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Date March 9, 1976 Report No. 094297 Title

Financial Management: Audit of Accounts at the Third Infantry Division

Reports and Testimonies

Date March 9, 1976 Report No. 094296 Title

Financial Management: Audit of Accounts at the U.S. Army Troop Support Command

Reports and Testimonies

” / c Q L-J , UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL 8112 FEDERAL FIFTH AND OFFICE MAIN OFF1 GE BUILQING STREETS CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202 AT /bb

Date March 9, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-62 Title

Financial Management: Audit of the Library of Congress Disbursing Officer's Account

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, GENERAL GO’dERNN1ENT DIVISION WASHINGTON, DC. ; lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM099926 B-133391 MAR 9 5976 The Honorable Daniel J. Librarian of Congress Dear Dr. Boorstfn: Boorstin the In response to your Library's Disbursing letter of Officer's November account. 24, 1975, we have audited Our review of the Disbursing Off':er's account 1976, showed that he was accountable for $55,130.31 ...

Date March 9, 1976 Report No. LCD-76-109 Title

Financial Management: Opportunities for Reducing Office Copier Costs in Multi-Agency Federal Buildings

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llllllillllllllllllllllllll~ LMO99925 General Services A&ministration i+4K@@~i7 Agencies in multi-agency Federal buildings generally obtain off ice copiers independently of other building occupants. As a result, copier costs are increased and copiers are not efficiently utilized. Centralized management of office copiers in Federal buildings could result in reduced costs by identifying copier needs ...

Date March 9, 1976 Report No. 090776 Title

Government Operations: Postal Service's Vehicle Maintenance Program

Reports and Testimonies

. UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION MAR 9 1976 / 1 Mr. Edward Dorsey Senior Assistant Postmaster General for Operations United States Postal Service Dear Mr., Dorsey: In November 1975, the General Accounting Office reported on the operations of the Postal Service’s centralized automotive parts distribution system. As an adjunct of that review ...

Date March 9, 1976 Report No. 090777 Title

Government Operations: Postal Service's Vehicle Safety Program

Reports and Testimonies

j j I QEZNERAL GOVERNMENT DiVlSION I Mr. James R. Braughton Assistant Postmas%er General for Delivery Services U.S. Postal Service a Dear Mr. Braughton: The’ General Accounting Office has compl.eted its assessment of the Service’s vehicle safety program. We be1 ieve that greater compliance at the local level with existing national policies and the strengthening of certain national policies would ...

Date March 9, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-101 Title

Health: Administration and Subsequent Termination by the National Center for Health Services Research, HEW, of a Research Demonstration Grant to the University of Southern California for Project SEARCH

Reports and Testimonies

CDMPTROUER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE 20348 UNITED STATES r i, ‘- The Honorable Alphonzo House of Representatives Mr. Bell: Bell K! Dear p , j ‘I e 2 I In a November 21, 1974, letter, you and Congressman Meeds ’ d asked us to obtain information relating to the

Date March 9, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-100 Title

Health: Administration and Subsequent Termination by the National Center for Health Services Research, HEW, of a Research Demonstration Grant to the University of Southern California for Project Search

Reports and Testimonies

B-164031 . { 5) The Honorable Lloyd Meeds House of Representatives Dear Mr. Meeds: e... s “, In a November 21, 1974, letter, you and Congressman Bell asked us to obtain information relating to the (administration ) and subsequent termination by the National Center for Health Services Research, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), of a 5-year research demonstration grant to : the ...

Date March 9, 1976 Report No. 094295 Title

National Defense: Review of the Army's Procedures and Controls for Processing Pay and Allowances

Reports and Testimonies

UMTED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL Uti2 FEDERAL FIFTH AND OFFICE MAIN OFFlCE BUILDING STREETS CINCINNATI, 0~16 45202 LEAVJZERRORS ? _., We reviewed the recosds %-f 1.00 service me~mbers admin:i.stratively nssigned to the U.S. &my Stud.ent Detachment at Fort Ben jamixl Harrison but duty stationed elsewhere. In 15 cases .kave used 'was not recwded on members' lenv~ records and/or ...

Date March 9, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-51 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: More Effective Action Needed To Control Abuse and Diversion in Methadone Treatment Programs

Reports and Testimonies

co UNITED OLL STATE AL ore Effective Actio’n eeded To Co buse And Diversi Food, and Drug Administration Department of Health, Education, Drug Enforcement Administration Department of Justice Methadone--a synthetic narcotic with a high potential for abuse--has been used increasingly in treatment programs. Its diversion and abuse has resulted in a number of deaths. Some of the treatment programs ...

