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Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 090905 Title

Special Publications: Hearings and Legislation

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 091065 Title

Special Publications: Legislative Developments

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 090914 Title

Special Publications: Needed--a National Productivity Center

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 091061 Title

Special Publications: Planning a Full-Scale Audit of the Small Business Administration

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 091071 Title

Regression Analysis: Does It Have a Practical Use?

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 090907 Title

Special Publications: Social Responsibility and the Professional

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 091060 Title

Special Publications: Training in Operational Auditing

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 091066 Title

Special Publications: Yes There Is Gold at Fort Knox

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 090912 Title

Special Publications: Applying GAO's Auditing Standards to Local Government Operations

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 091072 Title

Special Publications: GAO's Youth Advisory Committee

Reports and Testimonies

Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 095131 Title

Special Publications: Can Federal Productivity Be Measured?

Reports and Testimonies

FOREWORD From t h e days when Yankee ingenuity was a household word, Americans have known that increased productivity meant a higher standard of living. And our productivity has increased surely but steadily for decades. This is why for many years we have been able t o compete successfully in world markets and why the people of the United States have one of the highest standards of living in t h ...

Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 097121 Title

Government Operations: Fast Flux Test Facility Program

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L \ FLliX TEST FACILITY PRO!2 4?f lnlllllllll~l~ Ill1 Ill11 Ill lllllulll lnlllllll LM097121 FAST JA?fVAW 19 75 1. YAlWlEtLwCE C.44K ! [ACM CEi Cft 2. 1UfDR CASK 1ORalHC STATIORI 5. LIQUII) I-fffROGLH PEWADS 1. SOBlUM WEAIOVALSfArlOH 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. RAPS CAPS GAS COIPffESSOA ~34 COIPRESSOR BOX ASSE~AILY CELL 7Af-dX CELL COLO BOX ASSLMDlLY ARGON diGOH &ELLS CELtS lOME COMPRESSOR (OHE COMPRESSOR.EACH ...

Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 090876 Title

Special Publications: Legislative Research Guide

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c. . -. .. . . - .._. . . . . -. -. . . * I PREFACE In our work we often need to resort to legislative histories in order to construe statutes that we are applying. This Legislative Research Guide written by James E. Masterson, Assistant General Counsel, is intended for use as a primer on the use of such histories. January 1975 Paul G. Dembling General Counsel US. GENERAL A CCOUNTING OFFICE OFFICE ...

Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 095140 Title

Environmental Protection: Air Pollution Control Program, Sassafras County, Maryland

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IllllIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllIIIIIIIIIIll 095140 A I cF0 R E W O R D ”*’ On August 1, 1972, the United States Generd Accounting Office (GAO) issued -“Standards for Audit o f Governmental Organizations, Pro,grams, Activities & Functions.” These standards were developed for application a t all levels of government in t h e United States. OBJECTIVE OF G A O S T A N D A R D S A principal objective of t h e G ...

Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 090936 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Vol. 10, Issue 2, Spring 1975

Reports and Testimonies

11III1111llI I Il 1l1l11l 1l l1 l l 1 090936 .-.":a d . a 1 i SPRING 1975 THE d;RAN=b, REVIEW . . ! The Capitol dome in Washington has witnessed many parades up Pennsylvania Avenue. One of the first after the dome was completed in 1863 was the Grand Review of the Union Armies in May 1865-a 2-day parade of 150,000 men. This picture-by M. B. Brady-was taken from the point where the avenue turns by ...

Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 091092 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Vol. 10, Issue 4, Fall 1975

Reports and Testimonies

THE CITY OF WASHINGTON .In 1892 Currier 24 l a p s lithogrciph shouc n birds-eye iieic of the city of Wmhington f r o m the Potomac, looking north. Capitol Hill dominates the uiew. Besides the Washington Monument. other Goziernment structures shown include the White House: the War, Natiy & State Building; the Treasury; the Patent OfJice: and the Smithsonian Institution. At the foot o Capitol Hill ...

