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                                                             094529

                 ADDRESS BY  ELMER B. STAATS
           COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF  THE UNITED STATES
                           BEFORE
                THE ECONOMIC CLUB OF  DETROIT
                     DETROIT, MICHIGAN
                     NOVEMBER  26, 1973


           HOW CAN WE INCREASE CONFIDENCE  IN THE
              MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS?


     Given the mood of disillusion that prevails  in this

country, some of you may be curious as to why anyone would

come out from Washington at such a time to talk about increasing

public confidence in the management of Federal programs.  The

reason I selected this subject is because there is this disillusion.

     From the many comments by the press and others in recent

months one could conclude that

          --there is no person or thing you can trust
            in Washington, especially your own telephone;

          --Federal civil servants are wandering about
            Washington like blind camels; and

          --the parlor game musical chairs has become
            Washington's most popular entertainment.


     Talk such as this is not helpful.  While it is true that

the American public tends to be somewhat schizophrenic, suffering

from extremes of optimism and pessimism, we are nevertheless

a society that has demonstrated time and time again its vigor

and its ability to rise successfully to past challenges once

the directions were clear as to actions which needed to be

taken.  I should like to refer today to three areas where

changes are under consideration which I consider important

challenges and where your support is needed.  These are:

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