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Federal Agencies Can, and Should, Do Bore Tc Combat Fraud in
Government Programs. GGD-78-62; B-171019. Septeater 19, 1978. 53
pp. + 8 appendices (54 pp.).
Report to the congress; by Elmer B. S av.ts, Comptroller General.
Issue Area: Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention: Vhite-crllar
Crime (509).
Contact: General Government Div.
Budget Function: Law Enforcement and Justice: Federal Law
Enforcement and Prosecution (751).
Organization Concerned: Department of Agri'ulture; Department of
Housing and Urban Development; Department of Justice;
Department of Labor; Department of Transportation; General
Services Administration; Small Business Administration;
Veterans Administration.
Congressional Relevance: House Committee on the Judiciary;
Senate Committee on the Judiciary; Congress.
Authority: False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 231). Comprehensive
Employment and Training Act of 1973. 18 0,S.C. 1001.
Executive Order 11396. H.R. 2819 (95th Cong.).
The Federal Gcvernment's economic assistance programs,
amounting to about $250 billicn annually, are vulnerable targets
of fraud and related white collar crimes. Identification of the
extent, nature, and frequency of these illegal acts, together
with strong internal coatrols and effective audit coverage, are
essential first steps in combating and preventing them.
Findings/Conclusions: A review of several agencies indicated
that they have not been doing enough to identify fr:aud in their
programs and that the Department of Justice has beon slow in
assisting Foderal agencies* antifraud efforts. However, Federal
agencies have recently ricognized that more neede to be done,
have indicated that fraud detection is nov an agency high
priority, and actions are being taken to bolhter their current
efforts. Recommendations: The heads of the eight Federal
agencies discussed in this report should: develop management
information systems aimed at providing informaticn on the most
likely types and methods of frad; elevate fzaud identification
to a high priority; take steps to make emplojees more aware of
the potential for fraud and establish contrcls tc see that
irregularitier are promptly referred to appropriate personnel;
fix organizational responsibility for identifying fraud; and
provide agency investigators mith appropriate fraud training.
The Attorney General should ostablish a formal plan to assist
Federal agencies in ccmbating fraud. (Author/SC)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaayah0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)