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HRD-79-88 1 (1979-05-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazhk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: - loqsILt UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LM109514 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION MAY 29, 1979 B-164031(4) The Honorable Joseph A. Califano, Jr. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare A 0c/ Dear Mr. Secretary: Your Department has proposed implementing a computerized National Recipient System (NRS). This system would be designed to help States and territories reduce fraud, abuse, and error in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, administ red by the Social Security Administration (SSA). NRS will match State-supplied applicant/recipient identification data with records from other sources to identify overpaid or ineligible program participants.2 However, in reviewing HEW data on the proposed system, we have noted several issues warranting further study before a decision is made to implement the system. Specifically, we question the need for a new system to perform functions which may be performed by existing systems, and we believe that SSA should prepare a more complete cost-benefit analysis. We also believe that, before the system is implemented, an expanded initial evaluation, more user input, and a reconsideration of the NRS data searching technique are needed. Total estimated Federal and State systems costs for the ilrst 5 fiscal years of NRS implementation and operations are about $38 millio9) ranging from $1.05 million for fiscal year 1979 to $10.7 million for fiscal 1983. Cjhese estimates, however, cover only the costs of implementation, technical assistance/training, and operation and maintenance. No estimates have been made of the followup investigative HRD-79-88 109514 7& X ~ /YI1

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