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Date Oct. 21, 1975 Report No. MWD-76-41 Title

Health: Grants for Development of Health Maintenance Organizations in Region IV

Reports and Testimonies

Department of Mealth, and Welfare Education, This report furnishes information on the (1) organizational status of federally assisted health maintenance organizations, (2) HEW audits of health maintenance organizations, and (3) HEW’s monitoring and evaluation of the region’s health maintenance organizations. MWD 7641 I- . . ,..................” ,,,,,,,, COMPTROLCER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE ...

Date Oct. 21, 1975 Report No. 094636 Title

National Defense: Review of the Navy's Selection of the F-18

Reports and Testimonies

. COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED STATES D.C. 20548 B-163922 04%636 The Honorable Richard S. Schweiker United States Senate Dear Senator Schweiker: This is in response to your request for our opinion as to the legal effect of certain language contained in the House and Senate reports accompanying the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1975, ...

Date Oct. 21, 1975 Report No. 094637 Title

Government Operations: Comments on S. 2509

Reports and Testimonies

0 9633 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548' For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m. October Xl, 1975 STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATESsEti""' BEFORETHE COMMITTEEON BANKING, HOUSINGAND URBANAFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE i c S. 2509, A bill Office We appreciate to authorize and direct the General Accounting to audit the Federal,Reserve ...

Date Oct. 20, 1975 Report No. 089383 Title

Housing: Housing Issues Which Need Consideration by the District Government

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENEH~L AcCOIJ’~~TING .OFfXE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 . QLNERAL GOVERNMENT DWISIOM AtCT 2 0 1975 :- * I Mr. Julian R. Dugas City Administrator District of Columbia Dear Mr. Dugas: Government i c The General Accounting Office has been surveying the housing activities in the District of Columbia Government to (1) ascertain if the District’s “housing problem” is adequately defined; (2) ...

Date Oct. 20, 1975 Report No. MWD-76-40 Title

Health: Need To Establish the Safety of Color Additive FD&C Red No.2

Reports and Testimonies

- .. by_~ . " - the. . . .. ~'~'f~I CED _-- Pot don basis of specifiec.apprt3I */tit bY tB Ogtfico Of c¢gre5sionai ~:cla. '::, ' "'*' ~O IREPORT OF THE ;,". COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ' i Need To Establish The Safety Of Color Additive FD&C Red No. 2 Food arid Drug Administration Department of-Health, Education, and Welfare The Food and Drug Administration has permitted the use of FD& ...

Date Oct. 20, 1975 Report No. GGD-76-1 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Proposed Changes in Estate Taxation

Reports and Testimonies

. . , 0949$y G’ GP-76-1 m 4 : REPORT TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON INTERNAL REVENUE TAXATION i?ONGiZESS OF THE UNITED STATES BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ’ f z Proposed Changes In Estate Taxation Internal Revenue of the Service Treasury Department GAO is recommending changes in the Internal Revenue Code to preclude --unintended tax benefits or burdens resulting from gifts determined ...

Date Oct. 17, 1975 Report No. FGMSD-76-25 Title

International Affairs: Recording Obligations for Separation Allowances for Foreign National Employees

Reports and Testimonies

llCT I 7 1375 The Honrreble The Secr.ttary Dear Jr. of State 79 d ‘- Illlllllllllll Ill11 Ill Ill11 11111 11111 Ill11 Ill1 LM096799 secretary: 12 , ~~$. In our February 13, 1?75, report to you (E-179343) ‘~;e pointed of State (Staid), which provides accounting cut that tht '-;: arunent services at overseas locations for both State and the L’tlited States InLorma*ion .S~e.;~cy (USIA). is net ...

Date Oct. 17, 1975 Report No. ID-76-14 Title

Natural Gas Shortage: The Role of Imported Liquefied Natural Gas

Reports and Testimonies

A number of aftcrnatkes to Cope with the growing but each is limited. are open to the g$$ rz&ural gas shor&&’ ts’ “8 ’ ” Importing liquefied natural gas cocr!d involve investing billions of Gottars for constructing specialized tankers and receivltlg termin&. Large-scale liquefied natural qas impotT will also prwnt political, econc&ic, and national security problwx similar to those created by large ...

