About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

FPCD-81-72 1 (1981-09-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabcmj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 C(OL RESTRICTED -~Q - ~ h Grat'va FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND r ithe Office 0i . .- COMPENSATION DIVISION SEPTEMBER 23, 1981 B-204355 RELEASED The Honorable Ted Weiss House of Representatives 116523 Dear Mr. Weiss: Subject: Staffing, Funding, and Use of Military Bands (FPCD-81-72) In response to your June 9, 1981, request, as modified during our July 10, 1981, discussion with your staff, we have obtained information concerning the staffing, funding, and use of military bands. Since 1964, the earliest year for which personnel data was available, the number of military bands and the number of band members have declined. In 1964, the 4 services had 200 bands and 7,465 band members. As of June 1, 1981, the 4 services had 100 bands and 5,048 band members, a reduction in bands of 50 percent and a reduction in people of 32 percent during the 17-year period. Funding levels, in terms of constant fiscal year 1975 dollars, have also declined, although appropriation amounts have increased. OBJECTIVE, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY In response to your request, our objective was to provide historical and current information concerning the funding, staffing, and use of the bands. To do this, we interviewed personnel responsible for band operations at each of the services and obtained documentation on funding and personnel levels at each of the services. We did not verify the accu- racy of the information the services provided. MILITARY BANDS HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN THE NUMBER OF BAND MEMBERS Since 1964, the bands have experienced a slow but steady decline in both the number of bands and the number of band (967027)

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most