Date Dec. 31, 1974 Report No. GGD-75-43 Title

Agriculture and Food: Information on the California Anchovy

Reports and Testimonies

. UOMFTROLLKR QKNKRAI. WAwtl-,DXX OF THN UNITCD mu @TA’l”m The Honorable Warren G. Magnuson Chairman, Committee on Commerce United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman I In your Marc’h 4, 1974, letter, gather information ont --The abundance of the northern re8ource. --How much fishaeal yield of with the you requcteted California that we anchovy of this resource could be used in producing without ...

Date Dec. 31, 1974 Report No. 089468 Title

Employment: Federal Unemployment Benefits Due to Agnes Disaster in Pennsylvania

Reports and Testimonies

WASHINGTON, DC 20548 MANPOWER AND DlVl5ION WEtFARE Mr. Fred G. Clark Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management Department of Labor Dear Mr. Clark. P' I/ We have made a survey of selected aspects of the administration of Federal unemployment compensatron benefits in Pennsylvania resulting from the effects of Tropical Storm Agnes which struck Pennsylvania and other Eastern States in June ...

Date Dec. 31, 1974 Report No. LCD-74-353 Title

Energy: Energy Impact Study of the Move of Activities From Brooklyn, New York

Reports and Testimonies

IIllllllllIIIIl1lllllllllllllllll The Honorable Hugh L. Carey House of Representatives De;.,- Mr . Carey: As requested by your letter of December 13, 1973, we have made a study of the energy impact of moving Department of Defense activities from the Rilitary Ocean Terminal, Brooklyn, Kew York, to Bayonne, Mew Jersey. On May 22, 1974, we discussed with your office the results of our work, which ...

Date Dec. 31, 1974 Report No. MWD-75-44 Title

Civil Rights: Further Improvements Needed in Processing Widows' Claims for Black Lung Benefits

Reports and Testimonies

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Date Dec. 31, 1974 Report No. PSAD-75-32 Title

Government Operations: Management of Federal Supply Service Procurement Programs Can Be Improved

Reports and Testimonies

General Services Admirhration PSAD-75-32 DEC.31.,?,9744 . . . COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE 20240 UNITED STATES B-114807 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This is our report on how management of Federal Supply Service procurement programs can be improved by the General Services Administration. We made our review pursuant to the Budget and ...

Date Dec. 31, 1974 Report No. MWD-75-31 Title

Financial Management: What Is the Role of Federal Assistance for Vocational Education?

Reports and Testimonies

REPORT TO THE CON- --..- What Is The Role Of Federal Assistance For VocatIonal Education? Office of Educatron Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 1) %. -y E BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES MWD-75-31 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF DC THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-164031(1) b c To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This is our report ...

Date Dec. 31, 1974 Report No. GGD-75-44 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Efforts To Stop Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Coming From and Through Mexico and Central America

Reports and Testimonies

Id GGD-75-44 DEC.31,1974 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED D.C. 20540 STATES B-175425 c/l To the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate This is our report entitled, “Efforts to Stop Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Coming From and Through Mexico and Central America. TV We made our review pursuant to the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 (31 ...

Date Dec. 30, 1974 Report No. MWD-75-48 Title

Veterans Affairs: Need for Improved Outreach Efforts for Veterans in Prison or on Parole

Reports and Testimonies

Iaa P?Bovember 1971, VA issued guidelines to its regional @~ffiees suggesting that they inform Federal and State penal officials about the types of educational trainiag available itcs incarcerated veterans under the GH Bill fl such as: --correspondemze courses;

Date Dec. 30, 1974 Report No. GGD-75-24 Title

Transportation: Alleged Discriminations and Concessions in the Allocation of Railcars To Grain Shippers

Reports and Testimonies

Alleged isuimhations and Concessions In The Allocation ailcars To Grain Shippers Interstate Commerce Commission ~-774824 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES _‘_-“.a-= > ,.a’ fi’& ’ P7 $+ a’ GGB -25;-29 DEC.30,1974 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF THE D.C. 2#348 UNITED STATES B-114824 The Honorable John Melcher House of Representatives Dear Mr. Melcher: On March 28, 1974, you ...

Date Dec. 30, 1974 Report No. MWD-75-4 Title

Federal Library Support Programs: Progress and Problems

Reports and Testimonies

Office of Education Department of Health, and Welfare Education, MWD-75-4 DEC.30,1374 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED D.C. 20848 STATES B-164031(1) To the Speaker of the and the President pro House of Representatives tempore of the Senate This is our report on the progress and problems of The largest portion of Federal library support programs. Federal support for library programs is ...