Date Oct. 17, 1975 Report No. GGD-75-109 Title

Government Operations: System for Measuring Mail Delivery Performance--Its Accuracy and Limits

Reports and Testimonies

United States Postal Service The Postal Service’s system for measuring mail delivery performance shows that, on a nationwide basis, 95 percent of local firstclass mail receives overnight delivery. This statistic is reliable, but it includes only stamped first-class mail, which accounts for 40 percent of first-class mail volume. The measurement system has weaknesses which make local area overnight ...

Date Oct. 17, 1975 Report No. MWD-76-49 Title

Health: Conflicts Between State Health Insurance Requirements and Contracts of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Carriers

Reports and Testimonies

y a@ ! x W · S a.d ts ~· i S REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Conflicts Between State Health Insurance Requirements And Contracts Of The Federal Employees Health Benefits Carriers U.S. Civil Service Commission Many States have health insurance requirements that conflict with provisions of the contracts negotiated by the Civil Service Commission and the Federal Employees ...

Date Oct. 17, 1975 Report No. ID-76-17 Title

Financial Management: Weakened Financial Condition of the Export-Import Bank of the United States

Reports and Testimonies

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS BYTHE COMPTROLLE#'dE!ii&RAL OF THE UNITED STATwti%&u SYSTE~~I 096793 LM096797 11111111111 Weakened Financial Condition. Of The Export-Import Bank . Of The United States Eximbank is in financial difficulty. --Its risk of incurring possible losses has increased significantly and will continue to increase. --Its income is declining, and prospects for material improvement in the ...

Date Oct. 16, 1975 Report No. 089112 Title

Financial Management: Audit of Temporary Lodging Allowance Vouchers and Leave and Earnings Statements

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED mm5 SUITE GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE' REC IONAL 300-D, OFFICE AVENUE 2d20 W. 26TH DENVER, COLORADO 80211 October 16, 1975 Commander Department of the Air Force APO New York 09193 Dear Sir: I 43 We have reviewed temporary lodging ances in the accounts of the accounting icer at 6950 Security Group. and other allowand finance off', The review of the temporary lodging allowance (TLA) vouchers was ...

Date Oct. 16, 1975 Report No. FGMSD-76-19 Title

Financial Management: Review of the Federal Power Commission's Accounting System

Reports and Testimonies

I 4’ the Dear Honorable Fir. ChairmaIl, Yoh.1 N. hrassika: Federal Power Ccamission >3-2 .f’ llmllllllllllllllllllllllllulll LM096801 Nassikas: Commission’s .7ccounting in complete accordby the Comptroller Our review of the Federal Power system shoved tf?at it was not operated ance with the system design approved General on June 30, 1965. Specifically t the system was net on a Eull’double entry ...

Date Oct. 16, 1975 Report No. MWD-76-2 Title

Civil Rights: Need for More Uniform Application of the Presumptive Disability Provision of the Supplemental Security Income Program

Reports and Testimonies

,, 8~5~~~__i .C......-.g..-.. by U;ece ;fC ;id G -- *. i5x ~n ~I ,i; -TA- 5 b,Z 5s x.i;' tsd r4r i- el neral t e of specific apprval F cZatioss.; ~a~ REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Need For More Uniform Application Of The Presumptive Disability Provision Of The Supplemental Security Income Program Social Security Administration Department of Health, Education, and Welfare ...

Date Oct. 16, 1975 Report No. PSAD-76-29 Title

Government Operations: Opportunities for Decreasing Procurement Costs Through Increased Use of Competition and Federal Supply Service

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE I’ QCT 1 7 ‘15/s UNiTEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING i OFm!i?SYSTEM LM096800 (‘)969ap 1111111111111 Opportunities For Decreasing Procurement Costs Through Increased Us'e Of Competition And Federal Supply Service Department of the Army Procurement officials at Fort Leonard Wood and Fort Riley have purchased local base supplies without obtaining competitive ...

Date Oct. 15, 1975 Report No. RED-76-26B Title

Government Operations: Recoverable Reserve Data for the 15 Largest Acreage Holders of Federal Coal Leases

Reports and Testimonies

Comptroller General af the t’nited states / .. . .- -- ---_-_- - __ -, ._ -_-.--..I-.- _ ..- _ ._ .* . 895.5 Coal cmpanies: Peabody coai co. jiiennecott Copper Garland Coal Co. Utah International Kmmerer Coal Co. I] :n^rl\iI‘,Cbiil Corp. (me b] ) Tota Co.) 82,023.29 45,992.24 24,229.61 32J27.70 -184,&70.84 27,018.72 39,355.19 3,285.5 i Util-ity cofwanies: Cl Paso' liaturai Gas Rescurces Co. Pub? ...