Date March 9, 1976 Report No. 099927 Title

Energy: Improvement of Federal Capabilities To Collect and Analyze Energy Data

Reports and Testimonies

* I 4.. 3 * UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 11:OO a.m., EST 9z;6q % i&, PWX&IJ S. HUGHES ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER GENERWTHE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS ON S. 1864 THE ENERGY INFORMATION ACT I11111111Ill1 11111 Ill III 11111111 LM099927 This the Federal Committee has had a long capability ...

Date March 8, 1976 Report No. RED-76-77 Title

Government Operations: Review of Rehabilitation Loan Programs in Chicago and San Francisco

Reports and Testimonies

-. UNITED STATESGENERALACCCNJNTING OFFICE WAOHiNcXON, US. 2G548 #LQQUnCYB BLWLItPPMtiNT AND KCONQMIC OIVIBIOY MAR8 R-171500 1976 The ilenor able of Housing Development and The Secretary js-g-d Gad?3 Urban GAO has reviewed HUD‘s rehabilits+ion loan programs in to see whether (1) the proqr;ims Chicago and S.n Francisco are reaching property owners of low an.1 moderate incomes and/or limited economic ...

Date March 8, 1976 Report No. PSAD-76-78 Title

Government Operations: Second GAO Report on Need for Better Control Over Government-Furnished Material Provided to Defense Overhaul and Repair Contractors

Reports and Testimonies

Second GA Report On For Better Control Over Government urnish Provided fense And Repair Contractors Department Defense of the. Air Supply Agency Force A e-P,01$~33gl&c@O~s~ -.. Air Force overhaul and repair contractorsare given about $200 million of Government material every year. The Air Force, however, does not have the necessary records to hold the contractors accountable for this material. GAO ...

Date March 5, 1976 Report No. FPCD-76-12C Title

Education: Student Attrition at the Five Federal Service Academies - Enclosure C

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. BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED ST&aEf Qq[+pn Illllllll11111111 11111 1111 III lllll Ill Ill11 T? J// ” %$, 9?& “4&s @g LM099936 @+?a Q$J v 4ff T$P Departments Commbce, Student Attrition A?%jxz Federal Service Ac,adc?knies ti+ &@ &+ of Defense, 4 fihL4 QP and Transportation ENCLOSURE C jz!&?&d~~QBbq~ CHARACTERISTICS OF ACADEMY STUDENTS FPCD-7612C MARCH 51976 Contents Page CHAPTER 1 ...

Date March 5, 1976 Report No. FPCD-76-12B Title

Education: Student Attrition at the Five Federal Service Academies. Enclosure B:

Reports and Testimonies

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL uNml STLQ GEnrERAl ACCQ~~~,~,,, ti llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllIImc,r LM099934 f@iA 8 79T6 nt Attrition At The Five ederal Service Academks Departments Commerce, /“,&;bb87’/ of Defense, /“;,[!A’Jo@5 llBRARY SYSQ and Transportation &HOUO~S ENCLOSUREB REVIEWOF STUDIES ACADEMYATTRITION RELATED ISSUES FPCD-76-12B Contents -------.----_---PREFACE CHAPTER 1 ...

Date March 5, 1976 Report No. 089574 Title

Government Operations: Survey of the Records Center Operation at Kansas City District

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFJCE FEGlONAL ROOM 717. GATEWAY 4’n.i AND OFFICE II BUtlDlNG STATE KANSAS Qrr, KANSAS 66101 “parch;s, 1976 Colonel Richard L. Curl i DLsW.ct ! Engineer \ ‘1 Kansas City District B&ted States Army Corps of Engineers r’ederal Building 601 East 12th 64~1% Kansas City, tttissouri Dear Colonel Curl: . - Durkg our survey of General Services Administration (GSA) ~“ ...

Date March 5, 1976 Report No. RED-76-80 Title

Natural Resources: Descriptive Data on Garrison Diversion Unit and Other Reclamation Projects

Reports and Testimonies

r ; ? The Honorable Mark Andrews House of Representatives Dear Mr. Andrews: RELEASED In response to your request of November 5, 1975, and subsequent discussions with your office, we selected Bureau of Reclamation projects for comparison with certain aspects of the Bureau’s Garrison Diversion Unit in North Dakota. The comparative information we obtained on the projects is enclosed and is designed ...

