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114534 1 (1981-02-01)

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                          ADDRESS TO THE
                          THIRD ANNUAL
                GOVERNMENT CASH MANAG;ERS CONFERENCE


                                BY


                        JOHN J. CRONIN, JR.
                        SENIOR GROUP DIRECTOR
                  U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE


               ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CASH MANAGEMENT
                           IN GOVERNMENT


     WHEN MARSHALL SOKOL ASKED ME TO SPEAK AGAIN THIS YEAR AND
SUGGESTED THE TOPIC OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CASH MANAGEMENT, I
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A RELATIVELY EASY TOPIC TO TALK ABOUT SINCE
MY STAFF AND I AT THE GAO HAVE BEEN VERY HEAVILY INVOLVED IN
NUMEROUS CASH MANAGEMENT REVIEWS IN A NUMBER OF CIVIL AGENCIES
IN RECENT YEARS. WHEN I STARTED TO PUT MY TALK TOGETHER, I
CAME TO THE REALIZATION THAT ACCOUNTABILITY WAS A BIGGER AND
TOUGHER TO SOLVE PROBLEM THAN ALL THE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS THAT
CASH MANAGERS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR YEARS, LIKE LETTERS-
OF-CREDIT, DELAYED DRAW DOWNS, COMPENSATING BALANCES, INTEREST
RATES, SERVICE CHARGES, ETC,