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U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
   WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548


FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
Expected at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, June 9, 1981


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            MORTON A. MYERS

  DIRECTOR, PROGRAM ANALYSIS DIVISION

    U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

              BEFORE THE

SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

                  ON

ES. 1120, THE WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE

          REDUCTION ACT OF 1981


Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:

     We are pleased to be here today to present our views on

S. 1120, the proposed Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Reduction Act of

1981. As you know, our Office reviews activities and programs

of Federa1 agencies to identify opportunities for greater economy,

efficiency, and effectiveness. Given our Office's role in the gov-

ernment, we heartily agree with and endorse the objective of efforts

to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the administration of govern-

ment programs. S. 1120 would seek to accomplish this objective by

an across-the-board 2 percent reservation of funds for fiscal years

1982 and 1983. We question whether the approach taken in this

bill will achieve its objective. We are concerned that the bill


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