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094695 1 (1978-11-03)

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            UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                    WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548

                                   FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                   Expected at 9:30 a.m.
      *in~iVIIINovember 3, 1978
094695
                         STATEMENT OF
                     DONALD L. SCANTLEBURY
                           DIRECTOR
       FINANCIAL AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT STUDIES DIVISION
                          BEFORE THE
      SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, ()
         HOUSE POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE


 Madam Chair and Members of the Subcommittee:

      As the Comptroller General advised the Subcommittee in

 his letter of November 1, 1978, the testimony presented by

 Mr. Krieger and Mr. Cronin on Thursday, October 26, received

 considerable press coverage. Certain of these press accounts

 have been critical of the present Secretary of Housing and

 Urban Development, apparently with the misunderstanding that

 the audit made by the General Accounting office took place

 during the present administration and, hence, have been

 critical of Secretary Harris. We regret that this matter

 was not reported more accurately. It would be unfortunate

 it the highlighting of this one point obscured the importance

 of the issue that your hearings are bringing out. Mr. Krieger's

 statement and your questions emphasized the importance of manage-

 ment's involvement in all aspects of the personnel system and

 how good accounting systems and the feedback that they provide

 would serve this aim.

       In followup inquiries to this Office by representatives



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