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T h e U . S . G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e (GAO) i s a n i n d e p e n - d e n t n o n p o l i t i c a l a g e n c y i n t h e l e g i s l a t i v e b r a n c h of t h e G o v e r n m e n t . I t w a s e s t a b l i s h e d b y t h e B u d g e t a n d A c c o u n t i n g
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C u r r e n t l y , GAO p e r f o r m s s p e c i a l a u d i t s , s u r v e y s , i n v e s t i - g a t i o n s , a n d e v a l u a t i o n s of F e d e r a l p r o g r a m s . T h i s w o r k i s e i t h e r s e l f - i n i t i a t e d o r p e r f o r m e d a t t h e r e q u e s t o f c o n g r e s - s i o n a l c o m m i t t e e s o r m e m b e r s . G A O ' s f i n d i n g s a n d recommenda- t i o n s a r e p u b l i s h e d a s a " R e p o r t t o t h e C o n g r e s s , " o f t e n r e f e r r e d t o a s G A O r e p o r t s o r G A O a u d i t r e p o r t s .
G A O h a s u s e d s e v e r a l s y s t e m s (A-Numbers , B-Numbers , d i v i - s i o n n u m b e r s , a n d I - N u m b e r s ) t o i d e n t i f y i t s r e p o r t s , d e c i - s i o n s , e t c . A-Numbers were n u m e r i c a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s f o r s u b j e c t a r e a s . From J a n u a r y 1 9 2 4 t h r o u g h D e c e m b e r 1 9 3 8 , A-Numbers (A-1 t o A - 9 9 9 9 9 ) were a s s i g n e d t o s u b j e c t s a s t h e y were e s t a b - l i s h e d . A f e w s u b j e c t s w i t h A-Numbers were s t i l l a c t i v e u n t i l ' November 1 9 7 9 .
B-Numbers were a l s o n u m e r i c a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s f o r s u b j e c t a r e a s . The f i r s t B-Number, €5-1, was a s s i g n e d i n D e c e m b e r 1 9 3 8 . I n November 1 9 7 9 , t h e new c o m p u t e r i z e d c o r r e s p o n d e n c e c o n t r o l s y s t e m i n t h e O f f i c e o f G e n e r a l C o u n s e l made i t n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e I n d e x a n d F i l e s S e c t i o n t o a s s i g n a u n i q u e 8-Number t o e a c h new j o b .
B e f o r e f i s c a l y e a r 1 9 7 5 , i t was n e c e s s a r y t o know t h e e x a c t d a t e a r e p o r t was i s s u e d t o o b t a i n a c o p y , as A-Numbers
f y i n g n u m b e r s . m a n d B-Numbers r e p r e s e n t e d s u b j e c t s a n d were n o t u n i q u e i d e n t i -
A B e g i n n i n g w i t h f i s c a l y e a r 1 9 7 5 , G A O b e g a n a s s i g n i n g a d i v i s i o n number i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e A-Number o r 8-Number. T h e d i v i s i o n n u m b e r i s u n i q u e t o a n i n d i v i d u a l r e p o r t , a n d i n c l u d e s t h e a c r o n y m f o r t h e d i v i s i o n w h i c h i s s u e d t h e r e p o r t , t h e l a s t t w o d i g i t s o f t h e y e a r i n w h i c h t h e r e p o r t w a s i s s u e d , a n d a s e q u e n t i a l l y a s s i g n e d n u m b e r . S e e e x a m p l e :
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S i n c e f i s c a l y e a r 1 9 7 5 , t h e d i v i s i o n n u m b e r i s a l l t h a t i s r e q u i r e d t o o b t a i n a c o p y of a r e p o r t . *
T h e O f f i c e o f I n v e s t i g a t i o n s , a b o l i s h e d i n f i s c a l y e a r 1 9 5 6 , a l s o i s s u e d v a r i o u s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , i n c l u d i n g r e p o r t s d
i d e n t i f i e d by I - N u m b e r s ( 1 - 1 8 1 7 0 ) . I - N u m b e r s were n u m e r i c a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s f o r s u b j e c t a r e a s a n d t h e e x a c t d a t e a r e p o r t w a s i s s u e d i s e s s e n t i a l t o o b t a i n a c o p y o f a s p e c i f i c I -Number r e p o r t .
A s s i s t a n c e i n i d e n t i f y i n g G A O r e p o r t s can b e o b t a i n e d f r o m t h e GAO D o c u m e n t H a n d l i n g a n d I n f o r m a t i o n S e r v i c e s F a c i - l i t y ( D H I S F ) by c a l l i n g ( 2 0 2 ) 2 7 5 - 6 2 4 1 . DHISF h a s d e v e l o p e d a b i b l i o g r a p h i c d a t a b a s e w h i c h i s u s e d t o g e n e r a t e a n d p h o t o c o m p o s e t h e G A O D o c u m e n t s j o u r n a l . T h i s d a t a b a s e c a n a l s o be u s e d € o r s e a r c h i n g a n d r e t r i e v i n g i n f o r m a t i o n o n d o c u m e n t s p u b l i s h e d by t h e G A O . T h e r e a r e v a r i o u s a c c e s s p o i n t s i n t h e d a t a b a s e . T h e s e i n c l u d e s u b j e c t , a g e n c y / o r g a - n i z a t i o n c o n c e r n e d , c o n g r e s s i o n a l r e l e v a n c e , GAO i s s u e a r e a , a n d b u d g e t € u n c t i o n s . The d a t a b a s e i n c l u d e s i n f o r m a t i o n b e g i n n i n g w i t h f i s c a l y e a r 1 9 7 7 ( O c t . 1 9 7 6 ) t h r o u g h t h e p r e - s e n t d a t e .
C o p i e s o f G A O r e p o r t s c a n b e o b t a i n e d f r o m D H I S F by c a l l i n g ( 2 0 2 ) 2 7 5 - 6 2 4 1 .
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Table of Contents
GAO Documents ............................................. 1
KWOC Index ................................................ 4 GAO Newsletter ............................................ 6
4t- Monthly List of GAO Rep0rt.s ............................... 7'
c General Accounting Office Publications .................... 8
List of Audit Reports Issued to the Congress. Fiscal Years 1 9 5 6 - 1 9 6 2 .................................. 1 1
Index o f Audit Reports Issued to the Congress. Calendar Year 1 9 5 9 ...................................... 13
Index of Audit Reports Issued to the Congress. Department of Defense Activities. Fiscal Years 1 9 5 6 - 1 9 6 3 .................................. 15
Index o f Audit Reports Issued to the Congress. Defense Division. Fiscal Years 1 9 6 4 - 1 9 6 7 ................ 18
Digest of Audit Reports Issued to the Congress. Department of Defense Activities ........................ 2 1
I n d e x a n d Digests o f Findings in Reports to the Congress .. 2 2
Annual Report . U . S . General Accounting Office.. .......... 2 5
Index and Files Section ................................... 54 Scorpio ................................................... 5 6
Congressional Research Service Subject and Author Catalogs of GAO Reports ................................. 6 3
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications .. 6 4 .*
Government Reports Index .................................. 66 d
American Statistics index.....................,,..........^... 74
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GAO DOCUMENTS
U n i t e d S t a t e s . G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e . G A O D o c u m e n t s . W a s h i n g t o p : G P O , May 1977- R e f . Z1223.AlU47.
-r GAO D o c u m e n t s i s i s s u e d e v e r y m o n t h t o h e l p t h e G A O s t a f f a n d t h e Members of C o n g r e s s i n c r e a s e t h e i r aware- n e s s o f a n d a c c e s s t o t h e many G A O i n f o r m a t i o n r e s o u r c e s .
p u b l i c a t i o n s a n d d o c u m e n t s , i n c l u d i n g a u d i t r e p o r t s , s t a f f s t u d i e s , m e m o r a n d a , o p i n i o n s , s p e e c h e s , t e s t i m o n i e s , a n d C o m p t r o l l e r G e n e r a l d e c i s i o n s .
t GAO D o c u m e n t s i s a c o m p r e h e n s i v e r e c o r d of c u r r e n t GAO
G A O D o c u m e n t s b e g a n p u b l i c a t i o n w i t h V o l . 1, No. 8 , May 1 9 7 7 i s s u e . I n O c t o b e r 1 9 7 7 , a CITATIONS B A C K L O G ISSUE c o n t a i n i n g i s s u e s 1 - 7 , ( O c t o b e r 1 9 7 6 t h r o u g h M a r c h 1 9 7 7 ) was p u b l i s h e d . T h e r e i s no p r i n t e d h a r d - c o p y i n d e x t o a c c o m p a n y t h i s i s s u e . A n n u a l c u n u l a t e d i n d e x e s o f G A O D o c u m e n t s a r e i s s u e d , a n d a r e a v a i l a b l e o n l y on m i c r o f i c h e .
How T o Use G A O D o c u m e n t s $
GAO D o c u m e n t s i s o r g a n i z e d i n t o two s e c t i o n s : a n I N D E X S E C T I O N ( y e l l o w p a g e s ) a n d a C I T A T I O N S E C T I O N ( w h i t e p a g e s ) . The j o u r n a l may b e u s e d f o r a v a r i e t y o f p u r p o s e s , i n c l u d i n g i n - d e p t h r e s e a r c h i n t o a s p e c i f i c t o p i c , s e a r c h f o r a p a r t i - c u l a r d o c u m e n t , m a i n t a i n i n g c u r r e n t a w a r e n e s s o n a g i v e n t o p i c , a n d g e n e r a l b r o w s i n g .
The I N D E X SECTION i s c u r r e n t l y c o m p o s e d o f e i g h t s e p a - r a t e i n d e x e s , e n a b l i n g t h e u s e r t o s e a r c h f o r i n f o r m a t i o n v i a a n y o n e o r c o m b i n a t i o n o f t h e f o l l o w i n g p o i n t s :
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( I n c l u d e s b o t h F e d e r a l a g e n c i e s a n d n o n g o v e r n m e n t a l c o r p o r a t e b o d i e s )
- P e r s o n a l N a m e I n d e x ( I n c l u d e s n a m e s o f i n d i v i d u a l s who a r e t h e s u b j e c t s of t h e d o c u m e n t s )
- Co ng r e s s i o n a l I n d e x ( I n c l u d e s e n t r i e s u n d e r r e l e v a n t c o n g r e s s i o n a l com- r n i t t e e s / a g e n c i e s , a n d i n d i v i d u a l R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s a n d S e n a t o r s t o whom d o c u m e n t s a r e a d d r e s s e d )
- - A g e n c y / O r g a n i z a t i o n I n d e x
- L a w / A u t h o r i t y I n d e x ( I n c l u d e s e n t r i e s u n d e r C o d e o f F e d e r a l R e g u l a t i o n s , D e c i s i o n s of t h e C o m p t r o l l e r G e n e r a l , E x e c u t i v e O r - d e r s , F e d e r a l P r o c u r e m e n t R e g u l a t i o n s , F e d e r a l R e g i s - t e r , P u b l i c L a w N a m e , P u b l i c L a w N u m b e r , o t h e r s t a t u - t o r y a s w e l l a s n o n s t a t u a t o r y a u t h o r i t i e s , U.S. C o d e , a n d U.S . S t a t u t e s a t L a r g e r e f e r e n c e s )
- G A O I s s u e Area I n d e x ( O f f i c i a l G A O issue a r e a s a n d a p p r o v e d p r i o r i t y l i n e s - v- o f - e f f o r t )
( I n c l u d e s t h e G A O d i v i s i o n / o f f i c e t h a t h a d p r i m e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r p r e p a r i n g a r e p o r t , d e c i s i o n , o p i n j o n , e t c . , o r f o r c o n d u c t i n g t h e p r o j e c t o r i n - v e s t i g a t i o n a b o u t w h i c h t h e d o c u m e n t i s c o n c e r n e d )
( F u n c t i o n c a t e g o r i e s b y w h i c h F e d e r a l f u n d s a r e a p p r o p r i a t e d a n d i d e n t i f i e d i n t h e F e d e r a l b u d g e t d o c u m e n t )
- G A O D i v i s i o n / O f f i c e I n d e x 1)
- B u d g e t F u n c t i o n I n d e x
T h e f o l l o w i n g i n d e x w a s i n c l u d e d i n G A O D o c u m e n t s . I t was p u b l i s h e d on m i c r o f i c h e f o r t h e b a c k l o g c i t a t i o n i s s u e a n d f o r e a c h m o n t h l y i s s u e b e g i n n i n g w i t h V o l . 1, No. 8 , May 1 9 7 7 a n d e n d i n g w i t h V o l . 2 , No. 6 , A p r i l 1 9 7 8 :
- D o c u m e n t Number I n d e x ( T h e i d e n t i f y i n g n u m b e r s a s s i g n e d by G A O d i v i s i o n s a n d o f f i c e s t o t h e d o c u m e n t s t h e y i s s u e ) .
The C I T A T I O N S E C T I O N c o n s i s t s o f b r i e f d e s c r i p t i o n s o f t h e d o c u m e n t s a n d o f t e n i n c l u d e s a n i n f o r m a t i v e a b s t r a c t . Some o r a l l of t h e f o l l o w i n g i n f o r m a t i o n i s c o n t a i n e d i n each c i t a t i o n , a s a p p r o p r i a t e :
- t i t l e / s u b t i t l e - D o c u m e n t n u m b e r s a n d r e p o r t n u m b e r - t y p e , d a t e , a n d p a g i n a t i o n o f t h e d o c u m e n t - a u t h o r / w i t n e s s - G A O i s s u e a r e a s - a g e n c i e s / o r g a n i z a t i o n s c o n c e r n e d - c o n g r e s s i o n a l c o m m i t t e e s / a g e n c i e s / M e n b e r s t o whom t h e
- l a w a n d / o r r e l a t e d s t a t u a t o r y / r e g u l a t o r y a u t h o r i t i e s
- G A O c o n t r o l ( d i v i s i o n / o f f i c e ) f o r a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a -
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R e f e r e n c e f rom. i n d e x e n t r i e s t o t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g c i t a - t i o n s i s p r o v i d e d by a u n i q u e s i x - d i g i t a c c e s s i o n n u m b e r a s s i g n e d t o e a c h c i t a t i o n . T h i s a c c e s s i o n n u m b e r s h o u l d a l s o be u s e d t o r e q u e s t c o p i e s of t h e a c t u a l d o c u m e n t d e s c r i b e d b y t h e c i t z t i o n e
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P u b l i c I s s u a n c e Of GAO Document s
G A O D o c u m e n t s , V o l s . 1 t h r u 3 , a r e r e s t r i c t e d t o " I n t e r - n a l GAO Use Only . " B e g i n n i n g w i t h t h e i s s u a n c e o f V o l . 4 , GAO Document s i s a v a i l a b l e t o t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c t h r o u g h s u b s c r i p t i o n f r o m GPO. The b a s i c f o r m a t r e m a i n s t h e same e x c e p t t h e r e w i l l be no r e f e r e n c e t o r e s t r i c t e d o r c l a s s i - * f i e d d o c u m e n t s .
GAO Document s OnTLine U
When a v a i l a b l e , t h e GAO Document s o n - l i n e d a t a b a s e f i l e w i l l c o n t a i n two s e p a r a t e f i l e s , o n e f o r r e s t r i c t e d d o c u m e n t s a n d t h e o t h e r f o r u n r e s t r i c t e d . The GAO T h e s a u r u s has b e e n d e v e l o p e d f o r u s e w i t h t h e o n - l i n e s y s t e m .
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KWOC I N D E X
U n i t e d S t a t e s . G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e . KWOC (Key Word O u t o f C o n t e x t ) I n d e x . W a s h i n g t o n : G A O , J u l y 1 9 7 3 -
T h e K W O C I n d e x i s i s s u e d i r r e g u l a r l y . N o r m a l l y i t i s c u m u l a t e d i n t o a c o m b i n e d c o m p u t e r p r i n t o u t c o v e r i n g a n en- t i r e f i s c a l y e a r , a l t h o u g h t h e r e h a v e b e e n i n d e x e s t h a t c o v e r e d p o r t i o n s o f a f i s c a l y e a r . *
Y T h e K W O C I n d e x u s e s a l l m a j o r w o r d s i n t h e t i t l e o f G A O
a u d i t r e p o r t s a s i n d e x t e rms . E a c h te rm u s e d c i t e s G A O a u d i t r e p o r t by c o m p l e t e t i t l e , a n d i n c l u d e s r e f e r e n c e s t o B- N u m b e r , ( s o m e t i m e s A-Number) , d a t e , b u d g e t f u n c t i o n i n d e x , a g e n c y o r a g e n c i e s i n v o l v e d , i s s u e a r e a n u m b e r , j o b a s s i g n - m e n t c o d e , d i v i s i o n n u m b e r , a n d r e s t r i c t e d , u n r e s t r i c t e d o r s e c r e t d e s i g n a t i o n .
B e s i d e s t h e m a j o r w o r d s i n t h e t i t l e , e a c h e l e m e n t o f t h e c i t a t i o n ( e x c e p t t h e r e s t r i c t e d , u n r e s t r i c t e d o r s e c r e t d e s i g n a t i o n ) , i s a l s o s e a r c h a b l e . ( B e g i n n i n g i n November 1 9 7 9 , a new o r u n i q u e B-Number was a s s i g n e d t o e v e r y G A O r e p o r t . P r i o r t o t h i s d a t e , B-Numbers r e p r e s e n t e d a s s i g n e d s u b j e c t a r e a s . )
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i n g r e s e a r c h e d , o r f i n d s i n t h e KWOC I n d e x a B-Number t h a t a p p e a r s t o b e a p p r o p r i a t e , t h i s e l e m e n t i s s e a r c h - a b l e by t u r n i n g t o t h e "B" s e c t i o n of t h e I n d e x . T h e B-Numbers , f o r t h e p e r i o d c o v e r e d by t h e I n d e x , a r e g r o u p e d t o g e t h e r n u m e r i c a l l y w i t h a c o m p l e t e l i s t o f r e p o r t s u n d e r t h a t n u m b e r .
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D I V I S I O N NUMBER ( J u l y 1974- 1 T h e d i v i s i o n w h i c h i s s u e d a r e p o r t i s a l s o s e a r c h -
a b l e . D i v i s i o n n u m b e r s a r e e n t e r e d by t h e i r a l p h a n u m e r i c n u m b e r . (EXAMPLE: LCD-76-1 i s l i s t e d i n t h e "L" s e c t i o n of t h e I n d e x , a n d t h e n a l l L C D r e p o r t s a r e l i s t e d b y n u m b e r 1.
D A T E A t t h e e n d o f t h e KWOC I n d e x , G A O a u d i t r e p o r t s a r e
l i s t e d by t h e d a t e t h e y w e r e i s s u e d . The s p e c i f i c d a t e o r d e r i s : y e a r / m o n t h / d a y .
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A g e n c y d e s i g n a t i o n s a r e n o r m a l l y i n a n a b b r e v i a t e d f o r m w i t h i n t h e c i t a t i o n a n d c a n a l s o b e a b b r e v i a t e d as t h e i n d e x t e r m . (EXAMPLE: DIIEW f o r D e p a r t m e n t of H e a l t h , E d u c a t i o n , a n d W e l f a r e ; D N f o r D e p a r t m e n t of t h e N a v y ) . A s e a r c h e r l o o k i n g f o r r e p o r t s i n v o l v i n g d e p a r t m e n t s o r a g e n c i e s s h o u l d c h e c k b o t h
-!v t h e a b b r e v i a t e d a n d s p e l l e d - o u t f o r m s .
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G A O w o r k a s s i g n m e n t s n o r m a l l y f a l l w i t h i n a s p e c i f i c n u m e r i c a l l y d e s i g n a t e d i s s u e a r e a . (EXAMPLE: 1 9 0 0 - - F e d e r a l P r o c u r e m e n t o f G o o d s a n d S e r v i c e s . ) A s e a r c h e r c o u l d u s e t h e i s s u e a r e a n u m b e r t o l o c a t e G A O a u d i t r e p o r t s w h i c h were r e l a t e d v e r y g e n e r a l l y i n s u b j e c t c o n t e n t .
B u d g e t F u n c t i o n I n d e x
T h e s e a r e f u n c t i o n c a t e g o r i e s b y w h i c h F e d e r a l f u n d s a r e a p p r o p r i a t e d a n d i d e n t i f i e d i n t h e F e d e r a l b u d g e t d o c u m e n t .
J A C ( J o b A s s i g n m e n t C o d e ) ( J u l y 1975-- 1
T h i s i s a u n i q u e n u m b e r a s s i g n e d t o i n d i v i d u a l j o b s .
T h e KWOC I n d e x h a s s e v e r a l u n i q u e f e a t u r e s n o t a v a i l a b l e i n G A O D o c u m e n t s . T h e s e i n c l u d e t h e a b i l i t y t o s e a r c h G A O r e p o r t s b y t h e i r t i t l e , i s s u e d a t e , a n d d i v i s i o n n u m b e r s .
The KWOC I n d e x c o n t a i n s r e f e r e n c e s t o r e s t r i c t e d G A O a u d i t r e p o r t s a n d i s n o t a v a i l a b l e f o r r e s e a r c h e r s o u t s i d e t h e G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e .
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G A O NEWSLETTER
U n i t e d S t a t e s . G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e . GAO N e w s l e t t e r . W a s h i n g t o n : G A O , V o l . 1, No. 1, F e b . 1 9 6 7 - V o l . 6 , No. 1 2 , J a n . 1 9 7 3 .
T h e GAO N e w s l e t t e r i s i s s u e d m o n t h l y a n d c o n t a i n s re- f e r e n c e s t o G A O a u d i t r e p o r t s , s e l e c t e d C o m p t r o l l e r G e n e r a l d e c i s i o n s , s p e e c h e s b y G A O s t a f f , a n d g e n e r a l news r e g a r d i n g s t a f f c h a n g e s , c o n g r e s s i o n a l t e s t i m o n y , p u b l i c a c t i v i t i e s , e t c .
E a c h i s s u e c o n t a i n s a l l r e p o r t s i s s u e d f o r t h e p r e v i o u s m o n t h a n d a n y m i s s e d f r o m t h e m o n t h b e f o r e . S e l e c t e d G A O a u d i t r e p o r t s a r e l i s t e d u n d e r b o l d t y p e c a p t i o n s c o n t a i n i n g a n a b b r e v i a t e d f o r m o f t h e r e p o r t t i t l e . An a b s t r a c t o f t h e s e r e p o r t s i s i n c l u d e d as w e l l a s t h e €3-Number. R e p o r t s n o t s e l e c t e d f o r a b s t r a c t i n g a r e l i s t e d by t i t l e a n d B-Number o n l y . The e x a c t d a t e a r e p o r t i s i s s u e d i s n o t a l w a y s g i v e n , b u t a u s e r c a n d e t e r m i n e t h e B-Number, t h e m o n t h , a n d t h e y e a r a r e p o r t was i s s u e d .
A u s e r n e e d s t o know t h e a p p r o x i m a t e d a t e a r e p o r t was i s s u e d f o r t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n t o b e a u s e f u l t o o l .
T h e r e i s no i n d e x t o a c c o m p a n y t h e G A O N e w s l e t t e r . E a c h i s s u e m u s t be s c a n n e d t o d e t e r m i n e w h a t r e p o r t s were i s s u e d .
T h i s p u b l i c a t i o n c o n t i n u e s , i n a s l i g h t l y d i f f e r e n t f o r - mat , as t h e M o n t h l y L i s t o f G A O R e p o r t s .
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U n i t e d S t a t e s . G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e . M o n t h l y L i s t o f G A O R e p o r t s . W a s h i n g t o n : G A O , V o l . 7 , No. 1, F e b . 1 9 7 3 -
T h e M o n t h l y L i s t o f G A O R e p o r t s c o n t i n u e s t h e G A O N e w s - 5 l e t t e r . The c o v e r a g e was c h a n g e d t o i n c l u d e o n l y GAO r e p o r t s ,
l e g a l d e c i s i o n s , a n d o p i n i o n s . T h e l e g a l d e c i s i o n s a n d o p i n i o n s were a l s o e x c l u d e d b e g i n n i n g w i t h V o l . 11, No. 2 ,
U t h e M a r c h 1 9 7 7 i s s u e .
R e p o r t s a r e l i s t e d by b r o a d s u b j e c t h e a d i n g s ( e . g . , a g r i - c u l t u r e , n a t i o n a l d e f e n s e , g e n e r a l g o v e r n m e n t , e t c . ) . U n d e r t h e s u b j e c t h e a d i n g s , r e p o r t s a r e l i s t e d b y t i t l e a n d i n c l u d e a n a b s t r a c t , a r e p o r t n u m b e r , a n d t h e d a t e of t h e r e p o r t . L e t t e r r e p o r t s d o n o t h a v e a b s t r a c t s . T h e G A O D o c u m e n t s acces- s i o n number h a s b e e n i n c l u d e d as p a r t o f t h e e n t r y b e g i n n i n g w i t h V o l . 1 3 , No. 4 , t h e May 1 9 7 9 i s s u e .
