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118784 1 (1982-06-23)

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             U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                 WASHINGTON, D.C.   20548

                                        FOR RELEASE ON  DELIVERY
                                        EXPECTED  9:30 A.M. ETD
                                        WEDNESDAY, JUNE  23, 1982

                         STATEMENT OF
                      BRIAN L. USILANER
                      ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
         ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION
                  NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY GROUP

                          BEFORE THE

                SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR STANDARDS

                COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

                    HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                               ON

            AUTOMATION IN THE WORKPLACE:  BARRIERS,
                    IMPACT ON THE WORKFORCE,
                    AND  THE FEDERAL ROLE'


     Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee,  thank you for

the opportunity to appear before you and discuss  automation in

the workplace.  In your May 6, 1982, letter and  in meetings

with your staff, it is clear that the Subcommittee  is concerned

about the Federal role in fostering automation  as a way of improv-

ing national productivity and the impact of that  automation on the

work force.  My statement, based on GAO's past  and ongoing work in

the area, addresses these concerns.

     Automation is defined as the use of microelectronic  and other

technologies that either reduce the need  for people, enable people

to perform more work, or perform functions that people  cannot.

Automation is important to the Nation's economic well-being  by






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