Date March 5, 1976 Report No. FPCD-76-12 Title

Education: Student Attrition at the Five Federal Service Academies

Reports and Testimonies

7 e~~ci’.32397 I v i v oeq ‘*REPORT TO THE CONGRESS BY THE COMPTROLLER S;ENERAL OF THE UNITED STA!i&!%t? ‘%d:%: OFFICL-r “11 ^ \lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM099932 rnl& Iy 4 970’ LiBRARy SYST&j Student Attrition At The Five Federal Service Academies Departments Commerce, of Defense, and Transportation While some attrition--i.e., students’ leaving before graduation--is normal ...

Date March 5, 1976 Report No. LCD-76-405 Title

National Defense: Defense Supply Agency Could Reduce War Reserve Requirements for Medical Items

Reports and Testimonies

. . RT TO kjlj i? ,'I BY THE COMPTROLLER GENid%?L OF THE UNITED STATES LIB~msy~r&) LM099933 1llllllllllllllllll1llllllllllll Defense Supply Agency Could .. Reduce War Reserve Requirements For Medical Items This report discusses the feasibility of reducing war reserve requirements for medical supplies by improving the industrial preparedness planning program and the requirement computation ...

Date March 5, 1976 Report No. FPCD-75-169 Title

Government Operations: Improving the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Recruiting

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BYTHECOMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED STATES (!!fi!fNmdL Improving The Effectiveness And Efficiency Of Recruiting Department of Defense jh%%Wdti , Recruiting costs increased from $430 million in the last year of the draft to $508.1 million during the first year of the all-volunteer force. This report discusses the lack of central control for monitoring quality control, recruiter malpractice, and ...

Date March 5, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-61 Title

Government Operations: Summary of Observations on Postal Service Operations From July 1971 to January 1976

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GGD-76-61 MARCH 59197'6 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED STATES D.C. 20548 B-114874 . / _I' The General Accounting Office testified on February 20, 1976, before the Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service on certain proposed changes to the Postal Reorganization Act. As an addendum to our statement, we prepared a document entitled "A Sun-n-nary of Observations on Postal ...

Date March 5, 1976 Report No. FPCD-76-12A Title

Education: Student Attrition at the Five Federal Service Academies - Enclosure A

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8 Student Attrition At The Five Federal Service Academies& 2%-C&* 4 2o” vbb Departments of Defense, and Transportation Q-i4 P lot’ PC dQ\lRL rw= ,$-- Commerce, Ac,c TECHNICAL REPORT ON SURVEY OF FACTORSRELATED TO . FPCD-7612A Contents Page PREFACE CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Why our survey was necessary Biases in causal attrition Attribution in a social situation Attribution in a choice situation ...

Date March 4, 1976 Report No. FPCD-76-31 Title

Government Operations: Planning, Controlling, and Propriety of Training in Region VIII

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E~£NF.R LONT ., SATES "ENPiL",,T OFFI,' REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES C .3 F~ARB IBtRy 1976 TE Planning, Controlling, And Propriety Of Training In Region VIII 341 Department of Health, Education, and Welfare FPCD-16-31 ' A :I A, 1 976 702893 COMPTROLLER ENFRAL OC THE UNITD 9TA11 UM WAmIINOTO,. D.C. B-70896 The Honorable Patricia Schroeder House of Representatives Dear Mrs. ...

Date March 4, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-104 Title

Veterans Affairs: Administration of the Denver Veterans Administration Hospital

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COMPTROLLER ‘J’ I. GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE UNITED 20548 STATES I The Honorable United States Dear Senator Floyd K. Haskell Senate Haskell: ! and subsequent discussions In your March 17, 1975, letter we were requested to obtain information on with your off ice, the following aspects of the administration of the Denver Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital: --Emergency --Medical --Staff ...

Date March 4, 1976 Report No. FPCD-76-43 Title

National Defense: Contributory Retirement System for Military Personnel

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lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM099938 ire rssnnel Department of Defense Mi I itary retired pay costs are increasing sharply. In fiscal year 1965 there were 462,000 military retirees receiving $1.4 billion. For fiscal 1976, the military retired population had more than doubled to ‘I.1 million members receiving about $6.9 billion. Proposed legislative reform of the military retirement ...