Date Oct. 15, 1975 Report No. RED-76-26A Title

Natural Resources: Federal Coal-Leasing Program Administered by the Department of the Interior

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. O.C. ( -OW B-148623 .='-. "" ..is 5t , a ~ The Honorable Henry S. Reuss House of Representatives Dear Mr. Reuss: In response to your request of December 20, 1974, and as your office agreed, we are enclosing information concerning your four questions on the Federal coal-leasing program administered by the Department of the Interior. The inforj ...

Date Oct. 14, 1975 Report No. 089384 Title

Civil Rights: Survey of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Accounting System

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING REGIONAL SUITE 300-D, OFFICE AVENUE 2420 W. 26TH DENVER, COLORADO 80211 1 / Mr. A. W. Bartlett, Acting Chief Division of Accounting Management Bureau of Indian Affairs P.O. Box 127 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 Dear Mr. Bartlett: Section 112(c) of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 requires us to review the accounting systems of executive agencies. We ...

Date Oct. 14, 1975 Report No. MWD-76-43 Title

Government Operations: Use of Appropriated Funds To Finance Lobbying Activities

Reports and Testimonies

COPTOLE GNERiALHINO TE UITC STATE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B-182398 OCT 14 197? The Honorable Harrison A. Williams, Jr. United States Senate Dear Senator Williams: This is in reply to your February 17, 1975, request for information that would enable you to answer a constituent's questions concerning the use of appropriated funds to finance lobbying activities ...

Date Oct. 14, 1975 Report No. GGD-75-88 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Actions Taken or Needed To Curb Widespread Abuse of the Citizens Band Radio Service

Reports and Testimonies

GENERAL s Federal Comm~tfications Commission Use of the Citizens Band, the Federal Communications Commission’s largest radio service, is increasing rapidly. Widespread violation of Citizens Band regulations, however, often (1) frustrates station operators attempting to use the service legitimately, (2) disrupts the operation of television and other equipment in residential areas, and (3) causes ...

Date Oct. 14, 1975 Report No. MWD-76-26 Title

Administration of the Science Education Project "Man: A Course of Study"(MACOS)

Reports and Testimonies

RESTRICTED - Not to be released outside the Generafl t, Acco.nting Office except en tihe basis of specific approval ' i t HOUSE COMMITTEE ON. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY k~ 1 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Administration Of The Science Education Project "Man: A Course Of Study" (MACOS) National Science Foundation In this report GAO examines National Science Foundation policies, ...

Date Oct. 10, 1975 Report No. RED-76-32 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Chrysler Corporation's Testing of Automobiles Provided by the Honda Motor Company, Ltd., of Japan

Reports and Testimonies

B-3.55506 CC: !fl r.*,?.j IlllllllllllllllllllllIllllll LM090779 .---- they were undertaken. Acco,rding to Chrysler, the staff %at used the automobiles was limit4 to eiigi?ee:s who were iiiVGlVw3 in developing emission c~~ttrol systems and vho drove the automobiles for familiarization a& evaluairic.:, a normal practice which did r,Ot interfere with Or hiRciEi tests * SJe fcund no evide,sez that i: ...

Date Oct. 10, 1975 Report No. 089113 Title

Financial Management: Audit of Temporary Lodging Allowance and Leave and Earnings Statements

Reports and Testimonies

Date Oct. 10, 1975 Report No. FPCD-75-172 Title

National Defense: Need To Improve Military Members' Perceptions of Their Compensation

Reports and Testimonies

.I JY3 UNITED STAI., GENERALACCOUNTINi;OFFICE REPORTOFTHE LIBRARYSYSTEM COMPTROLLER GENERAL OFTHE UNITEDSTii'ES e)4b803 LM096603 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll - Need To Improve Military Members’ Perceptions Of Their Compensation Department of Defense FPCD- 75- 172 CT.10,1975 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED 20840 STATES B-163770 \ /' The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. ...

Date Oct. 10, 1975 Report No. GGD-75-97 Title

Education: Need for a National Ocean Program and Plan

Reports and Testimonies

LM096804 Pikirine science activities and oceanic affairs are being conducted by 21 organizations in 6 depaftmrnts and 5 agencies. Because of the vital role the cxeans ptay in the Nation’s welfsre, ecor4omic self-strfficiency, and national security, a concened effort should be under. taken to estsblish a comprehensive cation4 ocean program and plan. c B-145099 , To the President an.I the Speaker ...

