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AFMD-82-78 1 (1982-05-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabdiy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: D ; In.~J~ NO AN IN A~ K -- - fi -ale toq J Nws 0b4 May i1 B-207395 ..May... The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives RELEASED 3, 1982 11111111111 118619 Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Validity and Comparability of Quantitative Data Presented by the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency on Inspectors General f-'1) Activities(GAO/AFMD-82-78) This report is in response to your December 22, 1981, re- quest for a review of the accuracy of the quantitative data con- tained in the first two Summary Reports of Inspectors General Activities and accompanying fact sheets issued by the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency. These reports highlight the Government-wide activities of the Offices of Inspector General for the 6-month periods ending March 31, 1981, and September 30, 1981, and were intended to provide a basis for assessing the im- pact and effectiveness of these organizations. The numerical data in these reports have been widely publicized by the President and the news media. A portion was also included in the Office of Management and Budget's Major Themes and Additional Budget De- tails, Fiscal Year 1983. The President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency was es- tablished by Executive order in March 1981, tb strengthen the inspector general program and spearhead the administration's cam- paign to reduce fraud and waste in Federal programs and opera- tions. Council membership consists of the statutory inspectors general; representatives of the Departments of Defense, Justice, and the Treasury; the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and the Office of Personnel Management. The Council is chaired by the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). (See encl. I for a membership list.) OBJECTIVE, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY The objective of this assignment was to determine the accu- racy of the data contained in the Council's reports. Specifically, we were requested to concentrate on (911544) 6~2~~2 14 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 c~~75'L5/ .w 11I

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