Date March 3, 1976 Report No. FGMSD-76-39 Title

Information Management: Department of Labor Contractor-Held Property Management System

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1/11’1$ :! Is-fbS 345 i97s llllllMllllllllllllllllIllllllll LM099939 Mr. Aifrd Department 1.5. Zuck, of Labc.r Comptroller Ar Systea. the request of Hr. Richard E. Yilier I ~crmcr C?p:roiler, we Contractor-held Property Management The Contractor-heid Property Yznagezert Sysrem is designed to account for nonexpendable personal J:roFcrty the Colverr,-.ent furnishes to contr:>itc,:s and grantees to ...

Date March 3, 1976 Report No. LCD-76-206 Title

National Defense: Potential for Using Electric Vehicles on Federal Installations

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‘d EPORT OF C0MPTROLL f OF l-HE cJlvITEDs TL4 7-3s lllillillllilll1 llllllllll illillllll lllllllllllll LM099940 Potential For Using Electric Vehicles On F nstallations Many high-performance conventional vehicles are being used by Federal agencies for tasks which could be handled by lower performance vehicles that offer advantages of reduced costs, energy consumption, and air pollution. This ...

Date March 3, 1976 Report No. LCD-76-414 Title

National Defense: The Department Of Defense Can Improve Its Free-Asset Management

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! E5q '. 087449 REPQRT TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED S BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES The Department O f Defense Can lmwove Its Free-Asset Management Department o f Defense The Department of Defense generates funds from the sale of equipment for which there is no requirement for replacement in the Department's inventory. Receipts from sales are termed "free assets." This report ...

Date March 3, 1976 Report No. LCD-76-218 Title

National Defense: Increased Disposal Costs Due to Unnecessary Demilitarization

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Increased ue To nnecessar Dem ilitkization Department of Defense sts GAO found a need for better coordination and control between the property disposal activities of the Department of Defense, Defense Supply Agency, and the military services’ identifying and coding items requiring demilitarization. Because thousands of items were improperly coded as requiring demilitarization, they were destroyed. ...

Date March 3, 1976 Report No. ID-76-39 Title

Agriculture and Food: Agriculture's Implementation of GAO's Wheat Export Subsidy Recommendations and Related Matters

Reports and Testimonies

-, . 111\1\11111111\111 LM099941 , 3e 3re sending copies 5ffice of Management and Aaricult~~e- - I the Chairmar,, Execct - iw - DireCtok , Council PO1 icy. of Budzet; tk;s :he rspoirSecretzry to the @ire:tor, Ecor.or.ie F:olicv Or, izternztlciaf of &sar-d: and Econoroic the Contents PalIe DIGEST i CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 'r;ieat Export Sc.bsidy Program Pczlrpise of GAO review Agricuiture's propsed ...

Date March 1, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-52 Title

Financial Management: Examination of Records of the Finance Office, Fiscal Year 1975

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* l-louse of Representatives 0 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF THE UNITED D.C. 20148 STATES B-114864 * The Honorable Clerk of the Dear Mr. I Edmund L. Henshaw, Jr. House of Representatives il@@ % Henshaw: your office on June 12, 1975, we have of the Finance Office, House of Reprethe financial accountability of the June 30, 1975. G&-=, AND OTHER FUNDS &~~j, .f As requested by examined the ...

Date March 1, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-87 Title

Health: Comparative Administrative Cost of Processing Medicare Claims

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. . *h COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF DC. THE UNITED STATES 3 ~---- -i - \ 20348 . B-164031(4) Hot to be releasedm&sZde~: IWESTRfCTEb 2 kcountkg Offke except on the basis .R*@ by the Office of Congressional A:. Mcr;;;.~--~~~~~~~ ^ ! The Honorable Jack Brooks, Chairman Committee .on Government Operations House of Representatives ,’ Dear Mr. Chairman: As you requested on May 12, 1975, we ...

Date March 1, 1976 Report No. ID-76-46 Title

International Affairs: Concern About the Agency for International Development's Continuation of Grants to the International Planned Parenthood Federation

Reports and Testimonies

B-156518 IRllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM090818 /' , -, II.. The Honorable Clement, J. House of Representatives Dear Mr. Zablocki: Zablocki This letter is in response to your request on the concern of Mrs. Randy Enpel of the U.S. Coalitio,l for life. Mrs. Engel is concerned about the Agency for International Development's continuation of grants to the International Planned Parenthood ...

