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ACCOUNTING NEWS


June  1981


Revised  Federal  Audit
Standards  Issued


Grant  Reform
Bill


Governmental
Account ins
Standards  Board
Organi zation
C ommi ttee


DOD Creates  Postition
to Combat  Fraud




16 IG's  Appointed



Steinberg  Gets  Key
Position  in OMB


Fraud  In Government
Programs


GAO has  issued  in final  the
  revised  Standards   for Audit
  of  Governmental  Organizations,
  Programs,  Activities,   and
  Functions ........................p.    1

S. 807,  the  Federal  Assistance       .
  Improvement   Act of  1981, a  bill
  to  streamline  and simplify   the
  requirements   attached  to Federal
  assistance   programs,  was reported
  out  of the  Senate Committee   on
  Governmental   Affairs  on May  22,
  1981 . ............................n   . 1

The  GASBOC held  a 2-day  meeting  in
  Detroit  in  late May  to discuss
  the  extensive  comments  received
  at  the May  4th and  Sth public
  hearinc;...........................o.    2


A new  position  to combat  fraud,
  waste  and  abuse in  Defense
  programs  and  operations  has  been
  created  by  Secretary  Caspar
  Weinberger........................p.

President  Reagan  has  announced
  the  appointments  of  16 Inspectors
  General................   ..........p.

Harold  I.' Steinberg,  CPA has been
  appointed  Associate   Director  for
  Management.'.......................p.

GAO  reported  on May  7, 1981,  that
  fraud  against  Government  programs
  is  widespread....................p.


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This report is prepared by the Accounting and Financial Management (AFM) Division. It is intended to help keep
managers abreast of accounting matters that are of concern to professional organizations. Matters included in this
report were topics of discussion at recent professional conferences or meetings attended by AFM Division repre-
sentatives or were topics that were brought to the AFM Division's attention as part of its official liaison respon-
sibility with professional accounting organizations.



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