Date Oct. 9, 1975 Report No. GGD-75-101 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Substantial Losses Projected for the Small Business Administration's Lease Guarantee Program

Reports and Testimonies

LIBRARY SYSTEM BYTHECOMPTROLLER GENERAL OFTHE UNITED STATES Isllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll _ LM096805 Substantial Losses Projected For The Small Business Administration’s Lease Guarantee Program The law requires the lease guarantee program to be self-sustaining; however, GAO projects losses of $17 million on policies issued through fiscal year 1’974. Many policies were issued to businesses ...

Date Oct. 9, 1975 Report No. FGMSD-75-26 Title

National Defense: Improving Civilian Payroll Operations of the Military District of Washington

Reports and Testimonies

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS 46 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ’ Illllllll1111111111 lllll llllllllllIll1 III Ill11 Ill1 LM096806 Improving Civilian Payroll Operations Of The Military District Of Washington Department of the Army In fiscal year 1975, the U.S. Army District of Washington automated system processed pay and allowances $383 million for 24,000 employees. Military payroll of ...

Date Oct. 8, 1975 Report No. GGD-76-11 Title

Government Operations: Adequacy of the Care Given Children in the Custody of the District of Columbia Department of Human Resources

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES U48 WAISHINGTON. D.C. st her REsTfaCGtS proQ taed~ ow d Ae Toners 0 The Honorable Lawton Chiles, Chairman Subcommittee on District of Columbia c Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: - The Senate Subcommittee on District of Columbia Appropriations has been concerned for some time about the District's lack of a comprehensive ...

Date Oct. 8, 1975 Report No. 088698 Title

Health: Medicaid Overbillings by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation

Reports and Testimonies

/°(/ /7 I- 7 ad zeh'abilitation ;ervice, noe5.ior, IT oI-.eare of Iealth, Fducatio.n -nd; v-25 Federal Plaza ' yorlk, .'ew 'or'k 109')7 'o'cial t31D T~i3,).1 7;-tnnt P)ear Tfr. . -th On Au.Lst 1, 1975, we net with "essrs. 4lli:m .'09b and Icmanley oF. your staff to discuss I"edicaid overbil b'7s th -Ie Ye; 'fork7 rity :;ealth rnd " osnitals Corporation Gi'iC) for outatien..-t 6e,;partme-at ...

Date Oct. 8, 1975 Report No. 089385 Title

Health: Review of Propriety of Medicaid Billings by Outpatient Clinics in New York City,New York

Reports and Testimonies

m. 1 Elmer I:!. Smith, Regional Commissioner Social and Rehabilitation Service, Region II Depatiment of IHealth, Education and !:!elfare 2h- Federal Plaza York, Mew York. I.0007 17-?$ ?kiJ Dear Xr. Smith: On August 1, 1975, we met with Messrs. William Toby and Stanley Allen of your staff to discuss Medicaid ovesbillings by the New York Ci”Ly iIealth and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) for outpatient ...

Date Oct. 8, 1975 Report No. GGD-76-17 Title

Social Services: District of Columbia's Lack of a Comprehensive Plan for Adequately Caring for Its Needy Children

Reports and Testimonies

6 / Subcommittee on District Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: of Columbia _ ‘L “I _ 1 *,” The Senate Subcommittee on District of Columbia Appropriations has been concerned for some time about the District’s lack of a comprehensive plan for adequately caring for its needy children. The Subcommittee has been particularly interested in the adequacy of the care ...

Date Oct. 8, 1975 Report No. GGD-75-74 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Look at How the Small Business Administration's Investment Company Program for Assisting Disadvantaged Businessmen Is Working

Reports and Testimonies

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli LM096807 A Look At How The Small Business Administration’s Investment Company Program For Assisting Disadvantaged Businessmen Is Working These investment companies and the small businesses they finance have experienced problems during the early years of the program’s operation. Whether the ...

Date Oct. 7, 1975 Report No. 089386 Title

Government Operations: Survey of Manpower Administration's Contract Close-Out Activities

Reports and Testimonies

I Mr. Fred 4% Clark Assistant Secretalry for I?. /6 3-5 Administration and Management Department of Labor , 3M.s report is to advise you of the results of our survey $/,of the Manpower Administration's efforts to administratively KS-6 A' close-out completed contracts and grants awarded for the prow~ision of manpower services and program evaluations. During spur survey!, we interviewed officials I? ...