Date March 1, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-65 Title

Employment: Relocating Employees From San Pedro to Los Angeles

Reports and Testimonies

Relocating Em plcyees From * Sx Pedro To IAS Angeles U.S. Customs Department Service c,f the Treasury The Customs Service is moving 35 employees frc:n the customhouse In San Pedro to its regional offrce in downtown Los Angeles primarily (1) to improve supervislon and control of regronal employees, (2) to improv; coordination of field activitrtr, (3) to ianprove communica,ton among field managers, ...

Date March 1, 1976 Report No. ID-76-49 Title

Financial Management: Examination of Financial Statements of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Fiscal Years 1975 and 1974

Reports and Testimonies

UNITEDSTATES G OFFICE s 76 LIBRARYSYSTEM BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Illllllll llllllllllllll lllll Ill 111111111111 Ill1 LM099943 Examination Of Financi tatements The Overseas Investment Fiscal Ye Of GAO’s opinion is a significantly of OPIC’s financial qualified opinion. statements The qualification carries no adverse criticism of OPIC’s management practices. It relates solely ...

Date March 1, 1976 Report No. PSAD-76-86 Title

Energy: Bellefonte Nuclear Plant

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STUDY 4 4 BY THE STAFF OF THE ACCOUNTING OFFICE l-MO99944 GENERAL iillilllllllll!liIllIIl;lillilll Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority The Bellefonte Nuclear Plant is being constructed by the Tennessee Valley Authority for the purpose of generating electricity. It is TVA’s fourth nuclear plant and is situated near Scottsboro, Alabama. This study is part of GAO’s effort to provide ...

Date Feb. 27, 1976 Report No. 089361 Title

Energy: DOD's Acquisition of Compact and Subcompact Vehicles To Conserve Fuel

Reports and Testimonies

LOGISTICS AND CQMltiUNlCATIONS DIVISION \ / The Honorable The Secretary . Attention: I. of Defense ' of Defense Assistant Secretary (Comptrollerj Dear Mr. Secretary: We have completed our Government-wide survey of the acquisition of sedans and station wagons larger than compacts or subcompacts. The work was done under assignment Code 943426. We observed that the Department of Defense did not have ...

Date Feb. 27, 1976 Report No. RED-76-74 Title

Processing Applications for Food Stamps: How Long Does It Take?

Reports and Testimonies

1 1 ti GAO rewiewed 3,241 applications for food stamps in 16 projects in 7 states--California, llhmis, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, and Texas. About a third of the appkations were processed withilT 7 days; ower half were processed within 14 days; and more than three-fourths were processed within 30 days. Applicant delay in providing required documentation was the most important cause of ...

Date Feb. 27, 1976 Report No. PSAD-76-72 Title

Financial Management: Financial Status of Major Acquisitions, June 30, 1975

Reports and Testimonies

CA (6 .-0 .- P COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF THE UNITED 20348 STATES D.C. B-182956 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This is a report on the financial status of major acquisitions of the U.S. Government. It includes acquisitions financed solely with Federal funds as well as those financed jointly with Federal, State, and other funds. Departments ...

Date Feb. 27, 1976 Report No. ACG-76-18 Title

Government Operations: Comments on the President's Special Message on the Impoundment Control Act of 1974

Reports and Testimonies

r _ - - COMPTROLLER GENERAL WAFdmPGiN. OF DC. THE UNITED 20548 STATES February B-115398 27, 1976 I11111111II11 Ill11Ill11 Ill lllllllllllllll 1111 Ill1 LM099945 Speaker of the House President of the Senate We were furnished copies of deferrals and proposed rescissions which the President submitted to the Congress on February 6, in his 11th special message for fiscal year 1976. pursuant to the ...

Date Feb. 27, 1976 Report No. 089056 Title

Government Operations: U.S. Marshals Service's System of Internal Controls

Reports and Testimonies

4‘ * I” ’ UNITED STATES GENERAL AK~~NTING WASHINGTON, DC. 20548 OFFICE GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION #I Mr. Wayne Director, Service Department Dear Mr. B. Colburn U.S. Marshals of Justice , ,- : Colburn: We have reviewed the Service’s system of internal controls over and property at the Atlanta and Chicago receipts, disbursements, district offices and identified areas where improvements can be made. ...

