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Date Jan. 30, 1976 Report No. PSAD-76-63 Title

Government Operations: Implementation of Emergency Loan Guarantee Act

Reports and Testimonies

BY THE COMPTROLL,ER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STM’ES @J$iJED STATES i;gyTRRL ~~~~~TiTiMS BFFB@ IlllllllllllllllllllllIll1 1111111111 Ill1 LM099962 Emergency Lockheed Emergency Loan Guarantee Act Aircraft Corporation Loan Guarantee Board This is the current status of Lockheed’s financial and other problems and their possible impact on Lockheed’s ability to repay the Government guaranteed loans. It also ...

Date Jan. 30, 1976 Report No. PSAD-76-74 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Land Satellite Project

Reports and Testimonies

llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM098301 National Aercmautics and Space Administration LANDSAT is a NASA experimental project to determine the utility of satellite-acquired earth resources data for the management of our environment and nature: resources. This study provides the Congress with kformation on the project’s need and expected benefits; status and progress reiated to cost, schedutc, ...

Date Jan. 29, 1976 Report No. ACG-76-16 Title

Budget and Spending: Deferrals and Proposed Rescissions in the President's Ninth Special Message for Fiscal Year 1976

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20548 January B-115398 29, 1976 1lllllilllllllllllllllIlllllllll LM099964 Cl -.-- Speaker of the House President of the Senate We were furnished copies of deferrals and proposed rescissions which the President submitted to the Congress special message for fiscal on January 6, in his ninth year 1976 pursuant to the Imooundment Control Act of ...

Date Jan. 29, 1976 Report No. 089366 Title

Government Operations: Survey of the Pricing of Negotiated Contract

Reports and Testimonies

. We r~cent.ly comp%eted a surwey of the pricinq of rleqotiated conPomon NOC!029-73-C-0505 awarded to G2ncral. Dynamics Oorporation, PomQna, California, by the ekava3 Air Systems Co1rmar.d a our objective was to determine the extent of compliance with the requirement5 of Public Law $7-653 and the impkcrncntinq pTxYisions of eke Armed Services Pro~curemewt RequHation. Pratt ABthouqh we did not ...

Date Jan. 29, 1976 Report No. ID-75-82 Title

U.S. Dependence on Imports of Five Critical Minerals: Implications and Policy Alternatives

Reports and Testimonies

BY THE COMPTRC An mTT7-7 rTnTvr7nn r LM099963 IllllNllllllll1llllllllllllllll U.S. Dependence On Imports inerals: Of Five Critical implications And Policy Alternatives M ultiagency At the time of the GAO study major foreign suppliers of five imported minerals--bauxite, chromium, manganese, nickel, and tin--were --not politically supplies from motivated to withhold the United States and -- ...

Date Jan. 28, 1976 Report No. 089365 Title

Agriculture and Food: Survey of Federal Food Inspection Activities in Michigan

Reports and Testimonies

RESOURCZES DEVSLOPMENY AND ECONOMIC Dl’flSLON -’ I The Honorable F. J. Elulhern, D.V.M. Administ.rator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Department of Agriculture Dear Dr. Eulhern: y / -The General Accounting Office hasp completed a survey of Federal ’ - ,. -. food inspection act!.:5tles Tr, !fi~h;igan. @IX sr;rvey prliAlaLLly T 1 L,,Ecentrated on the inspections performed by the ...

Date Jan. 28, 1976 Report No. LCD-76-210 Title

National Defense: Use of Commercial Versus Government Facilities for Storing Household Goods of Military Personnel

Reports and Testimonies

+ .’ \ - p$-\ -** C) I l , ihm STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTJNG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 4’ LOGISWZS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION B-146779 The Honorable The Secretary of Defense : Dear Mr. Secretary: We have reviewed the use of commercial versus Government facilities for storing household goods of military personnel. Our objective was to see if savings could be achieved by using storage space in ...

