Word: gao
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that no one knows how severe the problems may be. In a report to Congress last month, the General Accounting Office described the same pattern of sloppy accounting and slack Government supervision that allowed the S&L debacle to go unchecked. Because many agencies kept such poor books, GAO auditors could not even determine how much of the $5 trillion is at risk of default. "The ignorance, incompetence and corruption in many of the Government loan and loan-guarantee programs are appalling," says Dingell...
...House subcommittee released a General Accounting Office survey that found air-traffic controllers were overworked and unhappy in their jobs. "Morale is horrible, traffic intolerable, management insensitive," an unidentified controller told the GAO...
...Chinese already dominate women's diving. At a mere 5 ft. 3 in., 1986 World Champion Gao Min, 17, seems certain to take the gold medal on the springboard with her clockwork precision. Teammate Li Qing, 16, will vie for the silver with American Kelly McCormick. Meanwhile, Xu Yanmei and Chen Xiaodan could finish first and second in the platform contest. In the men's events, '84 Silver Medalist Tan Liangde will test Louganis' nerve and verve on the springboard, while Li Kongzheng will chase Louganis on the platform...
...GAO examined six weapons systems, including the Aegis defense system used by U.S. vessels in the Persian Gulf. "In all six cases," said the report, "the test agencies stated findings that were not consistent with the evidence." Among the OT&E's sins: setting up targets that were slower or easier to hit than those in combat and using few or no countermeasures, such as radar jamming, to challenge the weapons systems...
...former Interior Department official who is now president of the National Parks and Conservation Association. The General Accounting Office reported this spring that the parks need an immediate $1.9 billion to repair roads, trails and buildings. "Deterioration of some assets is so advanced that they may be lost permanently," GAO stated. Among the worst cases...