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Date Sept. 1, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-75 Title

Medicaid: Improvements Needed in Programs To Prevent Abuse

United States General Accounting Office GAO September 1987 Report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services MEDICAID Improvements Needed in Programs to Prevent Abuse Human Resources Division B-228646 September 1, 198’ 7 The Honorable Otis R. Bowen, M.D. The Secretary of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Secretary: This report discusses actions needed to assure that state Medicaid agencies o...
Date July 15, 1987 Report No. AFMD-87-29BR Title

Health Care Fraud: Characteristics, Sanctions, and Prevention

GA!!!! July 1987 hited ?3h$esGeneral Accounijng Of&e Briefing Report to the H&orable Wham V. Roth, Jr., U.S.Senate HEALTH CARE FRAUD Characteristics, Sanctions, and 1 Prevention GAO/AFMD-87-29BR 539533 . c I GAS3 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Financial Management Division B-224759 July 15, 1987 William Senate Roth: V. Roth, Jr. The Honorable United S...
Date Feb. 19, 1987 Report No. T-AFMD-87-2 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Need for Statutory Inspectors General at Certain Federal Agencies

United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at lo:00 a.m. EST Thursday ps$5uary 19, Need for Statutory General at Certain Agencies Inspectors Federal Statement of John J. Adair, Associate Accounting and Financial 'Before the Committee on Governmental United States Senate Director Management Division Affairs cJ3grd3 GAO/T-AFMD-87-2 -/323Q~ s. .-1 ’ Mr. C...
Date Jan. 12, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-68FS Title

Contracts: Status of EPA's Contract Management Improvement Program

United States General Accounting Office CiAO January 1987 Fact Sheet for the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives CONTRACTS Status of EPA’s Contract Management Improvement Program GAO United States General Accounting Offhe Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-217137 January 12...
Date Oct. 21, 1986 Report No. HRD-87-12FS Title

Medicaid: Results of Certified Fraud Control Units

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Date April 3, 1986 Report No. PEMD-86-5 Title

Technical Risk Assessment: The Status of Current DOD Efforts

Unfted States General Accounting Offlce GAO April 1986 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate -- TECHNICAL RISK ASSESSMENT The Status of Current DOD Efforts GAO UnitedsStates General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Comptroller General of the United States B-221769 April 3, 1986 Affairs The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Govern...
Date Aug. 20, 1985 Report No. AFMD-85-72 Title

Financial Management: Strengthening Internal Controls Would Help the Department of Justice Reduce Duplicate Payments

‘I . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCaUNTlNG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. M AccouNmMo -LMLNI AND CINA?uzIAL DIVUUN AUGUST 20,198s B-219535 The Honorable Edwin Meese The Attorney General Dear Mr. Attorney Subject: General: Strengthening Internal Controls Would Help the Department of Justice Reduce Duplicate Payments (GAO/AFMD-85-72) 127742 In response to a request by Representative Jack Brooks, Chairman, Sub...
Date May 29, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-38 Title

Income Security: VA Can Reduce Excess Disability Payments by Improving Pay Data Exchange With the Military Services

. I L , BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense And The Administrator Of Veterans Affairs VA Can Reduce Excess Disability I Payments By Improving Pay Data ; Exchange With The Military Services Federal law requires that the Veterans Administration (VA) withhold disability benefits whenever a veteran reenlists in the active military service. GAO found that disabled vete...
Date May 23, 1984 Report No. AFMD-84-23 Title

Financial Management: Internal Control Weaknesses at the U.S. Customs Service

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFJCE WASHINGTON, DC. 20548 ACCOLJNTINQ MANAOCMENT AND I’lNANCtAL DIVIOION B-214251 MAY 23, The Honorable The Secretary Donald T. Regan of the Treasury 1 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Internal Control Weaknesses at the U.S. Customs Service (GAO/AFMD-84-23) 11;II ;;(’ I rl PI” Illll 11111 1984 11 lJ4,1, III I i This report presents the results of our survey of...
Date Oct. 19, 1983 Report No. RCED-84-31 Title

Environmental Protection: Evaluation of the Environmental Protection Agency's Inspector General Audit of Superfund Expenditures and Implementation of the Inspector General's Recommendations

