Show House Group Told o 20 Agen Agencies ratios ies Given Giyen even Free Spending pending Rein WASHINGTON Oct 19 INS The INS The house military affairs affairs affairs' af af- af- af fairs fairs' committee was informed Tuesday that 20 agencies of the government in addition to the war department have received presidential e ident al authorization to remove themselves from the juris juris- I diction of the general account account- accounting accounting accounting ing office for the termination termination of wartime contracts I Continuing Its inquiry Into charges by Comptroller General Lindsay Warren that untold millions millions mil- mil lions ions are being w wasted sted by in inept pt and inefficient army contracting officers who have been wined and dined by contractors the committee learned that the executive executive tive te order stripping the comptroller ler er general of control in 1941 had been seen extended to other agencies in 1942 Warren who startled the committee committee committee com com- by his broad charges Monday Mon Mon- day was a witness again Tuesday Comptroller Tied Til Just what power to prevent prevent fraud and waste has been left in the comptroller general who serves as the agent of congress Representative Harness R R. Ind asked I dont don't think he has any Chairman Andrew J. J May D. D Ky commented The issue is whether congress is going to al allow allow allow al- al low the expenditure of billions of dollars without any check by the general accounting office Warren at one point however said 99 per cent of the bad cases we have discovered have come come from the war department the rest from the navy and maritime com com- mission List of or Agencies Here is the list of or agencies to which the presidential order applies applies applies ap ap- ap- ap plies Navy department treasury agriculture agriculture agriculture ag ag- ag- ag federal works agency Panama canal government printing printing print print- ing office national advisory committee committee committee com com- for aeronautics interior Tennessee Valley Authority coordinator coordinator coordinator co co- co- co of inter-American inter affairs affairs affairs af af- fairs fairs civil aeronautics administration tion national housing agency veterans veterans veterans vet vet- erans administration federal communications communications communications com com- commission office of scientific research and development development develop develop- men ment t Federal Prison Industries Inc board of economic warfare office of strategic services and war shipping administration Warren continued to blast at atthe atthe atthe the war department in his testimony testimony testimony mony Tuesday He e said Pon Po erless to Check CheckI I gave you illustrations yesterday which I assure you is only one small barrel that we shook I gave those for two rea- rea rep rep- sons Ons is to s show how h o w you the ineptness and inefficiency of these contracting contracting- officers who are the supreme authority My other purpose is to shOw you that I had no right to make these I didn't get out of congress ss' ss to walk walle down down this street and bea be bea a figurehead Warren a former 1 member of the house added bit bit- terly R e p pre r e s Johnson R. R i Ind took up the questioning I Is there any way we could have an independent review of these cases set up Johnson i asked Absolutely Warren answered I There should be The general I accounting office is the agent of congress your congress your agent and agent and congress congress congress con con- conI I gress could provide that my office do it I |