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


                                    FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                    Expected at 10:00 a.m.
                                    Wednesday, September 16, 1981



                         STATEMENT OF

                         ROSSLYN KLEEMAN                  116371
                      ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
          FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION

                          BEFORE THE

             SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANPOWER AND HOUSING
        OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

                              ON

        THE CIVIL SERVICE DISABILITY RETIREMENT PROGRAM


Madam Chairwoman and Members of the Subcommittee:

     I appreciate the opportunity to appear before the Subcommittee

today to discuss our past work and concerns with the civil service

disability retirement program. During the past 5 years, we have

issued a number of reports on the program Ldentifying problems

and improvements needed. (See attachment.) Actions by the

Congress and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) have

resolved some issues by eliminating unwarranted benefits and

tightening eligibility criteria. However, more needs to be

done to reduce program costs and speed up claims processing.

     Disability retirements account for about one-fourth of all

retirements under the civil service system. In 1980, there were

343,000 annuitants on the rolls who received disability benefits




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