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


                                              FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                              EXPECTED BY 10:00am EST
                                              THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1980


                          STATEMENT OF

                     DONALD L. SCANTLEBURY
           DIVISION DIRECTOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OF GAO
           ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION       (,C'

                           BEFORE THE                        k

                COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
                      UNITED STATES SENATE

                               ON

               IM-PROVING THE COLLECTION OF DEBTS
                       OWED THE GOVERNMEN_9                 113894



Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:

     We are here today at your request to discuss our work in

reviewing HUD's debt collection program. We will discuss the

preliminary results of our ongoing review of the financial

controls over HUD's Home Improvement Program (Title I). This

review was requested by Senator Percy. We will also discuss our

report on the serious financial weaknesses in the Department of

Education's Law Enforcement Education Program. These reviews

demonstrate the need for major improvements in agency debt col-

lection programs and the need for better financial information

through improved accounting systems. Adequate financial con-

trols and records are an integral part of agencies' debt collection

efforts.

     Yesterday, the Comptroller General testified before you

on the need for improving Government debt collection operations.

He addressed the magnitude of the problem and the status of
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