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Date Jan. 12, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-56 Title

Employment: Improvements Needed in Administration of Benefits Program for Injured Workers Under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act

Reports and Testimonies

io Department of Labor =t The 1972 amendments to the program greatly increased Labor’s claims workload and backlog. Labor has not provided sufficient resources to meet the increased workload. This affected Labor’s ability to effectively oversee the claims to assure that injured employees received the compensation and other benefits under the act. -- r- COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF DC. THE ...

Date Jan. 12, 1976 Report No. RED-76-54 Title

Environmental Protection: Improvements Needed in the Land Disposal of Radioactive Wastes--A Problem of Centuries

Reports and Testimonies

^. . .- @ -y&2/ -1 1-,~-76 i REPORT TO THE CONGRESS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ; g -yy f : t,,%+ ‘ 4 ;y’ ‘ ,,(.X1’ OF THE UNITED STATES ( -\\’ \) *, /,,, -‘ g&-J- Improvements Needed In The Land Disposal Of Radioactive Wastes- A Problem Of Centuries Nuclear Energy Regulatory Research Commission and Development Administration : Large volumes of other than high-level radioactive wastes, including ...

Date Jan. 12, 1976 Report No. FPCD-76-24 Title

National Defense: Problems Resulting From Management Practices in Recruiting, Training, and Using Non-High-School Graduates and Category IV Personnel

Reports and Testimonies

c. . k - UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCQUNTING 0~!!?f~&-m LM099982 ~llllll~l~llllll//l Illlllllllllllllll/l~ Problems Resulting From Management Practices In Recruiting, Training, And Using Non-High-School Graduates And Category IV Personnel About half a million personnel in the armed services are non-high-school graduates and/or Category IV (low-aptitude) personnel. This report identifies problems ...

Date Jan. 9, 1976 Report No. ACG-76-14 Title

Budget and Spending: Release of $202.8 Million in Impounded Budget Authority Required To Be Made Available for Obligation Under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974

Reports and Testimonies

w* .* .Jn, ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER GENERAL DC. OF THE U WASHINGTON, 20548 B-115398 January 9, 1976 -2 ' Speaker of the House President of the Senate lllllllll lllllllllllllllllllll llllllll llllllllll LM099983 This letter reports the release of $202.8 million in impounded budget authority required to be made avail. able for obligation by section 1013(b) of the Jmpoundment Control Act of 1974. The ...

Date Jan. 9, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-48 Title

Financial Management: Verification of the Cash Accountability at the House Finance Office

Reports and Testimonies

GENERAL CrWIIRNKENT IJ,“.~,ON RELEASED JAM 1976 ,9 LM090824 B-114864 IllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllll i Clerk 0; illc House of Hcprcscntativrs Dear Mr. tic,i~haw: . RI Pursuant to your rcquc)sc, t:e vet-i ficd at the Finance Office. T:.- Lash on hand ns November 17, 1975, wns in aF;rcc:qcnt {except lcdgcr in the change fund) wl th the gcncral certificate of drposit prcparcd for amounts ‘U.S. ...

Date Jan. 9, 1976 Report No. LCD-76-212 Title

Transportation: Retention and Accuracy of Flight Records and Transportation of Non-Government Passengers

Reports and Testimonies

B-133025 The Honorable Les Aspin House of Representatives Dear Mr. Aspin: . 4fiN9 7976 In response to your request of March 27, 1975, we reviewed the Department of Defense’s procedures for retaining flight records and we tested the accuracy of these records. We also looked into the transportation of non-Government personnel on military aircraft. Because regulations with respect to retaining flight ...

Date Jan. 9, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-40 Title

Government Operations: Postal Service Justified in Purchasing Mail Delivery Vehicles

Reports and Testimonies

Pas-i-al Sertiice Justified In Purchasing Delivery Vehicles United SWes Posta i Serv ice GAO cotlcludcd that the ana!ysis used to support tk Postal Sxvice’s decision to purchase fathw th,w kase 1/4.ton vehicles was accept;tble and the decision tc rurchace was justified. \ . r,GD-76-40 .LUl. 9, ‘i 376 CO&WTROUE’Z GENERAL OF -WE UNITE0 WAWfINQ ‘ON. D.C. ,?S43 STATES -- 1 The Honorable David 5. ...

Date Jan. 9, 1976 Report No. LCD-76-416 Title

National Defense: Effectiveness and Morale of the Colorado Wing of the Civil Air Patrol

Reports and Testimonies

This report assesses Colorado wing operations of the Civil Air Patrol. It covers notification procedures, selection of members for mission participation, utilization of radio frequencies assigned to the Civil Air Patrol, and the organization’s system of debriefings and receipt of feedback from members after missions are closed or suspended. The Civil Air Patrol is a civilian auxiliary of the Air ...

