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High-Risk Areas: Benefits to Be Gained by Continued Emphasis on Addressing High-Risk Areas

T-AIMD-97-54 Published: Mar 04, 1997. Publicly Released: Mar 04, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed major government programs and operations GAO has identified as high-risk areas, focusing on high-risk areas related to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Medicare and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs.

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Accounts receivableComputer securityCongressional oversightDebt collectionFederal social security programsFinancial management systemsHealth care programsInformation securityInternal controlsProgram abusesRisk managementSupplemental security incomeY2KMedicare