Date Oct. 7, 1975 Report No. 089114 Title

National Defense: Review of Accounting for Leave Resulting From Delay Enroute Incident to Permanent Change of Station

Reports and Testimonies

Date Oct. 7, 1975 Report No. 091953 Title

Government Operations: Architectural Barriers Act of 1968

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTlNG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 Statement of Clifford I. _God, Associate Director Federal Personnel and Compensation Division U.S. 6eneral Accounting Crffice Before the Investigations and Review Subcowmittee Of The House Coeittee on Transportation and Public Works Concerning the§rchitectural Barriers Act of 1968_3 October 7, 1975 Mr. Chairman and Meubers of the ...

Date Oct. 7, 1975 Report No. PSAD-76-31 Title

Government Operations: Administration of Air Force Indicator Repair Contracts With Pantronics, Inc.

Reports and Testimonies

B-180176 NT 7 1975 Miwlllll llllllll lll~lllllllllllllllllllllll LM090799 &\ J The Honorable United States Dear Senator Strom Thumnd Senate Thumond: By letter dated August -12, 1975,. you referred to our report to you dated December 30, 1974, on the administration of Air Force indicator repair contracts with vLtro&cs, Ix, You inquired why the report did not respond to the specifics of a deposition ...

Date Oct. 7, 1975 Report No. MWD-75-34 Title

Follow Through: Lessons Learned From Its Evaluation and Need To Improve Its Administration

Reports and Testimonies

Ffollow T Lessons Its Evalu “- Improve Its Office of Education inistration DepartmenJ of Health, Education, and Welfare This report points out that although Follow Through, an experimental program designed to find more effective approaches to teaching young children from low-income families, achieved differences in outcome between Follow Through and non-Follow-Through children, problems in its ...

Date Oct. 6, 1975 Report No. 089649 Title

Financial Management: Review of Payments of Temporary Lodging and Other Allowances in the Accounts of the Accounting and Finance Officer at Albrook Air Force Base

Reports and Testimonies

Date Oct. 6, 1975 Report No. 089648 Title

Housing: Management and Use of Bachelor and Transient Housing by the Military Services

Reports and Testimonies

Fhmm STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING REGIONAL ROOM 226.670 NORTH OFFICE OFFICE MILITARY HlGHWAY @8%548 Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, Jr., Commander in Chief U. S. Atlantic Fleet Norfolk, Virginia 23511 Dear Admiral Kidd: NORFOLK, WRGINIA 23502 October USN 1;'. 6, 1975 We are reviewing the management and use of bachelor and transient housing by the military service$(code 945425) to determine whether enlisted ...

Date Oct. 3, 1975 Report No. LCD-75-402 Title

The Reserves: Can They Effectively Augment the Active Forces?

Reports and Testimonies

...,-. * . - 1.. , i L n. . t -rj ii c *.. ,. . . .. . ;...' _ . - 1 . _ I . w i t h t h e exception of chaptc!r 4 QR the t r a i n i n g ddvisiona, t h e Ass:stnn& Secretary of Defense ; & 3 a n ~ v e t and Reserve &;%fairs;) s g r e d with CAO'a conclusions and ~ ~ C Q W Z O dationo. He s a i d t h a t for ER+ most p a r t mDeS eotal f O P C f 2 Study Pclei3Sedl t o the Csnqaess fw June 1475 ...

Date Oct. 2, 1975 Report No. OSP-76-4 Title

Energy: Federal Energy Administration's Efforts To Audit Domestic Crude Oil Producers

Reports and Testimonies

Illllllll llllllllllIll1 :: lllll llllllllll Ill lllll Ill1 LM096945 ” , United states Setlate \ . :, , 1 i. To bi-iRg ats;out %he legislated cnew (ioak& FEW established a series of rqmlations ~mw-n~m the allcmtion and pricing of crude petroleum and refined procdlfcts, ke regulations governing tits p,*icing of dozestic crude oil arc a czrr;lower of regulaticns lqhich 'z~re origInally developed by ...

Date Oct. 2, 1975 Report No. GGD-76-9 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Contract Award of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration to the Institute for Law and Social Research

Reports and Testimonies

The Honorable John E. Hess House of Representatives Dear Mr. Hess: Your May 9, 1975, letter requested that we review certain questions surrounding contracts that the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) was awarding to the Institute for Law and Social Research (INSLAW).’ INSLAW, located in on September 25, 1972, as Waskinyton, D,C., was established a nonprofit, tax exempt corporation, ...

