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United States General Accounting Office
        Washington, D.C. 20548


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           STATEMENT OF

/         ELMER B. STAATS

?TROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES

tf          BEFORE THE

N24ITTEE ON FEDERAL SPENDING PRACTICES

       AND OPEN GOVERNMENT

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

      UNITED STATES SENATE


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                 IEDERAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT FRAUD

                      IN GOVERNENT PROGRAMS

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:

    I am particularly pleased to be here today to discuss our

report Federal Agencies Can, and Should Do More to Combat Fraud

in Government Programs because it provides me with an oppor-

tunity to not only discuss the important matters covered in this

report, but also in that context provide this Committee with

some added insight into the importance of GAO's self-initiated

work. I think you will agree that because of the press of legis-

lative responsibilities, the Congress generally does not approach

the oversight of Federal programs in a methodical fashion. One

of GAO's major functions is to cover this shortfall--to


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