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094362 1 (1979-05-16)

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                            ADDRESS By
                          IRVING T. BOKER
       TEAM LEADER, LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS  DIVISION
               AT THE 15TH ANNUAL SEMINAR OF THE
            NATIONAL CLASSIFICATION MANAGEMENT  SOCIETY            11 Ell lIlIll
                    SAN FRANCISCO, CA   FORNIA 04362
                           MAY 16, 1979                          !o


           CONGRESS, GAO, AND CLASSIFICATION MANAGEMENT
      SPEAKING FOR THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE,  WE APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO FORMALLY PARTICIPATE  IN YOUR FIFTEENTH ANNUAL SEMINAR.
IT'S TAKEN US 15 YEARS TO MAKE OUR DEBUT AND WE  HOPE THAT IT WON'T
BE ANOTHER 15 YEARS BEFORE WE ARE  INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN ANOTHER
ONE OF YOUR SEMINARS, BECAUSE WE SHARE THE MUTUAL  OBJECTIVE OF f
IMPROVING CLASSIFICATION MANAGEMENT.
      SOME OF YOU MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE  ROLE OF THE GENERAL
ACCOUNTING OFFICE.  So  I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO EXPLAIN
GAO'S FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.  THEN  I WANT TO BRIEFLY COVER
HOW WE GOT INVOLVED IN THE CLASSIFICATION AREA,  OUR RECENT REPORT
ON EXECUTIVE BRANCH OVERSIGHT OF THE  PROGRAM, OUR CURRENT EFFORTS
ON CLASSIFICATION GUIDANCE, AND OUR FUTURE  PLANS.
GAO's FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
      THE BUDGET.AND ACCOUNTING ACT OF 1921 AUTHORIZED  THE ESTABLISH-
MENT OF THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE, HEADED  BY A COMPTROLLER
GENERAL.  THE CG, AS HE IS REFERRED TO,  IS APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT
FOR A 15-YEAR TERM,  CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT  BY THE SENATE
IS REQUIRED.  THE GAO IS PART OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH  OF GOVERNMENT,

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