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094688 1 (1978-12-13)

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                 REMARKS BY ELMER B. STAATS
          COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES

                       THE SECRETARY'S
       NATIONAT ,CONFERENCE ON FRAUD, ABUSE, AD ERROR
              RA0TECTING THE TAXPAYER'S DOLL :
      U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
                      WASHINGTON, D.C.  IlIII/JIIIIIIIIIIIIi6iiiii  -  L4>-

                      DECEMBER 13, 1978       094688

              CPREVENTING FRAUD AND ERROR AND
     INCREASING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS/-.'
                       TOP PRIORITIES


     I welcome the opportunity to be present this morning to

underscore the concern of the General Accounting Office--

and the legislative branch of the Federal Government--in the

critical subject which will be addressed by this group

over the next two days.  While the term Fraud, Abuse, and

Error may strike some as being somewhat negative in tone,

certainly the subtitle, Protecting the Taxpayer's Dollar,

is appropriate and one to which all can subscribe without

reservation.  My congratulations therefore go to Secretary

Califano and his associates in the Department of Health,

Education, and Welfare for this constructive initiative.

We will all derive much from this concerence which should

strengthen public confidence that the Government is actively

pursuing ways to deal with these problems.

     Much has been said and written in recent months--possibly

too much--about the loss of confidence in Government.  These

statements come not only from political leaders, the investi-

gative press, and from interest groups, but from a broad segment



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