Date Dec. 27, 1974 Report No. RED-75-316 Title

Housing: Review of Funds Provided by HUD to the Blackfeet Indian Developers, Inc. for Construction Projects

Reports and Testimonies

The lior?_orable Richard House of Representatives G. Shoup lil~m ,fket Indian Develcpers, “‘1’1”‘1”” projects on the Blackfeet during 1972-73. IX. India (BIDI) t for cxstructing public housing fz Reservation in Browning 9 Nontana II During a meeting with you on June we would examine and provide information --Background informaticn on BIDI" 27, 1974, it, was agreed that on the following matters. s ...

Date Dec. 27, 1974 Report No. MWD-75-39 Title

Education: Review of Certain Activities of the Kentucky Equine Education Programs

Reports and Testimonies

L COMPTROLLER GENERA; WASHINBTON w ( OF THE DC UNITED STATES 20548 B-163922 L The Honorable K. Gunn McKay House of Representatives Mr. McKay: F-- Dear \ 'L-f In accordance with your March 26, 1973, request and subsequent dlscusslons with your offIce, we revieweq certain activities of the Kentucky Equine Education Program, (KEEP), which was funded Jointly by the Departments of Labor and Health, ...

Date Dec. 24, 1974 Report No. RED-75-314 Title

Housing: Review of the Farmers Home Administration's Practices Concerning Credit Reports for Mortgage Loans and Agricultural Loans

Reports and Testimonies

. RELEASED The korable United States WiJliem Senate Promir-2 Dear Senator Prmx8S M: Your letter of August 23, ?974, requested that we (l)[revieti the Farmers Ebn~ Administration's (MA) practfces concerning credit reyorts fur mortgage (housing) loans and agricuitura? (farm operatlrg 5 1asnsJ (2) determfne whether there were dffferences in the rates of default bets;ee;i these types of loans, and (3) ...

Date Dec. 23, 1974 Report No. RED-75-317 Title

Government Operations: Review of Activities of the Model Cities Program in Dayton, Ohio

Reports and Testimonies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASH1NGTON OF THE UC UNITi STATES T 20548 B-171500 The Honorable Charles House of Represent&Ives Dear Mr Whalen W Whalen, Jr , \ On May 21 and September 13, 1974, you asked us to review certain The specific actlvltles of the Model Crtles Program In Dayton, Ohio areas of your concern involved --payments of Model Cities funds to the consulting firm, Jon-Mor and Associates, for a ...

Date Dec. 23, 1974 Report No. GGD-75-1 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Long-Term Impact of Law Enforcement Assistance Grants Can Be Improved

Reports and Testimonies

L.awL Enforcement Assistance Department of Justice Administration GGD-75-1 DEC.23J.974 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF THE UNITED D.C. 20548 STATES B-171019 c/ To the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate This is our report on the need to improve the long-term impact of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration grant program. We made our review ...

Date Dec. 19, 1974 Report No. 093197 Title

Financial Management: Altus AFB, Oklahoma, Audit of Accounts for the Period June 1 Through 30, 1974

Reports and Testimonies

Date Dec. 19, 1974 Report No. 093196 Title

Financial Management: K. I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan, Audit of Accounts for the Period June 1 Through 30, 1974

Reports and Testimonies

Date Dec. 19, 1974 Report No. 094565 Title

Government Operations: Interpretation and Application of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974

Reports and Testimonies

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING O F F I C E WASHINGTON, D. C . 20548 FOR RELEASE O N DELIVERY EXPECTED A T 11 A.M. O N DECEMBER 19, 1974 STATEMENT O F ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL O F THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE C/ COMMITTEE O N THE BUDGET, Soa UNITED STATES SENATE c 5 M r . C h a i r m a n and M e m b e r s of t h e Committee: Thank you f o r having invited m e to d i s c u s s with you ...

Date Dec. 19, 1974 Report No. 094150 Title

Budget and Spending: Deferrals Versus Rescissions

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UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ‘ACCOUNTING D. C. 20548 OFFICE FOR RELEASE EXPECTED AT ON DELIVERY 11 A. M. ON STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET UNITED STATES SENATE STATES d Mr. Chairman Thank you and for Members having 4, of the invited me Committee: to discuss with of the you House is my and recent the letter President to my ...

