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AFMD-82-70 1 (1982-06-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmnx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON DC. 20548 ......... ,. RFLEASED B-208248 JULY 26, 1982 The Honorable Frank R. Wolf House of Representatives Dear Mr. Wolf: Subject: Alleged Abuses in the U.S. Savings Bond Division of the Department of the Treasury (GAO/AFMD-82-70) On May 8, 1981, you asked us to review allegations of abuses in the Savings Bond Division of the Department of the Treasury that were made by John W. Breen, a former bond salesperson. The prin- cipal allegations were that savings bond salespersons had submitted work reports claiming fictitious visits to promote savings bond sales and had submitted fraudulent vouchers for travel associated with the falsely reported work. We subsequently advised your staff that the Treasury's Office of Inspector General had substantiated Mr. Breen's allegations and was attempting to establish how widespread the improprieties might be. As agreed with your office we have obtained information about the (1) Inspector General's approach to identify the salespersons who have submitted falsified reports and (2) system used to measure the salespersons' performance. Based on our limited work, we have established that: --The Inspector General's investigation confirmed the exist- ence of serious abuses prior to Mr. Breen's allegations, and available information shows that some abuses continue despite the Division's efforts to discourage them. --The Division's performance measurement system, as Mr. Breen's allegations imply, contains serious shortcomings, and does not provide the data necessary to establish the cost- effectiveness of the salespersons' efforts. --Although the question about the effectiveness of the Divi- sion's promotional efforts was raised in 1976 by the Of- fice of Management and Budget and a major public accounting firm, Arthur Andersen & Co., data still are not available to show that the promotional efforts have a significant impact on sales volume. fl l~l ~ IIH l Q(905062) 119293

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