Date Jan. 9, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-57 Title

Government Operations: Summaries of Conclusions and Recommendations on the Operations of Civil Departments and Agencies

Reports and Testimonies

HOUSE AND .COMMITTEES SENATE ON PPROPRIA TIONS BY THE C TROLLER GENERAL OF TilE UNITED STATES Sum.maries Of Conclusions And Recommendations On The Operations Of Civil Departments And Agencies MWD-76-57 JAN. 9,19=76 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED 20848 STATES B-106190 c\ 0-f J' I. . This is our annual report of summaries of GAO conclusions and recommendations resulting from our ...

Date Jan. 8, 1976 Report No. 089576 Title

Financial Management: Review of the Navy's Financial Management System

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 8, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-43 Title

Government Operations: Activities of the Office Equipment Service of the House of Representatives for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1975

Reports and Testimonies

82,997 21,936 63,597 1,350 --- -----Total. $2,877,372 ---1----

Date Jan. 7, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-38 Title

Government Operations: Survey of the Extent and Legality of Federally Provided Protective Services for Cabinet-Level Officials

Reports and Testimonies

' Z' ir·';.r"-r'd v!io 'le General ) -RESTClT~D fpecific approval & Ac;:ounting Ofico ex#c;t c-. ;o bjasris of by the Office of Congkessioial Relations. COMPtROLLER JENERALPtf THE UNITED STATE 4464 WASIHINTON. O.C. RELEASED B-1714 90 rhe Honorable John E. Moss House of Represertatives Dear Mr. Moss: JANi ~-13i6 On February 27, 1975, you requested that we survey the extent and leyality of ...

Date Jan. 7, 1976 Report No. ID-76-30 Title

National Defense: Financial and Legal Aspects of the Agreement on the Availability of Certain Indian Ocean Islands for Defense Purposes

Reports and Testimonies

1 . . I JJY the 0fJiG.C of Cc3gressional Re:ations. RELEASED REPORT OF THE OF THE UNITED STATES LM090826 coMpTRoLEEn GENERAL 111111111111111llll I’ + . Financial And. Legal Aspects Of The Agreement On The Availability Of Certain Indian Ocean Islands For Defense Purposes Departments of Defense and State A classified note to this December 30, 1966, agreement provides for the United States to pay $14 ...

Date Jan. 7, 1976 Report No. 092323 Title

Special Publications: Selected Literature on Cost Accounting and Cost Control for Automatic Data Processing

Reports and Testimonies

DIVISION OF FINANCIAL AN0 GEN&RCLL MANAGEMENT S T U o l a January 7 , 1976 To FGMS S t a f f Members: T h i s b o o k l e t p r o v i d e s a b i b l i o g r a p h y w i t h a b s t r a c t s of r e c e n t a r t i c l e s , t e x t s , and F e d e r a l reports a n d p o l i c y a n d g u i d a n c e documents on c o s t a c c o u n t i n g and c o s t c o n t r o l for a u t o m a t i c d a t a ...

Date Jan. 6, 1976 Report No. ACG-76-13 Title

Budget and Spending: Budget Authority and Outlay Reductions Contained in Proposed Rescissions and Deferrals Transmitted With the President's Eight FY 76 Special Message

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL Wbk3iI~0~0t-4. OF p.c. -WE UNITED 20548 STATES B-115398 January 6, 1976 ci 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 December 1, in his eighth special message for fiscal year 1976 pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The special message transmits 13 ...

Date Jan. 6, 1976 Report No. 089577 Title

Government Operations: Survey of Indirect Cost Reimbursements to Private Company

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c ~' UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASl-iNGTQN, D.C. 20548 MANPOWER AND DIVISION WELFARE I The Honorable John D. Young Assistant Secretary, Comptroller Department of Health, Education, Dear Mr. Young: and Welfare eP J We have surveyed indirect cost reimbursements to Trustees of Hea7t!'@dg and Hospitals of the City of Boston, Inc. (Trustees)--an affiliate of Boston City Hospital (BCH)-- ...

Date Jan. 5, 1976 Report No. 098308 Title

Energy: Energy Conservation Measures at the Naval Air Station (NAS), South Weymouth, Massachusetts

Reports and Testimonies

Captain Henry L. Cassani, USN C-ding Officer Naval Air Station south weymouth, Mas8achusett8 02190 Daar Captain Cassanir p(p of~z~ We have completed a review of mergy use at the Naval Air Station The pUrpOW Of thi8 lX?FTi.eW Wa8 o?As) # south WeyIliouth, MaserachW6tts. to find out how effectively Govemumnt field instaklatiorm were implementing the energy r&ucCim program. The rwiew iricludad thar ...

