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115920 1 (1981-06-25)

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


                                  FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                  Expected at 9:30 a.m.
                                  Thursday, June 25, 1981


                        STATEMENT OF

                     CLIFFORD I. GOULD
                         DIRECTOR                            115920
        FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION

                         BEFORE THE

                  SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFENSE
              HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

                             ON

             THE LGOVERNMENT'S USE OF CONSULTING
          SERVICE AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT CONTRACT7


Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:

     We are pleased to be here today to discuss the Government's

use of consulting services and management support contracts.

The General Accounting Office's (GAO's) concern about the Govern-

ment's use of consulting services is evidenced by over 30 audit

reports we have issued on this subject during the last 20 years.

These reports identified the need for practically every major

Federal agency to better manage consulting services. Although

we continue to believe that the appropriate use of consulting

services is a legitimate and economical way to improve Govern-

ment operations, we see little evidence that agencies are

acting administratively to correct abuses. Two recent GAO

reports show that serious problems continue to exist in the

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