A u s e r n e e d s t o know a p p r o x i m a t e l y when a r e p o r t w a s i s s u e d f o r t h e M o n t h l y L i s t o f G A O R e p o r t s t o b e a u s e f u l t o o l , a s t h e r e a r e no c u m u l a t i v e i s s u e s o r i n d e x e s t o t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n .
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G E N E R A L A C C O U N T I N G OFFICE PUBLICATIONS
U n i t e d S t a t e s . G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e . G e n e r a l A c c o u n t - i n g O f f i c e P u b l i c a t i o n s . W a s h i n g t o n : G A O , J u n e 1973- R e f . G A O 2 1 2 2 1 . A 1 6 4 .
G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e P u b l i c a t i o n s i s p u b l i s h e d s e m i a n n u a l l y , i n J u n e a n d D e c e m b e r . I t i s a c a t a l o g of G A O p u b l i c a t i o n s , i n c l u d i n g u n r e s t r i c t e d a u d i t r e p o r t s , c o n g r e s s i o n a l t e s t i m o n y b y G A O o f f i c i a l s , s p e e c h e s b y t h e C o m p t r o l l e r G e n e r a l , a n d v a r i o u s o t h e r p u b l i c a t i o n s i n c l u d i n g t h o s e of t h e J o i n t F i n a n c i a l M a n a g e m e n t I m p r o v e m e n t P r o g r a m ( J F M I P ) . A d d r e s s e s a n d p h o n e n u m b e r s a r e g i v e n f o r o f f i c e s w i t h i n G A O w h e r e f r e e p u b l i c a t i o n s may b e o b t a i n e d a t t h e t i m e o f p u b l i c a t i o n . P u b l i c a t i o n s a v a i l a b l e f r o m G P O h a v e r e f e r e n c e s t o t h e GPO s t o c k n u m b e r a n d t h e p r i c e s i n e f f e c t a t t h e t i m e o f p u b l i c a t i o n .
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P r i o r t o t h e D e c e m b e r 1 9 7 9 e d i t i o n , e a c h i s s u e c u m u l a t e d t h e p r e v i o u s i s s u e , g i v i n g a c c e s s t o p u b l i c a t i o n s i s s u e d o v e r a 1 y e a r p e r i o d (ice., t h e J u n e i s s u e c o v e r e d J u l y - J u n e , a n d t h e D e c e m b e r i s s u e c o v e r s J a n u a r y - D e c e m b e r ) . B e g i n n i n g w i t h t h e D e c e m b e r 1 9 7 9 e d i t i o n , t h e p e r i o d c o v e r e d by an i s s u e was r e d u c e d t o 6 m o n t h s ( i - e . , J a n u a r y - J u n e a n d J u l y - D e c e m b e r ) .
A u d i t r e p o r t s a r e i n d e x e d u n d e r b r o a d s u b j e c t h e a d i n g s , E n t r i e s u n d e r a p a r t i c u l a r s u b j e c t h e a d i n g c o n t a i n r e f e r e n c e s t o r e p o r t t i t l e , r e p o r t n u m b e r , a n d d a t e . B e g i n n i n g w i t h t h e J u n e 1 9 7 9 e d i t i o n , t h e a c c e s s i o n n u m b e r f r o m G A O D o c u m e n t s i s a l s o i n c l u d e d . T h e r e i s a s u b j e c t i n d e x w h i c h l i s t s a l l t h e s u b j e c t h e a d i n g s a n d t h e p a g e n u m b e r on w h i c h t h e i r e n t r i e s b e g i n . The u s e r n e e d s t o c h e c k e a c h i t e m l i s t e d u n d e r a s u b j e c t h e a d i n g t o l o c a t e a s p e c i f i c r e p o r t . R e f e r e n c e s t o r e l a t e d r e p o r t s a p p e a r i n g i n t h e same i s s u e a r e n o t e d , by i t e m n u m b e r , a t t h e e n d of e a c h s u b j e c t h e a d i n g . See e xamp 1 es b e l ow:
SUBJECT INDEX
Agriculture 7
American Indians 7
Assistance to State and Locd Governments 9
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Civil Agency Procurement 11
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E x a m p l e s of p a g e s t a k e n f r o m the s u b j e c t l i s t i n g , f o r m a t p r i o r t o J u n e 1 9 7 9 .
AGRICULTURE
Item
1 The Statistics: Reportinq Service's crop reports could. be of more use to farmers.
2 Difficulties in coordinating farm assistance proqrams operated by Farmers Home Administration and Small Business Administration.
3 Foreign ownership of U.S. f a r m land- much concern, l i t t le data.
4 Changing character and struc- ture of American aqricultrrre' an overview.
Report Number
G G D-78-29
CED-78-118
CED-78-132
CFD-78-178
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13, 1978
25, 1978
12, 1978
26. 1978
Related Reports: Items 220, 280, 300,510. 522
F o r m a t c o n t a i n i n g G A O Documen t s a c c e s s i o n number .
ACCOUNTING CONTROLS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES
Item Accession Number
I The InterAmerican Foun- 110157 dation could improve its in- ternal controls
2 Weaknesses in internal con- 110193 trols over financial transac- tions within HEW'S Health Services Administration
3 Status, progress, and prob- 110202 lems in federal agency ac- counting during fiscal year 1998
Report Number and Date
I D-7943 Aug. 21, 1979
FGM§D-79-32 Bug. 22, 1979
FG M S B-79-40 Aug. 24, 1979
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T h e r e i s a l s o a n a g e n c y i n d e x w h i c h i s s e t up a l p h a b e - t i c a l l y by t h e d e p a r t m e n t o r a g e n c y w h i c h i s c o n c e r n e d w i t h o r i n v o l v e d i n t h e r e p o r t . T h i s i n d e x r e f e r s t h e u s e r t o i t e m number , n o t t o t h e s u b j e c t h e a d i n g , of t h e r e l a t e d r e p o r t . Each i t e m number must be c h e c k e d when s e a r c h i n g f o r a s p e c i f i c r e p o r t .
AGENCY INDEX
Department or Agency
Agriculture, Depart men t o f
Commodity Credit Corporation Farmers Home Administration Sratisrical Reporting Service
American University, Cairo
Asian Development Bank
Civil Service Commission
Commerce, Department of
Mar i t i me Ad m in is? ra t i m National Weather Service
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrai I)
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Defense, Department of
Air Force, Department of the
Army, Department of the
280,300
220 2,174 1
254
304
46,47,52
Item
51 1 176.
552,558, 563,566, 576,578
91,94
191,264,267,271, 273,276,277,278, 284,287,305,368, 369,424,427,437, 438,441,444,445.448
83, 102, 105, 107, 1 10,295,454
101, 103, 108, l l t i , 247,296,374,432, 436,446,447,451,457
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L I S T OF A U D I T REPORTS ISSUED TO THE CONGRESS, FISCAL YEARS 1 9 5 6 - 1 9 6 2
U n i t e d S t a t e s . G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e . L i s t o f A u d i t R e p o r t s I s s u e d t o t h e C o n g r e s s b y t h e C o m p t r o l l e r G e n e r a l o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s d u r i n g F i s c a l Years 1 9 5 6 - 6 2 . W a s h i n g t o n : G A O , 1 9 6 2 . GAO 2 1 2 2 3 . A l U 4 8 4 .
T h i s l i s t was p r e p a r e d b y t h e A c c o u n t i n g a n d A u d i t i n g . r
S t a f f i n A u g u s t 1 9 6 2 . *
I t c o n t a i n s u n r e s t r i c t e d GAO r e p o r t s , a r r a n g e d f i r s t b y t h e d e p a r t m e n t o r a g e n c y i n v o l v e d , a n d t h e n a r r a n g e d a l p h a b e t i - c a l l y b y r e p o r t t i t l e u n d e r t h a t d e p a r t m e n t o r a g e n c y .
R e p o r t s i s s u e d t o c o m m i t t e e s , m e m b e r s , o r o f f i c e r s o f t h e C o n g r e s s a r e e x c l u d e d .
S e e e x a m p l e on n e x t p a g e :
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Date Reference issued
AgrieuPturaP Conematdon mgrm Sewice (1955) o o e o o o e e o e o e e e e e 0 . . o e o e o e o a e .
Agrdcul.turaP Marketing Service: mrect distribution program (1957) ............ R&%onal achool lunch program and special
Beh001 milk p m g r ~ (1955-56) ............... Agricultural Research Servtce: Meat Inepection Divieion (Sept. 1953) .........
CoPwodity CreUt Corporation: 1954 .......................................... 5955 .......................................... 1956 .......................................... 1957 .......................................... 19% .......................................... a959 .......................................... 1960 .......................................... Addittonal costs incurred i n using t i n cans for packag;lng nonfat dry rrilk and processed cheese for donation sbroeri .................. the 1959 and 1950 cotton purchase programs ..
platlorial HOOP Act prow- (hug. 1958) ......... Operattons of unlimited sales agencies under
C~mglodity Stabilization Service: Automatic data-prow ssing f n s t f l a t i o n ,
&anston ~ammodity Office (1958) .............. i4ew Orleans C m d i t j r Office (Jan. 1959) ...... Burley and flue-cured tobacco price-sunort and agricultural adjustuent progrms in North Carolina and Tennessee and review sf warehouse tobacco sa les i n Keritueky (1956-57) ...................................
New Orleans Commodi%y Office (Oct. 1959) ....
B-U.4882 4- 5-$7
B-133059 9-30-58
B-UU66 10- 9-57
B-133192 6-19-59
B-ll.4824 U-29-55
B-114824 12- 3-5i' 8-114824 3- 1-57
B-114824 5-13-58 3-u.4824 5-?3-59 5-11M24 1-19-61 B-Uh824
5-X.4824 5- 4-59
B-ll.4824 6-29-62 B-ll4624 9-14-59
B-U.8622 2-25-59
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I N D E X OF A U D I T REPORTS ISSUED TO THE CONGRESS CALENDAR Y E A R 1 9 5 9
U n i t e d S t a t e s . G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e . I n d e x o f A u d i t R e p o r t s I s s u e d t o t h e C o n g r e s s by t h e C o m p t r o l l e r G e n e r a l of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , C a l e n d a r Year 1 9 5 9 . W a s h i n g t o n : G A O , 1960 . GAO Z1223.AlU483
T h i s i n d e x p e r t a i n s t o u n c l a s s i f i e d a n d o t h e r w i s e u n r e - v
s t r i c t e d r e p o r t s i s s u e d by t h e C o m p t r o l l e r G e n e r a l t o t h e w C o n g r e s s d u r i n g ' c a l e n d a r y e a r 1 9 5 9 .
The i n d e x c o n t a i n s t h r e e p a r t s :
P a r t I - - T o p i c a l i n d e x of f i n d i n g s P a r t I1 - - L i s t of a u d i t r e p o r t s i n c l u d e d i n i n d e x w i t h
i d e n t i f y i n g n u m b e r s r e f e r r e d t o i n t h e t o p i - c a l i n d e x
P a r t I11 - - L i s t of c o n t r a c t o r s r e f e r r e d t o i n a u d i t re- p o r t s
The t o p i c a l p a r t of t h e i n d e x i s p r i m a r i l y a n i n d e x o f f i n d i n g s r a t h e r t h a n a c o m p l e t e i n d e x of a l l s u b j e c t s con- t a i n e d i n t h e . r e p o r t s . The e m p h a s i s on f i n d i n g s w a s a d o p t e d as t h e y r e p r e s e n t t h e ma in i n t e r e s t o f GAO a u d i t r e p o r t u s e r s .
F i n d i n g s a r e c l a s s i f i e d by m a i n h e a d i n g s a n d a p p r o p r i a t e s u b h e a d i n g s . R e f e r e n c e s a r e t o s p e c i f i c r e p o r t s a n d t o t h e r e p o r t p a g e s w h i c h c o n t a i n t h e f i n d i n g s . E a c h r e p o r t i s r e f e r r e d t o by a n i d e n t i f y i n g number . W i t h t h i s n u m b e r , P a r t I1 of t h e i n d e x s h o u l d be c o n s u l t e d t o a s c e r t a i n t h e name o f t h e r e p o r t .
Example : I f i n c o n s u l t i n g t h e i n d e x , t h e u s e r f o u n d t h i s e n t r y :
B O R R O W I N G D I R E C T L Y FROM THE P U B L I C INCREASED I N T E R E S T COST R 3 4 / 3 0
t h e n h e would l o o k a t P a r t I I ( a ) o f t h e i n d e x to f i n d t h a t r e p o r t number 34 r e f e r r e d t o t h e re- p o r t on F e d e r a l N a t i o n a l M o r t g a g e A s s o c i a t i o n f o r 1958. By o b t a i n i n g a copy of t h a t r e p o r t , h e wou ld f i n d on p a g e 30 a d i s c u s s i o n of i n c r e a s e d i n t e r e s t c o s t s r e s u l t i n g f r o m d i r e c t b o r r o w i n g f r o m t h e p u b l i c by a G o v e r n m e n t a g e n c y .
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The p a t t e r n of t h i s i n d e x c o n t e m p l a t e s t h a t P a r t 11 w i l l be u s e d t o i d e n t i f y r e p o r t s on s p e c i f i c d e p a r t m e n t s a n d a g e n c i e s of t h e G o v e r n m e n t and t h e i r s u b o r d i n a t e b u r e a u s a n d o f f i c e s . I n a few c a s e s , h o w e v e r , names of o r g a n i z a t i o n s o r t y p e s of o r g a n i z a t i o n s a r e l i s t e d i n t h e t o p i c a l i n d e x ( P a r t I ) , p a r t i c u l a r l y w h e r e t h e i r l o c a t i o n i n P a r t I1 may n o t be r e a d i l y a p p a r e n t ( e . g . , l o c a l h o u s i n g a u t h o r i t i e s , F e d e r a l c r e d i t u n i o n s ) . w
P a r t I11 of t h e i n d e x i s i n t e n d e d a s a c o n v e n i e n t l i s t o f t h e names o f c o n t r a c t o r s who a r e r e f e r r e d t o i n more t h a n a p a s s i n g manner w i t h i n t h e r e p o r t . T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n i s n o t a l w a y s a p p a r e n t f r o m a r e p o r t t i t l e .
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I N D E X OF A U D I T REPORTS ISSUED TO THE CONGRESSy DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES,
F I S C A L YEARS 1 9 5 6 - 1 9 6 3
U n i t e d S t a t e s G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e . I n d e x o f A u d i t R e - p o r t s R e p o r t s I s s u e d t o t h e C o n g r e s s , i t s C o m m i t t e e s a n d Members o n D e p a r t m e n t o f D e f e n s e A c t i v i t i e s , F i s c a l Years 1 9 5 6 t h r o u g h 1 9 6 3 . W a s h i n g t o n : G A O , 1 9 6 3 . GAO 21223.AlU5152
T h i s i n d e x p r o v i d e s a ' r e a d y r e f e r e n c e t o G A O a u d i t r e p o r t s ,
D e f e n s e . T h e s e r e p o r t s were i s s u e d t o t h e C o n g r e s s , i t s commit-
1 9 5 6 t h r o u g h 1 9 6 3 .
I d e a l i n g w i t h v a r i o u s a c t i v i t i e s c o n d u c t e d by t h e D e p a r t m e n t of
' t e e s , and Members by t h e C o m p t r o l l e r G e n e r a l d u r i n g f i s c a l y e a r
The i n d e x i s a r r a n g e d by t h e p r i n c i p a l r e p o r t s u b j e c t s and c i t e s t h e r e f e r e n c e n u m b e r s (B-Numbers) a n d i s s u e d a t e s o f t h e r e l a t e d r e p o r t s . The m i l i t a r y s e r v i c e o r d e p a r t m e n t whose a c t i v i t y i s t h e s u b j e c t of t h e c i t e d r e p o r t i s i d e n t i - f i e d by i t s i n i t i a l , a s f o l l o w s : Army ( A ) , Navy ( N ) , A i r F o r c e (AF) , a n d D e f e n s e (D) . C l a s s i f i e d r e p o r t s a r e i d e n t i f i e d a s s e c r e t o r c o n f i d e n t i a l .
R e p o r t s t o c o n g r e s s i o n a l c o m m i t t e e s a n d t o Members of C o n g r e s s a r e g e n e r a l l y u n d e r r e s t r i c t e d d i s t r i b u t i o n . Such r e p o r t s a r e i d e n t i f i e d by a n a s t e r i s k ( * ) p r e c e d i n g t h e r e f e r e n c e number of t h e r e p o r t .
A' t a b l e of t h e p r i n c i p a l s u b j e c t s a p p e a r i n g i n t h e i n d e x i s i n c l u d e d .
The D e f e n s e A c c o u n t i n g a n d A u d i t i n g D i v i s i o n a l s o p u b l i s h e d a n I n d e x of R e p o r t s I s s u e d t o C o n g r e s s , i t s Commit- t e e s a n d Members o n D e f e n s e A c t i v i t i e s , F i s c a l Years 1 9 5 9 , 1 9 6 0 , a n d 1 9 6 1 . The a r r a n g e m e n t i s t h e same as a b o v e e x c e p t t h e r e i s no t a b l e of p r i n c i p a l s u b j e c t s .
See e x a m p l e s of t h e " T a b l e o f P r i n c i p a l S u b j e c t s " and a p a g e f r o m t h e " I n d e x of R e p o r t s " on t h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e s . -
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TABLE OF P R l R C I P u BUWFXT6 it
Aecess t o recorda, deciab of
Accnxel accaunting
m i a t i o n s
Autematlc data proceasing e y g t ~ ~ s
Conclolldation of cqeratiom
Contracts
Currencies
Mabursing officers ami agent8
Page
1
1
4 8
13
14
22
23
Duplication of facllities and iunctione 2h
Funas 20
Government -owned equipment and facilities 29 Oovernneat property, misceUaneoua
Boapital and medical semices
EOUSing
l4kmpOwer utilization
30
32
32
39
*In addition t o the above subjects, the index include8 cross-references among subjects. of (I) contractors, subcontractors m d other Crge..3izstions, <2) m i ~ i t e r y i n s t d i a t i o n s , (3) weapn fiystePLB, gnci (4) major categorles o f supplies and equipment, where they arc eignif- icat to the subject matter of the report.
It d S 0 includes the nmes
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INDEX OF REPORTS
Abbott, E. L. Construction Co., Roustan, Tex.
Access to records, denia l of Air Force ballistic missile programs
Management, b a l l i s t i c missile PL ogram, raport on (Secret)
survey of
x i l i t a r y assis tance program . France
!Furkey N i l i t a r y Sea Transportation Service
Accrual accounting Implementation of P. L. 863
ACF Electronics Division, ACF Industr ies , Inc.,
Admiral Corp., Chj.cago, 111.
Parsrm, 14. J, 0
Advertising procurement (See Procurement prac t ices)
Aeroflex Corp., Aeroflex Laboratories Division,
Aero jet-General Corp., Azusa, Calif.
Lorr: Island City, N. Y.
(A) *B-lLSL24 6/22/61
( AF) B-1330b2 5/19/60 (XF) B-1330L2 12/27/60
(AF) *B-133149 j B-134192 1/27/6D
(D) *B-133217 3/23/60 (D) F-133217 12/18/59 (N) *B-l33a9 ;
B-13b192 1/27/60
(D) *B-W665 9/8/61
(D) Elh6781 5/20/53
(N) *B-133344 12/5/60 ( N) +a-i333hlr e/is/62
(N) B-1L6758 12/L/%2
(AF) *E132910 6/30/5S (A) E132910 1/29/50 (E) 3-133371 6/7/61
Aeronautical Chart and I n f o n a t i o n Center, St, Louis, KO.
Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, Calif. ( AF) *%118716 8/13/62
Contracting to avoid personnel ce i l ings ( AF) *B-l41060 6/30/60
Airborne, Inc., Chicago, Ill. (N) *3-133015 7/31/58
Airc ra f t Airframes, accessories, ancl related equipment
Engines (See Irocurement cf supplies, equipment, a.?d scnrices)
Interservice use of (I)) El46730 5/17/62
9 B-nunbcrs so marked i n this index refer to r e s t r i c t e d reports . Information in such reports i s not to be released t o persons outside GAG without the approval of the of f i c ia l to whom the report is addressed.
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I N D E X OF AUDIT REPORTS ISSUED TO THE CONGRESS, DEFENSE DIVISION,
FISCAL Y E A R S 1 9 6 4 - 1 9 6 7
U n i t e d S t a t e s . G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e . D e f e n s e D i v i s i o n . I n d e x o f A u d i t R e p o r t s I s s u e d t o t h e C o n g r e s s , i t s Com- m i t t e e s a n d Members on D e p a r t m e n t o f D e f e n s e A c t i v i t i e s , F i s c a l Years 1 9 6 4 t h r o u g h 1 9 6 7 . W a s h i n g t o n : G A O , [ 1 9 6 8 ] . G A O 2 1 2 2 3 . A l U 5 1 5 2
I n d e x o f A u d i t R e p o r t s I s s u e d t o t h e m i t t e e s a n d Members on D e p a r t m e n t o f F i s c a l Years 1 9 6 4 t h r o u g h 1 9 6 7 . Wash G A O 2 1 2 2 3 . A l U 5 1 5 2
C o n g r e s s , i t s Com- D e f e n s e A c t i v i t i e s ,
. i n g t o n : G A O , [ 1 9 6 8 ] .
T h i s i n d e x p r o v i d e s a r e a d y r e f e r e n c e GAO a u d i t r e p o r t s d e a l i n g w i t h v a r i o u s a c t i v i t i e s c o n d u c t e d by t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f D e f e n s e . T h e s e r e p o r t s were i s s u e d t o t h e C o n g r e s s , i t s c o m m i t t e e s , a n d Members by t h e C o m p t r o l l e r G e n e r a l d u r i n g f i s c a l y e a r s 1 9 6 4 t h r o u g h 1 9 6 7 .
T h i s i n d e x i s a r r a n g e d b y t h e p r i n c i p a l r e p o r t s u b j e c t s a n d c i t e s t h e r e f e r e n c e n u m b e r s ( B - N u m b e r s ) a n d d a t e s o f i s s u a n c e o f t h e r e l a t e d r e p o r t s . T h e m i l i t a r y s e r v i c e o r d e p a r t m e n t w h o s e a c t i v i t y i s t h e s u b j e c t of t h e c i t e d r e p o r t i s i d e n t i f i e d b y i t s i n i t i a l , a s f o l l o w s : Army ( A ) , Navy ( N ) , A i r F o r c e ( A F ) , a n d D e f e n s e ( D ) . C l a s s i f i e d r e p o r t s a r e i d e n t i f i e d as s e c r e t o r c o n f i d e n t i a l .
L
R e p o r t s t o c o n g r e s s i o n a l c o m m i t t e e s a n d t o Members o f C o n g r e s s a r e g e n e r a l l y u n d e r r e s t r i c t e d d i s t r i b u t i o n . S u c h r e p o r t s a r e i d e n t i f i e d by a n a s t e r i s k ( * ) p r e c e d i n g t h e r e f e r e n c e n u m b e r o f t h e r e p o r t .
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TABLE OF PRINCIPAL S U B J E ~ S
ACCOUIQTNG
At.0MhTI.C DATA FPXXSSING
(See magmmt control sys t em 1
Lease vs. puichase of equipment Overpayment of r e n t a l s Ut i l iza t ion Other
CO~lP!ZPJSATION (See Pay and allarznces, c iv i l ; Pay end Zuamxes, mil i tary)
CONGRTSSIONAL INQUIRIES (Note 1 House cGanitteos Senate cormnittees Jo in t cormnittees Wmbers o f t h e House Members of the Senate
CONSOLIDATION, RE?AXATiON, OR CL!RTAIBENT OF OPEFATIOX‘S
1 1 1’ 1 2
4 4 7 8 9 15
18
19
20
ELECTROHIC DATA PROCESSING ( S e Auf.omatic date processing)
GEIEML AND MISCELLABZOUS VWTERS 21
GOV€RXENT-%fi,’F_D FRO?ERTP (Bee Government-amed r e a l e s t a t e and hprovewnts ; Supply mmwement)
G O V E ” P - G W N E D R!%L ESTATE AND IFPROWNTS MiUtary construction Unnecessary retent ion Uti l izat ion Other
22 22 22 22 22
Note: A l l reports m e l i s t e d under alphabetical l i s t i n g s of recipiect corrrnittees and mernbers. reports t o romnittees; 5ome repor t s to members) are also listed unda- other pert inent captions.
Reports on significant matters (most
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AU'I'OMATIC DATA PROCESSING
Lgase VS. purchnse of equipment Lezee by cont rac tors
Aerojet. Seneial. Corp. Aro, Inc. Bceing co.
do. ChryslP!. Corp. Contineqtal Aviation and Engineering Corp. General Dynamics Cow.
