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094384


   United States General Accountipg Office
         Washington, D.C. 20548


                         FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                         Expected at 10:00 a.m.
                         Thursday, March 15, 1979


              STATEMENT OF

              ELMER B. STAATS

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES

               BEFORE THE

           COMMITTEE ON BUDGET

           UNITED STATES SENATE


                QGAO EFFORTS RELATED TO
             FRAUD, ABUSE AND MISMANAGEMENT

                   Ii' FEDERAL PROGRAMS§(


     Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, we appreciate

the opportunity to appear here today to discuss GAO's ef-

forts to prevent fraud in Government programs.

     In a September 1978 report entitled, Federal Agencies

Can Do More to Combat Fraud in Government Programs, we

pointed out that no one knows the magnitude of fraud and

abuse against the Government. It is hidden within legiti-

mate undertakings, and usually goes unreported and undetect-

ed. However, all indications are that fraud is a problem

of critical proportions.

     Order of magnitude data on waste in Government is even

more difficult to develop. First of all, when people talk

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