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RESXJRCES COMMUNITY. AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION RESTRICTED 9 Not to be *~SW matsIde the @eve-( Accounting Office except on the basis ef specific 7, k,. w.m r*‘ f.n p.F f-e.. .r....f’ fl’ -.-:n ..,‘ L ’ ,,. s i ’ ,., OCTOBER 19. 1983 B-211463 The Honorable John Dingell Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce House ...
Date July 15, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-66 Title

Education: Corrective Actions Taken or in Process To Reduce Job Corps' Vulnerability to Improper Use of Contracting Authority

Report To The Chairman, Committee On Labor And Human Resources United States Senate Cqrrective Actions Taken Or In Process Toi,Reduce Job Corps’ Vulnerability To Improper Use Of Contracting Authority GAd reviewed contract award and modificatidn practices of the Office of Job Corps in the Qepartment of Labor’s Employment and Trai+ng Administration. Befqre fiscal year 1982 the (1) Job Corps dire...
Date June 28, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-19 Title

Financial Management: Action Needed To Reduce, Account for, and Collect Overpayments to Federal Retirees

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OFTHEUNITEDSTATES Action Needed To Reduce, Account For, And Collect Overpayments To Federal Retirees The Office of Personnel Management reported overpayments of about $214 million to retired Federal civilian employees and their survivors, from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, during the 5 years ending September 30,1982. Although OPM h...
Date April 20, 1983 Report No. 121137 Title

Agriculture and Food: General Accounting Office's Review of Efforts To Reduce Food Stamp Program Losses

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2:00 p.m. EST Wednesday, April 20, 1983 Statement of Hrian P. Crowley, Associate Director, Senior Level Community and Economic Development before the Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition of the House Committee on Agriculture on the General Accounting Office's Review o...
Date March 21, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-33 Title

Financial Management: DOD Can Combat Fraud Better by Strengthening Its Investigative Agencies

Report To The Chairman, Committee On Governmental Affairs, United States Senate OF THE UNITEDSTATES DOD Can Combat Fraud Better By Strengthening Its Investigative Agencies Army, Navy, and Air Force criminal investigators could fight fraud better if they --emphasized detecting serious fraud, and preventing --investigated fraud without first seeking management’s approval, --assessed the adequacy o...
Date Feb. 4, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-40 Title

Agriculture and Food: Need for Greater Efforts To Recover Costs of Food Stamps Obtained Through Errors or Fraud

l . 120587 BY THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Need For Greater Efforts To Recover Costs Of Food Stamps Obtained Through Errors Or Fraud In fiscal years 1980 and 1981, about $2 billion in food stamp benefits was overissued and about $500 million was underissued because of State food stamp agency errors and recipient errors and fraud. The net drain on program resourc...
Date Sept. 15, 1982 Report No. OCG-82-1 Title

Financial Management: Major Financial Management Improvements Needed at Department of Energy

iReport To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Environment, Energy, And Natural Resources, House Committee On Government Operations OF THE UNITEDSTATES Major Financial Management Improvements Needed At Department Of Energy GAO’s review of-several-aspects of the Depart. .. ment of Energy’s financial management activities disclosed sianificant weaknesses in each of the areas examined, including intern...
Date June 16, 1982 Report No. CED-82-103 Title

Agriculture and Food: States' Capability To Prevent or Detect Multiple Participation in the Food Stamp Program

UNITED STATES*&N&AL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RELF' COMMUNITY AND OEVCLOCMENT ECONOMIC DIVISION June 16, 1982 The Honorable Jesse Helms Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: States' Capability to Prevent or Detect Multiple Participation in the Food Stamp Program (GAO/CED-82-103) IllI 118785 Subject: information about On M...
Date Jan. 29, 1982 Report No. CED-82-34 Title

Agriculture and Food: Millions Could Be Saved by Improving Integrity of the Food Stamp Program's Authorization-To-Participate System

BYTHEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report ToThe Secretary Of Agriculture Millions Could Be Saved By lm.proving Integrity Of The Food Stamp Program’s Authorization-To-Participate System It is essential that the Department of Agriculture correct weaknesses in the Authorizationto-Participate system--through which $8 billion of Federal food coupons are distributed annually. Losses through the system,...
Date Jan. 14, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-9 Title

