growing Ccncerrt ..I) Departme& of State and Defense \ e. Attempts to place into perspective the key issues related to areas of concern in the foreign military sales program iire dcsrribcd in this report. I it includes a summary of recent GA3 reviews ortunities for m;lnagq which iden:if.ied-o men-t---improvemen. of forergn ...
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| Date June 1, 1976 |
Report No. PAD-77-5 |
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Reports and Testimonies Ill lll III I lllI I I Ill 098168 : .,-- . ~ , . .~. T . . , . - . ,. ... I . -. .... .. . -. ... - PAD-77-5 , ' Elmer B . S t a a t s Comptroller General of the United States Robert F. Keller Deputy Comptroller General ' Phillip S. Hughes Assistant Comptroller General **** Office Of Program Analysis Harry S. Havens Director Dean K . Crowther Deputy Director The 1976 Congressional Sourcebook ...
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| Date June 1, 1976 |
Report No. 095094 |
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Reports and Testimonies . . i I . i- .- - . , -..~ , ,. . .. .. , - . .. ~ ,.,.. -. . . -,-.. . . . -- . i Washington, D X . 205413 J r r LEGISLATION RELATING TO THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Prepared by the OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL - U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE June 1976 i FOREWORD Since the enactment of the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921, which created the General Accounting Office, numerous statutes have ...
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| Date May 28, 1976 |
Report No. 094281 |
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| Date May 28, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-118 |
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Reports and Testimonies REPORT OF THE TROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES History ) The East Street Valley Expressway has been plagued with problems. However, most of the problems, including the route design, preparation, and submission of an environmental impact statement, have been resolved. Final Federal approval is expected by the end of July 1976. If this occurs, property acquisition is scheduled to be completed in ...
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| Date May 28, 1976 |
Report No. ID-76-61 |
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Reports and Testimonies Marketing systems and agricultural policies of major grain and soybean producing and exporting countries vary with the political orientation toward the agricultural sector. An assortment of plans are operating in these countries to implement domestic and export marketing systems. This report was made in response to a request by the Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations, Senate Committee on ...
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| Date May 28, 1976 |
Report No. MWD-76-86 |
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Reports and Testimonies REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES The Federal Equal Employment Program For Northeast Oklahoma Construction Projects Is Weak Department and Other of Labor Agencies The contract compliance program is intended to insure that Government contractors follow equal employment practices. The program for construction contractors in northeast Oklahoma should be better administered and ...
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| Date May 28, 1976 |
Report No. OSP-76-14 |
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Reports and Testimonies + . -4. l -p&-/J@? i ORT TO THE CONGRESS @P +?P q433) @if %$,,, BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE UlWTEll STATkS LM099331 GEN$R/f-!i$;:q %..+ %>X.!.' to ur:derI.ie agency ?osj tions need to be chau~,ed." 35 BEST DOCUMENT AVAtLABK APPENDIX V APPENDIX, V . I autlYxi.ty If tI;at such agencies is unquestioned in this legislati:>n. directly to the Congress, abused, the agencies should be anwerable over what ...
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| Date May 27, 1976 |
Report No. OSP-76-27 |
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Reports and Testimonies thy 27, 1977: B-178205 llMlllllillIl~llllllllllllllllllllll LM099339 The Honorable Philip R. Sharp House of Rept2sentatfves Oear Mr. Sharp: Ylrclr Harch 16, 1976, letter to the Comptroller General, requested that we assess the program of th2 Qepartment of CoTmercc vrhi::h conveyed "SayEnergy Citations" to American industry. Y0f.i ~3-2 p&icularly interested in pessibl e duolication of efforts 5y “t ...
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| Date May 27, 1976 |
Report No. FGMSD-76-58 |
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Reports and Testimonies 0943 Dear Wr . Chairaar,: Enclosed k-our .suZmary oj(ixprore:xent actions taken by t11e QvC-rxment Prlm;trng Off~ce in resDC>nse to is!112 Ge:ierXl Aecour,ting Gffice report entitled "cp$ortunities to Improve the Utilizzcior* and Eiar.agenent of Autcmatic Data PZOCeSSi:ig Ri:~soLlrces) Gcverrzont ?rinting Off ict" dated February 26, 1975 l h our recommendation, the Public Printer h 25 t~sslgne& a ...
