Food Assistance: Computerized Information Matching Could Reduce Fraud and Abuse in the Food Stamp Program

GAO discussed its observations on reducing fraud and abuse in the Food Stamp Program, focusing on: (1) an overview of the scope of fraud and abuse in the program; (2) the ways computerized information can be used to identify and reduce it; and (3) the potential of the House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Chairman's draft legislation to reduce fraud and abuse in the program.