Date Jan. 5, 1976 Report No. 089578 Title

Government Operations: Review of Contract Negotiations

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3rFeixg of resid'llal assets at currmt current values rather than at acquisition cost exkensiofi Use or" incorrect C5ssi.m i;x:v-lh error prior costs of item in proposal f~c-tor change of contract price ststement ATTACBENT II - Contract Price Me;SoC.a"ced ProDo sed AcqXisition cost of residW1 Essets from prior A-Y3 contrstct used 0~ cUrrent contract Gro-vrth -- 73-5 -- and ~$0 perced 14 percent ...

Date Jan. 2, 1976 Report No. PSAD-76-62 Title

Financial Management: Examination of the Validity of Hewlett-Packard Claims for Exemption From Submission of Cost or Pricing Data

Reports and Testimonies

3 - . +w WASHINGTON% D.C. 20548 UNITED STATES GENERAL AC~~LJNTING OFFICE PROCUREMENT ACQUISITION AND SYSTEMS DIVISION 5-166781 The Honorable The Secretary Dear 3 . Mr. i of Defense Secretary: We completed an examination of the validity of exemptions granted Hewlett-Packard Company (H-P), Palo Alto, California, from the Public Law 87-653 requirement for submission of certified cost or pricing data ...

Date Jan. 2, 1976 Report No. B-178551 Title

Government Operations: [Comments on a Case Processed by the District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma]

Reports and Testimonies

r COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WDSHINGTON. D.C. 2a5s -- B-178551 The Honorable John L. McLucas Secretary of the Air Force Department of Defense The Pentagon Dear Mr. Secretary: As a result of a congressional inquiry concerning the August 21, 1874 reinstatement of Mr. Sammy H. Marr (SSN 561-36-3427), a civilian Department of the Air Force employee stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, ...

Date Jan. 2, 1976 Report No. FPCD-76-33 Title

Government Operations: Performance of the Federal Employees Appeals Authority Since It Was Established in July 1974

Reports and Testimonies

B-179810 The-Honorable United States Dear Senator Frank E. Moss Senate Moss: This is in reply to your November 19, 1975, letter, asking whether we had assessed the performance of the Federal Employees Appeals Authority since it was established in July 1974. We have not evaluated the appeals system administered by the Authority which has had jurisdiction over certain statutory appeals procedures ...

Date Jan. 2, 1976 Report No. FGMSD-76-35 Title

Health: Review of the Air Force's Medical Materiel Accounting System

Reports and Testimonies

B-I.59797 I The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. of Defense Assistant Defense Secretsry of (Comptroller) Secretary: We reviewed the Air Force’s Medlcel Materiel Accounting System to determine ff it was being cperated in accordance with the system design epproved by the Comptroller General on C;tobcr 2

Date Jan. 2, 1976 Report No. FPCD-75-156 Title

Employment: Part-Time Employment in Federal Agencies

Reports and Testimonies

* 4 b REPORT TO THE CONGRESS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES LM099988 1111111111111 Part-Time Employment In Federal Agencies Civil Service Office Commission and Budget of Management This report examines ways part-time employees are used in Federal agencies, advantages and disadvantages of using them, and constraints on increased use of such employees. The Office of Management and ...

Date Jan. 2, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-22 Title

Employment: Progress and Problems in Allocating Funds Under Titles I and II--Comprehensive Employment and Training Act

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lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM099985 Progress in meeting the act’s objectives for public service employment under title II has been hampered by Labor’s methods for II) defining eligible areas and (2) allocating funds. This has caused inequities and dilution of funding. Problems exist in funding concentrated employment programs under title I. This report recommends corrective actions. MWD-76- ...

Date Jan. 2, 1976 Report No. RED-76-47 Title

Financial Management: Southeastern Federal Power Program--Financial Management and Program Operations

Reports and Testimonies

.$\ a’ .-\::I) .‘^3’ h7’+ 7: z F> 5 r‘ a= -J BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Southeastern Federal Power ProgramFinancial Management And Program Operations Departments Federal of the Interior and the Army Power Commision The Southeastern Federal Power Program consists of (I) hydroelectric projects constructed, operated, and maintained by the Corps of Engineers (Civil Functions) and ...

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. RED-76-112 Title

Environmental Protection: Effects That the EPA's New Regulations for the Procurement of Architect-Engineer Services Will Have on the Municipal Waste Treatment Construction Grant Program

Reports and Testimonies

B-166506 JUN 1 1976 (/ - The The The lhe The -~- The The lhe The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The ,-. Honorable Iionorable Hcnorsble Honorable Iionorable Honorztble i’onorable i Honorable HonorablE Honorable Honorable Honorslble Honorabie Honorable Honorable Hororable Honorable Honorable Honorable Honorable Iionorable Honorable Ronorable Honorable ifonorable Ilousc ...