Genere? E i e c t r i c Co. F l i g h t Propulsion Division General E l e c t r i c Co. Heavy M i l i t a r y Elec t ronics
GeneTal E l e c t r i c Ca.
General Motors Corp. Goodyear Aerospace Corp, Hercules Powder Co. Lear, S i e g l e r , Inc. Lincoln Laboratory Lockheed Miss i les and Spme Co. Mar t in44ar ie t t a Corp.
McDonnell A i r c r a f t Corp. North American VJZation, fnc. Radio Corp. ~f Pmsrica westinghouse E l e c t r i c Corp.
do.
Department
do.
do.
B-U6732 B-146732 8-116732 B-146732 B-146732 E-146732 B-U6732 B-U6732 B-lL6732
3-lL6732 B-146732
E-3.46732 B-lG6732 E-U6732 B-146732 E-3.46732 B-U.6732 B-L!+6812 B-l.46812 B-146732 B-l-46732 B-l.46732 B-146732
B-116732
6/12/64 6/26/6f, 4/23/64 8/12/64 4/28/64 L/29/64 6 /ll/64 10/5/64 7/31/64
7/31/6L 8/13/6L
10/?0/6L 8!5/6L
0/30/64 9/30/64 9/3/01,
8/31/61, 1/27/6 j 9/19/63 3/18/64 1/19/55 6/15/64 12 /2 /64 3/15/65
Lease by Government . IJhite Sands Miss i le Range (A) B-LL6732 11/13/63 Xir t land L l B (AF') LlL6732 12/24/63 Plans t o p r c h a s e leased equipment (D) B-146796 2/25/6L Finance Center, For t Benjamin Harrison . ( A ) B-133063 6/:8/&+ Mare I s land Naval Shipyard (N) 3-28734 112 j/6 j
Overpayment of r e n t a l s General Dynamics Corp. (AF) B-146920 8/20/61, General Dynamics Corp. and Lockheed M i s s i l e s and
Space Co. ( D ) B-l.46920 11/30/6C Lockheed Sl i ss i les end Space Co. (D) B-L!+6732 1/7/45
do. (D) *B-U6732 4/30/6 j
U t i l i z a t i o n Duplication of s y s t e m (AF) "E-151204 11/5/63 Phi ladelphia Naval Shipyard (N) E146936 9/4/64 Amy depots ( A ) B-1L6961 12/21/61, Air Force Cambridge Research Laborator ies (AF) B-46981 8/19/65
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DIGEST OF AUDIT REPORTS ISSUED TO THE CONGRESS, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
United States. General Accounting Office. Defense Account- ing and Auditing Division. Digest of Audit Reports Issued to the Congress, its Committees and Members on Department of Defense Activities, Fiscal Years 1956, 1957, and 1958. Washington: GAO, [1959]. RESTRICTED--Not to be released to persons outside the General Accounting Office. GAO 21223.81U515.
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United States. General Accounting Office. Defense Account- ing and Auditing Division. Digest of Reports issued to Congress, its Committees and Members on Defense Activi- ties, Fiscal Years 1959, 1960 and 1961. Washington: GAO, [1962]. RESTRICTED-Not to be released to persons outside the General Accounting Office. GAO Z1223.AlU515.
United States. General Accounting Office. Defense Account- ing and Auditing Division. Digest of Reports Issued to Congress, its Committees and Members on Defense Activi- ties, Fiscal Years 1962 and 1963. Washington: GAO, [1964]. RESTRICTED--Not to be released to persons outside the General Accounting Office. GAO Z1223.AlU515.
U.S. General Accounting Office. Defense Division. Digest of Audit Reports Issued to Committees, and Members on Department o f Defense Activities, Fiscal Years 1964 through 1967. Washington: GAO, Vols. 1-3, [1968]. RESTRICTED--Not to be released to persons outside the General Accounting Office. GAO Z1223.AlU515.
The Digest of Reports is arranged by report number (I-Number, A-Number, or B-Number) and date. If there is more than one report with the same number, the earliest dated re- port is entered first. Each entry also includes the report title, and GAO findings and recommendations.
To locate a report in the Digest, a user must know the report number and the date issued. This information can be obtained from the Index o f Audit Reports Issued to the Con- gress (also described in this guide).
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I N D E X AND DIGESTS OF FINDINGS I N REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS
U n i t e d S t a t e s . G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e . I n d e x a n d D i g e s t s o f F i n d i n g s i n R e p o r t s I s s u e d t o t h e C o n g r e s s a n d t o i t s C o m m i t t e e s , M e m b e r s , a n d O f f i c e r s . W a s h i n g t o n : G A O , 1 9 5 6 - . RESTRICTED--Not t o be r e l e a s e d t o p e r s o n s o u t s i d e t h e G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e .
I n d e x e s : GAO Z1223.AlU5
F i s c a l Years 1 9 5 6 (
(
1 9 5 7 _---__-_-__- o n e v o l u m e ( C i v i 1 A c c o u n t i n g a n d 1 9 5 8 ( A u d i t i n g D i v i s i o n
1 9 5 9 t h r u 1 9 6 3 - - - o n e v o l u m e (
T h e s e i n d e x e s f u r n i s h a r e a d y r e f e r e n c e t o s i g n i f i c a n t f i n d i n g s c o n t a i n e d i n GAO a u d i t r e p o r t s on v a r i o u s a c t i v i t i e s o f t h e c i v i l d e p a r t m e n t s a n d a g e n c i e s .
The f i n d i n g s a r e a r r a n g e d i n a l p h a b e t i c a l o r d e r by s u b j e c t . E a c h f i n d i n g i s i d e n t i f i e d b y t h e r e l a t e d d e p a r t - m e n t o r a g e n c y a b b r e v i a t i o n o r a c r o n y m ( l i s t e d i n t h e b e g i n - n i n g o f t h e I n d e x a n d D i g e s t ) , t h e r e p o r t n u m b e r , a n d t h e d a t e of i s s u a n c e .
R e f e r e n c e s t o r e s t r i c t e d , s e c r e t a n d c o n f i d e n t i a l r e p o r t s a r e i n c l u d e d . E a c h i n d e x a l s o i n c l u d e s , as a n a p p e n d i x , a l i s t of r e p o r t s by d e p a r t m e n t o r a g e n c y .
The i n d e x f o r f i s c a l y e a r s 1 9 6 4 - 1 9 6 7 c o n t a i n s two a d d i - t i o n a l a p p e n d i x e s . One f u r n i s h e s a l i s t o f r e p o r t s t o Con- g r e s s i o n a l c o m m i t t e e s a n d t o i n d i v i d u a l Members of C o n g r e s s , a n d i s a r r a n g e d a l p h a b e t i c a l l y by c o m m i t t e e a n d i n d i v i d u a l a d d r e s s e e . The o t h e r i s a l i s t of c o n t r a c t o r s r e l a t e d e i t h e r d i r e c t l y o r i n d i r e c t l y t o t h e s u b j e c t of a f i n d i n g .
V
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D i g e s t s : GAO Z1223.AlU512
F i s c a l Years 1 9 5 6 , 1 9 5 7 , a n d 1958------ Volume I ( C i v i l A c c o u n t i n g 1 9 5 9 , 1 9 6 0 , a n d 1961------ V o l u m e I1 ( a n d A u d i t i n g 1 9 6 2 and 1963------------- Volume I11 ( D i v i s i o n 1 9 6 4 , 1 9 6 5 , 1 9 6 6 , a n d 1967--Volume I V ( C i v i 1 D i v i s i o n
T h e d i g e s t s a r e a r r a . n g e d b y r e p o r t n u m b e r a n d d a t e . I f * t h e r e i s more t , h a n o n e r e p o r t w i t h t h e same n u m b e r , t h e e a r l i -
e s t d a t e d r e p o r t i s e n t e r e d f i r s t .
E a c h e n t r y a l s o i n c l u d e s t h e r e p o r t t i t l e a n d G A O ' s f i n d - i n g s a n d r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s .
T h e f i n d i n g s i n c l u d e d i n t h e s e D i g e s t s a r e i n d e x e d b y s u b j e c t m a t t e r i n t h e I n d e x o f F i n d i n g s .
I n d e x a n d D i g e s t s ( i s s u e d a s o n e v o l u m e ) : GAO Z 1 2 2 3 . A l U 5 1 3
F i s c a l y e a r 1968----------- Volume V 1 1
F i s c a l y e a r 1969----------- Volume V I 1 . 1
1 F i s c a l y e a r 1971----------- Volume V I 1 1 1
F i s c a l y e a r 1970----------- Volume V I 1 ) - C i v i l D i v i s i o n
F i s c a l y e a r 1972----------- V o l u m e
F i s c a l y e a r 1972----------- V o l u n e
F i s c a l y e a r 1973----------- Volume
F i s c a l y e a r 1974----------- Volume
F i s c a l y e a r 1975----------- Volume
F i s c a l y e a r 1 9 7 6 a n d t r a n s i t i o n a l q u a r t e r
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f e n d i n g S e p t e m b e r 3 0 , 1976--Volume
I X
I X , s u p p . ) m e n t D i v i s i o n ,
X ) f a r e D i v i s i o n ,
X I ) E c o n o m i c Devel-
X I 1 ) s i o n
) G e n e r a l G o v e r n -
) -Manpower & Wel-
1 R e s o u r c e s &
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1 1 1
X I 1 1 1
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Community & Economic D e v e l o p m e n t D i v i s i o n ,
Governmen t D i v i s i o n ,
D i v i s i o n
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Human R e s o u r c e s e
T h e s e v o l u m e s c o m p r i s e a n i n d e x and d i g e s t of f i n d i n g s i n GAO a u d i t r e p o r t s on a c t i v i t i e s of c i v i l d e p a r t m e n t s and a g e n c i e s u n d e r t h e c o g n i z a n c e of v a r i o u s GAO d i v i s i o n s . ( S e e t a b l e a b o v e )
The m a t e r i a l i s a r r a n g e d i n t h r e e p a r t s as f o l l o w s :
P a r t I , I n d e x
The s u b j e c t s u n d e r w h i c h t h e i n d e x e n t r i e s a r e l i s t e d a r e a r r a n g e d i n a l p h a b e t i c a l o r d e r . Each i n d e x e n t r y con- s i s t s of a b r i e f d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e f i n d i n g , a s y m b o l r e p r e - s e n t i n g t h e d e p a r t m e n t o r a g e n c y i n v o l v e d , t h e r e f e r e n c e number (B-Number o r , b e g i n n i n g w i t h V o l . X I V , d i v i s i o n n u m b e r ) , and t h e d a t e of t h e r e p o r t .
R e s t r i c t e d r e p o r t s a r e i n d i c a t e d by a n a s t e r i s k ( * ) p r e c e d i n g t h e r e f e r e n c e number .
P a r t 11, D i g e s t s
D i g e s t s ae a r r a n g e d n u m e r i c a l l y by r e f e r e n c e number . Where more t h a n one d i g e s t b e a r s t h e same r e f e r e n c e n u m b e r , t h e d i g e s t s a r e a r r a n g e d c h r o n o l o g i c a l l y .
P a r t 111 A p p e n d i x e s
A p p e n d i x I i s a l i s t of t h e r e p o r t s s u b m i t t e d t o con- g r e s s i o n a l c o m m i t t e e s and i n d i v i d u a l a d d r e s s e s , r e s p e c t i v e l y . A p p e n d i x I1 i s a l i s t of a l l r e p o r t s s u b m i t t e d t o t h e C o n g r e s s i n c l u d i n g t h o s e l i s t e d i n A p p e n d i x I , a r r a n g e d a l p h a b e t i c a l l y u n d e r d e p a r t m e n t a n d a g e n c y h e a d i n g s .
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Volumes 5 t h r o u g h 9 c o n t a i n e d a n A p p e n d i x 111, a l i s t o f c o n t r a c t o r s r e l a t e d d i r e c t l y o r i n d i r e c t l y t o t h e s u b j e c t of a f i n d i n g and m e n t i o n e d i n a n a u d i t r e p o r t .
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ANNUAL REPORT - U.S. GENERAL A C C O U N T I N G OFFICE
U n i t e d S t a t e s . G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e . A n n u a l R e p o r t - - U n i t e d S t a t e s G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e . W a s h i n g t o n : G A O , 1922- . H J 9 8 0 2 . A 4 2 .
T h i s r e p o r t h a s a l s o b e e n i s s u e d u n d e r t h e f o l l o w i n g t i t l e s :
A n n u a l R e p o r t o f t h e G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e
A n n u a l R e p o r t o f t h e C o m p t r o l l e r G e n e r a l of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s
A n n u a l R e p o r t o f t h e A c t i n g C o m p t r o l l e r G e n e r a l o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s
T h e U.S. G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e A n n u a l R e p o r t i s s u b m i t t e d t o t h e C o n g r e s s i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h s e c t i o n 3 1 2 ( a ) of t h e B u d g e t a n d A c c o u n t i n g A c t o f 1 9 2 1 .
V a r i o u s i n d e x e s or l i s t s o f G A O r e p o r t s a r e i n c l u d e d i n t h e a p p e n d i x e s o f A n n u a l R e p o r t s . T h e f o l l o w i n g i s a d e s c r i p t i o n of t h o s e i n d e x e s o r l i s t s , g r o u p e d t o g e t h e r by f i s c a l y e a r a n d t y p e o r f o r m a t o f t h e l i s t :
FY 1 9 4 5 - 1 9 4 9 , S u S j e c t I n d e x o f R e p o r t s
T h i s S u b j e c t I n d e x g a v e r e f e r e n c e s t o r e p o r t s by d a t e o n l y . T h e r e were no r e f e r e n c e s t o r e p o r t n u m b e r s . See e x a n p l e t a k e n f r o m t h e f i s c a l y e a r 1 9 4 9 r e p o r t on t h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e :
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Sutiject Index of Iteports
Suhjrct
Accounting mi~thnds In the Clovcriiment:
Juiiit liro:!:~iil for i inproi~~ml.nt ...................................................... Rtvl:~in~iliuii nor~~i iu ; iniprovrd nccnuiitlnx sjstrm for. ............................
Adiiiii!iZIr.il i b i s PS )i*iiws for di~r~nrtniriils iind iiwncirs. Legialntive authority for Bureau of ~ t ; i i i ~ I i i r d s . Jee Nntiiiiial I%iirrnii of tilundurtls.
~ p e n i s wid attoriieys: l<rtired offlwrs of mined forccs prosccutiiiy claims agalnst the Gov- rrnniwt ...................................................................
Al?irultur;rl iiidrutiiig rtwilviiie luiicl .4uilit rvpnrt ................................... ACriciiltllre 1)cpwtmciit: Employecs; nilsuse of funds by ................................
Aduptution of rivil airrrnfr fnr rnilitiiry servlrs. ...................................... Corisirurtim of trxprrimrntal craft .................................................. Ihlii i tvliwaiih instiillatinns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . ........................ ]<cs~riction on use of fnrripn aircraft fnr offlcial Oovernment travol. .................. Safdy rewlations, enforccment by States.. ..........................................
Advnnce payments to coiitrwtors.. .................................................. nevrlnpmsnt of ................................................................. Facilitirs nnd services nvnilable to Foderal axeiicies Fncilitles fur District of Co1umt)ia lurr~asr iii llnited Statas share under grunt agreements .............................. 1,;rriA aciiuidtion for .......................................................... Mlniinum wnse rates in contracts.-. ................................................. Prolrcla in iwtioiial parks.. ........ ~ . . ............................................... Reduction of approyrixtions for State projects.. ......................................
Airrriift'
Airports:
................................. ..................................................
Use by States withoul payment of fair compcnmtlon ................................. Air mail. See I'ostul matters: Air mail. Alaska Railroad:
Contruct amendinenta of wage rata provisions ........................................
Rxa~ptions taken ........................................................... Removal of csceptions .....................................................
Dispiisition of surplus rquipmcnt.. .................................................. Employers. salary aiid overtime payinmts ........................................... Diwmiiiiition of CIovariirrrrnt information.. ......................................... 8maIl business. See 6mall business.
Americnii Vcterans' Comniittee: Iiicorporatlon of ....................................... Annual Reliort of Qonrrul Accourting Office fur 1948 .....................................
Lapsed, payment of airtifled claims rhargt~atrlu to.. ................................
Overpaymi~nts under:
Amrrirm biisint*ss ai14 indudry'
Approprinlinns.
Ohlipation prinr to RUthOTiZBtiOii lor I)crformBitce of functlons in Alaska .............. Prohituil io!, i ip:i i i i \ t d u r y pirymi~iit~:
...................................... .............. AEC fvlln\rship award:. ~
Rwlanintioii Ilurznu rmjiliiyws.. ............................................... Study of restrictions on use of ......................................................
Allatnient ~ivcrliaymcnt.. ....... ................................................. ('orrwtion of iiiilitury rerordq; claims ~~*sul t i i ig froin ................................ 1)errbaswl parsonrid: rlalni for ainriiii~t floc rstntc Purloush travel alliiuniiccs lnr eiilistrd Nxx Y pcrsonnrl Military larave for rivilim crnployt~rs. Nniional Guard. &e ~iptiondl (iuard. Hetired:
Acting as aseiils and atttirneys. Sec Agents imd utlorneys. Coriciirreiit ieliieil and civilian miipensRtion.
Armed srrviccs ~ _ _ ............................... . . . . . ~. ..................
See Lcnvcs of 111)sviises. Military.
1ncrr.i.e in ni.iuiinuni Iiiiii~dion. ....................................... it&f o! Army rntficer far refund of.. ................................... Rrlicf 01 WHrraiiI ollierr for rcfuiid of ..................................
Transportation of household effuctr; relief of Navy ollimr forrhipment of effects prior tc chinre of d u t y station ............................................................
Amendnient of excavation contract ................................................... Arriiy l'rice Ad~us tn~c~r t Uoord. .....................................................
Fellowshill awaids; apylicatiou of pro\ islon proliihiting sulury payments to subver. rive e iurhyw,s ...................................................
Cuiriino~lity Credit ('orporntion fur IO45 .............................................
Aimy i ) e f ~ ~ t i i i m t :
Atoniic Ericrcy Coniniiasiiin
Attorneys. .%e Agents and attoineys. Audits hy (:cneiaI 4cciniiitiiir! Oilice
. . . . .
Conzrebs. ~ I o i i s e of lley:cscntativw, Ollice of SciKCaiit at Arius; period Nov. 4, 1947, to Jan 3.IY19 ..........................................................
J q n t SUI:IC~ nn'i Iruubc Krcvidr'i: Facility ....................................
Oct. 20,1948 Jen. 11,1MO Mar. IS, 1949
d
Mnr. 10.1Q48 Aug. 12,1948 Jan. 7,1949
Fvb. 14,1919 Fob. 11 1949 hlay 18' 1849 Fob. ?le49 rune e:iw~
Dee. 16,1948 Apr. 12,1849
Jan. 18,1949 June M,1949 Jan. 13.1949 Jan. 18;1949
Mar. 1,1948
Apr. 25,1848 &fay 23,1949 Mar. 2,1949
Peb. 24.1849 June 6. 1049 hlRy XI, 1849 .?I.iy 23.1949 May 11,1949 Jwt. 4,1949
May 25,1949 4pr. 1.5,1949 Feb. 23,1949 Mar. 15,1949
Peb. 23,1949 May 13,1949 Apr. 15,1949
Mar. 16,1949
Apr. 6.1949 Nov. 10.1848
May 23,1949
'Mar. 30,1848
'Jan. 27,1949 'June 22,1949
(.)--Reports to the Congress, (.'J-wJoItS to offimis of the Congress; no asterisk-reports to corn- mittees of tiio Congress.
80
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FY 1 9 5 0 - 1 9 5 1 , T a b l e o f R e p o r t s FY 1 9 5 2 - 1 9 5 3 , T a b l e o f L e g i s l a t i v e R e p o r t s
A l t h o u g h t h e s e t a b l e s h a v e d i f f e r e n t t i t l e s , t h e y con- t a i n t h e same t y p e s o f i n f o r m a t i o n . L i s t i n g s a r e by sub- j e c t w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o a d d r e s s e e , d a t e , a n d r e p o r t n u m b e r . See e x a m p l e t a k e n f r o m t h e f i s c a l y e a r 1 9 5 3 r e p o r t b e l o w :
TABLE OF LEGISLATIVE REPORTS [Reports of manl L n m t ally am includedl
EubW T* I - I --
P o d h u r l Pfoseu Re pat....
. . . . . . . . . .
S O T . ?I . 196.'
Jan. m.1Qu Feb 25.1953
do
-- R e h n a KO.
95
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FY 1 9 5 4 , Division o f A u d i t s R e p o r t s I s s u e d t o Agency O f f i c i a l s FY 1 9 5 5 - 1 9 5 6 , A u d i t R e p o r t s I s s u e d t o Agency O f f i c i a l s
R e p o r t s a r e l i s t e d by t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n o r a c t i v i t y i n v o l v e d i n t h e r e p o r t , t h e n by t h e r e p o r t t i t l e w i t h r e f e r e n c e s t o t h e d a t e and r e p o r t n u m b e r . S e e e x a m p l e t a k e n f r o m t h e f i s c a l y e a r 1 9 5 6 r e p o r t on t h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e :
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c
4
ISCAL Y1
1)nte of report
Ju ly 1,1955
July 18,1955
A U C . 9.1955 AUg. 25,1956
SWt. 27,1955
Oct. 14,1955
Nov. 29,1958
Feh. 2,1958
-... do.. .. . . . Veb. 23.1956 June 28,19m
_ - - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _
July 28,1956 AUQ. 9,1955 1)ie. 13.1955 Jiilv 8. 1955 A U ~ . gig55 Oct. 11,1955
1 2 ~ 1 ~ 13,1966 ( J o t . 18,1955
Fl4l. 23, 1956 May 28,1058
July 25,1955
July 28,1956
Jan. 13,1956
Mar. 16,1956 Mnr. 30,1966 May 2,1958
Mar. 7,1956
July 12,1955
Feb. 28,1056
Mar. 21,1958
May 16,1958
July 6,1955 Feb. 0,1956
June 25,1966 Feb. 27.1958 Mar. 21.1958 July 7;1955 A pi. 24.1956 Mar. 21,1956 ---.do.. _ _ _ _ - July 0,1955 Mar. 12,1956
Feb. 7,1958
July 15.1955 hug. 12,1955 Apr. 17,1956 July 23.1955 Aug. 22,1956 Aug. 24.1955 Aug. 31,1055
LR 1956 * Reference
No.
u-118668 B-125317
B-114895
B-114897
B-114869
B-114889 B - l l W B - l l l W
Ell8867 B-118867 0-118667 B-114840
B-118671 B-125784
B-118658 B-118887
B-118666
B-118643 B-106180 B-81938
B-118633
B-118684
0-118685
B-11WO
n - i i a w B-118864
B-118601 R-118WIl R-llWfll n - l l iml R-IlAFnl
B-lIWiOl R-l18(j01
B-118602
l3-118M5 R-118lW R-11W5 B-llW5 B-11WW B-118605 B-118G05
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FY 1 9 5 7 - 1 9 6 1 , A u d i t R e p o r t s I s s u e d b y t h e G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e
T h e s e l i s t s a r e f i r s t d i v i d e d by r e p o r t s i n v o l v i n g 1 ) c i v i l d e p a r t m e n t s and a g e n c i e s , 2 ) m i l i t a r y d e p a r t m e n t s , a n d 3 ) o t h e r r e p o r t s . They a r e f u r t h e r d i v i d e d by t h e
a n d t h e i s s u e d a t e a r e i n c l u d e d . S e e e x a m p l e s t a k e n from the f i s c a l y e a r 1 9 6 1 r e p o r t on t h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e s :
a d d r e s s e e of t h e r e p o r t . R e f e r e n c e s t o r e p o r t n u m b e r s .t
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t
AWIT REPORTS ISSUED BY THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE DURING THE FISCAL WEAR 1%1 CIVIL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
1484 ~ P o r t s l
Reports issued to Congress, Committees, Members of Corrgress, or OJkxrs of the Congress
s Be artrrent of Agriculture:
8omrnoditv Credlt Corwration:
Operating practices of soil sonsorvatlon dLGrJcts ______.________".___-.------------- Sstlmated Installation mstsof elected watershed rojects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deoartment of the Army, Corps of EnFh=ers (Ci*l !unctions) and Department of the Interior. Bouthwe&rn Power Administration: 6( mthwastem Powex 8mtem
Dc&tment-d-the &y, Corps'of Engineers (Civil Functions) and Department of t!e Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Admlnistratlon: Colum- bi8 River Power System and related activities (1960) ______________________________
Department of Commerce: Bureau of Public Roads:
Federal-Aid Elahway Pngrarn: State of Arkansas ________________________________________----------.----------- States of Montana and ~ ~ C O I L ________________________________________-------- States of New Mexico and Wyomlnp ________________________________________---
Research activities of the Federal-bfd Hlghway P m r n ____-.____-_._- ~ ___-____ Comt and Geodetic Survey ________________________________________---------------- Inland WaWrmys Corporation (1saO) ________________________________________-.--- Maritime Admlnistration:
Certnin contracts by Federsi Maritime kjonrd ior coI&'u&onUeretltiai aut$dy and related ship constructfon ________________________________________----------
Analysis of the remrd of the hearinns before the Subcommittee on Merchant Marine on H.R. 8093 and sfmllar bills to eliminate the 6 pemnt dlfferentfal, 8 p plicahle to OertRin Pacific mast shipbnilders, 8s provided In eectlon M ( d ) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1836 ________________________________________------. Amuntlne for earnings of covered workers under old-erre. nusrlvor~.. and d i m
Department of Health Education and Welfare: Social Security Admhstrstlon, Bureau of Old-Ape and Survivors Insurance:
.~.. ~ ~, _ . blljty iosurance p r o ~ m .............----------------------------------------
Amuntinc (or office I!imiture and equlpment _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Office of Education: Regulations, policies, and practices relathg to Federel grants
Publle Health Service: Procurement of I-Fluorcdeox-yurldina, an e rlmental cancer dmg by NIH...... Property msmeement and amuntlng N l T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Certaio activltirs, Indian Health Area'Ofiw, Abrdeen, 8. Dak _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Rcfmnee 114824 1148% 143521
144914 114873 1 1 W
114833 144289
125031
114858
118853 118653 118653 12x152 13.3188 114848
116779
124074
114838 114S6
1 1 4 W
la3294 114838 145074
Dale fnsucd 1-19-61 6-81-81 7-2960
4-28-61 lc- 4-60 1-27-61
a- 9-01 61741
IO-2l-W
l2-18-60
7-2460 la- 4 4 6-17-61 4-14-61 610-51 1-16-81
aim
2-31-61
4-2Ml 641-81
8 - 6 1
8 - 4 4 6-17-41 8-29-61
l i R e f e r e n c e " i s t o B-Number u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e s t a t e d .