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| Date May 27, 1976 |
Report No. FOD-76-11 |
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Reports and Testimonies t TO THE coNG~~#~o9q3~~ GENERALACCOLMING OFFICF F UNITED STATES LIBRARY SYSTEM ents Of Canal Company And nal Zone Government I Years1975 And 1974 FOD-76- 11 COMPTROLLER GENERAL. WASHINGTON. OF THE DC. UNITED STATE!3 20546 B-114839 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Pursuant to the Government Corporation Control Act statements (31 U.S.C. 841), we have ...
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| Date May 27, 1976 |
Report No. 094657 |
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Reports and Testimonies ADDRESS BY ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER FEDERAL EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATION SAN FPmCISCO, CL4LIFORNIA M P 27, 1976 A AUDITING IN GOVERNMENT-HOW IT SERVES MANAGEMENT TODAY AND WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS INTRODUCTION I a m very pleased t o be h e r e today t o speak t o t h i s j o i n t meeting of - t h e Federal Executive Board and t h e Association of Government Accountants. It gives m e a unique opportunity ...
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| Date May 27, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-76-64 |
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Reports and Testimonies TO THE CONGRESS VWJ COMPTROLLER GENERAL UNITED STATES Needed In Sharing Act For/ ’ n Tribes And Native Villages / ent of the Treasury Although the Revenue Sharing Act provides that Indian tribes and Alaskan native villages “substantial governmental which perform functions” are eligible to receive revenue sharing, more reasonable and uniform eligibility determinations are required. GAO recommends ...
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| Date May 26, 1976 |
Report No. ACG-76-27 |
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Reports and Testimonies COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 205.48 ow33? PU /yf-y@M”H-‘~ LM099339 ’ ~ ‘pTr&b LY /TO S&m;flLy /c? #4y9f74s/iAfJ3flfff - -/G-J the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representives lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIII We were furnished copies of deferrals which the President submitted to the Congress on May 13, 1976, in his 15th special message for ...
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| Date May 26, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-68 |
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Reports and Testimonies Energy Research and Development -uclear Regulatory Commission Administr’ation The Senate Committee on Government 0 erations asked GAO to review the Loss-of-F P uidTest facility. This report discusses the --reasons for the major change in program objectives midway during the project; --cost growth and schedule which were incurred; slippages --relationship between the Energy Research and Development ...
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| Date May 26, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-68-A |
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Reports and Testimonies Pagle ---- REPORT TO THE U,S. GENERAL ACCOUCJT%IUG OFFICE ON THE REVIEih OF THE NRC/ERDA TEST FACI[LI'I'Y LOSS-OF-FLUID NOVEMIBER 15, 1975 Joseph M, Hendrcie Consulting Engineer 4 Eastgaee Drive Sayville, New York PI782 REPORT TO THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ON ILOFT QUESTIONS November * 1. 95: 1975 1s the current plan noa: plo use LOFT for a meltdown experiment in the best intelrests of nuclear ...
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| Date May 25, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-115 |
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Reports and Testimonies COMPTROLLEd GBNERMLOPTHELUNITEOSTAES RELEASED :r 6. The Honorable John J. Sparkman, Chairman Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: 71 ‘- I_ I !; '/ In your October 20, 1975, letter, you asked us to analyze a report by t e Departmer. ,s of Housing and Urban Development and the Treasury on th.c feasibility ...
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| Date May 25, 1976 |
Report No. ACG-76-26 |
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Reports and Testimonies COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHLNGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED ‘STATES 20543 May 2.5, 1976 B-115398 We were furnished copies of deferrals which the President submitted to the Congress on April 26, 1976, in his 14th special message for fiscal year 1976 pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The special message transmits two revised deferrals. The President estimates that the impoundments will have no ...