Date Dec. 18, 1974 Report No. RED-75-309 Title

Isolating High-Level Radioactive Waste From the Environment: Achievements, Problems, and Uncertainties

Reports and Testimonies

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS lsolatmg High-Level Radloactlve Waste From The Enwronment : Achievements, Problems, And Uncertainties Atomic Energy CornmIssion BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED S RED-75409 GENERAL COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE DC UNITED !3TATES 20542 B-164052 c 1 / To the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Se6ate This 1s our report on ...

Date Dec. 16, 1974 Report No. LCD-75-417 Title

Agriculture and Food: Procedures for the Purchase of Potatoes

Reports and Testimonies

) The FIomrable Otis Pike House of Repa?esmZatives IllllllllIlllIlIIlllllllllllnll LM096720 6-181459 . ’ L Y 3-181459 B-191459 *was mt 4Sd. sight-lying ptatoes in Maine, tiid ix doing stilar.wxk We did xx: detervninc whether the szm- rmber of pm?-askg agents wxiLd be i---qif the Agencywerc todwelop tightm ,-pecifi&tkns. As you requested, we did not okAain ccmnmts fkm the Age:-~-y's L63332tor. We ...

Date Dec. 16, 1974 Report No. 093198 Title

Financial Management: Webb Air Force Base, Texas Audit of Accounts for the Period June 1 Through 30, 1974

Reports and Testimonies

Date Dec. 16, 1974 Report No. 093072 Title

Government Operations: Need for Warehouse Officer Function at U.S. Customs Service

Reports and Testimonies

i UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DSVISION December 16, 1974 The Honorable Commissioner Dear Vernon D. Acree of Customs Acree: Commissioner The U.S. Customs Service employs warehouse officers to maintain physical custody of goods in bonded warehouses. We reviewed the necessity of having warehouse officers in view of the inventory document controls ...

Date Dec. 16, 1974 Report No. GGD-75-54 Title

Health: Evaluation of the Office of the Attending Physician

Reports and Testimonies

iiOMFTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGITO~, OF D THE C UNITED STATES 2084E H-181804 The Honorable Bob Casey, Legislative Appropriations Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. k- Chairman Subcommittee &' : c otm3 c, Chairman: In response to your July 11, 1974, requests and ln accordance with subsequent aqreements with your office, we evaluated the various positions in the Office of the ...

Date Dec. 16, 1974 Report No. RED-75-292 Title

Employment: Department of Labor's Practice of Obtaining Labor Union Comments in Making Certifications Required by the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act

Reports and Testimonies

.&“ - RELEASED Department Of La bar’s Practice Of Obtaining Labor Union Comments In Making Certifications Required By The Consolidated Farm And Rural Development Act Department Department of Agricalture of Labor BY THE COMPTRULLEB GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES’ COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASNINGTON. OF THE 0 C UNITED STATES MS48 .:;< .. . ., i* . ‘B-n4873 / Clifford Smate Hansen: P. Hansen - .’ 9’ @ The ...

Date Dec. 13, 1974 Report No. 093073 Title

Government Operations: Industrial Management Activities at a Government-Owned and Operated Facility

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REGiONAL ROOM 403. U.S CUSTOMHOUSE, OFFICE 610 SOUTH CANALSTREEX CHICAGO, ILLINOE SO607 U. S, Amy Armamant Command Rack Island, Illinois 61201 Daar Ganeral Raaan: Tk have: completed a suwoy of industrial management activities at Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois. Although WQ. do not plan to do additional work at this time, w.s would like to call your attention to our observations which, ...

Date Dec. 13, 1974 Report No. B-180940 Title

Government Operations: The Native Enrollment and Village Eligibility Provisions of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act

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B-180940 Bureau of lndlan Affairs Department of the interior COMPTROLLER GENERAL WJiSHlNGTON OF DC THE 20548 UNITED STATES B-180940 I *PD L 2+:33 The Honorable John D Dmgell, Chairman Subcommrttee on Flsherres and Wrldllfe ti Conservation and the Environment Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries House of Representatives Dear Mr Chairman On June 11, 1974, you requested that the General ...