Income Security: Legislative and Administrative Changes To Improve Verification of Welfare Recipients' Income Could Save Hundreds of Millions

, BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES “p$Jq)f Report ToThe Congress Legislative And Administrative Changes To Improve Verification Of Welfare Recipients’ Income And AssetsCould Save Hundreds Of Millions Underreporting of income and assets by recipients of benefits from needs-based programswhether deliberate or otherwise--results in hundreds of millions of dollars in improper payments e...
Date Nov. 6, 1981 Report No. AFMD-82-3 Title

Fraud in Government Programs: How Extensive Is It and How Can It Be Controlled (Volume III)

f3y THEC~MPT~LL~~~ GENERAL QFTHEUNITEDSTATES Fraud In 6overnment Programs: + Mow Extensive Is It? ~~HowCan It Be Controlled? Volume III this is the third volume of a three-volume rebort on the results of a statistical analysis of fraud and other illegal activities against the Government at 21 Federal agencies. In volume I (AFMD-81-571, GAO discussed overall findings, conclusions, end recommendatio...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-73 Title

Fraud in Government Programs: How Extensive Is It and How Can It Be Controlled (Volume II)

‘ieport To Tile Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Fraud In Government Programs: --How Extensive Is It? --How Can It Be Controlled? Volume II During the past few years, Members of Congress, Federal administrators, and the publrc have become increasingly concerned about fraud against the Federal Government. Although it is recognized that more .must be done to prevent fraud, effective actions have often...
Date April 14, 1981 Report No. 114980 Title

[Fraud and Abuse in Federal Programs: The Auditor's Role]

[GAUD AND =USE I N FEDERAL F R O G R U G : THE A U D I T O R ‘ S ROLE PRESENTED BY J O H N D . HELLER A S S I S T A N T COMPTROLLER GENERAL O F THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F ACCOUNTANTS WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA A P R I L 14, 1981 i S p e a k i n g a f t e r d i n n e r r e m i n d s m e of a n a n c i e n t Roman h i s t o r y l e s s o n I l e a r n e ...
Date March 27, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-46 Title

Financial Management: Weak Internal Controls Make the Department of Labor and Selected CETA Grantees Vulnerable to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Weak Internal Controls Make The Department Of Labor And Selected CETA Grantees Vulnerable To Fraud, Waste, And Abuse In fiscal 1980, the Department of Labor spent about $8 billion in Federal funds for CETA programs which provide employment oppottunities and job training for economically disadvantaged, unemployed, and underemployed p...
Date Oct. 8, 1980 Report No. FGMSD-81-6 Title

Financial Management: Internal Controls at State Department Accounting Stations in Latin America and the Caribbean

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-199914 Mr. Thomas M. Tracy Assistant Secretary Department of State Dear Mr. Tracy: Subject: OCTOBER 8,198O for Administration 113493 at State Department Accountfinternal Controls ing Stations in Latin America and the Caribbean (FGMSD-81-6) 3 This report contains the results of our survey of accounting controls over revenue and expend...
Date May 6, 1980 Report No. CED-80-33 Title

Efforts To Control Fraud, Abuse, and Mismanagement in Domestic Food Assistance Programs: Progress Made--More Needed

r/G2 -* b - BY THECOlvll’TROLLER-&i’flERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES I l3W.4 Report ToThe Congress EffortsTo Control Fraud, Abuse, And Mismanagement In Domestic Food Assistance Programs: Progress Made-More Needed GAO has made numerous recommendations for dealing with fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in domestic food assistance programs budgeted by the Department of Agriculture at over $13 billion for ...
Date Feb. 27, 1980 Report No. 111657 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: GAO Efforts Related to the Problem of Fraud in the Government

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 J/KS7 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT lo:30 a.m. WEDNESDAY,February 27, 1980 111657 STATEMENTOF ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS~~~do3d~ ON L- GAO EFFORTS RELATED TO THE PROBLEMOF FRAUD IN THE GOVERNMENT Mr. Chairmdn we appreciate to discuss waste the opportunity ...
Date Jan. 28, 1980 Report No. FPCD-80-30 Title

Financial Management: Army Guard and Reserve Pay and Personnel Systems Are Unreliable and Susceptible to Waste and Abuse