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| Date May 25, 1976 |
Report No. PSAD-76-142 |
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Reports and Testimonies TQF TRQLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES rement Of Beef By The nt Of DefenseAre We Getting Our Money’s Worth? The Department of Defense beef procurement program needs improvement. GAO’s review and the results of the Defense Supply Agency special beef inspections show that the military services did not receive the high-quality beef which Defense specifications require and for which the services ...
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| Date May 24, 1976 |
Report No. OSP-76-23 |
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Reports and Testimonies ‘ OFFICE l i WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OF SPEUAL PROGRAMS ENERGY .YATERlAU iFGGD . REGULATORY May 24, 1976 REVIEW REPORTS The Honorable United States Dear Senator (. .-'_ , Patrick Senate Leahy: 3.. Leafiy - Your letter of March 10, 1976, requested that we calculate actual personnel turnover rates for calendar year 1975 in each of the Federal Energy Administration’s (FEA) national components and ...
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| Date May 24, 1976 |
Report No. 089589 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL 26 FEDERAL OFFICE PLAZA 08458’3 NEWYDRK,NEWYORK 10007 Mr. William Toby, Acting Regional Commissioner Social and Rehabilitation Service Region II Department of ImIealth, Education and Welfare 26 Federal Plaza’ New York, Ne\f York 1000.7 Dear bIr, Toby: , During our review of the system for managing spend-down payments which we believe warrants by the ...
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| Date May 24, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-111 |
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Reports and Testimonies . by t&Q Qfiiico Of Cm&clc-f&d CENfZRAL WMHIHBTON. R&t’tBtIS,OF THF UNITED D.C. ?L US c STATES COMPTROUR B-118718 c.i I-_ The Honorable Walter F. Mondale United States Senate D&ar Senator Mondale: MAY 2 d 1376’ ! I ’ In accordance with your request of October 30, 1975, and subsequent agreements reached with your office, we examined thekecent rent increase at Q a ~ous3-rtg at Hug supported housing ...
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| Date May 24, 1976 |
Report No. 099341 |
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Reports and Testimonies I General . i . Accomtfng lllll~lllll~lllllllllllll~ LM099341 ilniteci States Cf+fse lashington, 5.C. 23548 Statement of Monte Canfield, Jr. Director, Division of Energy and Minerals ' before the Subcomnittee oh Econoraic Stabilization, Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing ';" United States tiouse of Representatives on and Commercializing Energ:; Teshnolcc~~ 3 Mr. Chairman today and Members ...
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| Date May 24, 1976 |
Report No. 094658 |
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| Date May 24, 1976 |
Report No. 089590 |
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Reports and Testimonies UNITED STATES GENERAL DALLAS REGIONAL 800, 1200 ACCOIJNT~NG OFFICE TOWER MAIN OFFICE o - SUITE 84x90 DALLAS, TEXAS 75202 \ Mr. Bernard B. Lynn Director Defense Contract Audit Huilding 4 Cameron Station Alexandria, Virginia 22314 Dear Mr. Lynn: Agency 6, ; E;nclosed for your information is a copy of a report that we rfxentIy issued to the Commandi~r, Naval Air Systems Command (X41'li:R), covering ...
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| Date May 24, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-108 |
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Reports and Testimonies Actions Taken By The Federa I Psbver Cam t-nission On Prior l?ecommendatio~s Concernjng Regulation Of a The Natural Gas industry And Management Of Internal Operations Ths Cornmission implemented most of GAO’s prior recommendations, and the actions it took enhanced its ability to effectively regulate the natural gas industry. . Fic’0-.76- 106 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF THE D.C. UNITED Sl-Al ...
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| Date May 21, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-109 |
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Reports and Testimonies c UrwmSmCj GENERAL~~COUNT~NG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 205% R,XOVRCES DEVELOPMF’4f AND ECCWFMIC DIVISIW4 The Secretary Dear Mr. of Agriculture . ‘:,‘ .~ 1 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM099344 Secretary: 1 ‘. 1 :< ., We have reviewed the Farmers Home Administraticn’s ITmHA’s) Novr:;tber 1974 sale pf $100 million of certificates .3f beneficial ownership (CBOs) to a security brokerage firm. We made ...
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