CIVIL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES4onthued
Reports I s s d LO Heads of Diparmletits or Agncies ncpnrtmont of Agriculture:
Agricultural Ma! ketin Sorvice: Activltles at catton clnasing oillces ................ A ricultural Rcscarch &mice:
Hleaional Business on~ms: Eastern. Wvndmore. Po ...................................................... ~~ . Boutherb, s e w Orlenns, La .................................................... Eastern, Wpndmore. Pa ....................................................... Utilization Research and Development L)ivisions:
Southern, New Orleans, La .................................................... Western Albany Calif.. ......................................................
Certain activities of Stabilization Conservation State oface and selected eounty
Alabama ................................................................... Colorado ................................................................... Cannecticut ............................................................... Idaho ...................................................................... Louisiana .................................................................. Missouri ................................................................... New Mexico-.. - - - - _ _ - - - - ~. - - ~ _ _ ~ - ___. -. - _ _ ~ - _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ ~ - - - ~ -. _ _ _ ~ - - _ _ - -
Dallas ......................................................................... E v m t o n ...................................................................... Minneapolis _ _ _ _ . . - - - - ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ . . ~ ~ _ _ _ _ - __. - - - -. ~. - - - ~ - -. - - - - - ~ _ _ - - _ _ _ _ - -.
Improper eave practices for employees in travel stutus ........................... Federal Crop Insurance Corporation: Certnin weaknesses III the administmion of
the insurance program, Chicago branch office. _ _ _ _ _ -. . --. - _ ~ - _ _ - - - ~ - . . - . ~ ~ ~. - - ~ ~ - Forest Service:
Review of selected activitles: Region 4. ......................................................................
Agr)cuiturol'Stabl~~~Uon and Conservation Service:
OfficOS:
Commodity of8ce.s:
Region 5... .................................................................... Review of State and pnvate lorestr cooperation activities, region (I .............
8011 Conservation Service: Great PIaLs conservation urogram ..................... - - Deoartment of the Armv-Corm of Eneineers:
Beach erosion pro ec6 wnsthcted tiirough the woperatlve efforts of the Corps of Engineers (Civil Functions) and State municiyni governments. ..... ~. ........
Selected administrative and revolving fund operations and related financial practims. ,-Department of Health Education and Welfare:
Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance: Ofliw of Secretary: &up11~ Proberty Program in Region 111, Charlottesville, Va .. Soda1 Security AdmlnistraUon:
Selected procedures for acwunting for ap ropriations. - ~ __. . -. . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.__ Selected procedures for thebayment of ofd-age, survivors, and disability inuur-
mwbeneflts ................................................................. Bureau of Public Assistance: Administration 01 grunts to Slates for public assist-
ance pro .ms .._.......................................................... .... Children's ureau Maternal and child welfare grant programs ..................
Public Health Service hospitals: Fort Worth Tex-.. ...........................................................
Public Health Service:
Lextngton, k y .................................................................
Reports Issued to Other Departmental or Agency OfiCiCrk
118712
133192 IUIW
133192 188192 133192
118882 118002 118662 118062 118602 118662 118882
1 1 m 2 118862 1186132 144830
114834
129353 125053 125053 118719
118634 118634
133265
114836
114836
114836 114L13G
133038 133038
Z-Ml
2-1a-61 1-27-60
%22-s0 ewa 8-io-m
E-lo-Bo 10-31-80 7-25-60 7-1840 1-16-61 9-29-60 7-28-80
11-29-60 1-31-61 1-31-61 6-30-61
4-27-61
7-29-60 2-1881 1-31-61
12-19-60
1 1 - 1 M
10-25-60
3-10-61
3-31-61
1-21-61 11-21-60
8-26-60 12-13-60
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Date i s a w d &rest Servicn:%eriew of State and prlvsteforestry coo ration activities, region 6.. .......... 10-26M) 8011 Conservation Service: Payrolls and related records %ew Jersey State Office ............... 6-12-51
@elected administrative operations and related fLnancin1 practices at district offieas:
De artment of A ieultnre:
Department of the Army-Corps of Engineers (civil fundions):
Charleston ................................................................................... 7-26-13 Galveston-.. ............................................................................... 9-14-33 Looisrillc .................................................................................. 9-1643 Nashvllle .................................................................................... 9-19-60 Rock Island.. .............................................................................. 8-11-60 Washington.. ............................................................................ 9-!2O-W
Detroit ...................................................................................... 2 24-61 Memphis-.. ................................................................................. 10-12-60 N3w Orleans-. ............................................................................. 9-2040 Omaha-.-.. ............................................................................... 11-17-60 Ean Francis co... ........................................................................... 2- 8 6 1
Selected aspects of accounting for power generatins proJeets. and selected sdministratm operations and related finmcisl practices: horth Pacific Division.. .......................... 3- 6 6 1
Belected administratire oporations and related Bnanclal practiws; rerieir of revoiring fund warehousing activities and general administratire services: St. Louis District Office..-....... 6-lrrG1
Unlted States Study Commission, Southenst River basins: U.S. Studr Commicsinn on the Sdvannah Altamaha, Saint Marys, Apnlechicola-Chattaboochee, and Perdido-Escambia River basin& and intervening areas... ....................................................... 7- 1-00
Admlnistrative Office: CIvUian payrolls.. ......................................... 6-13-61
Denver .................................................................................... 2- 7-61 Kansas Oity ............................................................................... 522-61 New or lean..^ .......................................................................... 1-10-61 New York ................................................................................. 2-20-61 Pbfladelphia ............................................................................. 12- 8-60
%!%!e adm!n!stra!!va opwtinns nnd related financial practices: review of utllization of re- volring fund plant, equipment, and repair shops at district offices:
Department of Commerce:
Bureau of the Census: Paprolls lor permanent civilian employws at regional offices:
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MILITARY DEPARTMENTS
(399 Reports)
Reports Issued to Congress, Commiuees, Members of Congress, or O h s of the Congress Department o f D e j m e
Air-travel policies of selected defense contractors..-. ................................. Annual re rt onsignifkant bdings.. ............................................... Capehart F&.sing program. .......................................................... Fraudulent transactions relating to acwunts of disbursing omcers .................... Identical bidding by suppliers ....................................................... -Vanagement of idle production equipment.-. ....................................... Military adstance program operations in: .
Korea _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - ~ ~ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ - ~. - - - - _ _ _ - _ _ - - -. - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -. - - -. _ _ _ _ _ ~ - Spain .............................................................................. Taiwan ............................................................................
Procurement of aerial cameras.-. procurement of serial camem.-. .................................................... Programing and 6nancing of selected facilities mnstructed at .L ny. Navy. and Air
Force installations ................................................................. Single manager plan of uni5ed purchsing for the Armed Forces.. ................... Summary of overcharges by defense contractors ...................................... United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands.-.. ...................... Volume of defense wntracts awarded certain electrifal companim ................... Contract audit: American Institute for Research, Pittsburgh. Pa ....................
Department ojthe Army Acquisition of a facility at Point Lookout, Md ....................................... Administration of the dependents' medial care program ............................. Alritemsupplyoperations, Army Transportation Materiel Command, St. Louis, Llo. Automatic data proeessing system, Army Transportation Materiel Command, St. Louis Y o .-_........ ..............................................................
Maintekancs and construction projects at Army Chemical Center, E d g e w d , Md.. Phase-dotm of the Marion Engineer Depot, Slarion, Ohio ........................... Planned procurement and concurrent disposal of compressed gas cylinders. .......... Procurement of 105 mm. guns ........................................................ Procurement of eggs by Army Biological Warfare Laboratories, Fort Detrick, Fred-
erick, Md ......................................................................... Relocation of certain Army units to vacant buildings at Alabama Ordnance Works,
Birmingham, Ala.- ............................................................ Supply activities of the United Sbtes Army Japan DepotComplex, Sagaml, Japan.. SUDD~V activities of the United States Armv Sienal Uenot. Asmrn Citv. Korea ......
philipplnes- - - -'- - - - -. - - - - - - - - - - - -. - -. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. - - - - - - - -
Negotiation practices and procedures. ............................................. ....................................................
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Cgnkk t audits: Butler Manufacturing Co., Kansa4 City, Mo. ...................................
Electm-Security Corp., Wehster. Msss., and Singer Manufncturiog Co., Bridge- Chrysier Corp., Detroit, Mich ..............................................
. ~. - . - port Corn .....................................................................
Martin Co.. Orlando. Fla .......................................................... . FruehkufTrailerCo.. Detroit,Mich ...................................
ifotorole, rbc., \Yestem ElpcrroolCs Divirion, I'hoenix, Ariz., suhmntracts issued by Oilfillan 11ros.. Inc.. Lus . i i iwic>, C d i i _.__. ................................
Parsons Co., Ralph M., h s Angela, Cahf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA Service Co., Camden, N.J ...................................................
Department of the Navy CertiBcntion of certain expenditure documents ___. .................................. Cost estimates for construction of an aircraft carrier.. ............................ Manwwer utilizntion in selected areas of the Public Works Uepartnient. Fieat Activ-
it& Yokosuka, Japan ...................................... I.. ..................... Prices'rmd characteristics of certain cord assemblies. .......................... Procurement of radar indicators ............................................. Pmg& payments made on sclrcted ship construction contracts-.. . . . . . . . . . . . Supply management activities of the Marine Corps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supply management of selected electronic equipment programs.. .................. Supply management activities, lferine Corps Alr Facility, Iwakuni, Jap an.... . . . Vlolations of sections 3678 and 3d7Y. Revised Statutes.. ........................... Contract audits:
Admiral Corp., Chhgo , Ill.. .............................................. Brown-Raymond-Walsh. Madnd, Spam ..................................... Philm Corp. Philadelphia Pa ................................................ United Air&& Corp., E& Hartford, Cone..- .............................. _ _ ...
D d c Rejcrenec iasutd
1061w) 2-15-61 133371 e 7-81 133102 7-29-60 ...... 133032 kiMi 145661 5-11-61 133372 6-30-61
125099 1-31-61 133359 4-12-81 125(IRR 52741 ...... i z m 6-22-81 39QQ8 7-15-60 142440 1 2 - 6 4 142440 3-6-61
133316 1-24-61 140389 8-10-60 146163 6-22-61 133246 11-30-60 145298 3-21-61 1250911 7-18-60
143488 10-19-60 133142 5-31-81 125073 8-31-60
125073 a- 7-60 133358 3-17-81 1440% 9-2860 133333 6-3041 133312 8-11-60
143385 3-22-61
143054 7-13-60 133349 2- 9-51 132990 5-31-61
133035 5-31-61 133295 3-24-61
145087 5-25-61 133343 1-1Ml 143869 2-24-61
123x7 6-20-61 125083 7-21-60 144277 330-61
143372 7- 7-60 143822 12- 2-60
133370 4-28-61 125070 3-21-61 143m 1-31-61 133342 8-29-61 133324 8-11-60 133313 1-31-61 133324 3-17-51 133347 1-27-51
133344 12- 5-m 118763 1230-80 13%5 10-10-60 133300 6-21-61
"Reference1' is t o B-Number unless o t h e r w i s e s t a t e d -
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E- 1-81 8-gso 11-21-60
8-2081 1041-60
11-3060
1-18-81 6-27-61 4-27-61 &!XU31
OTEER aEPORTS (4 Reports)
Repans Issueel to Congress OT to Congressional Committees
CompUanon of Oeneral Accounting Office flndin and recommendations for Improv- lstsess.)..--.-.
Review of automatlc data processing developments in the Federal &vernment ....-.- Practices of Oovemment agencies and departments in the hiring of individuals as ex-
ing Government operations (printed as H. Doc.go. 212,87th Con
perts and consultants andor Izations and firms for management advisory services. Interim report on poUcles of K e d agencies regarding leasLng va. purchasing auto-
matic data processing equipment ________________________________________-----------
Reference 138162 115368
la3330
116388
" R e f e r e n c e " i s t o B-Number u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e s t a t e d .
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c
FY 1 9 6 2 - 1 9 7 2 , A u d i t R e p o r t s I s s u e d D u r i n g F i s c a l Year
T h e s e l i s t s a r e f i r s t d i v i d e d by r e p o r t s i n v o l v i n g 1) c i v i l d e p a r t m e n t s , 2 ) i n d e p e n d e n t a g e n c i e s , 3 ) t h e l e g i s l a t i v e b r a n c h , 4 ) m i l i t a r y d e p a r t m e n t s , 5 ) i n t e r n a - t i o n a l a c t i v i t i e s , 6 ) G o v e r n m e n t - w i d e r e p o r t s , a n d 7 ) o r g a n i z a t i o n s o u t s i d e t h e F e d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t . T h e y a r e f u r t h e r d i v i d e d by t h e a g e n c y o r o r g a n i z a t i o n i n v o l v e d . R e f e r e n c e s i n c l u d e r e p o r t n u m b e r s , a d d r e s s e e , a n d t h e d a t e t h e r e p o r t w a s i s s u e d . See e x a m p l e t a k e n f r o m t h e f i s c a l . y e a r 1 9 7 2 r e p o r t on t h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e s :
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AUDIT REPORTS ISSUED QURfNG THE FISCAL YEAR 1972
Dcpaxtment of Agriculnup:
Dcpartment-wide:
Agncuitural Markcring Scrvicc: S e d for improved controls in the automated central payroll system . . , . .
R c a p a d to producm under Federal rmlk marketing ordm . . . . . . .
Real propmy management opcratiom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agncolturd Rn-arck Scnicc:
Agricultural Stabiliratlon and G m a t i o n Service and Commodity Cr&t Corporation:
Audit of ComnwAty Cred~t Corporation for Fucal ycar 1971 Grcstcr conxiration bcncfiu could bc attancd under the Rural Enwonmental
Payment !imitation under the 1971 cotion, wheat. and feed grain program had
Poiential kncfii from coruldering ducounu (or prompt payment . . , . Review ofaccounu and financial rcporu at the hlinneapolu Coinmodity Office.
. . . . . . . . b r t a n c e R q r a m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
limited d c c i on rrducine cxpcnditura . . . . . . . . . .
Fval year 1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consumer and Sfarketmg Senue:
Enforccment of Fcderal ranitauon standards at poulyr plano cnnunua IO k r e a k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Better irupccuon and improved mc:.rodc of adminutration needed for foreign marimporu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lcgulation mommcndcd to reduce lmvs of two inaurcd loan funds . . . . . Rccreauonal pmjuu financed by FH i provide k n c h u IO a Iirmtcd numkr of
rural ruidenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review of ccrtaii aspmu o f a m e ; prv~ect UI Adena, Ohio (mquat of C o w
man Wayne L. Hap) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . informallon rcgardtng a w a t b project loan in Okmulgcc County, OUa. (e
Selected activities of the rural hawing loan program in Arkansas. Calllorma. Georgia. Indiana, and Oklahoma (request of Charman, Rural Development ~ubcommittce. Scnate Comrmttcc on Agriculture and Forcstry) . . . . . .
Rer>cw of certain aspccu of the farm ownenhip and opcrating loan program . Subsidized intcrar r a t a on rural housing loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Audit for fircal ycar 1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Two ways rhe Food and Nutrition Service could reduce Mtr of donating
Review of data gathered and reporred for the Fcdaal Outlays Report (requat
Mlrjniswation and &mi- of the Food Stamp F'rogram . . . . . . . .
F a r m Home Administrauon
quat of Senator William Roxmire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F e d 4 Crop Iruurancc Corporation:
Food and Sutririon Smicc:
mrnmoditia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d C a n p m a n Alvin E. O'Konski) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
146951 . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
114824 1-14-72
114833 2-16-72
1422011 4-12-72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
163450 11-1&71
163450 2-18-72
114873 7-20-71
, 114873 8-2>71
173465 . . . . 2-22-72
114873 . . . . .6-19-72
I14873 . . . . 6-22-72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114854 1-14-72
133059 2- 4-72
l 7 5 l p . . . . 6-Z7-72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11-2+91 '
5- B-72
5-22-72
4-27-72
5- 2-72
3-16-72 4-28-iZ
5-16-72
173 def3435 0--72-1?
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IKDEPENDEST AGESCIES
Advisory Comrnkion on Imcrgovcrnmcntal Relations: Fuedconuolrrgulationr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Atomic E n c m Camrniuion: Poccntial for improved cKcctivcnar of r i e n t i k and tcchnical informauon du-
COJU, whedulc, and d e q n arpau of wlmrdconstruction projects Improved producuon c a t dam for in&\idual nuclear weapon aystems to be pro-
Public informatron acu\iucJ relacing to underground nuclear tau at Amchitka Idand. Alaska ( r q u w of Senator 3LkeCravciI
Improvemenu needed in Dcpartmcnt of Jkfcnsc controls over nuclear bomb cornpmcnu supplied by tkc Aiomic Energv Gmrnision (addruscd to Char- men and Vice Chairmen dSenate' nd Horrv Commima on Armed SCMca) (confidential) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bf+ruganent improvemenu needed in the r c \ i w and evaluation of applrcauoru to construct and opcratc nuclcar powcrplanrr ( q u a t of Chuman, Jmnt
Pol~cicia and proccdura rtlatlng to t i c dspmuon of parent righu (rcquat of
Ned fa incrcaxd rnanagcment attcnuon to ccrrain laboratory opaating pracnca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
rminauon actL\iucs . .
vldcd to thc C o n g a s . . .
.
Gmrmttcc on .4tomic E n q ) . . . . . . . . . . .
Chairman, Joint Grnrnitre,on Atomic Energ) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
in the nuclear wuponr t a i n g program X&w ofquality LISUTance program3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . selected of management of the chemuuy raearch program . . . . . Npd far Atomic Emcrgy Cornmidon and Dcpanment of Ddercx to jointly
. . . Accounting principla, thmcr, and methods rrvd in developing hnancial state-
detcmxnc handling-equpmcnt rcquuemcnrr for nuclear bombs ( z c ~ e t )
165117 164105
165546
164105
165%
127945
159687
165346
1651 17 . . . . .
165546
mcnw far the uranium enrichment acnvity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159687 Propacd c~mputa izcd rrad mucha iornu . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . .
civil Aemruutia Boud: Analyak of the pro@ aurvcy by the Qvil Aeranautiu Board of daim . p a k t air carria for cargo I o n a damqed (requat of Charman, Senate Sclat Committee on SmaU Btmoar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I42142
sealcment of accounu ofaaountablc &cera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7-1371 8-1 7-71
2-29-72
. . 9-1&71
12- 3-71
. . . 1-31-72
. . . . 3-15-72
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . a
. . . . 12-20-71
. . . . . . . . .
5- 8-72
. 9-17-71 IC-571 2-IC72
3-%72
3-314 5- 2-72
2- 2-72
.
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LEGISLATIVE BRhsCH
Architect of the Capitol:
Capitol Guide Force: Senate Restauranu (June 28. 1970. to June?6. 1971)
Audir 06 financial Staw nenu. January I , 1970, through January Z, 1971. and liquidation of aseu and liabilities. January 3 through Slarch 4, 1971
Government Printing Office:
H w oi Rcprewntativu:
Exammation of financial itatemenu for fucal year 1971 . .
Majority Printing Clerk. fiscal year 1971 . . . . . . . . . . b. . . . Minority Printme Clerk. k a l year 1971. . . . . . Recording Srudio revol~mg fund (1971) . . . Sergeant a t A m (1971). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stationery reol\mg fund (1971) . . . . . . . . H o w Restaurant (June 28. 1970, to June 26. 1971) Finance Office (1971). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beauty Shop (1971). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office equipment rpvice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Beauty Shop (1970). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R w d i n g Studio revolving hrnd (1971) . . . . . . . . . .: .
. . . . . . . .
senace:
Senate and H o w of Reorncntativa:
I11871 . 1-15-72
153224 . . I 7- 2-71
l 1 # 3 %IO-72
164163 164163 I l W 2 11- 111862 l1*91 I14864 162878 11-
6- 67 2 & &72
10-:?-71 . . . . . 10-27-71 . . . 11-1?-71 . . . . 12-i+71 . . . . 5 4 - 7 2 . . . . 5-12-72 . . . . 6-23-72
1 3 3 M . . . . 9-15-71 12379 . . . 11-15-71
Budgetary and fiscal i d m a t i o n needs of the Congren. . . . . . . . . . 115398 2-17-72
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MILITARY DEPARTMEhTS
Department of Dcfenu: Better cost accounting needed for operation and maintenance of military tamily
housing . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of inventory accounting stock fun& to induscrial funds a t the iosrdhtion
k \ C l . . Scco1.d rrricv. cf pharrdorr-n of C S military actirLun in Vietnam . . Audit of payments from special fund to Lockheed Aircraft Corporation for C-5.4
arcrdft promam: Period eiidro trJU-71 Quarter cndc.: ‘t ?.,-:!. . . Quarterended 12-31-71 . . . . . . . . . Q u x t r r ended 3-31-:2 . . . .
Pricing of noncompctiti%e convacu 5ubjcct to the requiremenu of the Truth-in-
Impro\rmenu nrrded in cstahlirhing rqu i r cmcnu for. and uses of. medical pro.
Cod\ rrplrccmcnt of fau.:\ potline compounds-a protative m a r c r i a l i n major
Roblcmr a s sun t rd with comertin= defense research facilitin to m u t diKercnt
Better convolr rierdrd In rc\?cutnq wlrctron of mho- or contract performance
F.wew%r use of miintar\ xrronnel In civilian-tvpc p t i o m Impro\rd u u of cdrcu sc.x on ammunition ship+ bv better planninn C)ppor:uintin to cor~sol~c~re support function3 in the Pacific 10 reduce milirary
Ohsrrr~t ions on financia: nn\cntor). accounting-hat it U and what it could
Oppcrtunrtirr to incr-asc cKrctivcnm of long-term. full-rime training programs
0pcrar;ons of thc Satior.11 Cinl Defense Computer Facility f r q u a t of Senator
lnrtitutr for Dcfenw Anal\* (rcqucn of Conpraman H. R. Gross) . Campxison of inilrtary rrsrdrch and development expcnditura of the United
S t a i n and the Soviet Cnion (r‘ q u a t of Charman. Subcommittee on Racarch and Development. Senate Cummitccc on ;\rmcd Scrvicca)
h’-5 release to nors-dirpcnsing media (request of Congraman Char l a H Grifiri J
Publicauons at military bas6 by civdian contractm ~ r c q u s t d Senator Wllliam Proxmire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
hlili- p r o c u r m a t prcgam and defense spending ( r q l u t of Congre&n Frank Hortonj . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rdauonship of the Gencrai .\ccounring Office to &e d d u u e contracting p r a e s (rcqucst of Senator Xlarrarct Chase Smith) . . . . . . . . . . .
Influence of public aKairs orqanizauons on information and advertising prqpms . Tat r a u l u inconclusive for dctcrmining economia of using Great Lake instcad of tidal poru for shippLiq militam cargo (request of Scnaton Walter F. bfon- dale. William Proxnrirc. IVilliam B. Spong. Jr.. Jacob P Jax.irs, and G n g r c s - men Dominuk V. Daniels and G. William Whitehunt) . . . . . . . . . .
