Fraud, Waste, and Abuse: The Cost of Mismanagement

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Abstract:

This letter responds to a request from your office for specific examples of the cost of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement in major federal programs. The enclosure to this letter provides the requested examples, which were drawn from financial statement audits and from issued GAO and inspector general reports and testimonies. We have provided references to the specific reports and testimonies associated with each example.

Author(s):
Posner, Paul L
Author Organization(s):
United States General Accounting Office
Funding Organization(s):
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON DC, WASHINGTON , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Congressional Report
Publication Date:
1998 Sep 14
Pagination:
20

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

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Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
health services, business administration, information systems, health care, medical personnel, financial management, food stamps, commerce, contracts, department of veterans affairs, hospitals, money, network protocols, patient care, payment, united states, accounting
Keyword(s):
usda (us DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE), FOREST SERVICE, fair market value, commercial activities, dod (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE), INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION, MEDICAID, hud (DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT), HOUSING SUBSIDIES, sba (SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION), ssa (SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATIon), di (DISABILity insurance)
Subject Categories:
Behavioral and Social Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences
Creation Date:
2022 Aug 01
Update Date:
2022 Sep 23