Date Dec. 12, 1974 Report No. RED-75-310 Title

Agriculture and Food: Observations on Evaluation of the Special Supplemental Food Program, Food and Nutrition Service

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i’ Observations On Evafuation Of The Special Supplemental Fo@cf.Frogram Food And Nutrition Service- i COMFTAOLLER GENERAL wAs~fKGf*H. OF 0 c THE zeac UNITE0 STATG# ?I- 17G!I!34 To the Speaker of the IIwsc of Iitcprcsentativcs r 1 ard the Prcsidtnt pra tcmporc of the Senate This is our report on cbscrvatiuns on evaluation of the Supplcmcntal Fond Program ndministr%rvd by tht Food ’ SI)C*C~L~ ...

Date Dec. 11, 1974 Report No. RED-75-273 Title

Agriculture and Food: Administration of Marketing Orders for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

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Agricultural Department Marketing of Agriculture Service COMPTROUER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF DC. THE LwIb UNITED STA+ES B- 177170 f ! The Honorable Frank E. Moss, Subcommittee for Consumers Committee on Commerce United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Chairn an !J;..~, This is our report on the Department of Agriculture’s administration of marketing orders, particularly the Florida tomato marketing ...

Date Dec. 11, 1974 Report No. 093075 Title

Financial Management: Review of the TEAM-UP Civilian Payroll and Leave System, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command

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) . f - I UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFEE REGIONAL 9226 FEDERAL PHILADELPHIA, BUILDING. SIXTH PENNSYLVANIA 7 DEC1lJ974 OFFICE AND ARCH STREETS 19106 Major General Charles P. Brown Commanding General U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005 Dear General Brown: b llllllMllllllllIllllllllllllllll LM093075 We have completed our review of the Test, Evaluation ...

Date Dec. 9, 1974 Report No. B-169869 Title

National Defense: Review of the Operations of the Advisory Group on Electron Devices Sponsored by the Department of Defense

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B-169869 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHlNG70N. D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT ACQUISITION AND SYSTEMS DIVISION , B-169869 The Honorable ) The Secretary Dear Mr. / of Defense Secretary: p,J

Date Dec. 6, 1974 Report No. ID-75-34 Title

International Affairs: Information Concerning Agreement To Supply Wheat to Egypt First Quarter, Fiscal Year 1974

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COMFTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF DC. THE UNITED 2C648 STATES , /’ i ‘I’ll-; ilonorable t(cwSi1Jr..\:* Air. Joshua Eilberg of liepresentativcs lIllIllIIIllllIlllllllllllllll LM096723 Eilberg: \-o11r lcttcr of Scptcmber 27, 1974, requested information on (1) the effect an agreement to supply 100,000 tons of xvhcnt to Egypt ;< 111have on ttrr wholesale and rctaii prices of wheat and kiheat products ...

Date Dec. 6, 1974 Report No. OSP-75-7 Title

Energy: Problems in the Federal Energy Administration's Compliance and Enforcement Effort

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, Federal Energy Admimstratim l . . ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER WK3,INGTON. GENERAL 0 C OF ZO%, THE UNITED STATES D-178205 /./ %- The Honorable Abraham A. Ribicnff on Reorgani zation, Chairman, Subcommittee Research and Internat ional Organ izations Committee on Government Operations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: f\ %!LZ$ a This report is in response to your letter of February 8, 1974, asking ...

Date Dec. 3, 1974 Report No. 093076 Title

National Defense: Sacramento Army Depot's Pricing Action in Negotiating a Firm-Fixed Unit Price Under Contract

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UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTPGOFFICE REGiONAL ROOM 803 FOX PLAZA BUILDING. OFFICE 1390 MARKET STREET SAN IN RFPLY REFER To: FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94102 Ii?? LP 1 i - As part of our tontfnui~g frttereat 50 the Sacramento Arcxy Depot's (SAAD) procuremexnr o= Closed Circuit SMpboard l'eleviszke z Systm (TV systems) far the zavyp we -ed SAAD'S action fss oegotiatixg a fire-fhed unit pr$.ce UniIer ...