F’rccurcment of luggage for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (rquat d Congresswoman hlarqaret Si. Hechlcr) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estimated acquisition cos- d major weapon syrtemr (requa* of Chairman, Sub- committee on Prioriurs and €conomy in Go\cmment, Joint Economic committet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
STatidiiMs Act-a su.mmary of reports iuucd in fcval year 1971
fcuioiirl pcrsonnrl i t i tzc milttar\ srrticcs
weapon rystcms
nrcdi thr c b u of Fort Lktrick
of support acu\ities
.
C04l
b r
for cirilran rmplo r rn
)rIarlm \\. G m k )
159797 7- 2-71
159797 7-10-71 171579 8- +71
162578 E- 3-71 162578 11-17-71 162578 2-13-72 162578 5-30-72
39995 IO-14-71
169556 12-16-71
163058 1- 5-72‘
160140 2-16-72
158685 3-17-72 1468‘40 3-23-72 133025 3-21-72
160683 511-72
146828 5-17-72
70896 6-30-72
163Q74 . . 7- 2-71 135058 7- 8-71
172553 . . 7-25-71
155248 2 3 - 7 1
170924 . . . 7-26-71
1693GU . . . 7-28-7‘
169434 . , . aw’i 161939 . . . . & I S 7 1
1-21 . . . . S 7-71
I73215 . , . . W S 7 1
163058 . . . . l 0 - lC71 163058 . . . . I l - S 7 l
193
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ISTER.ATIOS.4L ACTIVITIES
Action:
Seed for the Peace Corps to improve tu controb over unusd transportation
Impmtcmcnu n d c d in chc manaljcrnrn: d Peace Corps rrrining z c l w ~ t t ~ ~
U & c u aid Lrd'CL adcdnca .
Agency lor Irrrcrnadonal Dcvelopmenc US. auutance to 5loraco 'secret) . . . . US. paructpation in the forcign a s u ~ a n c e program4 for Indonaia lm-crct) US. proqrarm in .Uyhanislan rwcrctl US. technical aws:ancc IO support Indian agricultural dcrclopmcnt lnbrmaoon relating to amounu appropnared, authonrcd. or obligated for sclcctcd
international pmgram (request of Chairman, Subcommtuc on forcgn ow- U.S. duartcr relief to Pakstan following thc Sovcmbcr 1370 cyclone in East
Civilian health and war-reiatd casualty program in \'icmam-l ycar later (requar of Chairman. Subcomrnlttce IO Inwswate Prob!cm Conncctcd hirh R e f u g e and Ewapca, Scnatc Committee on the Judiciary) . .
Followup review of civilian health and war-related cawalry program in Laor (rcquat of Chairman. Subcomrnrrtcc IO In\auqdtc Problem Connected with Rcfugca and Esc~peo, Senate Cornmirtcc on the Judiciary) (rccrct)
Follorrup review on auutancc to war vlctim in Vietnam ircquar of Chairman. Subcommittee to lnvatigarc Problem Connected with R e f u g e and Luapca. Scnatc Cornmirtec on the Judicia?)
F o l l w p review of the refuge relief program in Laor lrcquat of Cha/rman. Subcommirtn to Invatigate Ptoblcms G n n a t e d with Rcfugca and h a p c s , h a t e Committer: on the Judiciary) (secret)
W~MS. Senate Gmmittee on Appropnauons) . . . .
Pakistan ( r q u a t aC Scnator Edward 51. Kenndy) . .
. . . . . . . . .
COVERSMEST-!VIDE ASD MULTI.4CESCY ACTIVITIES
Cornmcnu on the first annual report of thc Office of llanagemrnt and Budgct and rhr Ikparrnirnt of thc TrraFury regarding implcmcnratton of xctiona 201 and 202 oi thc Lrsislaii%c KromanJation .Act of 1970
Fees allorcd nonsponsorcd nor-for-profit organizations by various Governmenr agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Statu. pmprrs. and problems in Frdnal agcncy accountrnq during I970 and 1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Survey of the application of the Cotcrnmcnt's policy on xlf-insurance . . . . . . I~tamesofallrqcduarrr~rcqucstofScnaror HcnryhI Jaclisonf . . . . . . . . Carricr's billinpr supporicd b\ crruficata in licu of lost bills of fading which C.40
had dc;rrinincd lo bc bar r r j for pd\ ilcnt by statuic of iiniitationr irrqucat of Sen- ator Huqh Scott. . . . . . . . . . . .
Restrictions on thc uv of rrd\cl agencies for thc procurcnicnt of transprcation for Co\crnmcnt pcrmnncl ~rcqucsi of Conqrosman Sick kglch) . . . . . .
Each Cornnmcnt agency is rcsponriblc for arablishrng nunimurn o\crcharga pcr bill of lading (request of Congressman Earlc Cabcll)
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
I15398 9-30-71
146810 1 1 - 3 - 7 1
115398 5-14-72 168106 6-14-72 1715% . . . . 7- 6-71
172370 . . . i-30-71
103315 . . . B 3-71
774034 . . . . 9-21-71
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ORGASIZATIOSS OUTSIDE THE FEDERAL COVERVYLVT
Coreas Memorial Institute or Tropical rad Prmenti tc .\Icdicine, Inc.:
Examination of financial statemenu for fucal year 1971
Got-erament S w i m l n r : Audil or hnancial statrmcnrs for year ended Dcc. 31, 1971 Audit of hnancial itatementi of rhc Employcc Retirement and Benefit Trrrut F u i d
. .
and the Supplemental Pccnon Plan f a i e a r ended Dcc. 31. 1971
Inforrmiics. Inc.: Cnmmrnu on matters containcd in G.30’~ rcport IO the Congrar on “Acqutuuon
arid Clc of hftuarc Products for Automatic Data P roca inq Symrns in the FcdcralCo~nnmcr. t” I rqucstof the Rcsidcr.1 of 1nformsucs.lnc .and CanBdJ- man Glenn .\I .\ndrrwn I
Examirirtion or financial st&tcmcnts of Disablrd hmencan Vetcram-Sattonal tkddquartrrr and S r n i c r Foundation for yrar ended k 31, 1970. and Lfe Slcmbrrrhrp Fund for year ended June 30. 1971
114867 . . . . . . . I- 7-72
11+820 . . . . . 33-72
1148-w . . 3-2+72
115369 . II~lC-71
55712 1-21-72
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T h e f i s c a l y e a r 1 9 6 6 A n n u a l R e p o r t a l s o c o n t a i n e d a s e c t i o n e n t i t l e d D i g e s t s o f G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e R e p o r t s t o t h e C o n g r e s s . A s a m p l e f r o m t h i s d i g e s t i s i n c l u d e d b e l o w :
DIGESTS OF GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS DURING FISCAL YEAR 1966
Most of our audit work in the departments and agencies of the Federal Govern. nient is performed in furtherance of our policy of directing our avajlable manpower resources to those areas which, in our opinion, will be most productive of significant
8 findings and recoinmendations for improving Government operations and achievb greater efficiency and economy.
Accordingly, it must be understood that our reports are not intended as o v e a evaluations of agency performance with respect to the programs 01’ activities which the reports are concerned. While we are exerting constant effort to present our findings and recommendations in proper perspective, the conclusions stated in the reports should not be taken as extending to broader areas than indicated in the reports.
In the light of these qualifications, a digest of General Accounting Office rem- to the Congress during fiscal year 1966 is presented below.
CIVIL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENTWIDE
Review of safety conditions in certain storage areas, primarily in the South Buildinp of the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., B-158427, Apr. 12, 1%
We observed certain fire hazards and unsafe conditions, primarily in printed matter storage areas in the South Building of the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., resulting from ( 1 ) unsound housekeeping and warehous- ing practices, ( 2 ) inadequate maintenance of fire extinguishers and electrical equipment, and (3) absence of fire walls and fire doors between printed matter storage areas and an adjacent garage facility. Generally similar conditions were noted in three other governmental agency buildings in Washington, D.C. The Department and the General Services Administration advised us that they had taken corrective action substantially responsive to our proposals.
AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE AND COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION
Additional costs incurred for farm storage of grain, Commodity Credit Corporation, B-114824. Aue. 23.1965
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Contrary to established policy, grain storage rates to be paid on farm stored grain for the 1964-65 storage yrar under the reseai loan program were estab- lished prior to the announcement of the revised Uniform Grain Storage Agree- ment rates payable to commercial warehousemen, and exceeded the Agreement rates. We estiniated that as a result of this action the Corporation would incur additional costs of about $4.7 million or $5.6 million. We proposed that, as long as the policy of the Corporation’s Board of Directors was to establiah storage rates for the reseal program in line with the Agreement rates, the Board establish annual storage rates for the reseal program only after the related Agreement rates had been established.
We proposed also that, before approving such rates, the Board give consideration to whether proposed changes in policies or deviations from policies will un- necessarily increase program costs. On May 12, 1965, the Department an- nounced new storage rates for grain stored in warehouses operating under the Agreement and stated that the new rates applied also to grain in farm storage under reseal price-support loans. We estimated that the reduced rata would result in savings of approximately $9.2 million during the 196546 storage year.
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FY 1973-1974, A u d i t R e p o r t s I s s u e d D u r i n g F i s c a l Year
T h e s e l i s t s a r e f i r s t d i v i d e d by r e p o r t s i n v o l v i n g 1) t h e E x e c u t i v e O f f i c e of t h e P r e s i d e n t , 2 ) c i v i l d e p a r t - m e n t s , 3 ) m i l i t a r y d e p a r t m e n t s , 4 ) i n d e p e n d e n t a g e n c i e s , 5) i n t e r n a t i o n a l a c t i v i t i e s , 6 ) G o v e r n m e n t - w i d e a n d m u l t i -
i n c l u d e B-Numbers, a d d r e s s e e , and t h e d a t e t h e r e p o r t was i s s u e d . S e e e x a m p l e t a k e n f r o m t h e f i s c a l y e a r 1 9 7 4 r e p o r t :
- a g e n c y a c t i v i t i e s , a n d 7) o t h e r o r g a n i z a t i o n s . R e f e r e n c e s
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Rooteetion of che Resident at K y Bhayne and !h Qcmcntc
Request for informawn on H h i a H o e attorncv working (with informawn on protccuon of p u t Prntdenu) ........ 155950 12-18-73
on Watergate and related matten (request of Congrcsfnan EdwardR.Roybd) ................................ 11%?09... ....................... 5-11-74
Oniu of Ewnomr Oppatuniw: Economic development programs in BcdfordStuyvesanI.
Brooklyn, Sew York.undcr the Spccill Impact
&tm use should k made of physiaansand denfiats in heJQccntcrs ........ .:. ....................... IMOSl(2) C9-74
M e w of the O f f i e of Economic OpporNniw’s UY of e r e and consullanu (request of Scnator James Abownk, Congeasmen Herman Badtlio d Robn t Steeic, urd t o n g n i w o m n Pamcra Schrocdcr) ........ If0515 ........................... 9 6 7 s ’
OpporNniry c o n m i with CPI hruxiaua. Inc.. Dalla, Texas (request of Conmuman Henry B. Gonulet) .....
Rcrior of a r u m rrpccu of an Office of E C O M ~ C Oppor- aurin/ c o n u x t with ROJKC HAP. Inc. (rcqucst of Con. grcumanJoclT.Broyh~U) ........................ 179409 ........................... IO-$I-75
Rcvicw of m v l p w r rerricci pmtidcd by four commumly x t ion wrrcri looted UL the Soteaof Ghfornia. Muuchuww, Miniasppi. and Texas ............................................................. 7-12-71
Surrey of Lhc .Mountam bmprchcrunc Hcahh Grporauon atHuard.Licnlucky - 3 .......................................................................... ,..S-73
finlnod and progam controla of rlcctcd community action a-naei ................................. 130515 ..................................... 8.ZS. iS
Rcrior of selected actntuer of &e OpporNnicy Funding Corporation. a grantee of the Office of Economc wportunity ................................................................................. 113.73
. R o p m ...................................... IS0515 8-20-73
WKW of Dnmn rrpccuof an Office of Economic
130515 ........................... 10-5-71
Ufia d Mngment and Bua.1: Letter =port to Duecror. Office of blanqemmt and Budget.
on Ihe need for a polry for space and reniccs wed bu e m p b y m asswations in Fcdml civll facdaia ........ 112840 ..................................... S-15-74
a v i L DEPARTMENTS
apartmentof Apiculm. 0
&pulmcnt-wide: lmprovemau needed in the Dcparmmt of wdNrc’8
commodity dhtrituuon program ................ 114824 ......................... Agriculrunl Marketing Service:
Consumer potcccion would h morased by improving the dminisuation of invrrotc meat plMt in- Ipectionprogruru ............................ 163450 11-2-75
Information on Federal agencia having an impact on production and marketing of m a l (request of Wuir- man.Subconmittcc on Livestock and Craitu.Houre CammitleC on M N r C ) ..................... 1%888 ................. 3-25-74
R r v i w of b t r o n , Inmrpomcd. for opcradans and re- location cspen&nms and related Depmmcnt of Agria~Irrm ovasightof themmpany’rreurch A d pmmotion p~ogram (request of C o n 5 ~ m m Pad Fmdlcy) ................................... 142011............... ..........
08
.. .......... 9-I&73
.. 7.9-73
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MILITARY DEPARTMENTS
0.plNlrm ot Defmn:
Contracts wrh foreign R m u should be p m d in locnl currency ......................................
Potential for grratcr codolidation of the RIyntcnance workload in chc m i L t u y m i c c s . . ..................
Should appropriated funds be used for tramponation procurd spccificdlr for armed form cichang goods? . .
G n t c r rrre of flight nmulatnn In military pilot tnilung can 1owr co~ts and incrcue pilot profincncy
Audif of pr)mcnts from ipcdd bank account to h k h e e d Aircraft Corporation fo: thc G5A arcnff program dunng the quarr-r ended June 30.1973 ..............
U a p for the Dcpmmcnt of Defense to reduce i u admm- n t n u v c costs of abuding negotiated contmts . . .......
F m a d status of sclcctcd major weapon system ........ Financial status of sclmcd major weapon %stems ........ lmpronng outrcach and cfkctircness of Drpmmcnt of
Defense n n c w s of duchvg' I p w n scn-ice memben kauw of drug mvolvcment ......................
Audit of paymcnts from spcnal bank account 10 tockhced Aircnh Corponrinn for the C-5.4 arcraft prognm during the quaner cn&d September 30.1973
Effrniu central control could improvr a p u u n c n t of lk'cnrc's ammunition l ogsue .....................
Aud~t of pr)menrs from special bank account IO Lockherd krcraft Corporation for the G 5 A aircraft program
Department of Defcnrc stock funds-accompbhmena. problems. and ways to imprmt ....................
Review of testing and oduat ion policies and procdurcl.. .. Audit of pqments from special bank account to Lockheed
Aircraft Ccrponuon for the G 5 A aircnft prognm during &e quarter rndcd M d SI . 1974.. ...........
Lkpartmcnt of Dcfcnrc's rcquircmcnt for au-conditloning nulimy f d y housing in Har*i b unnmrsary .......
Better methods nccded for m c c b n g ordcn for materiel no longcr required .................................
Roblcms in managing the development of drcnh engma. . . Status of sclcctcd JOY wcapbn stem ................ &nCfiU and drawbacks of US. puricipation in miliury
cuopentive mcucb and d c ~ l o p m c n t program -i&
ABiedcountriu ................................
during the quaner ended kcember 3 1.1973. .........
.
1467t9
1787Z6
169972
157905
162578
168450 165058 163058
175688
162578
176139
L62578
159797 163058
162578
172176
162152 179166 161058
1670S4
74-71
?6-73
8+73
8-9-73
&10*73
9-17.75 102.73
11-15.71
11-10.71
' 12-575
124-73
2-19-74
42-74 C l k 7 4
5-2074
5-20.74
5-21-74 5-2S-74 5-51-14
64.74 243
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Arencr Reference Conirrrr Committees Mrmben ofllcuk
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES Bduiwoy b m m m m n o n Intmgovwnmsntal Aot81iin:
R n w w of fimod opentions, ftscal year 1971. md payroll and leave opentiom for &e 8 months ended Scptembcr I.1973 ................................................................ 12-1C73
Repon on nolation of the Anti-Deficiency ACI .......................................... i w a o .................................... 5-16-74
Appalachian R a g i w l Comm!sion: Imcrttgation of thc AppaIuLan Regional
Commission's IWO contracts w t h Mxm Systcms. Inc.. and Amcnon Health Profiles (request o i Gngrnsmu, Ken Hcchlcr) ...................................... 164Ofl ............................ 8-91-75
'
Atomic Enmrpy Commhion Opponunity for AEC to improu proccdwn for
matrng s u r e that conrrincn w d for tnmporung ndioactirr malcrids arc safe.. ..................... 162105 ....... 7-11-71
lmproumcnts ncedcd in thc p ' ~ p n m for thc p h u c d protection of special nuclear rmtcnals... ................................... 164105 ....... 11-7-71
Rocrcss and problcms in drnloptnp n u d c u and othcr expcnmcntal technique for rccorrnng mturd in thc Rocty >lournuns m a . . ......... : .. 162105 ........ 4-2-74
Protecting sprod nuclrar matcnal in IRRIII:
improvements modr and rairtrng problems (mpon to Charmam. Joint Committrr onAturmcEnerp>) .............................. 164105 ................. 4-12-74
Rerie% of AIOMC E n c w C mnussion's public information acornties rclatinp. IO the RIO Blanc0 nuclru g u stimulation tcst
(rcquot of Senator Floyd K. Hutell) ............... 161999 ............................ 8-9.7) Information on thc potential liability of thc
Federal Cobcrnmcnt rcrulung from a n u d c u v o d c n t (rrqucrt of Congmcurnm D a d J.Flood) ..................................... 164105 ............................ 9-17-73
fuel (rcqucrt of Congrnsman Piem 5. du Pont W) ..... 178205 ............................ 5-28.74
contnctor problems in Atormc Energy Commiuion's Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactorhogam .............................................................................. 7-17.?5
rnpoosibilrtics to the rcpuhtov o w r u u o n ........................................................ %19--1
Atomic Energy Gmmission's rc&IOrorganizaOon ..... 164105 ................................. .:. .. 11-1-:9
Commission's internal audit function ............... 164105 ...................................... 1-28-74
AEC and MH in dmlopmcni of ndiophmrccunds ................................................. 5-2i-i4
d a t i o n huvdr ............................... 164105 ...................................... 5-17-74
Information on encrgv cfficienn of nudeu and othcr
S u m y of progmm plans and obVMtions of cenun
d
Need for policy to guide Gcncnl Mmrgcr.5 research
Impropcr (pc of contnctor-fumuhed employees by
Opporcuniti- for improving Arormc Encrg)r
Obremtioru on need for coordlnauon &tween
Need to inform fenilc female, of patendd
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AgcneY RaIePnca C o n u e o Committees hfcmben offiedr
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
ACTION: Unwed tickets and rc&n&. .......................... US. yrbrrncc for the economic dmloprncnt ut Korea .... Supplcmenld mpon on US. znutannce for thc economic
dcvcloprncnt of Korea (Seacr) ..................... US. forngn aid to education: Docs B r a d nccd tt? ........ Summary of US. ass~tance to Jordan .................. US. asshtancc to Ihc Khmer Republic (Cambodia) ....... L'nitcd S t i t n p r q w in C h u u ........ .: ............ Rcvicw of Endowment C n n t to the Amencan Unnmity
in Cur0 (request of Cbrman. Subcornrnittcc on Forcign Opcntions and Corernmcnt Informuon. Howc Committee on Covcmmcnt Opcnoons). ........ cl i inat lng Ihc use of commcrcill banks and the purclw of insunncc in AID-financed shipmenu (rcqmt of Charnun, Subcornmittcc on Forcip Opnuons and Co\rrnmcnt Information. Houw Comnutue on Corernmcnt Opcntions) ..............
Ovcncas rchtclc arrignrncnt p d t c m of the Agcnc) lor Int tmtlonal Doclopmcnt (.equal of Churman. Subcommittee on Foreign Opcratiunr. Senate Appro- pmtions Comnuttcc) ............................ health. and war.rclatcd c a s y ~ ! i ~ c s in Cambodia (request of cha~rman. Subcornn-Ice on R e f u ~ r n and tsupccs. Srnatc Judictary Commritcc) ......................
Information canccrning voluntlry forcrgn +Id prnxrzmr (rcqwnt uf Clwnrauli . Suhmmittce "n Chddrcr. and Youth. Senate Committee on L b o r and Public Wclfarc) ......................................
Followup m i e w of refuge. w a ~ c l r u i v. atilian health. and social welfare program in Laos Ircqunt of Chair- nun. Sukommirtcc on Refugees and Lrcapccs. SCMIC Judiaary Cornnuttee) (Secret) ..................... and welfare progranu in South \ietnarn (rcgucrt of Chaknan, Subcommittee on R c f u w and Fscapca. %rule Judiciary Committee). ......................
Implcrnenudon of a d cutoff provisions u1 the Foreign AuLlancc Act and lending inrtitution legislation concerning counrrics not coopcrating in controlling nucotia tnffickiq (request o f Congrasman Charlo B. R a n g 4 ..................................... rhc Bangladah food crisu (rcqucst of Senator \ V v J l i i Roxmirc) .....................................
us. ~ O n J economic assistance to East Asia ........... US. grant support of Intcrmtlonal Planned Pucnchwd
Fedention nee& better ovcrsiqht ................... N o n u h t i o n of US. cxcas p m p r t y pmvidcd to
M e t ~ m Engineering and Construcuon Company ...... US. ~htlncc ta che Government of Vieman for mais
a d higbwap ..................................
tor lntewutkrul Oweiopmm(:
Obwmtions and conclusions on Ihc fcrribdity of
-
followup rcmw of problems of war victims. ri\ihan
Followup review of rcfur(ee. u u casualty. clvdian health.
Sclfftion and use of SS Manhattan Y a tloating silo during
1 ~ ~ 8 6 2 . ..................................... 9.20.:~
lM264 7.12.75
164264 i.12-75 133283 7.30-79 179001 8.8-79 169832 10-10-7) 179121 2.12.74
136i66 ................. 8-25-79
173240.. ............... Il-?-i3
158712 ................. 3-4.74
169832 ................. 4.30.74
179284 ................. 6.674
13S001 ................. 6-10.74
d
159001 ................. 6 1 4 7 4
176095. ........................... 8-15.;3
177521. ........................... 10-17-:3 159451. . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 8-10-75
173240 ...................................... 9-14--s
159451 ........... z . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 5-10-34
I59451 ............. ..:. ..................... 6 1 1-74
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GOVERNMENT-WIDE AND MULTIAGENCY ACTlVlTlES kiter management nccded in civil agencies over vlcction of
Ur of fomul advertising for Government procurement M
Sutru, progress. and problem in Federal agency accounting
Improving the effcctrvennr of thc Covmrment employcu 01.
,Need for i n m a c d UY of value engineering. a proven cost-
Emphuu needed on Go%ernmcnt'i c f foni 10 sundadre data
Twb and tcchniqucr for improving the efficiency of Fcdenl
Ropl UT of the economic order q u m n t y principle an lead
Uv of economy cu) by Fcdcrd agencies (rcqueat of Chamrun.
Rogrecu of CXCCU~I\C bnnch action on recommendations of
i n -how or wnmct performance of ruppon actimrin.. .... m d should be improved ............................. d u n g the 18 months cndrd Junc SO. 1973 .............. ccntivc awuds program.. ............................ uving tcchruquc, in Fcdcnl construction.. .............. clcmenu and coder for computer s>stenu ............... automatic data processing opcrauoru ................... tomomuvinp..... ...............................
........... . SCM~C Gmmittce on Government Opnatrons)
W Gmmhrion on Governmcnc Procurement (request of Chuman, Houx Gmmttcc on Government Operattans) ...
on Government Opcrauoru) .......................... Ihcfulncu to the ConIpess of repons submitted by the ex-
ecutive bnnch (rcqucrt of Chairman, H o w Cornnuttcc
Rcpon on GAD audits of mcrgcd accounts and compbnce wtth sccuon 131 1. Supplcmcnld Appropriation Act. 1955 (request of Chaum%%, H o w Gmmittcc on Appra- pnauonsb ........................................
. curcment: exccutivc branch progrcrs and status (request of ch+lrman. Houx Gmnuttec on Govcmmcnt O p e aoons) ...........................................
SignrfKml audit findinp in the avil drparunents and apncm of the Government (request of Churnan. Houx Committee
Rccommcndauoru o I the Gmmusion 3n Gormmcnt Ro-
on Appmpriartons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
analyzing. and reponing energy dau (tcqucat of Chaman. h t c Gmmittee on Intmor and IN& Affmrr). ........
