United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Program Evaluation and Methodology Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1993-10-18 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:PEMD-94-2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-94-2 P0b002ee18039c752 f:pe94002 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-PEMD-94-2 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-PEMD-94-2 PEMD-94-2 Computerized information systems Internal controls Information systems analysis Federal agencies Fraud Data integrity Information dissemination operations Program management Cost effectiveness analysis Eligibility determinations Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program AFDC SSA State Data Exchange File SSA Beneficiary and Earnings Data Exchange System Chapter Report PEMD Government agencies have turned to computer matching in recent years in an attempt to stem waste, fraud, and abuse in federal benefit programs. Computer matching has two main goals: to establish and verify applicant and recipient eligibility for federal benefits and to recoup payments and delinquent debts under these programs. Although these agencies have justified their efforts by citing billions of dollars in projected savings, they have often lacked data and analyses to back up these claims. To provide improved analyses of these programs and to protect individuals' privacy, Congress passed the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988. This report examines how agencies have implemented the law. GAO identified 71 computer-matching programs at 14 federal agencies, involving 447 separate matching agreements. GAO reviewed 277 of these agreements in depth to determine whether they included elements required under the act. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-94-2/html/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-94-2.htm GAO/PEMD-94-2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-94-2 Chapter Report GAO/PEMD-94-2; Computer Matching: Quality of Decisions and Supporting Analyses Little Affected by 1988 Act; Computerized information systems Internal controls Information systems analysis Federal agencies Fraud Data integrity Information dissemination operations Program management Cost effectiveness analysis Eligibility determinations Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program AFDC SSA State Data Exchange File SSA Beneficiary and Earnings Data Exchange System