The Government Can Be More Productive In Collecting Its Debts By Following Commercial Practices

Abstract

In response to a congressional request, GAO has studied Government debt collection practices and compared them with the practices followed by commercial firms. GAO concluded that in many cases the Government could collect more of its debts faster by following certain commercial practices.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 23, 1979
Accession Number
AD1121708

Entities

Organizations

  • Comptroller General of the United States

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Corporations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Development
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Finance
  • Financial Management
  • Food Stamps
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • New Jersey
  • Payment
  • Salaries
  • Small Business
  • Social Security
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.