Ned to lake action on the sdm campmiion problrm of the Fcdenl work forcc (submitted 10 rhc Sp-kcr of the HOUIC of Rcpmcntatitrs and thc Chairmm. Senate arid H o w
Significant au&t findinp ~n the Department of Dcfcruc (re- quest of Chairman, H o w Commttcc on Appropruiionr) ...
Report on vchidca owned or l e w d bv Government agcmcr ud dcputmcnu (rcqucit of Chairnun. S c u t e Commttcc on Government Opntionr and Chirmm. Special Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Vehicle L'ie in thc Government. SCMR Gmmittce on Appropriaoonr) ..................
Cornpariaon of cort and other data for pola~ o,rbiting w a Q n
Actionr needed to improw F e d d cflonr in collecting,
Cornnuttees on Port Office and Grll Scrvicc). ............
Vleale PIOgrUnr (1CqUCSt Of chlum;m, S C M t C l h 7 l l B l t t C C
on Arroluuucal and Space Saenco) ................... Rcvicw of v lccvd Fcdenl and pnntc solar energy l ~ ~ m u e i
(request of CY~h+Lmrn, Subcommittee on Energy. H a w Committee on Sciincc and h t rouut ic r ) ................
hplemenhtion of Public Law 92-58? for ucbtcctunl and c-ring u n i c n (requat of Senator Charla H. Percy) ...
1586115
176418
115398
166802
163762
115369
115169
131396
178%19.....
7.11-71
8-14-7s
9-19.7s
11-1-73
5-6-74
5-1 6 7 4
6-3-74
6-27-74
......... 8-30-73
l607?5 ................ 9-19-73
115398 ................ 10-267s
179708 ................ 12.27-71
160725. ............... 1-11-74
lO~l90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-74 \
178205.. .............. ?-674
101892 ................ 2-19-74
106190 ................. 2-21-74
158712 ................ 4-1-74
180466 ................ 4-11-74
178726 ................ 6-18-74
152306 ............................ 7 6 7 J
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o r n E R ORGANIZATIONS OUISIDE THE CEDERAL GOVERNMENT .
, Natiorul Railrod ~ A p r brpontion:
Fwn and fewer AhITRhK tniw a m v e on time-cauur of delaya (request of olumrm, Subcommittee onTruu. port and AeroNuticr, H o w Committee on lntcrrutc ud Foreign Commerce] .......................... 175153 ................ 12-28-71
EymiNtion of financial stalcmenu of Disabkd A m e n M Vctcnnr National Hcadquutcn. S c m a Foundation. a d Life hlcrnknhip Fund for year ended Dcambcr .................... S1.1972 ........................................ 55712.................
Gorp Memod Luuture of f r o p i d and Pmenuw Medicine, Inc.: cumination of fmancial rutmenu for fivd yeaz 197s 114867
E X ~ ~ ~ M I ~ D Y I of financial stammenu. Government Senias.
Rcviw of management wunder of Government S c m c a .
................................... ..................................... Inc..yearcnded Decembn 31, 1973 ................... 114820 ...................................... Inc. .........................................................................................
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FY 1 9 7 5 - 1 9 7 7 , A u d i t R e p o r t s I s s u e d D u r i n g F i s c a l Year
T h e s e l i s t s a re f i r s t d i v i d e d by b r o a d s u b j e c t a r e a s ( i . e . , a g r i c u l t u r e , c o m m e r c e , h e a l t h , t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , e t c . ) . T h e y a r e t h e n s u b d i v i d e d i n t o s p e c i f i c s u b j e c t a r e a s . ( U n d e r a g r i c u l t u r e t h e r e i s a g r i c u l t u r e r e s e a r c h a n d s e r v i c e s , f a r m i n c o m e s t a b i l i z a t i o n , e t c . 1. R e f e r e n c e s a l s o i n c l u d e r e p o r t n u m b e r s , a d d r e s s e e , a n d t h e d a t e t h e r e p o r t w a s i s s u e d . S e e e x a m p l e t a k e n f r o m t h e f i s c a l y e a r 1 9 7 8 r e p o r t on t h e f o l l o w - i n g p a g e :
L
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AUDIT REPORTS ISSUED DURING FISCAL YEAR 1977 '
AGRICULTURE
8
.
Financial Disclosure System for Department of A@culture Employees Seeds Strengthening (request of Repmentative John E. M o d .
Examination of the Rural Telephone Bank's Financial Statements for the 15-Month Period Ended September 30. 1976. Department of Agriculture.
Report on Improper Allocation of Certain Expenses by the Rural Telephone Bank Board. Rural Electrification Ad- ministration. Department of Agriculture.
Observations on Soil Conservation Service's 197.5 Study of Noncroplapd Having Potential for Conversion to Cropland. Department of Agriculture.
Apicultural R e a r c h and Services The Department of Agriculture Should Be Authiinred to
Chnrge for Cutton ClassinR and Tobacco Grading Ser- vices.
Food Waste: An Opportunity to Improve Remume Use. Department of Agriculture.
Nationwide Fwd Cunsumption Survey: Seed fnr Impmve- ment and Expansion. Department ot Agriculture (re- quest nf Senator Genrge SlcGavern. Chairman. Senate Select Cumniittee on Sil:r;tion and Human Seeds)
Need to Establish Salety and Effectiveness of.Antibiotics Used in Animal Feeds. Department of Health. Educa- tion. and Welfare (request of Representative h h n E Yqss. Chairman. Subcommittee on Oversight and Invmigations. House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commercel.
Management of Agricultural Research Seed and Oppar- tun i t i s for Improvement. Department of Agriculture (request of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, Chairman. Joint Economic Committee).
Marketing Meat: Are There Any Impediments to Free Trade? Department of Agriculture. and Internal Revenue Service (request of Representatires Alvin Baldus. Berkley Bedell. Glenn English. Charles E. Cras- sley. Jack Hightower. James P. Johnson. CharlesThone. and Senator John Melcherl.
Farm Income Stabilization Summary of GAO Repons Issued Since 1973 Pertaining to
Farm Bill Legislation. Departmenu of Apiculture: Health. Education. and Welfare: and State, and En- vironmental Protection Agency.
New Approach Needed to Control Production of Major C r o p If S U I ~ ~ U S ~ S Again Occur. Department of Agriculture.
Federal Deficiency Payments Should Not Be Made for Crow Not Grown. Department of Agriculture.
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CED . . . .
CED-ii-I05 U 2- i i
CEDX-118 9.16-77
CED.77-56 . . , .
HRD-77-81 . . . .
CED-77.121 . . . .
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CED-il-77 5-24-3
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8-23.7
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F Y 1 9 7 8 , A u d i t R e p o r t s I s s u e d During F i s c a l Year
T h i s l i s t is d i v i d e d by broad s u b j e c t a r e a s a s a r e r e p o r t s f o r f i s c a l y e a r s 1 9 7 5 t h r o u g h 1 9 7 7 . The r e p o r t s a r e s u b d i v i d e d and f o r n a t e d d i f f e r e n t l y . See an example on t h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e :
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AUDIT REPORTS ISSUED DURING FISCAL YEAR 1978
1
AGRICULTURE Congress
Changing Character and Structure of American' Agricul- ture: An Overview. CEp78-178. 9-26-78
Committees The Summer Feeding Program for Children: Reforms
Begun, Many More Urgently Needed. Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service (request of Chairman. Subcommittee on Nutrition. Senate Com- mittee on Agnculture. Nutrition, and Forestry).
No-Year Appropriations in the Department of Agricul- ture (request of Senator Thomas F. Eagleton. Chair- man, Subcommittee on Agriculture and Related Agen- cies. %Mte Committee on Approprktions). PAD-78-
CED78-90.3-31-78
74. 9.1 9-78
Members Issues Raised concerning the Report. 'The National School Lunch Program: I s It Working?" Department of Agriculture and Department of Health, Education. and Welfare (request of Serritor William V. Roth, Jr.).
How Good Are School Lunches? Department of Agriculture (request of Representative Frederick W. Richmond). CED78-22. 2-3-78
PAD-78-13, 11-1-71
- . -- .- Agency Ofiicinb
Opportunities to Reduce the Cost of Government Vehicle Operations. Departments of Agriculture and Defense. General Services Administration. and Office of Xlan- agement and Budget. LCD-77-."5. 2-28-78
Agricultural Reseanh and Services C o n g w
A Better Way for the Department of Agriculture ro In- spect Meat and Poultry Processing Plants. Food Safety and Quality Service. CED78- /I . 12-9-77
Linking the Amcncas: Progress and Problems of the Darien Gap Highway. Departments of State, Agricul- ture, and Transponation. PSAD-78-65. 2-23-78
Informing the Public about Nutrition: Federal Agencies Should Do Better. Department of Agriculture and Department of Health, Education. and Welfare. CED78-75. 3-22-78
Department of Agriculture's Beef Grading: Accuracy and Uniformity Need to Be Improved. Department of Agn- culture. Food Safety and Quality Service. CELl-78-141, 7-21-78
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Beef Marketing: Issues and Concerns. Departments of Agriculture and Justice, Federal Trade Commission. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. and Commodity Futures Trading Commissibn. CELl-78-153. 9-26-78
rMembcrs The Statistical Reporting Service's Crop Reports Could
Be of More Use to Fanners. Department of Agric-lture and Bureau of the Census (request of Senator George McGovern). GGD-78-29. 4-13-78
Agency Oficials National Sutrition Issues. Department of Agricu:ture.
Oppor!unities for Improving Internal Auditing in the Department of Agnculture. Office bf Audit and Office of Inspector General. CEP78-28. 2-9-78
Need for a Comprehensive Zational Sutrition Scrveil- lance System. Department of Health. Educatior.. and Welfare and Department of Agriculture. CED-3-144
CED-78-7, 12-8-77
through CED-78-145, 6-29-78
Farm Income StabllltaIlon Congress
The Federal Crop 1nsur;lncc P r n p r n Can Re Wade More ETfective. Department of Agrirlture. Federal Crop Insurance Coraoration. FOD-77-7, 12-13-7-
Audit of Commodity Credit Corporarion for Fiscal Year 1977. Department of Agriculture. CED78-91. 4..'4-78
What Causes Food Prices to Rise? What Can Be Done about It? Departments of Agriculture and Transpor- tation; Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statio- tics; and lnterstatc Commerce Commission. CED-78-1?0. 9-8-78
Committees Compilation of Information concerning Federal Disaster
Relief Programs. Agricultural Srabiluation' and Con- servation Service. Commodity Credit Corporation. Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. and Federal Dis- aster Assistance Administration (request of Chairman, Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition. and F o ~ s ~ ~ Y ) . CED-78-13. 11-11-77
Members Analysis of the Effect of the Loophole on Refined Sugar in the Presidential Proclamationon the Domestic Indus- try and the Sugar Program. Department of Agriculture and Bureau of the Census (request of Reprcsenlative Robert H. Michcl). CEP78-85. 3-14-78
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I N D E X A N D F ILES SECTION
T h e I n d e x a n d F i l e s s e c t i o n i s p a r t of c h e O f f i c e o f t h e G e n e r a l C o u n s e l ' s L e g a l I n f o r m a t i o n a n d R e f e r e n c e S e r v i c e .
I n d e x a n d F i l e s i s r e s p o c s i b l e f o r r e c o r d i n g a n d p r o - c e s s i n g a l l i n c o m i n g a n d o u t g o i n g c o r r e s p o n d e n c e a d d r e s s e d t o o r s i g n e d by t h e C o m p t r o l l e r G e n e r a l , D e p u t y C o m p t r o l - l e r G e n e r a l , a n d o t h e r o f f i c i a l s of t h e G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e . The p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f t h e s e c t i o n c o n c e r n s t h e r e c o r d i n g , b r i e f i n g , a n d i n d e x i n g o f l e g a l q u e s t i o n s s c b m i t t e d t o t h e C o m p t r o l l e r G e n e r a l f o r d e c i s i o n .
I n d e x a n d F i l e s h a s e s t a b l i s h e d s e v e r a l c a r d f i l e s t o i d e n t i f y t h i s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , a n d G A O a u d i t r e p o r t s . T h e y i n c l u d e t h e s u b j e c t c a r d f i l e , t h e B - c a r d f i l e , t h e name c a r d f i l e , a n d t h e a u d i t r e p o r t s u b j e c t c a r d f i l e .
The s u b j e c t c a r d f i l e i s d e s i g n e d t o l e a d t h e r e s e a r c h e r t o t h e p r o p e r B-Number. S u b j e c t c a r d s c o n t a i n t h e B-Number, t h e d a t e , a n d t h e t i t l e of t h e c o r r e s p o n d e n c e . F o r m o r e com- p l e t e i n f o r m a t i o n o n a s p e c i f i c e n t r y t h e r e s e a r c h e r s h o u l d r e f e r t o t h e B - c a r d f i l e , d e s c r i b e d b e l o w .
T h e r e i s a s p e c i a l s u b j e c t t e r m , " R e p o r t s - - A u d i t , " w h i c h i s v e r y u s e f u l t o t h e r e s e a r c h e r who knows t h e a p p r o x i m a t e d a t e o f t h e r e p o r t t o b e i d e n t i f i e d . U n d e r t h i s term e n t r i e s a r e l o g g e d by t h e r e p o r t d a t e a n d i n c l u d e t h e B-Number a n d t h e t i t l e o f t h e r e p o r t .
Names o f G A O d i v i s i o n s a n d o f f i c e s a r e a l s o l i s t e d i n t h e s u b j e c t c a r d f i l e . A r e s e a r c h e r u s i n g a s p e c i f i c d i v i - s i o n a s a s u b j e c t h e a d i n g w o u l d a l s o n e e d t o know t h e a p p r o x - i m a t e d a t e t h e r e p o r t was i s s u e d a s e n t r i e s a r e l o g g e d by d a t e . B e c a u s e e n t r i e s a r e n o t a l w a y s r e f e r e n c e s t o r e p o r t s , t h e r e s e a r c h e r s h o u l d a l s o r e f e r t o t h e B - c a r d f i l e .
T h e B - c a r d f i l e i s a r r a n g e d n u m e r i c a l l y by B-Number a n d c o n t a i n s , i n d a t e o r d e r , t h e t y p e of c o r r e s p o n d e n c e ( i . e . , l e t t e r s , r e p o r t s , o f f i c e m e m o r a n d a , e t c . ) , t h e t i t l e o f t h e r e p o r t o r a d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e e n t r y , t h e d i v i s i o n w h i c h h a n d l e d t h e c o r r e s p o n d e n c e g a n d t h e r e p o r t n u m b e r f o r t h e m o s t r e c e n t r e p o r t s .
z
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T h e name c a r d f i l e l i s t s n a m e s o f i n d i v i d u a l s , c o m p a n i e s , o r g a n i z a t i o n s , e t c . , a n d i n c l u d e s a l l t h e B-Numbers , t h e d a t e , a n d a d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e e n t r y .
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T h e a u d i t r e p o r t s u b j e c t f i l e , w h i c h b e g a n a p p r o x i m a t e l y i n 1 9 6 9 , lis u s e d b y I n d e x a n d F i l e s when a new s u b j e c t term a n d B-Number a r e a s s i g n e d . A 3 x 5 i n d e x c a r d i s made u p w h i c h c o n t a i n s t h e new s u b j e c t t e rm, t h e new B-Number, a n d t h e t i t l e o f t h e f i r s t r e p o r t i s s u e d u n d e r t h a t n u m b e r . No f u r t h e r e n t r i e s a r e made on t h e c a r d .
I
T h e r e a r e t h r e e s p e c i f i c t i m e s t h a t I n d e x a n d F i l e s m a k e s e n t r i e s i n i t s c a r d f i l e s c o n c e r n i n g G A O a u d i t r e p o r t s . .
r e p o r t i s r e l e a s e d by G A O . T h e y a r e t h e a d y a n c e r e v i e w , t h e f i n a l r e v i e w , a n d when a
I n S e p t e m b e r 1 9 7 8 , I n d e x a n d F i l e s b e g a n t o r e p l a c e t h e c a r d s y s t e m s w i t h a n a u t o m a t e d C o r r e s p o n d e n c e C o n t r o l S y s t e m ( C C S ) . P r e s e n t l y , o n l y t h o s e d o c u m e n t s t h a t r o u t i n e l y f l o w t h r o u g h t h e O f f i c e o f G e n e r a l C o u n s e l a r e e n t e r e d , i n c l u d i n g c o r r e s p o n d e n c e a d d r e s s e d t o t h e C o m p t r o l l e r G e n e r a l a n d GAO a u d i t r e p o r t s . E v e n t u a l l y , as c o v e r a g e i s e x p a n d e d , CCS w i l l e c c o m p a s s a l l s i g n i f i c a n t c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , i n c l u d i n g c o r r e s p o n d e n c e s i g n e d by d i v i s i o n d i r e c t o r s . L o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o t h i s t i m e a n d t o b u i l d c o n s i s t e n c y b e t w e e n G A O i n f o r m a t i o n p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m s , t h e G A O T h e s a u r u s (GAO r e p o r t n u m b e r 0111-79-3) i s u s e d a s t h e s o u r c e o f s u b j e c t m a t t e r t e rms . F u t u r e l i n k i n g of t h e G A O d o c u m e n t s f i l e w i t h t h e C C S f i l e may p r o v i d e a u n i q u e c a p a b i l i t y t o c o m b i n e t h e c o n t e n t s o f c o r r e s p o n d e n c e w i t h t h a t of a l l o t h e r GAO w o r k p r o d u c t s . The c a r d f i l e s w i l l b e m a i n t a i n e d f o r r e s e a r c h p r i o r t o S e p t e p b e r 1 9 7 8 as t h e r e a r e no p l a n s t o i n p u t t h e m i n t o t h e a u t o m a t e d c o r r e s p o n d e n c e s y s t e m .
I n d e x a n d F i l e s i s l o c a t e d i n Room 7 5 1 0 . G A O s t a f f a r e w e l c o m e t o u s e t h e f i l e s t o c o n d u c t t h e i r own r e s e a r c h . I n d e x a n d F i l e s p e r s o n n e l a r e a v a i l a b l e t o a s s i s t y o u o r c o n d u c t r e s e a r c h f o r y o u i f y o u c a l l t h e s e c t i o n on 2 7 5 - 5 4 3 6 .
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SCORPIO
The C o n g r e s s i o n a l R e s e a r c h S e r v i c e (CRS) of t h e L i b r a r y o f C o n g r e s s p e r m i t s GAO t o u s e i t s S C O R P I O c o m p u t e r s e r v i c e . S C O R P I O i s t h e p o p u l a r name f o r t h e S u b j e c t - C o n t e n t - O r i e n t e d - R e t r i e v e r f o r E r o c e s s i n g I n f o r m a t i o n - O n - l i n e . n i n e f i l e s , o r c o l l e c t i o n s of i n f o r m a i i o n . T h i s i s a d e s c r i p - t i o n of two S C O R P I O f i l e s a n d how t h e y c a n b e u s e d t o i d e n t i f y G A O r e p o r t s .
SCORPTO c o n t a i n s
The f i r s t o f t h e s e f i l e s i s t h e b i b l i o g r a p h i c i n f o r m a - t i o n , or C I T N f i l e . The C I T N f i l e i s a collection o f r e f e r e n c e s t o s i g n i f i c a n t c u r r e n t p e r i o d i c a l a r t i c l e s , p a m p h l e t s , i n t e r e s t g r o u p s , c o n g r e s s i o n a l and e x e c u t i v e docu- m e n t s , C R S r e p o r t s , and s i m i l a r m a t e r i a l s s e l e c t e d by CRS. I t i s a s u b s e t of t h e CRS B i b l i o g r a p h i c Data S y s t e m w h i c h was c r e a t e d i n 1 9 6 9 .
The CITN f i l e n o r m a l l y i n c l u d e s m a t e r i a l f r o m t h e c u r r e n t y e a r and t h e p r e v i o u s 2 y e a r s , and i s u p d a t e d w e e k l y . (As o f A p r i l 1 9 8 0 t h e 1 9 7 6 m a t e r i a l had n o t b e e n d r o p p e d f r o m t h e C I T N f i l e . CRS i s e x a m i n i n g t h e f e a s i b i l i t y o f e n l a r g i n g t h e f i l e t o i n c l u d e as much as 5 y e a r s o n - l i n e . )
GAO p r o v i d e s CRS w i t h c o p i e s of a l l GAO c o n g r e s s i o n a l r e p o r t s . On ly c l a s s i f i e d o r s i m i l a r r e s t r i c t e d - a c c e s s r e p o r t s a r e o m i t t e d . Where p o s s i b l e , u n c l a s s i f i e d r e p o r t d i g e s t s a r e g i v e n t o C R S .
CRS d o e s n o t i n c l u d e r e f e r e n c e s t o a l l G A O r e p o r t s i n t h e C I T N f i l e . S e l e c t i o n i s made on t h e b a s i s of a c t u a l and p o t e n t i a l r e s e a r c h s u p p o r t v a l u e , a n d p e r t i n e n c e t o p u b l i c p o l i c y .
T o b e g i n a s e a r c h f o r GAO r e p o r t s on a s p e c i f i c s u b j e c t , a u s e r mus t f i r s t l o c a t e t h e a p p r o p r i a t e s u b j e c t t e r m o r terms t o u s e . T h e r e a r e two ways t o d o t h i s . The f i r s t i s t o u s e t h e h a r d copy L e g i s l a t i v e I n d e x i n g V o c a b u l a r y ( L I V ) t o i d e n - t i f y t h e term o r t e r m s , and t h e n s e l e c t t h e s e terms o n - l i n e . - ( A c o p y o f L I V terms i s l o c a t e d i n G A O ' s A u d i t R e f e r e n c e S e r v i c e s S e c t i o n . ) The s e c o n d w a y i s t o b r o w s e t h e t e r m o r t e rms o n - l i n e and t h e n s e l e c t t h e a p p r o p r i a t e o n e s f r o m t h e *
b r o w s e d i s p l a y . S e e e x a m p l e s on n e x t p a g e :
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Browse D i s p l a y
b sovernme nt p'roc [ rem ent
Then s e l e c t t h e a p p r o p r i a t e e n t r y f r o m t h e b r o w s e d i s p l a y as f o l l o w s :
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The n e x t s t e p i s t o b r o w s e o r s e l e c t t h e a p p r o p r i a t e e n t r y o r e n t r i e s f o r t h e G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e . A s F e d e r a l a g e n c i e s a r e n o t l i s t e d i n t h e L I V t e r m s , i t i s b e t t e r t o b r o w s e t h e v a r i o u s ways a n a g e n c y c o u l d be l i s t e d r a t h e r t h a n t o do a s e l e c t command. S e e e x a m p l e on t h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e :
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* I f y o u h a d s e l e c t e d "U.S. G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e " w i t h o u t a p e r i o d a f t e r t h e word " O f f i c e , " y o u w o u l d h a v e r e t r i e v e d o n l y 4 2 p o s t i n g s . By u s i n g t h e b r o w s e command, o t h e r e n t r i e s t h a t a p p l y t o t h e t e r m y o u a r e l o o k i n g f o r , w i l l b e s e e n . The e n t r y B 2 i s t h e o n e t o s e l e c t . You w i l l g e t a s e t w i t h t h e n u m b e r of p o s t i n g s f o r e a c h t y p e of e n t r y , C O R P ( c o r p o r a t e s o u r c e o r a u t h o r ) a n d INDX ( i n d e x ) t e r m o r s u b j e c t .
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SEf 3 2, t 13: SLCT COQP/tf. S. GENFPAI- ACCOllNTIMG OFFICE. SEr 4 74r SLCT INQW!. S. GENER41. ACSOIINTIYG OFFTCE.
T h e l a s t s t e p i s t o c o m b i n e t h e s e t c o n t a i n i n g t h e s u b - j e c t terms w i t h t h e s e t c o n t a i n i n g t h e G A O t e r m s . T h i s p r o - d u c e s a f i n a l s e t of m a t e r i a l w h i c h c o n t a i n s GAO r e p o r t s on a s p e c i f i c s u b j e c t . S e e s a m p l e b e l o w :
c I and 3
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T h e r e a r e 93 i t e m s i n t h e s y s t e m c o n t a i n i n g t h e s u b j e c t term " G o v e r n m e n t p r o c u r e m e n t ' ' a n d t h e t e r n "U.S. G e n e r a l *
A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e " a s a c o r p o r a t e s o u r c e o r a u t h o r .
T h i s se t can b e d i s p l a y e d and p r i n t e d i n e i t h e r t h e f u l l (ITEM) format or t h e s h o r t ( L T T L ) format . See examples be low:
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of Deferlse, General S e r v f c e s 4dvf ni s t r o t i n n t rennrt t- t h e Cfinoross bv the Comptroller General af the United S t a t e s . Washlnqtm 1076. 74 0 .
