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091282 1 (1973-07-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadxib0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:00 E.D.T. Monday, July 30, 1973 STATEMENT OF I ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL 11111111 I T IIII LM091 282 OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE LEGISLATION AND MILITARY OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON H.R. 9059 A BILL TO CREATE AN OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY I am pleased to present the views of the General Accounting Office to the House Committee on Government Operations on H.R. 9059 which would establish an Office of Federal Procurement Policy. This is a subject in which I have a great personal interest. We have given most careful consideration to the proposed legislation. As you know, I was a statutory member of the Commission on Government Procurement which recommended the establishment of such an office--a recommendation which was unanimous on the part of the twelve members of the Commission. In addition, the General Accounting Office has been deeply involved in audits and reviews of the econo- mies and effectiveness with which the Federal Government's procurement dollar is expended and, increasingly, we have been providing assis- tance to the committees of Congress concerned with procurement by the executive branch. As you are aware, the procurement of goods and services now represents more than 20 percent of the entire Federal budget. Given

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