Date Jan. 28, 1976 Report No. OSP-76-12 Title

GAO Food Stamp Seminar: A Transcript of the Proceedings

Reports and Testimonies

u. I111111 Ill1 111111111111111 Ill11Ill1 11111 099965 GAO Food Stamp Seminar k Trarrscript Of The Psocee CW-76-12 GAO FUOD STAMo SENINAR 3ZicZ5ings CONTENTS ---we--Page INTRODUCTEON i 1 JODIE ALLEN BENNETT 11 26 . MOE DfSCUSSf@l NORNIX 35 46 : -- - GAO FOOIi ----STAMP SEElINAR This document. is a companion to GAO a staff study, This "Identification of Food Starno Issues", OS+76-10. reoort ...

Date Jan. 28, 1976 Report No. OSP-76-10 Title

Social Services: Identification of Food Stamp Issues

Reports and Testimonies

U. S. GENERAL ACCOUNTI~VG OFFICE. STAFF PAFEll LM099966 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Iaentification Of stamp Issues 0 c c This study attempts to place into prospective ?!!e key i-es related to major ateas of debate and concern in the food stamp program. . Areas discuwd include O ’; O. 0 -nutrition value of the program, of security and 0 : i 0~ ,. ~ : . the program to programs. _ c **,.o ...

Date Jan. 28, 1976 Report No. LCD-75-231 Title

National Defense: Fuel Savings and Other Benefits Achieved by Diverting Department of Defense Passengers From Chartered to Scheduled Overseas Flights

Reports and Testimonies

REPORT TO Tfj-E ~~~~~~~~~~ Lit $)\\ 2 9 in) tlqq A\\’I) \I,,/’ .i BY THE COMPTROLLER Gi!&‘&WVX% OF THE UNITED STATES IlllllllllllllllllllllllIllI lllll Ill11 Ill1 Ill Ill11 LM099967 Fuel Savings And Other Benefits Achieved By Diverting Department Of Defense Passengers From Chartered To Scheduled Overseas Flights Department Civil of Defense Board Aeronautics Diverting Department of Defense ...

Date Jan. 27, 1976 Report No. PSAD-76-70 Title

National Defense: Operations of the Lockheed-Georgia Company

Reports and Testimonies

RELEASED Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM099968 Lockbee had increased its staff in the C-133 flrom 52 emphyees in 1973 to 113.2 xipl,oyees in 1975, firmed that %here were hcmases in cq.~loyiuemt clue production nnetbods cGRsideEe~ to be cost effect%??@ kxeased maghly prodractioR rates, and (3) increased of the c-130 pxhlsed, Based up3 these tests, we fPF&@% WoKk fs WaBxaRted. Pleck-Up ...

Date Jan. 26, 1976 Report No. 098306 Title

Energy: Natural Gas That Could Be Released From Federal Price Regulations Upon Expiration of Contracts From 1975 Through 1985

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 11:30 AM MONDAY,JANUARY 26, 1976 LM098306 STATEMENTOF HENRYESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC ':!fi c i.c- 2: b DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE ENERGYAND POWER ON COMMITTEEON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES AMOUNTOF NATURAL GAS a -a. ; c.':: 3 THAT COULDBE ...

Date Jan. 26, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-79 Title

Financial Management: Circumstances Surrounding the Award of a Grant by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to the Citizens Conference on State Legislatures

Reports and Testimonies

WASHINGTON. D.C. 20048 I------ -- - .. B-127685 The Honorable Lee Metcalf Subcommittee on Reports, kChairman, Accounting, and Management -. Committee on Government Operations LUnited States Senate 1 Dear Mr. Chairman: In accordance with your June 19, 1975, request and subsequent discussions with the Subcommittee staff, we have reviewed (1) the circumstances surrounding the award of a grant by the ...