Date Feb. 27, 1976 Report No. FGMSD-76-42 Title

Financial Management: Improvements Needed in Accounting Systems and Suggestions for Their Accomplishment

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-----__I-- - .----_ 11111111111111111 LM090820 District At the of Cot urn bia reqaest of the Committee, GAO has: needed iixn- - Identified to get the cial systems --Evaluated plans for tems. major improvements District yovf>rnn:ent’s in order. the revising District. its Government’s accounting sys- --Proposed priorities tern im;lrovement accomplished by next 2 years. for xccwntincJ syswork that ...

Date Feb. 27, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-65 Title

Agriculture and Food: How Federal Programs Affect Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers in the Connecticut River Valley

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Department of Wealth, and Welfare Education, Office of Economic Opportunity GAO examined Federal help alleviate hardships seasonal farmworkers River Valley and makes their improvement. programs designed to of migrant and other in the Connecticut recommendations for GAO points out that the Federal programs were designed for conditions associated with migrant workers nationally, some of which did ...

Date Feb. 27, 1976 Report No. PSAD-76-14 Title

Government Operations: Impact of Shortages of Processed Materials on Programs of Vital National Interest

Reports and Testimonies

MAR1 4976 LIBRARY SYSTEM lmr,act Of Shortages atxwals on Prscesse Prdgrams Of lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll National Interest LM099948 Departments of Commerce, Protection Defense, and Labor Agency and The Environmental the General Service Admrn’rstratron Past shortages of processed materials such as steel, aluminum, castings, forgings, and electronic components increased costs and delayed ...

Date Feb. 27, 1976 Report No. FPCD-75-170 Title

National Defense: Assessment of All-Volunteer Force Recruits

Reports and Testimonies

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTIWG OFFICE Ii REPORT TO THEMlBNVGRESS LISRARYSYSTEM s BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES An Assessment Of All-Volunteer Force Recruits Department of Defense According to Defense Department data, the quality of recruits during the first full year of the all-volunteer force probably has not decreased. However, GAO questions the reliability of some of the ...

Date Feb. 26, 1976 Report No. RED-76-65 Title

Transportation: Improved Controls Needed Over Private Pilot Licensing

Reports and Testimonies

BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED STATES LM09995o L llmllllllllllllllllIlllll~~ll - Improved Controls Neede Private ilot Licensing Federal Aviation Administration of Transportation Department The Federal Aviation Administration does not have an effective system for determining whether private pilot flight-tests and biennial flight reviews comply with agency standards. Tests and reviews are ...

Date Feb. 25, 1976 Report No. OSP-76-15 Title

Energy: Federal Energy Administration's Problems in Promulgating Regulations for Natural Gas Liquids Produced by Gas Processing Plants

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTRG~LER GE;UERi;l WASKI.NGTCN. DC. The natural gas liquid industry is pxtiar. of the energy industry. ?ropar;e Sas processirq p'ants and 30 refi ceries are used 21 prr;duce :3.s, and processes m&r dffferinc; contractua! arra~~er;en:s sorters, and clant c3x2r5. ?!3 a;reenei cperation cf iGL plar,ts are c3~~lex and parti ci par, ts . and the a iz~e, extrezly cm37ex alore is prcdzced in ever 7% ...

Date Feb. 25, 1976 Report No. PSAD-76-76 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Seasat Project

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STUDY .I iI U.S. GENEl?AL BY THE OF THE ACCOUN S llllilllllll~lllilllllilllllll~ LM098283 Seasat National Space Departments Project Aeronautics Administration of Defense and Commerce and SEASAT-A is a $75-million satellite scheduled for launch in 1978 to measure winds, waves, currents, sea temperatures, and the shape of the earth. This report provides the Congress with information on the satellite ...

Date Feb. 25, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-85 Title

Use of Cancer-Causing Drugs in Food-Producing Animals May Pose Public Health Hazard: The Case of Nitrofurans

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. I111111111111111 llllllllllllllllllll llllll1! LM098284 it Food and Drug Administration Education, Department and Welfare of Health, Residues of nitrofurans--a class of animal drugs shown to cause cancer--may be present in food taken from treated animals. Some nitrofuran metabolites may also cause cancer, but the Food and Drug Administration has not obtained data on the extent of metabolite ...

Date Feb. 24, 1976 Report No. 091276 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Domestic Intelligence Operations of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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United StaCes. Gtrneral Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office 04 IWG FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2~00 p.m. EST Tuesday, February 24, 1976 LM091276 llllllllllllllllllllll STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS STATES HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ON DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS OF THE FEDERAL ...