Army Guard And Reserve Pay And Personnel Systems Are Unreliable And Susceptible To Waste And Abuse Tlw Army Guartl UIKI Reserve pay systems do r10L tj;rvt: ;itlt:cluote controls to prevent erront:ous txlyrrrt?nts. The report shows chat Guard arrtl Rwsw mernl~f!rs are t)eing paid for (trills not attended, twice for ing, or the same period of train- t,y t)olh the Active Army ml Wcsr!rvc pay system. ...
Date Oct. 30, 1979 Report No. 110731 Title

Social Services: Identification Requirements for Food Stamp Recipients

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 % FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY 110731 ~~~~110731 ~TUESDAY, EXPECTED AT 9:30 AM. EST OCTOBER 30, 1979 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC MARKETING, CONSUMER RELATIONS, AND NUTRITION HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE ON IN EIDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FOOD STA...
Date Oct. 19, 1979 Report No. 110669 Title

Agriculture and Food: Farmers Home Administration's Emergency Loan Program for Production Losses

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10:00 A.M. EST FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1979 STATEMENT OF 5ooOi HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION AND CREDIT OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON /FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION'S EMERGENCY LOAN PROGRAM FOR PRO...
Date Oct. 17, 1979 Report No. 110604 Title

Social Services: Proposed Amendments to the Food Stamp Act 1977

Y * UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHI~NGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO AM. EDT WEDNESDAY, OCTQBER 17, 1979 STATEMENT OF EiENRY ESCHWEGE DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC MARKETING, CONSUMERRELATIONSI HOUSE CO~~MA~R~~~~~~~ICULT"RE i ~@)~~z4318) PROPOSED AMENDMENTSTO THE F0ti.i STAMP ACT OF 1977 (H.R. 3 MR....
Date Oct. 10, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-50 Title

Financial Management: Results of Survey of Accounting Controls at Embassies and Consulates in Europe

v OFFICE UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 I\ 00 DIVISION (ILENLMI OC lINANClAL MANAOLMW AND WrUDIrn , /" OCTOBER 10, / for M / f ' r, 2 . ,/- 1979 B-183363 Mr. Stuart E. Branch Acting Assistant Secretary Administration Department of State Dear Mr. Branch: This report contains the results of our survey of accounting controls over revenue and expenditure transactions In summar...
Date March 19, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-35 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Resources Devoted by the Department of Justice To Combat White-Collar Crime and Public Corruption

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Resources Devoted By The Department Of Justice To Combat White-Collar Crime And Public Corruption This GAO study determines the resources (dollars and personnel) devoted by various units of the Department of Justice to investigation and prosecution of white-collar crime and public corruption. The Attorney General has designated whitecollar crime and public c...
Date March 15, 1979 Report No. 108915 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: GAO Efforts Related to Fraud, Abuse and Mismanagement in Federal Programs

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office lllll 108915 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO 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 LGAO EFFORTS RELATED TO FRAUD, ABUSE AND MISMANAGEMENT IN FEDERAL Mr. Chairman and Members of to appear fraud here the Committee, ...
Date Sept. 18, 1978 Report No. 107167 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Federal Efforts To Combat Fraud in Government Programs

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 . . __ Office LM107167 lllllllllllllllllllllllllll FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY .. Expected at II:.00 a.m., DST Nonday, September 18, 1978 .. 23&ce300/7 STATENENT OF ._ ELNER B. STAATS GENERXLOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE A&e*37 A6-c c-+7+2 AkmB /4GcLF-953-$ A G-c L-942-3 SUBCOMMITTEE FEDERAL SPESDING PRACTICES ON AND JJce/b-9-a/6 AGum+ 55&&d9 /...
Date July 28, 1976 Report No. HRD-76-91 Title

Government Operations: Administration of Federal Assistance Programs--A Case Study Showing Need for Additional Improvements

LM098225 c Administration Of Federal .Assistance Programs A Case Study Showing Need I For Additional i!mprovements The office c+f Management Federal Departments and Budget and Other 5 3 I : Weak administrative controls and practices permitted a private, nonprofit foundation to circumvent the limitations on the use of Federal funds and to improperly obtain Federal 1 funds for family-planning and ot...