Date Jan. 26, 1976 Report No. PSAD-76-71 Title

Government Operations: Review of Compliance With Disclosure Statement Requirements

Reports and Testimonies

\ z=UNITED STATES GENERAL&&TING WASHI-NCTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE . PROCUREMENT ACOUlSlTlON AND SYSTEMS DlVlSlON JAN 2 6 ‘1976 , B-39995 Mr. Arthur Schoenhaut aecutive Secretary Cost Accounting Standards Board Dear Mr. Schoenhaut : As we advised you in our letter of April 8, 1975, we inquired into why certain companies had not filed Disclosure Statements of their cost accounting practices. Your ...

Date Jan. 26, 1976 Report No. RED-76-63 Title

Environmental Protection: Adequacy of Safety and Efficiency Data Provided to EPA by Nongovernmental Laboratories

Reports and Testimonies

B-133-k92 * . llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll *(.” * LM098305 *-, . . E. Train ,.‘, . , ? i t . %._ The aonoral3lbe Russall AAmin%stratxx Enwhronmen@at Proteefion Wgefiey c) 8. . c- .I,..‘ ,.' ‘I r : Dear Mr. Train*'. .I :.. : . GAO nas reviewed ZPA’s basis for detertiinfng whether sabty and efficacy data suimftted by ?ssti.eide registrants is comp~~ste, accaratc p and. rshighle foi* registerfng ...

Date Jan. 26, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-83 Title

Health: Federal Employees Need Better Information for Selecting a Health Plan

Reports and Testimonies

llBRARY s”sTE,z/r UNITED STATES *GENERAL, ACCOUNTING OFFICE ’ ‘. - IllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIII LM099970 Federal Employees Information For Selecting A Health U.S. Civil Service Commission Need Better Plan The Federal Employees Health Benefits Act requires that the Civil Service Commission make available to Federal employees sufficient information to enable them to make informed choices among ...

Date Jan. 26, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-89 Title

Income Security: Implementation of Section 1903(g) of the Social Security Act by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

Reports and Testimonies

January 26, 1976 Chairman, Subcommittee and lnvesticjations Committee on IEntcrstate Foreign Commerce House of kpresentatives Dear fdr, Chairman: on Qversigttil; and r,,~ 2, ";9/) f::' , This is ii ,I (,,/I,/~" .\ a$so to confirm ber 18, 1975, Social Security fkpartment of to your letter dated October 31 Y 7975, and iniort!!ation presented orally to hour staff on Decemregardin:! the ...

Date Jan. 26, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-81 Title

Career Education: Status and Needed Improvements

Reports and Testimonies

J#Qj %8 i&Tj UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING LIBRARYSYSTEM OFFICE LM099969 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll - Career Education: Status And Needed Improvements Office of Education and and Welfare National Institute of Education Department of Health, Education, The Office of Education and National Institute of Education, through career education programs, are attempting to develop and ...

Date Jan. 26, 1976 Report No. FOD-76-9 Title

Financial Management: Examination of the Rural Telephone Bank's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 1975 and 1974

Reports and Testimonies

. . ‘i REPORT TO THE CONGRESS llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LMO98303 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED ST/GW&dNEi:;:; OFFICE LIBRARYSYSTEM Examination Of The Rural Telephone Bank's Financial Statements For Fiscal Years Ended June 30,1975 And 1974 Department of Agriculture ; 3 FOD-76-9 \ JAN.26,1976 COMPTROLLER GENERAL. WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-159292 To the President ...

Date Jan. 26, 1976 Report No. PSAD-76-68 Title

National Defense: Summaries of Conclusions and Recommendations on Department of Defense Operations

Reports and Testimonies

, ” .w +, cab% Y RiZiORT TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES ON APPROPRIATIONS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES LM098304 1 lllll11111 Ml Ill lllllIlllllllllllllllll~ Summaries Of Conclusions And Recommendations On Department Of Defense Operations PSAD-76-68 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF DC. THE UNITED 20548 STATES 3-106190 ‘,f Chairman, 4 Chairman, i_ m- Senate Committee on ...

