Assuring Program Accountability V. 110918

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110918 1 (1979-11-15)

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

110918

FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
EXPECTED AT 9:30 a.m.
November 15, 1979

Statement of

Elmer B. Staats

Comptroller General of the United States
before the

Subcommittee on Rules of the House

Committee on Rules

House of Representatives

Assuring Program Accountability

I am pleased to appear before you today to discuss

existing and potential mechanisms by which the Congress can

assure program accountability, including the role of the

General Accounting Office as an agent of the Congress in the

control of administrative actions. The growth in the size

and complexity of the functions and activities of our Govern-

ment over-,the past few decades has made the search for ways

to better assure program accountability an important objective

of the Congress, the President, public administrators, the

GAO, indeed, everyone interested in administrative reform.

The goal of improving program accountability is and can be

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