Dealing With Fraud and Abuse in Federal Programs

This article appeared in the OGC Adviser, Vol. 3, No. 3, April 1979. The revision of GAO Order 1130.1 is intended to centralize and coordinate the efforts of GAO in the prevention and detection of fraud in Government programs and activities. The key to the successful implementation of these new procedures is maximum coordination, both internally between divisions and the Fraud Task Force, and externally between these GAO organizations and the appropriate agency law enforcement organizations. The Office of the General Counsel is available to assist the GAO divisions and the Fraud Task Force with respect to fraud cases and possible criminal law violations being considered for referral to the Justice Department.