Date Jan. 23, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-61 Title

Employment: Public Service Employment in Delaware Under Tittle VI of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act

Reports and Testimonies

q s Department of Labor MWD-76-61 , . . . @OMPTRQLLER GEMERAL WASHINGTON. OF B.C. THE 20548 Ul’IlTED ’ STATES B-163922 / . ., A .-* S.^ \- The Honorable Pierre S. du Pont House of Representatives Dear Mr. du Pont: requested and as subseAs your March 4, 1975, letter quently agreed with your office, we reviewed the use of These Federal public service employment funds in Delaware. funds are ...

Date Jan. 22, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-82 Title

Government Operations: Review of the Need for a Systematic Recall and Reassessment Procedure for Certain Individuals Denied Benefits

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATHSGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC. 20548 MANPOWER AND DIVISION WELFARE B-164031(4) JAM 2 2 1976 I i The Honorable The Secretary and Welfare Dear Mr. of Health, Education, ,?,--” I Secretary: We have completed our ,study of individuals denied title II Social Security disability benefits. As part of this study we reviewed the need for a systematic recall and reassessment ...

Date Jan. 22, 1976 Report No. RED-76-61 Title

Housing: Allegations Regarding Self-Help Housing Projects Discouraged by the Farmers Home Administration in Lowndes County, Alabama

Reports and Testimonies

. * ,RElEASED s WASHINGTON. D.C. ZOSrla JAN 2 2 ‘1976. B-114873 The Honorable iee Metcalf, Chairman Subcommittee on Reports, Accounting, and Management 4 A Committee on Government Operations I"L, ,United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: In response to your April 28, 1975, request and later discussions with your office, we investigated the allegation that the Farmers Home ,~ Gr,]++Administration hu ...

Date Jan. 22, 1976 Report No. PSAD-76-65 Title

National Defense: Depreciation Charged to Government Work by Selected Major Defense Contractors

Reports and Testimonies

B-183781 ! I I,-. The Honorable lrliiliam Proxmire Chairman, Subcoiniteee on Priori",ies and Economv in Government Joint Econon'ic Committee Congress of the lln'ted States Dear !4r. Chair-iiian: 7 f I-! 1 ^ 'I In you 1etWr of Aprii '28, 7975, you reqlrested that we undertake a stt;dy of&&preci? tion charged tc Government work by selected major defw:Ecs contractors_j! You were Darticuiarly ...

Date Jan. 22, 1976 Report No. 094302 Title

Social Services: Department of Human Resources Plan To Construct a New Receiving Home for Juveniles

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 22, 1976 Report No. FOD-76-8 Title

Agriculture and Food: Audit of Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Fiscal Year 1975

Reports and Testimonies

y $JSTEb~ BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED STATES L Audit Of Fed Insurance Corporation FiscaI Year Department of Agriculture FOD-76-8 JAfd.22, I976 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF THE D.C. UNITED 20848 STATES i; L-t J To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This report is on our audit of the Federal Insurance Corporation, Department of Agriculture, fiscal ...

Date Jan. 21, 1976 Report No. ID-76-40 Title

Agriculture and Food: Decision by the Department of Agriculture Not To Grant the United Nations World Food Program Permission To Use a Freight Forwarder

Reports and Testimonies

L1 The i:onorable Clarence Hotise of Repr,senkltivcs Dear Mr. Long: D. Long 11111111111 LM098123 -. .L.' . . Your letter of June :o, 1975, reqmsted us to invest_igate whether congressional in'cent MS contravened by a February 1975becision by the I~~Departrr,ent of Acricuiture ~lo'i to grant the United Uations tGoi*id Fohd Program permissfm to iise m'Hm--Ym,3nc.. as theiT63 freight f~r;rar~~, +-t-J ...

Date Jan. 21, 1976 Report No. OPA-76-13 Title

Transportation: Selected Views and Issues Related to Regulatory Reform in the Transportation Industry

Reports and Testimonies

PREPARED FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES &IflJ;/ fi,CL? ‘h,, Selected Views And Issues Related To Regulatory Reform In The Transportation ‘Industry BY .+ Office of Program of the U.S. General Accounting Office Analysis OPA-76 13 Contents _-------Page --CHAPTER 1 2 INTRODUCTION Purpose and scope ...