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O n l y s e l e c t e d G A O r e p o r t s h a v e b e e n c a t a l o g e d by t h e L i b r a r y o f C o n g r e s s . The n u m b e r o f y e a r s ( 1 9 6 9 - p r e s e n t ) c o v e r e d by L C C C i s i t s g r e a t e s t a d v a n t a g e o v e r t h e CITN f i l e .
S e a r c h i n g i n t h e L C C C f i l e i s s i m i l a r t o t h a t o f t h e C I T N f i l e , e x c e p t L i b r a r y of C o n g r e s s s u b j e c t h e a d i n g s a r e u s e d i n s t e a d o f L I V t e r m s . A h a r d C O D Y o f t h e L i b r a r v o f
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In c o n d u c t i n g a s e a r c h i n L C C C , t h e u s e r m u s t be aware t h a t s u b j e c t h e a d i n g s a r e u p d a t e d a n d new t e r m s a r e a d d e d t o r e f l e c t c u r r e n t n e e d s . T h i s i s a n i m p o r t a n t f a c t o r i n s e a r c h i n g f o r r e p o r t s w h i c h c o v e r l o n g p e r i o d s o f t i m e . T h e u s e r m u s t l o c a t e a n d s e l e c t a l l t h e r e l e v a n t s u b j e c t h e a d i n g s .
I n p e r f o r m i n g a n a c t u a l f i l e s e a c h , f i r s t s e l e c t t h e r e l e v a n t s u b j e c t h e a d i n g s , t h e n s e l e c t t h e t e rm " G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e " ( d r o p t h e " U . S . " a n d t h e p e r i o d a f t e r t h e w o r d " O f f i c e " i n t h i s f i l e ) . C o m b i n e t h e s e s e t s t o g e t h e r u s i n g t h e a p p r o p r i a t e B o o l e a n O p e r a t o r s . T h i s p r o d u c e s a f i n a l s e t o f d o c u m e n t s p u b l i s h e d by G A O o n a s p e c i f i c s u b j e c t . S e e a n example of a L C C C c i t a t i o n d i s - p l a y e d i n t h e i . tem f o r m a t b e l o w :
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE SUBJECT AND AUTHOR CATALOGS OF GAO REPORTS
United States. Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Library Services Division. Subject Catalog [of] Government [General] Accounting Office Reports, Complete [ 19691 to 4 / 7 / 7 7 . Washington: U. S. Library of Congress.
(I United States. Library o f . Congress. Congressional Research' Service. LPbrary Services Division. Bibliography on GAO Reports, Subject Catalog, 4 / 8 / 7 7 - 4 / 2 8 / 7 8 . Washington: U.S. Library of Congress.
United States. Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Library Services Division. Bibliography on GAO - Reports, Author Catalog. 1 / 1 / 6 9 - 9 / 1 6 / 7 6 . Washington: U.S. Library of Congress.
United States. Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Library Services Division. Bibliography on GAO Reports, Author Catalog, 1 / 1 / 7 8 - 1 1 / 6 / 7 8 . Washington: U.S. Library of Congress.
These catalogs, furnished to the GAO Library by CRS, are issued in a computer printout format and are taken from the CRS bibliographic data base. They are divided into two cate- gories', which are subject and author catalogs.
The subject catalogs use L I V terms, and author catalogs list GAO reports alphabetically by report title.
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M O N T H L Y C A T A L O G OF U N I T E D STATES G O V E R N M E N T PUBLICATIONS
U n i t e d S t a t e s . S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s . M o n t h l y C a t a l o g o f U n i t e d S t a t e s G o v e r n m e n t P u b l i c a t i o n s . W a s h i n g t o n : GPO, 1 9 2 7 -
T h e GAO L i b r a r y m a i n t a i n s t h e t l o n t h l y C a t a l o g o f U n i t e d S t a t e s G o v e r n m e n t P u b l i c a t i o n s i n t h e f o l l o w i n g f o r m a t s :
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The M o n t h l y C a t a l o g o f U n i t e d S t a t e s G o v e r n m e n t P u b l i c a - t i o n s was f i r s t i s s u e d i n 1 8 9 5 a n d h a s h a d s i x n a m e c h a n g e s . S i n c e J a n u a r y 1 9 5 1 i t h a s b e e n i s s u e d u n d e r i t s c u r r e n t t i t l e , a n d i s s i m p l y known as t h e M o n t h l y C a t a l o g .
C u r r e n t l y , a n a l p h a b e t i c a l l i s t o f G o v e r n m e n t a u t h o r s i n t h e p r e l i m i n a r y p a g e s l o c a t e s t h e c a t a l o g s e q u e n c e of d o c u - m e n t s i s s u e d by a s p e c i f i c a g e n c y . T h i s l i s t i s c o m p i l e d e a c h m o n t h a n d i n c l u d e s o n l y G o v e r n m e n t a u t h o r s of d o c u m e n t s r e c e i v e d a n d c a t a l o g e d d u r i n g t h a t t i m e s p a n . T h i s f o r m a t m a k e s i t p o s s i b l e t o look a t a l l GAO p u b l i c a t i o n s w h i c h a r e g r o u p e d t o g e t h e r i n o n e s p e c i f i c s e c t i o n o f e a c h m o n t h l y c a t a l o g .
T h e i n d e x f o r m a t t o t h e M o n t h l y C a t a l o g h a s v a r i e d o v e r t h e y e a r s . C u r r e n t l y , t h e i n d e x c o n s i s t s of f o u r p a r t s : A u t h o r ( p e r s o n a l a u t h o r s , e d i t o r s , c o a u t h o r s , c o r p o r a t e a u t h o r s , a n d c o n f e r e n c e s ) ; t i t l e ( t i t l e s , s e r i e s t i t l e s , a n d s u b - o r a l t e r n a t e t i t l e s ) ; s u b j e c t , a n d s e r i e s / r e p o r t n u m b e r ( r e p o r t n u m b e r s a n d s e r i e s s t a t e m e n t s ) . A d i c t i o n a r y - s t y l e i n d e x h a s a l s o b e e n u s e d . T h i s t y p e o f i n d e x g r o u p s a u t h o r s , t i t l e s , a n d s u b j e c t s t o g e t h e r i n o n e a l p h a b e t i c a l l i s t i n g . .
G A O r e p o r t s c a n b e i d e n t i f i e d i n t h e c u r r e n t i n d e x by s e a r c h i n g u n d e r G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e i n t h e c o r p o r a t e s o u r c e i n d e x , u n d e r t h e t i t l e o f t h e r e p o r t i n t h e t i t l e i n d e x , a n d u n d e r i t s s u b j e c t m a t t e r o r , s i n c e J u l y 1 9 7 6 , t h e a p p r o p r i a t e L C s u b j e c t h e a d i n g f o r t h e r e p o r t i n t h e s u b j e c t i n d e x .
An i n d e x i s c u r r e n t l y p u b l i s h e d w i t h e a c h m o n t h l y c a t a - l o g a n d c o v e r s o n l y t h o s e p u b l i c a t i o n s i n c l u d e d i n t h a t i s s u e . A s e m i a n n u a l i n d e x b e g a n p u b l i c a t i o n i n 1 9 7 6 a n d c o v e r s
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T h e M o n t h l y C a t a l o g i s a l s o a f i l e a v a i l a b l e t h r o u g h t h e D i a l o g I n f o r m a t i o n R e t r i e v a l S e r v i c e , a c o m p u t e r i z e d d a t a b a s e s y s t e m . C o v e r a g e b e g i n s i n J u l y ' 1 9 7 6 a n d c o n t i n u e s t h r o u g h t h e p r e s e n t d a t e . The f i l e i s u p d a t e d m o n t h l y . A c o m p u t e r p r i n t o u t o f G A O r e p o r t s on a s p e c i f i c t o p i c c a n b e o b t a i n e d by u s i n g b a s i c i .ndex t e r m s ( a b s t r a c t s , d e s c r i p t o r , .
f r o m LC s u b j e c t h e a d i n g s ) , a n d c o r n b i d i n g t h e s e w i t h - t h e c o r p o r a t e s o u r c e - - G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e . See e x a m p l e b e l o w :
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3 ss septic tanks and cs=aeneral,(w)cs=accountin4 t 4 SEPTTC TAVKS 2 2 I51 CS=GI?JFQAT,( W )CS=ACCOfIYTTYG 3 I 1 ANn 2
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*CECE-78-I 68. Descriptors? S e p t i c t a n k s t Sewarle disposal. . I Rural t
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GOVERNMENT REPORTS INDEX
U . S . Government Research and Development Reports Index. Springfield, Va.: National Technical Information Service, - Vole 6 8 , 1968-Vol. 70, 1970. 27916.U2 Ref.
Government Reports Announcements. Springfield, Va.: National Technical Information Service. V o l . 72, Nos. 1-24, 1972. 27916.U212 Ref.
Government Reports Index. Springfield, Va.: U.S. Dept. of 4
Commerce, National Technical Information Service, Vol. 71, 1971, Vol, 73, 1973-Vol. 74, 1974. 27916.U22 Ref.
Government Reports Announcements & Index. Biweekly, discarded when annual index is received. Springfield, Va.: National Technical Information Service. 27916.U23 Ref.
Government Reports Annual Index. Springfield, Va.: The . National Technical Information Service, Vol. 75, 1975- .
27916.U24 Ref.
The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce is the central source f o r the public sale of Government-sponsored research, development, and engineering reports and other analyses prepared by Fed- eral agencies, their contractors or grantees, or by special technical groups.
The Government Reports Announcements & Index is issued biweekly. Reports are arranged by subject field and group structure. This arrangement permits browsing in a broad subject area, but is not the best method of identifying a specific report. See next page for listing of subject fields:
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SUBJECT FIELD AND GROUP STRUCTURE
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FIELD 1. AERONAUTICS. Includes the following Groups: Aerodynamics. Aeronautics. Aircraft. Rircraft Flight Control and Instrumentation; Air Facilities
FIELD 2. AGRICULTURE. Includes t h e following Groups. Agricultural Chemistry: Agricultural Economics. Agricultural Engineering. Agronomy and Horticulture; Animal Husbandry; Forestry. FIELD 3. ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS. In. cludes the following Groups. Astronomy, Astrophysics. Celestial Mechanics FIELD 4. ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES. !ncludes the following Groups. Atmospheric Physics; !4vleteorology FIELD 5. BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. In. cludes the following Groups Administration and Man. agenient; Documentation and lnforriiation Technology. Economics; History. Law, and Political Science. Human Factors Engineering: Humanities; Llrtguistics. Man machine Relations: Personnel Selectbon. Training. and Evaluation; Psychology (Individual and Group Be. havior); Sociology FIELD 6. BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. lnclirdes the following Groups Biochemlstrj. Biorn. gineering. Biology. Bionics: Clinical Medicine, Envirun mental Biology. Escaae. Rescue. and Survival. faod. Hygiene and Sanitation. Industr.al (Occupaticna ) Medicine. Life Suppcn. Medical and Hospital Equip ment: Microbiology. Personnel Selection and Matnte nance (Medical): PharinaCOlGgy. Phvs~ology. Protective Equipment: Radiobiology. Stress Physiology. TOXICGI- ogy, Weapon Effects FIELD 7. CHEMISTRY. Includes the follow*ilng Groups Chemical Engineering. Inorganic Chemistry. Orz3nic Chemistry. Physical Chemistiy. Radio and Radtatton Chemistry. FIELD 6. EARTH SCIENCES AN0 OCEANOGRAPHY. Includes the following Groups B.olopicai Gcea:,ilk raphy. Cartography. Dynamic Oceanograpny G e u c h r w istry: Geodesy, Geography. Geology and MineraGgy. Hydrology and Lininology. Mining Engtneering. Pr..bcal Oceanography, Seismo:ogy: Snow, Ice. and Perrriai-,,st. Soil Mechanics, Terrestrtal Magnetlsm
NEERING. Includes the following Groups Cornpowrits. Computers. Electronic and Electrica, Enstneerung Infor. mation Theory, Subsystems. and Telemetry FIELD 10. ENERGY CONVERSION (Nan-propulsive). Includes the following Groups Conversion Techni2ues. Power Sources; Energy Storage FIELD 11. MATERIALS. Includes the following Groups: Adhesives and Seals. Ceramcs. Refractcries. and Glasses, Coatings. Colorants, and Finishes. Corn. posite Materials: Fibers and Textllss. Metallurgy and Metallography; Miscellaneous Materials. Oils. Lubri- cants. and Hydraulic Fluids; Plastics: Rubbers. Sol. vents. Cleaners, and Abrasives; Wood and Paper Prod. ucts. FIELD 12. MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES. Includes the following Gorups: Mathematics and Statistics. Gper- ations Research. FIELD 13. MECHANICAL, INDUSTRIAL, CIVIL, AND MARINE ENGINEERING. Includes the following Groups:
FIELD 9. ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL ENGI-
Air Conditioning, Heating. Lighting. and Ventilating; Civil Engineering; Construction Equipment, Materials, and Supplies; Containers and Packaging; Couplings, Fittings. Fasteners, and Jolnts; Ground Transportation Equipment; Hydraulic and Pheumatlc Equipment; In- dustrial Processes; Machinery and Tools; Marine En- gineering. Pumps, Filters, Pipes. Fittings. Tubing. and Values; Safety Engineering; Structural Engineering. FIELD 14. METHODS AND EQUIPMENT. Includes the fullowing Groups. Cost Effectiveness: Laboratories. Test Facilities. and Test Equipment; Recording Devices; Reliability: Reprography. FIELD 15, MILITARY SCIENCES. Includes the fo l low ing Groups: Antisubmarine Warfare; Chemical. 810. logical. and Radiological Warfare; Defense; Intelligence; LO&IS?ICS; Nuclear Warfare; Operations. Strategy. and Tactics. FtELD 16. MISSILE TECHNOLOGY. Includes the fol- lowing Groups. Missile Launching aad Ground Support; Missile Trajectories; Missile Warheads and Fuses. Mi* SIlCS
FIELD 17. NAVIGATION. COMMUNICATIONS, DE- TECTIGN. AND COUNTERMEASURES. Includes the fol- lowing Groups. Acoustic Detection: Communicdtions; Direction Finding. Electromagnetic and Acoustic Couritermeasures; Infrared and Ultraviolet Detection: Magnetic Detection. Navigation and Guidance. Optical Detection; Radar Detection. Seismic Detection FIELD 18 NUCLUIR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. Includes tne following Groups Fusion Devces (Ther- rnonuclear). Isctopes. Nuclear Explosions; Nuclear In- strunlentation. Nuclear Power Plants. Radiation Shield. ing and Protection. Radioactive Wastes and Fission Products: Radioactivity; Reactor Engineering and Op- eratton: Reactor Materials; Reactor Physics. Reactors (Power). Reactors (Non power); SNAP Technology. FIELD 19. ORDNANCE. Includes the fo:lowing GrouGs: Ammunition Explosives. and Pyrotechnics; aornbs. Combat b'ehicles; Explos4ons. Ballistics. and Armor. Fire Control and Bombing Systems, Guns. Rocn- ets. Underwater Oranance. FIELD 20. PHYSICS. Includes the following Groups: Acoustics. Crystallography; Electricety and Magnetism; Fluid Mechanics. hiasers and Lasers; Optics. Panicie kccererators. Particie Pt ysics. Plasma Physics: Quart. turn Theory, Solid Mechanics: Solid-state Physics: Thermodynamics: Wave Propagatban. FIELD 21. PROPULSION AND FUELS. Includes the following Groups. Air breathing Engims. Cornbust:on and Ignition. Electric Propulsion; Fuels; Jet and Gas Turbme Engines; Nuclear Propulsion; Rec:t.xocating Engines. Roche! Motors and Engines; Rocket Propel- lants. flELD 22. SPACE TECHNOLOGY. Includes the follow- ing Groups.' Astronautics; Spacecraft: Spacecraft Tra. iectories and Reentry; SpacecraR Launch Vehicles and Ground Support.
'These categories were endorsed b y the Committee on Scientific & Technical Information (COSATI) of the Federal Council for Science & Technology in 1964. A booklet describing these categories is available from NTIS; the order number 1s AD- 612 2QO.
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A d e s c r i p t i o n a n d a s a m p l e o f a m a i n e n t r y a r e i n c l u d e d b e l o w .
MAIN ENTRY Report entries are arranged by subject group and field. Within fields they are arranged alphanumerically by NTlS order number (accession number): alphabetic data precedes numeric.
Field 13 MECHANICAL, INDUSTRIAL , CIVIL, AND MARINE
ENGINEERING
Group 73B CIVIL ENGINEERING
Order number PB-207 981/561\ PC AO3IMF A01 Brice codes
Community-Managed Septic Systems - A Report title General Accounting Office. Washington. DC Com-
Vlable Alternative to Sewage Treatment Plants.
Corporate author - munity and Economic Developmenl Dlv
Personal author
Keywords - descriptors & identifiers
Report to the Con ress 3 Nov 78. 36p' CfD-78-168
Descriptors 'Septic tanks, 'Sewage treatment. Feasibility, Cost effecliveness. Service life. Per- formance, Water pollution control. Management, Recommendations. Communities. Government policies. Natmnal government Identifiers 'Alternative planning. Suburban areas
concerning septic systems as viable waste water treatment alternatives to central treatment proc- esses Properly operaling septic systems can be as permanent and effective as central treatment facilities. at considerably less cost
This report discusses the benefits and obslacles - Abstract of r@pOd
T h e r e a r e f i v e s e p a r a t e i n d e x e s i n e a c h b i w e e k l y i s s u e . I n d e x e n t r i e s a r e d e s c r i b e d u s i n g t h e G A O r e p o r t c i t e d i n t h e s a m p l e main e n t r y :
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INDEX ENTRIES Index entries are arranged alphanumerically. Titles are included in all indexes except the Contract Number index.
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SUBJECT
$EPTIC TANKS Community-Managed Sepbc Systems . A Viable AI- ternaeve to Sewage Trealmenl Plan@ 138 P8.287 981J5GA
Entries are sequenced by major subject term (the keywords with an asterisk) and by NTlS order number.
I n f o r m a t i o n g i v e n u n d e r s u b j e c t t e rms d o e s n o t i d e n t i f y t h e c o r p o r a t e - a u t h o r , s o i t i s n o t p o s s i b l e t o d e t e r m i n e i f t h i s i s a G A O r e p o r t u n l e s s y o u know its t i t l e o r check e a c h m a i n e n t r y .
PERSONAL AUTHOR
GAO Reports do not have personal authors.
Entries are sequenced by personal author, report title, and NTlS order number.
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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, DC. COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIV.
CED-78- 168 Comrnunily Managed Seplic Syslems . A Viable AI- lernalive to Sewage Treatment Plants P8-287 981 15GA ' 138
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Entries are sequenced by corporate author name, original report number, and NTlS order number. The monitor agency number is given following the report title.
CONTRACT GRANT NUMBER
GAO Reports do n o t have c o n t r a c t g r a n t numbers.
Entries are sequenced by contract or grant number, corporate author, and NTlS order number.
CED-7blM Comrnun, Mana ed Septic Systems - A Viable Aner. mwe lo Zw eYrsatment Planm PE-287 98115& 138 PC AOWMF A01
Entries are sequenced by NTlS order, original report, or monitor agency number. Price codes are given in this index.
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The i n d e x e s a r e n o t c u m u l a t e d u n t i l t h e end of t h e year when NTIS p u b l i s h e s t h e G o v e r n m e n t R e p o r t s A n n u a l I n d e x .
The G o v e r n m e n t R e p o r t s A n n u a l I n d e x c o n t a i n s t h e f i v e s e p a r a t e i n d e x e s p r e v i o u s l y d e s c r i b e d . The b i b l i o g r a p h i c c i t a t i o n s a n d a b s t r a c t s f o r d o c u m e n t s r e f e r r e d t o i n t h i s
A n n o u n c e m e n t s a n d I n d e x 8 i s s u e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r . The G A O A u d i t R e f e r e n c e S e r v i c e s S e c t i o n d o e s n o t r e t a i n t h e s e
u s e s i n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a i n e d i n t h i s i n d e x t o r e t r i e v e t h e b i b l i o g r a p h i c c i t a t i o n s and a b s t r a c t s t h r o u g h i t s access t o t h e D i a l o g I n f o r m a t i o n R e t r i e v a l S e r v i c e , a c o m p u t e r i z e d d a t a b a s e s y s t e m .
SI I n d e x a r e p u b l i s h e d i n t h e b i w e e k l y G o v e r n m e n t R e p o r t s
L b i w e e k l y i s s u e s o n c e t h e a n n u a l i n d e x i s r e c e i v e d , b u t i t
The D i a l o g N T I S d a t a b a s e f i l e i n c l u d e s r e p o r t s f r o m 1 9 6 4 t o t h e p r e s e n t and i s u p d a t e d b i w e e k l y . A c o m p u t e r p r i n t o u t of G A O r e p o r t s on a s p e c i f i c s u b j e c t c a n b e o b t a i n e d by u s i n g b a s i c o r f r e e i n d e x terms and c o m b i n i n g t h e s e w i t h G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e as t h e c o r p o r a t e s o u r c e . See e x a m p l e b e l o w :
3 ss sept i c (w1tanks a d .leneral(w)accotlrltIncl/cS t I R 4 SEPTTC(WIT4YYS 2 f 235 GE?IEq4L( W ) ACCOlJNTING/CS 3 1 I AND 2
3 t 3 / 2 / t 31211 - P3-2R7 981/5ST NTIS P r i c e s t PC A03/MF 4 0 1
Comrntinlty-Manwed S e o t i c Systems - 4 Viable 4 l t e r n a t i v e to Sew=me Treatamt P l a n t s
General Accorintfnq Off ice . Washlnqton, rlC. Cnmmrmi t v and F c - w v i c DeweloprnPnt Div. APonrt to t h e Conrlress. F033552 Fldt 138; 68m. 43F GR4I7905 3 Nov 78 360* Rept N o 8 CET>-78-16;9
DescriDtorsS *Seottc taqks; *Sewme treatvont.’ F*?qtbilftv.’ r l-c;t effec t i v e n e q s . Service 1 i f e , Perfnrmance; Water o o I l f r t f e o c m t r - I .
Watimal aovernmant
Identifiers 1 *Al ternat ive p l a n n i n a , Subrrrbaq areqs, V T S G A O
c Wmltorz 18
- #anaqamsn t * Recoavnd? t 1 on s * C m m r m i t i s Gavsrnmen t ?o 1 i ? i F! q.
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I t i s a l s o possible t o s e a r c h by G A O r e p o r t n u m b e r a s well as t h e N T I S n u m b e r . S e e e x a m p l e s b e l o w :
G A O R e p o r t Number
? s rn=ced-78- t 68
? t 4 / 2 / 1 4 / 2 P I PB-287 981/5ST NbIS P r f c e s P PC AI).3/MF 4 0 1
Communi ty-Maneoed Seot iq Systems - 9 Vizrhle 41 t e r n a t l v e to Sews7e Tre ,=I t men t P l a n t s
4 I R Y = C E b 7 R - 168
G e n e r a l Accoun t ing Office. Washf natnrl. DC, Comrlliinl t v and Fcqnnn lc Developvent n t v . Report t o t h e Conares s . F033552 Fld: 138, 68B, 43F GR417905
IAnnltorZ 18 - 3 NnV 75 26D* ? P ? t Yo8 CEf7-79-168
D e s c r i p t n r q n *Sent ic tanks.' +Sewaue t r e a t v n t , ' F w z f h t 1 i tv.' f h s t effmztiverlessd S p r v f c e l i f e e Pe r fo rmance , r l a t o r D o i I l r t f o n c o v t r n l . '4aqaqenent. Recnamenrhtlons. Cnnlmimi t l es,' Gnverrrment n n l i c i e s . V a t fona 1 aovqrnmm t
Tdeqtif iers r * A 1 terwtf V P plsnnincr.' Strbfrrban arpas. YTTSG40
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NTIS R e p o r t Number
3 s rn=ob-287981?
? t5/2/1 5 / 2 1 I PB-287 981/5ST NTIS Prices:. PC AQ3/MF 401
5 1 !?Y=PB-287QR I 7
Community-Manaqsd Santic Svqtems - 4 Vf?hle A I t o r n a t t v p t o 5pwwp Tre8 tment P l a n t s
Genera2 Accnuntlnq Office, Washinaton, nC. Cornrnftnf t v ?nd E c w o n i c navelonmmt Div. R e p o r t to the Cnnaress. F033552 Fld: 1 3 R , Wr)*., 43F GRA17905 3 VJOY 79 36p* R e p t Nor CED-78-168 Monitor? I8
Descriptors! * S e n t i c t a n k s , *Sewane t r e a t n l e n t ; Feasfbi lf tv.. C.r.;t ef fect iveness . Servlce l i f e ; Performawe. Water onl l r i t tnn c n q t r n l . Yavmempn t . R~cornmwd?tlmS. ,Commriqf ties.' Govorqnent nolfcf 0.;.