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090945 Title

Government Operations: Colorado's Approach To Meeting the Challenges Facing State Auditors

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090918 Title

Government Operations: Removing the Gobbledygook From Government Prose

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090922 Title

Special Publications: Acceptance Sampling To Reduce Audit Work

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090921 Title

Special Publications: Assessing Plans for Proposed Audits

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090953 Title

Special Publications: Auditing the Loan Program of the Small Business Administration

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090947 Title

Special Publications: Computerizing the Pro Forma Workpaper

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090941 Title

Special Publications: Evaluating Internal Audit

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090956 Title

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

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090942 Title

Special Publications: Interviewing by Telephone

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090939 Title

Special Publications: Legislative Developments

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090943 Title

Special Publications: Social Goals in Federal Procurement

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090948 Title

Special Publications: The Writing of the Declaration of Independence

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090917 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Tax Expenditures--What Are They?

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. PSAD-76-66 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Space Telescope Project

Reports and Testimonies

u. s. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ” .,,, 1”; Space Telescope National Aeronautics and Space Administration Project The Space Telescope will be the largest,most space observatory ever deveIoped. NASA expects it to signigicantly extend man’s knowledge of the universe and perhaps answer the age old question: ‘Are we alone in the universe?’ complex NASA plans to request funds in its fiscal year 1977 ...

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090950 Title

GAO Goes to Court: The Impoundment Case

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090920 Title

Special Publications: GAO's New Latin American Branch

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090940 Title

Special Publications: A Look Back at GAO in 1936--and Something About 1976

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 094603 Title

Budget and Spending: Budget Estimates for FY 1976

Reports and Testimonies

STATEMENT OF ELHER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE APPROPRIATIOKZ COMMITTEE MOUSE OF R~RESENTATIVES " Cl MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERs OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE.: P We appreciate Committee requirements a review for to you ‘I the opportunity work Details to present programs of to the financial have been of our FY 1976. and our plans these entitled ...

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090967 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Vol. 11, Issue 2, Spring 1976

Reports and Testimonies

SPIRIT OF ’76 The cover of The GAO Review for the Nation’s Bicentennial year has been designed around the well-known “Spirit of ’76” painting b y Archibald M . Willard that so deftly symbolizes our country’s spirit of determination and dedication to move ahead. Willard was a buggy painter and decorator in Wellington, O h i o , who had some limited training i n art. Wanting to paint something for ...

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090966 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Vol. 11, Issue 3, Summer 1976

Reports and Testimonies

SPIRIT OF '76 T h e covpr of The GAO Review f o r t h e Nation's Bicentennial year hccs heen designed around t h e uwll-knoum "Spirit of '76" prcinting by Archihald M . Willard that so deftly symbolizes our country's spirit of determination rind dedication to move ahead. Willard w a s (1 buggy priinter and decorator in Wellington, Ohio. who had some limited training i n art. Wanting to p a i n t ...

Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 092319 Title

Special Publications: Review Guide for Federal Agency Payroll System Designs

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e . , -? . . c' 7' -n I c REVIEW GUIDE FOR FEDERAL AGENCY PAYROLL SYSTEM DESIGNS UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE JANUARY 1976 . . REVIEW GUIDE FOR FEDERAL AGENCY PAYROLL SYSTEM DESIGNS TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduc tion Principal Objectives of a Payroll System General System Information Processes: 4 1-1 2- 1 3- 1 Authorizing Documents Time and Attendance and Leave Reporting Deductions, ...

Date Dec. 31, 1975 Report No. RED-76-58 Title

Economic Development: Current Status of the Postdisaster Recovery Effort, Necessitated by Tropical Storm Agnes in Pennsylvania in June 1972

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WAW-ilNGTON. D.C. 20!548 mwouRCIu DEVVBLOTMBHT AN0 fctmuwaa rJlvirlal4 B-167790 . i The Honorable The Secretary of Housinq Urban Devclooment Dear Madam Secretary: and -: Durfnq a survey of the current status of the necessitated by Trooical Storm postdisaster recovery effort, Aqnes in Pennsylvania in June 1972, we noted a oroblem which More than 3 years after ...

Date Dec. 31, 1975 Report No. 095114 Title

Special Publications: General Accounting Office Publications, Volume 9, No. 2

Reports and Testimonies

Date Dec. 31, 1975 Report No. MWD-76-19 Title

Health: Worker Protection Must Be Insured When Employers Request Permission To Deviate From Safety and Health Standards

Reports and Testimonies

Occupational Department Safety and Health of Labor Administration Employers must comply with an established occupational safety and health standard unless they can provide equal or better protection to workers by other means. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the States need to insure that workers are protected when employers ask permission to deviate from a standard. MWD-76-19 ...