Date Oct. 2, 1975 Report No. 089645 Title

National Defense: Review of the Pricing of the DOD Noncompetitively Awarded Contracts

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES ,,GENERAL FKCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGtON 803 REGIONAL FIFTHFLOOR BROAD STREET OFFICE WEST CHURCH, FALLS VIRGINIA 22046 OCT 2 1375 / Commanding Officer Naval Training Equipment Orlando, Plorida 32813 Dear Sir: Center ’ _. I As part of our review of the pricing of Department of Defense noncompetively awarded contracts, we examined the Naval Training Equipment Center’s (NTEC) actions in ...

Date Oct. 2, 1975 Report No. 094638 Title

Government Operations: Comments on S.2268

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 OFFICE For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a, m. October 2, 1975 STATEMENT ELMER COMPTROLLER OF B. STAATS OF THE UNITED THE STATES / GENERAL BEFORE */: /J&9 P” SUBCOMMITTEE ON REPORTS, ACCOUNTING, AND +’ MANAGEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE,@N S. 2268, 94th CONGRESS 3 Mr. Chairman, “and Members of ...

Date Oct. 1, 1975 Report No. 088729 Title

Special Publications: Audits of Accounts of the Finance and Accounting Officer at the IX U.S. Army Corps, Japan

Reports and Testimonies

Date Oct. 1, 1975 Report No. LCD-74-115 Title

Government Operations: Further Actions Needed To Centralize Procurement of Automatic Data Processing Equipment To Comply With Objectives of Public Law 89-306

Reports and Testimonies

Further Actions Needed To Centralize Procurement Of Automatic Data Processing Equipment To Comply With Objectives of Public Law 89-306 Office General of Management Services and Budget Administration I11111111Ill Ill11 Ill11 Ill llllllllll lllll lllll Ill1 LM096809 Public Law 89-306 (the Brooks Bill) directed the General Services Administration to coordinate and provide for the economic and ...

Date Sept. 30, 1975 Report No. FPCD-76-17 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Additional Information About the Contract Let by the Selective Service System to Kenneth J. Coffey, Doing Business as P. C. S. Company

Reports and Testimonies

Dear Mr. Steiger: i This follows up our May 23 and May 30, 1975, reports to you and is in response to your letter of June 3, 1975. Therein you requested us to provide you with additional .-:; 7p information about the contract let by the Selective Service System to Mr. Kenneth J. Coffey. In developing our answers to the questions in your June 3 letter, we conferred with Selective Service officials ...

Date Sept. 30, 1975 Report No. RED-76-27 Title

Natural Resources: Corps of Engineers' Big Pine Lake Project

Reports and Testimonies

i.ED-76-27 . _ . 8-183687 In and cornguting and the costs benefits February the , and Corps June csed 1975 estimates a 3-I/4-percent of annu,$l interest dis,:ount rate. --confer would Gorge. with reduce Indiana on an alternative d~sicn which environmenkal dan?q;e to the Fall Creek 2--1..-v--i[ICLC?ClY a section of the design wI;,a5dnc::rm containina bn June dates for the 1975 the follcwing ...

Date Sept. 30, 1975 Report No. RED-76-28 Title

Natural Resources: Corps of Engineers' Big Pine Lake Project

Reports and Testimonies

--the tuztcy; corps t district office if2 LouisvilPe, Ken- .- --cffici; Is of the ~,a~iJ~~~~q , -. indiana .- Deparmcnt of Natural We met with three propor2nts and two critics of the project, _ to learn their views of dnd ~0n~ern~ abourl the project. . The Corps estimated anand s'ish and wildlife conservation-. ns*-t tienefits di3 SZ,601,000 and casts at $1,642,000 ..--a project for a benefit-cost ...

Date Sept. 30, 1975 Report No. MWD-76-7 Title

Government Operations: Performance of the Social Security Administration Compared With That of Private Fiscal Intermediaries in Dealing With Institutional Providers of Medicare Services

Reports and Testimonies

GAO compared performance and cost of the Division of Direct Reimbursement with that of four contract intermediariss. It found that the average cost of a bill processed by the Division in 1973 was greater than that of the four private insurance companies. Higher salaries and lower productivity appear to be major reasons for higher costs of the Division, which, unlike the private intermediaries, had ...