N a t 1 ona I cnvernrnent
Identfff erst *4lternatlve nlinnfnti, Subfirban ? r e m r NTTCGArl
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AME R I C A N STAT I S T I C S I N DE X
A m e r i c a n S t a t i s t i c s I n d e x . W a s h i n g t o n : C o n g r e s s i o n a l I n f o r - m a t i o n S o u r c e , 1974- . R e f . Z1223.AlU47.
The A m e r i c a n S t a t i s t i c s I n d e x ( A S I ) a i m s t o be a master g u i d e and i n d e x t o a l l t h e s t a t i s t i c a l p u b l i c a t i o n s of t h e
i n 1971 by t h e P r e s i d e n t ' s Commiss ion on F e d e r a l S t a t i s t i c s , f o r "a c e n t r a l c a t a l o g of d a t a a v a i l a b l e i n g o v e r n m e n t agen- c i e s . . . a s i n g l e s o u r c e i n w h i c h o n e c o u l d l o c a t e a l l d a t a s
c u r r e n t l y c o l l e c t e d by t h e F e d e r a l Governmen t on a p a r t i c u l a r s u b j e c t e "
U . S . Governmen t . I t was c r e a t e d t o meet t h e n e e d , e x p r e s s e d 'c
S p e c i f i c a l l y , t h e p u r p o s e of A S 1 i s t o p e r f o r m t h e f o l - l o w i n g f u n c t i o n s , p r o m p t l y and c o m p r e h e n s i v e l y :
- I d e n t i f y t h e s t a t i s t i c a l d a t a p u b l i s h e d by a l l b r a n c h e s
- C a t a l o g t h e p u b l i c a t i o n s i n w h i c h t h e s e d a t a a p p e a r , and a g e n c i e s of t h e F e d e r a l Governmen t .
p r o v i d i n g f u l l b i b l i o g r a p h i c i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t e a c h pub- l i c a t i o n .
-Announce new p u b l i c a t i o n s a s t h e y a p p e a r . - D e s c r i b e t h e c o n t e n t s of t h e p u b l i c a t i o n s f u l l y . - I n d e x t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n i n f u l l s u b j e c t d e t a i l . - M i c r o p u b l i s h v i r t u a l l y a l l t h e p u b l i c a t i o n s c o v e r e d by
A S I , t h e r e b y p r o v i d i n g , on a c o n t i n u i n g b a s i s , r e l i a b l e a c c e s s t o t h e s t a t i s t i c s t h e m s e l v e s . ( M a i n t a i n e d i n t h e G A O A u d i t R e f e r e n c e S e r v i c e s S e c t i o n . )
AS1 i s p u b l i s h e d i n two v o l u m e s , A b s t r a c t a n d I n d e x , a n n u a l l y e
The b a s e e d i t i o n o f AS1 i s t h e 1974 A n n u a l a n d R e t r o s p e c - t i v e E d i t i o n , r e f e r r e d t o h e r e a f t e r a s t h e R e t r o s p e c t i v e E d i t i o n . T h i s e d i t i o n p r o v i d e s c o m p r e h e n s i v e a b s t r a c t i n g and i n d e x i n g c o v e r a g e of F e d e r a l Governmen t s t a t i s t i c a l p u b l i c a - t i o n s .
In t h e c a s e of r e p e t i t i v e o r c o n t i n u i n g p u b l i c a t i o n s ( a n n u a l s o r p e r i o d i c a l s ) , w h i c h r e p r e s e n t c o n t i n u i n g s e r i e s o f s t a t i s t i c s o v e r l o n g p e r i o d s of t i m e , t h e R e t r o s p e c t i v e E d i t i o n d o e s n o t d e s c r i b e each i s s u a n c e p u b l i s h e d s i n c e 1 9 6 0 . R a t h e r , i t d e s c r i b e s i n f u l l t h e f o r m a t and c o n t e n t s of t h e mos t r e c e n t e d i t i o n a s o f J a n . 1 , 1 9 7 4 , a n d , w h e r e p o s s i b l e , c h a r a c t e r i z e s m a j o r c h a n g e s i n f o r m a t t h a t h a v e o c c u r r e d i n r e c e n t y e a r s .
The R e t r o s p e c t i v e E d i t i o n f u l l y s u p e r s e d e s a n d e x p a n d s t h e c o v e r a g e of a n i n i t i a l A S 1 1 9 7 3 e d i t i o n , w h i c h w a s l i m i t e d t o s o c i a l s t a t i s t i c s .
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T h e R e t r o s p e c t i v e E d i t i o n i s c u r r e n t l y s u p p l e m e n t e d b y t h e f o l l o w i n g A S 1 a n n u a l e d i t i o n s , w h i c h c o v e r p u b l i c a t i o n s i s s u e d b e t w e e n 1 9 7 4 a n d 1 9 7 8 .
T h e A S 1 F i r s t A n n u a l S u p p l e m e n t ( c o v e r i n g p u b l i c a t i o n s i s s u e d J a n . l-Dec. 3 1 , 1 9 7 4 ) was p u b l i s h e d i n May 1 9 7 5 . I t c u m u l a t e s c o v e r a g e of 1 9 7 4 p u b l i c a t i o n s o r i g i n a l l y p r o v i d e d
# by AS1 1 9 7 4 M o n t h l y S u p p l e m e n t s .
T h e A S 1 S e c o n d A n n u a l ' S u p p l e m e n t ( c o v e r i n g p u b l i c a t i o n s i s s u e d J a n . 1-De'c. 31 , 1 9 7 5 ) was p u b l i s h e d i n May 1 9 7 6 . I t
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c u n u l a t e s c o v e r a g e of a l l 1 9 7 5 p u b l i c a t i o n s o r i g i n a l l y p r o - v i d e d by AS1 1 9 7 5 M o n t h l y S u p p l e m e n t s .
T h e AS1 T h i r d A n n u a l S u p p l e m e n t ( c o v e r i n g p u b l i c a t i o n s i s s u e d J a n . l -Dec . 31 , 1 9 7 6 ) was p u b l i s h e d i n May 1 9 7 7 . I t c u m u l a t e s c o v e r a g e o f a l l 1 9 7 6 p u b l i c a t i o n s o r i g i n a l l y p r o - v i d e d by AS1 1 9 7 6 M o n t h l y S u p p l e m e n t s .
T h e A S 1 F o u r t h A n n u a l S u p p l e m e n t ( c o v e r i n g p u b l i c a t i o n s i s s u e d J a n . l-Dec. 3 1 , 1 9 7 7 ) was p u b l i s h e d i n May 1 9 7 8 . I t c u m u l a t e s c o v e r a g e o f a l l 1 9 7 7 p u b i c a t i o n s o r i g i n a l l y p r o v i d e d by A S 1 M o n t h l y S u p p l e m e n t s .
T h e AS1 1 9 7 8 F i f t h A n n u a l S u p p l e m e n t ( c o v e r i n g p u b l i c a - t i o n s i s s u e d J a n . l -Dec . 31, 1 9 7 8 ) was p u b l i s h e d i n 1 9 7 9 . I t c u m u l a t e s c o v e r a g e o f a l l 1 9 7 8 p u b l i c a t i o n s o r i g i n a l l y p r o - v i d e d .by A S 1 1 9 7 8 M o n t h l y S u p p l e m e n t s .
T h e AS1 M o n t h l y S u p p l e m e n t s p r o v i d e c u r r e n t a b s t r a c t s a n d i n d e x i n g fo.r a l l new p u b l i c a t i o n s i s s u e d d u r i n g e a c h m o n t h o f t h e c u r r e n t y e a r . T h e s e i n c l u d e w h o l l y new p u b l i c a t i o n s , new i t ems i n s e r i e s , a n d u p d a t e s o r new e d i t i o n s of a n n u a l s , s e m i a n n u a l s , o r o t h e r p u b l i c a t i o n s c o v e r e d i n p r e v i o u s AS1 e d i t i o n s .
M o n t h l y S u p p l e m e n t s may a l s o i n c l u d e a b s t r a c t s f o r some p u b l i c a t i o n s t h a t were i s s u e d p r i o r t o t h e c u r r e n t y e a r , b u t o n l y r e c e n t l y came t o t h e a t t e n t i o n o f AS1 s t a f f m e m b e r s .
iF S u c h p u b l i c a t i o n s a r e c o v e r e d , p r o v i d e d t h e y a r e s t i l l c u r r e n t e n o u g h t o be of g e n e r a l i n t e r e s t .
P u b l i c a t i o n s i n c l u d e d in A S 1 c o v e r a w i d e r a n g e of s u b - j e c t s , r e f l e c t i n g t h e many c o n c e r n s o f c e n t r a l a n d r e g i o n a l F e d e r a l a g e n c i e s . T h e s e i s s u i n g a g e n c i e s a r e l i s t e d i n t h e d e t a i l e d t a b l e of c o n t e n t s i n t h e a b s t r a c t s v o l u m e , a n d i n t h e l i s t of " I s s u i n g A g e n c i e s a n d AS1 A c c e s s i o n Number" i n t h e i n d e x v o l u m e . AS1 a b s t r a c t s a n d i n d e x e s a l l F e d e r a l a g e n c y p u b l i c a t i o n s t h a t c o n t a i n s o c i a l , e c o n o m i c , d e m o g r a p h i c , o r n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s d a t a , a n d a s e l e c t i o n o f p u b l i c a t i o n s w i t h s c i e n t i f i c a n d t e c h n i c a l d a t a .
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AS1 i n c l u d e s a l l F e d e r a l p u b l i c a t i o n s t h a t c o n t a i n p r i m a r y d a t a of r e s e a r c h v a l u e o r s e c o n d a r y d a t a c o l l e c t e d o n a s p e c i f i c s u b j e c t , a n d a l s o s p e c i a l s t u d i e s a n d a n a l y s e s o r o t h e r s t a t i s t i c s - r e l a t e d m a t e r i a l s . A l l t y p e s of p u b l i - c a t i o n s a r e c o v e r e d , w h e t h e r p u b l i s h e d as p e r i o d i c a l s , as s p e c i a l o n e - t i m e r e p o r t s , a s i t e m s w i t h i n a l a r g e r c o n t i n u - i n g r e p o r t s e r i e s , o r a s a n n u a l o r b i e n n i a l r e p o r t s .
C o n g r e s s i o n a l ( i n c l u d e s G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e ) p u b l i c a t i o n s t h a t c o n t a i n s u b s t a n t i a l s t a t i s t i c a l i n f o r m a - t i o n a r e c o n t a i n e d i n ASI.
O r d i n a r i l y , r e s e a r c h i n A S 1 w i l l b e g i n w i t h t h e i n d e x v o l u m e . T h e A S 1 i n d e x e s a r e d e s i g n e d t o l e a d y o u t o t h e i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m a v a r i e t y of s t a r t i n g p o i n t s . T h e f o u r b a s i c A S 1 i n d e x e s , a n d how t h e y can be u s e d t o i d e n t i f y GAO r e p o r t s , a r e d e s c r i b e d i n t h e f o l l o w i n g e x a m p l e s :
S U B J E C T AND NAME I N D E X
T h i s i n d e x c o n t a i n s r e f e r e n c e s t o s u b j e c t s , t o c o r p o r a t e a u t h o r s , a n d t o i n d i v i d u a l a u t h o r s of a r t i c l e s a n d p u b l i c a - t i o n s w h e r e t h e a u t h o r ' s name a p p e a r s on t h e t i t l e p a g e .
I n t h e s u b j e c t a n d name i n d e x , a u s e r c o u l d f i r s t s e a r c h f o r t h e s u b j e c t term t h a t a p p l i e s t o t h e GAO r e p o r t . S e e e x amp l e b e 1 ow :
Coffee
Producrion. acreage. y~e ld . and related data, current primary statistics for 50 crops, monthly rpt. 162 1 - 1
Production and exports. by country. and US wholesale prices and imports. FAS quarterly circular, 1925- 5 - - - Production and marketing in 5 countries and US, and specified LIS brands shares of LIS market, 1977 GAO rpt, 26108 598 % industry, 1972 census, 2499 1 1
commodity and country groupings. 1960-76. 248 75
G AO e t- - -
Production indexes, by SIC 2- to 4-digit
Soviet Union agricultural trade. by major
.
* U s e t h i s n u m b e r t o l o c a t e a b s t r a c t o f p u b l i c a t i o n o r m i c r o - f i c h e c o p y of d o c u m m e n t .
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The u s e r c o u l d a l s o s e a r c h u n d e r t h e name " G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e . " See e x a m p l e below:
General Accounting Office
Coal industry competition. ownership, concentration of production and reserves. and expansion plans, 19509-85, GAO rpt,
26 108-607 Coal leases on Fed Govt lands, evaluation of
reserve and production estimates, 1978 GAO rpt, 26108-657
countries and US, and specified brands shares of US market, 1977 GAO rpt,
G AO r e p 0 r t - - - - - - Coffee production and marketing in 5
26108 -598jrr
*Use t h i s number t o l o c a t e a b s t r a c t of p u b l i c a t i o n o r m i c r o - f i c h e c o p y of d o c u m e n t .
C A T E G 0 RY INDEX
The c a t e g o r y i n d e x c o n t a i n s r e f e r e n c e s t o a l l p u b l i - c a t i o n s , t a b l e s , a n d g r o u p s of t a b l e s t h a t c o n t a i n b r e a k d o w n s of s t a t i s t i c a l d a t a by S t a t e , i n d u s t r y , a g e , o r some o t h e r s t a n d a r d c a t e g o r y .
T h e r e a r e 2 1 s u c h c a t e g o r i e s w h i c h r e f l e c t t h e m a j o r s t a n d a r d b r e a k d o w n s f o u n d i n t h e p u b l i c a t i o n s c o v e r e d by A S I . F o r p u r p o s e s of t h i s i n d e x , we h a v e d i v i d e d t h e c a t e g o r i e s i n t o t h r e e b r o a d a r e a s , as f o l l o w s :
c
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Geographic Breakdowns
By Census Division By City By County By Foreign Country
By Outlying Area
Economic Breakdowns
By Commodity By Federal Agency By Income By Individual Company
o r Institution
By Region By SMSA By State By Urban-Rural
3
By Industry By Occupation
Demographic Breakdowns
By flarital Status BY Age By Disease By Race By Education Attainment By Sex
Example from the category index:
BY INDIVIDUAL COMPANY OR INSTITUTION
Agrimlture and Food G AO e t- - - - Coffee production and marketing in 5
countries and US, and specified brands shares of US market, 1977 GAO rpt.
Egg traits testing, by breeder, 1977, annual
Export agencies, organizations, ofiicers, and publications, 1978 directory, 1926-1.86
Food purchases for domestic assistance programs, by commodity and company, weekly rpt. 1372-1
Foreign fruit and vegetable tariffs, food laws, labeling regulations, import firms, and 1973-76 imports from US. for Norway, Sweden. and Denmark, 1978 rpt, 1926-1.82
eligible for water purchases, by project and purchaser, Dec 1976, annual rpt, 5824-9
Meat plants inspected and certified for exporting products to US. by country end plant. 1977 annual rpt, 1374-2
26108-598
Qt, 1704-3
Imgation projects of Fed Govt. acreage
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T I T L E I N D E X
T i t l e s a r e l i a t e d a l p h a b e t i c a l l y i n n a t u r a l word o r d e r , a s t h e y a p p e a r i n t h e a b s t r a c t s vo lume . T i t l e s b e g i n n i n g w i t h n u m b e r s ( e . g . , " 1 9 7 0 C e n s u s . * ' ' ) a p p e a r a t t h e e n d of t h e i n d e x . Where a p p r o p r i a t e , a l t e r n a t e word o r d e r s o f t i t l e s h a v e a l s o b e e n p r o v i d e d .
I n a d d i t i o n t o p u b l i , c a t i o n t i t l e , t i t l e s of i n d i v i d u a l r e p o r t s w i t h i n a p u b l i c a t i o n s e r i e s a r e i n d e x e d , as a r e t h e t i t l e s of a l l p e r i o d i c a l a r t i c l e s r e c e i v i n g i n d i v i d u a l a b s t r a c t s .
Example f r o m t h e t i t l e index:
R~ t on c f f e e- - - - - - Coffee Production and Marketing Systems. 26 I08 - 598
( A b s t r a c t would Coffee. Foreign Agriculture Circular. 1925-5 - - t e l l u s e r t h e Coke and Coal Chemicals, 3 162-9
p u b l i s h e r of t h e Coke and Coal Chemicals in 1976. 3164-13 Coke Distribution, Annual, 3 164- 18 Cold Storage. 1631 5 C'ollabnrations for Combining Career and
( nllective Bargaining Calendar for the
('r~llective Bargaining in the Farm Machinery
('(dlertive Bargaining in the Maritime
(.iilleLtive Bargaining in the Railroad Industry.
Collectire Bargaining Review and Outlook.
ColleLtive Bargaining Summary Repom.
documen t
Liberal Education. 4506-5.1
Southeast. 1978, 6946-1.43
and Equipment Industry. 6786-4 10
Indu~try. 6786 4 1 1
67x6 4 9
224 I
6786 4
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E a c h of t h e f o u r b a s i c i n d e x e s r e f e r t o a n u m b e r . T h i s n u m b e r p e r m i t s t h e u s e r t o f i n d a n a b s t r a c t o f t h e c i t e d p u b l i c a t i o n o r a m i c r o f i c h e c o p y o f t h e d o c u m e n t .
See s a m p l e of a n a b s t r a c t b e l o w :
28108-598 COFFEE: Production a n d Marketing Systems Oct 28 . 1977 iii+91 p. ID-77-54 sltem 546-D. GAO $1.00 ASIIMFI4
MC 70-6950 LC 77-604454 Report analyzing coffee marketing systems in the US. and 5 major producing countries (Brazil. Colombia. El Salvador. Mexico. Ivory Coast): and coffee data gathering. reporting. and fore- casting activities of the Federal Government In- cludes review of 1976 International Coffee Agreement Based on data from Government and industry reports. and visits to 5 leading pro- ducers.
Includes tables and text statisiics on estimated world coffee production and export availability, by counlry, coffee export earnings of Inlerna- tional Coffee Organization IICO) member na- tions; production. yield, number of growers. and price in 5 countries visited. I C 0 indicator pricec. US. coffee imports. by countr) uf origin. and market shares for major U S cofTee brands Most data are for selected years. 1974-77
“AI 13 ID-77-54.
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A G E N C Y R E P O R T N U M B E R I N D E X
I f a u s e r had o n l y a G A O r e p o r t number a n d w a n t e d more i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e r e p o r t . the a g e n c y r e p o r t number c a n be s e a r c h e d . S e e e x a m p l e b e l o w :
General Accounting Office GGD-78-104 .. ............ 26108-698 GGD-78.105 .. ............ 26108-684 GGD-78-106 .. ............ 26108-687
........................................ HRD-77.92 ..................................... 26108-644 CED-78-70 26108-627 CED-78-86 ..... ......... 26108-645 HRD-77-135 .................................... 26 108-674
...................................... HRD-77-143 ................................... 26108-632 CED-7s-IO1 26108A46 ........ HRD-77-157 ................................... 26108 -692 CED-78-105 ............................. 26108-643 CED-78-1 13 ...................................... 26108-651 HRD-78-1 ...... 26108-633 CED-78-I 18 ...................................... 26 108-647 HRD-78-4 .... 26108-634
HRD-78-6 ....................................... 26 108-6 15 ............................... 26108-665 ............................... 26108-652 HRD-78- I9 ..................................... 26 108-596
H R D-78.90 ...................................... 26108-640 CED-78-128 ...................................... 26108-697 HRD-78-9 I ...................................... 26 108-679 HRD-78-92 ..... 26108-680 HRD-78-96
HRD-78- 155 .................................... 26108-701 HRD-79-24 ...................................... 26108-691 ID-77-54 ............................................ 26 108-598 ID-77-61 ......................................... 26108-619 ID.78-6 ............................................ 26108-623
EMD-78-52 ID-78-13 .. 26108-606 ...................................... 26108-650 EMD-78-62 lD.78.16 . .. 26 108-658 ...................................... 26108-653
ID-78-27 .......................................... 26108-635 ... 26108-698 ID-78-31 ............................................ 26108-664 ... 26108-671 ID-78-32 ........................................... 26108-642 EMD-78.80 ...................................... 26108-678 ID-78-44 ........................................... 26108-671 EMD-78-90 .................................... 26108-663 ID-78-46 ....................................... 26108-670 EMD-78-91 ...................................... 26108-699 ID-i8-49 . ............................ 26108-686 ....................... 26108-603
....................... 26108-616 18-78-51 . ............................ 26 108-694 ID-78-60 ........................................... 26108-693 FGMSD-78-36 ............................... 26108-648
FGMSD-78-50 LCD-77-423 ................................... 26108-599 ................................ 26108-673 FGMSD-78-6 I LCD-77-447 ...................................... 26108-602 ................................ 26 108-683
LCD-77.450 .................................... 26108-631 FGYSD-79-3 ........ ......... 26108-688 . ......... LCD-78-234A ................................. 26 108-676 FPCD-77-60 ......... 26108-597 FPCD-77-69 ........ ......... 26108 -601 LCD-78-408A .............................. 26108-649 FPCD-77-78 ..................................... 26108-61 3 LCD.78.425 ... ......... 26 108-675 FPCD-77-80 ...................................... 26108-617 LCD-78-429A ................
CED-78- 155 ............. HRD-78-llY CED-78-163 .............
....................... 26108-662 ID.78.52 . ............................ 26108-667
FPCD-78-16 ...................................... 26 108-690 FPCD-78-25 PAD-77-71 ........................................ 26106-5 1 ...................................... 26 108441
PAD-77-82 ........................................ 26108-630 FPCD-78-28 ...................................... 26108-625 .............. PAD-7g-15 ........................................ 26108-622 FPCD-79-4 26 108-700
PAD-78- 18 ........................................ 26108-595 GGD-77-60 .................................. 26108-620.4 , PAD-78-27 ...................................... 26106-5 2 GOD-77-69 .................................. 26108-620 2 : PAD-78-34 ....................................... 26108-524 PAD-78-44 ..................................... 26108-656 PAD.78-48 ....................................... 26108-638 PAD-78-51 ........................................ 26108429 PAD-78-52 ........................................ 26108-636 PSAD-77-78 ...................................... 26108-604
................................ 26108-6 14
................................ 26106-1.1
GGD-77-86 ...................................... 26 108-6 IO GGD-77-92 ...................................... 26108-609 GGD-78-1 ........................................ 26108-605 GGD-78-17 ...................................... 26108-61 2 GGD-78-21 ...................................... 26108-608 GGD-78-22 ...................................... 26 108-62 I GGD-78.24 ........ ............. 26108-685 GGD-78.29 ......... ............. 26108-637 GGD-78-45 26108-628 GGD-78-48 26108-639 GGD-78-56 26108-620.5 GGD-78-56-A 26108-620 6 GGD-78-56-B .............................. 25108-620.7
..................... 26108-620.8 GGD-78-58 ...................................... 26 108-65s GGD-78-59 ...................................... 24 108-666 GGD-78-87 ...................... ............... 25108-672 GGD-78-101 .- ........-. .. .................... 26108-659
PSAD-78-36 ...................................... 26106-1.4 SAD-78-37 26 106- 1.5 PSAD-78-57 26108-669 PSAD-78-40 26104-4 PSAD-78-65 26108-61 1
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Use t h e number o p p o s i t e t h e G A G r e p o r t number t o l o c a t e p u b l i c a t i o n i n s l b s t r z c t vo lume ar t o r e t r i e v e m i c r o f i c h e C O P Y of t h 2 r e p o r t .
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A S 1 i s a l s o a f i l e a v a i l a b l e t h r o u g h O R B I T , a c o m p u t e r i z e d d a t a b a s e s y s t e m . ( I t a l s o w i l l s h o r t l y be a v a i l a b l e o n - l i n e t h r o u g h t h e D i a l o g I n f o r m a t i o n R e t r i e v a l S e r v i c e . ) C o v e r a g e b e g i n s i n 1 9 7 3 and c o n t i n u e s t o t h e p r e s e n t ( s e l e c t e d c o v e r a g e o f p u b l i c a t i o n s i s s u e d d u r i n g t h e 1 9 6 0 ' s i s a l s o i n r l u d e d ) . The f i l e i s u p d a t e d m o n t h l y .
A c o m p u t e r p r i n t o u t of GAO r e p o r t s on a s p e c i f i c s u b j e c t 4
c a n b e o b t a i n e d b y selecting the subject t e r m and combining i t w i t h G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e . See e x a m p l e on n e x t p a g e :
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PROG1 SS I PSTG (937)
ss 2 I C ? USER1 coffee
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.,S - Gentrs l Accoun t ing Of f i ce Si - G4!.'3tID-77-54t I t e m 546-D HCLC- 78-6350. I 77-604454. 4s - 0, 1200, 1200
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