Date Jan. 20, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-41 Title

Government Operations: Allegations of Exaggerated Mail Volumes and Overstaffed Operations at the Washington, D.C., City Post Office

Reports and Testimonies

a S-114874 RELEASED - JAN 2 0 1976 The Honorable David N. Henderscn Chairman, Committee on Post Office hnd Civil Service House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairmant ! ‘ Your letter of June 23, 1975, requested that we investigate allegations of exaggerated mail volumes and overstaffed These operations at the Washington, D.C*, City Post Office. However, the Postal Service has allegations were valid. ...

Date Jan. 20, 1976 Report No. RED-76-67 Title

Transportation: Current Review of the Highway Safety Improvement Program of the Federal Highway Administration

Reports and Testimonies

B-164497(3) JAN I976 The Honorable Jim Wright, Chairman Subcommittee on Investigations and Review Committee on Public Works and Transportation House of Representatives The Honorable Lloyd M. Bentsen, Subcommittee on Transportation I’ _ _ Committee on Public Works United States Senate Chairman Enclosed is a summary of information developed to date on our current review of the highway safety ...

Date Jan. 20, 1976 Report No. FPCD-76-34 Title

Housing: Air Force Should Use Both Contract and In-House Services for Maintaining Military Family Housing at Dover Air Force Base

Reports and Testimonies

Three-year potential available to the Air Base by contracting old homes and by 300 new homes, in 1,556 homes. savings of $126,320 are Force at Dover Air Force for maintenance of 1,256 in-house maintenance of lieu of contracting for all FPCD-76-34 COMPTROLLER QENERAL WASHINGTON, OF THE D.C. 20548 UNITED STATES E-184715 jly The Honorable I United States Dear Senator William Senate Roth: V. Roth, Jr. ...

Date Jan. 20, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-45 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Program To Develop Improved Law Enforcement Equipment Needs To Be Better Managed

Reports and Testimonies

UIWTED STA TZLS GENERAL A CC0 IJNTING \ ~M’I;‘IU~ LM099971 11111111111111111 The Program To Develop Improved Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Department Assistance Administra!ion 1 . of Justice To achieve an effective and eflicient equipment syste.ns improvement program, the Administration should address the foilowing management probiems: --Foor managemenr decisions in starting the program and in ...

Date Jan. 19, 1976 Report No. FGMSD-76-38 Title

Financial Management: Opportunities To Improve the Management and Accounting Control Over Travel Advances

Reports and Testimonies

Mr.. Gffice U.S. I3car JtZrCXl~ A. i’IileS, CiifCtCr cf Kanaqemen Department of Mr. Itiiles: t and Finar,ce Agriculture ~.I ~ ) ge.nimal and Plant fic!.31t-!: Inspection Service and at two cf three sites of the Forest Service. The Center’s a clear assignment val, and audit of Ma,r.ual of Inst ructicns to Agencies includes ol responsibilities for the review, epprotrsvel vouchers. This manual ...

Date Jan. 19, 1976 Report No. LCD-76-214 Title

National Defense: Review of the Military Airlift Command's Use of Chartered Cargo Aircraft

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERALAcC~UNTM OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION B-133025 Th.e Honor able The Secretary Dear Mr. ’ P’ of Defense Secretary: As a follow-on to our review of fuel savings and other benefits by diverting passengers from chartered to scheduled we reviewed the Military Airlift Command’s overseas flights, L’1;,(MAC’s) use of c.hartered cargo aircraft. In ...

Date Jan. 19, 1976 Report No. ID-76-38 Title

Financial Institutions: Tax-Free Salaries of the International Development Banks Exceed Those of All Member Governments

Reports and Testimonies

by at CLIlC3 0. ., RELEASED ._. .. _.,__ Departments of the Tr&tiry grid State -. . l *. The salaries of the World Bank and International Development Association and the Inter-American and Asian Development Banks, when adjusted for their tax-free status, are similar and generally comparable to those of the United Nations Sacretarlat. They are higher than those of all member governments. While the ...

Date Jan. 19, 1976 Report No. FOD-76-4 Title

Financial Management: Examination of Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31, 1974

Reports and Testimonies

i llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM099973 Fe&m! i-iane Loan Rmk Board Federal Home Loan Banks Federal Savings and Loas Insurance Corporation F OD-764 a.;I , i 1::’ SC? J. - I , _I. q-76 . . To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the tious? of Representatives is our report on the examination of the financia% of the Feder~;Z Ecmc Loan Bank !3xrdi the Federal Savinqs and Eaan Insurance ...

Date Jan. 19, 1976 Report No. FPCD-76-21 Title

Financial Management: Financial Disclosure System for Employees of the Food and Drug Administration Needs Tightening

Reports and Testimonies

lllllMlllllllllllll LM099972 Starjddrds of ethical conduct for Gownment offickis are prescribed by ar’l Executive Order o’ the Preside t. In line with this order the Food and DruAdministration oF !-+EW \ developod a financial drsclowre system for its employees. GAO noted deficiencies in the Agency’s system and recommends imprcved procedures for ensuring coliection of statements from all employees ...

Date Jan. 19, 1976 Report No. GGD-75-90 Title

Budget and Spending: Integrated Grant Administration Program--An Experiment in Joint Funding

Reports and Testimonies

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATE53 LM09379.a ll~lllllllllllllllllllllllllilill The Integrated Grant Administration Program -An Experiment In Joint Funding Office General Other of Management Services Federal and Budget Administration Agencies This report identifies matters which limited the effectiveness of the experimental Integrated @-ant Administration program. f . It contains ...

Date Jan. 16, 1976 Report No. GGD-75-111 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Occupational Taxes on the Alcohol Industry Should Be Repealed

Reports and Testimonies

-- Ocwpational T‘ axes On The Alcohol Industry Should Be i?epealed . Ourcau of Alco!-~ol, Tobacco and Firearms Department of the Tww~ry GGD-75- I1 1 ~-137762 To the Chairman and Vice Chairman Joint Ccmmitte: on Internal Revenue Taxation Congresg of th: IJ.lited States asl,ed us :o study ~11 facets Your J\Ine 18, 1973, le:ter of Governmen’ regulation of the al~hol and tobacco indusTh.is report ...

Date Jan. 16, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-51 Title

Government Operations: Activities of Project REACH, Inc.

Reports and Testimonies

Project REAC!-l rkxived Federal grants to provide a number of services to migrant farmworkers and community residents. REMX’s role as an advocate for farmworkers resulted in controversy with farmers in prior years, but problems appear to be lessening. Although some of REACH’s services overlap those available from other groups, REACH’s services are offered at more convenient times and appear to be ...

Date Jan. 16, 1976 Report No. FGMSD-75-27 Title

Financial Management: Why NASA's Property Accounting and Control System Should Be Improved

Reports and Testimonies

This report describes how major deficiencies in the operation of NASA’s property accounting system have weakened the agency’s management control over equipment valued at millions of dollars and, in some cases, have resulted in the purchase of equipment identical to idle items already on hand. Many of the deficiencies cited in this report could have been prevented if NASA had responded effectively ...

Date Jan. 15, 1976 Report No. ACG-76-15 Title

Budget and Spending: Release of Budget Authority Required To Be Made Available for Obligation Pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974

Reports and Testimonies

ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER GENERAL D.C. OF +HE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, 20548 B-115398 January 15, 1976 Illllllll Ill11 Ill1 Ill11llllllllllllllll Ill Ill11 LM099979 Cl >- Speaker of the House President of the Senate This letter reports the release of budget authority reguired to be made available for obligation pursuant to section 1013(b) of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The President's July 1 ...

Date Jan. 15, 1976 Report No. 099978 Title

Energy: Implications of Deregulating the Price of Natural Gas

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTED2 P.M. EST THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1976 . STATEMENTOF PHILLIP S. HUGHES ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF DEREGULATING THE PRICE OF NATURALGAS BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE ENERGYAND POWER, ON COMMITTEEON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGNCOMMERCE HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES I11111Ill111111 ...

Date Jan. 15, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-75 Title

National Defense: Survey of the Medical Supply Practices at Six Military Hospitals on the East Coast

Reports and Testimonies

c L (I I ‘I- -c UNITED STAGESGENERALAccourmw QFF~CE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MANPOWER AND DIVISION WELFARE JAN 15 1976 B-161475 , The Honorable 1 The Secretary Dear Mr. of Defense “/. ” Secretary: We surveyed the medical supply practices at six military hospitals on the east coast and noted that all the hospitals -~ ‘! ;.-J were procuring X-ray film from local supply sources rather than through the ...

Date Jan. 15, 1976 Report No. OPA-76-3 Title

Government Operations: Analysis of Questions Concerning the Potential Impact of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974

Reports and Testimonies

C/r khe Honorable Herman E, Talmadge, Chairmaj Committee on Agriculture and Forestry United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: ,o~ In accordance with your request, we are providing you with an analysis relating to your questions concerning the potential impact of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 on authorizing committees and GAO. The Congressional Budget and Impoundment ...

Date Jan. 14, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-72 Title

Health: Examination of Allegations Concerning Administration of the Black Lung Benefits Program

Reports and Testimonies

Social Security A ministration Education, and elfare eparfmen% of Health, According to these allegations, the Social Security Administration has not adequately determined the eligibility of claimants awarded black lung benefits. Although most of the allegations could not be substantiated, Social Security has adopted disability criteria for determining eligibility which appear to be more liberal ...

Date Jan. 14, 1976 Report No. FGMSD-75-10 Title

Budget and Spending: Civil Agencies Make Limited Use of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Support of Budget Requests

Reports and Testimonies

Id COMPTROiLER GENERAL OF TMI UNITED LCIATISB WAwlINCilToN. P.G. am8 B-115398 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This is our report on how civil agencies make limited benefit analysis in support of budget requests. use of cost- Our review was made pursuant to the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 (31 U. S. C. 53), and the Accounting and Auditing Act of ...

Date Jan. 14, 1976 Report No. OSP-76-11 Title

Natural Resources: Implications of Deregulating the Price of Natural Gas

Reports and Testimonies

REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM099980 Implications of Deregulating The Price of Natural Gas Higher prices would bring some additional supplies of natural gas over what would otherwise occur. However, supplies are constrained by factors in addition to price, such as the ...

Date Jan. 14, 1976 Report No. 094649 Title

Special Publications: Government Auditing--Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Reports and Testimonies

__ l~llllllllllllllllllllll~lllllllll~l~ -: 094649 ADDRESS BY ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF TBE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE JOINT CONFERENCE 6 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AUDIT FORUMS NE r ORLEANS, LOUISIANA JANUARY 14, 1976 GOVERNMENT AUDITING--YESTERDAY, _________--_------------------------------~--------~ It representing forums. strong ference of the is a great the As you supporter should forums is ...

Date Jan. 12, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-78 Title

Education: Examination of the Treatment of Peer Reviewers' Comments on Support for the "Individualized Science Instructional System" Project

Reports and Testimonies

@QMF’TRQLLER GENERAL WASHINOTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20848 B-133183 JAN 12 19% RELEASED The Honorable James G. Symington Chairman, Subcommittee on Science, /g .j Research, and Technology \L,,Committee on Science and Technology ~House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: 11 I / In accordance with your October 17, 1975, reguest, we :oJf have kxamin& ‘;@‘(for accuracy and completeness,,,--the ...