Department of Defense's Progress in Implementing the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act

Department of Defense's Progress in Implementing the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1985
Genre: Accounting
ISBN:

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GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to implement and comply with the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA), which is aimed at strengthening management controls and accounting systems.

Auditing and Financial Management

Auditing and Financial Management
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (G
Publisher: BiblioGov
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2013-07
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ISBN: 9781289241377

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GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to implement and comply with the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA), which is aimed at strengthening management controls and accounting systems. GAO found that DOD has established a basic framework to allow for implementation of the act, but its management controls evaluation program has not progressed to the point where it can provide an adequate basis for drawing conclusions about overall DOD compliance with the act because: (1) a number of portions of the overall evaluation program are not yet operational; (2) DOD has not identified and reported some material weaknesses as departmentwide conditions; (3) there is a wide variance in the specificity of material weaknesses reported by DOD components; and (4) the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) does not have an adequate ability to recognize systemic weaknesses. In addition, GAO found that DOD did not have an adequate basis for reporting that its accounting systems were in conformance with the act and the Comptroller General's requirements for accounting systems because it: (1) only performed limited transaction testing for a small number of its accounting systems; (2) has not issued an accounting systems evaluation policy directive or timely reporting instructions to its components; and (3) does not have a tracking system to ensure that timely and corrective actions are taken in response to reported material weaknesses.

Department of Defense's First-year Implementation of the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act

Department of Defense's First-year Implementation of the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 31
Release: 1984
Genre: Auditing, Internal
ISBN:

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GAO summarized the results of its reviews of Department of Defense (DOD) efforts to implement and comply with the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act of 1982. GAO found that DOD made progress in implementing the act. However, improvements in the areas of personnel training, vulnerability assessments, and reporting are needed. GAO noted that DOD has recognized the need to improve its internal control evaluation process and has taken corrective actions in weak areas. GAO believes that such actions will enhance DOD efforts to comply with the act in the future and provide information regarding DOD internal controls.

Navy's Progress in Implementing the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act

Navy's Progress in Implementing the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1985
Genre: Accounting
ISBN:

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GAO reviewed the Navy's efforts to implement and comply with the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, focusing on: (1) the Navy's progress in implementing its program for evaluating internal controls; (2) whether actions taken by the Navy under the act are improving internal controls and accounting systems; and (3) the adequacy of the Navy's basis for determining that its accounting systems meet the act's requirements and conform with the Comptroller General's requirements for accounting systems. GAO found that the Navy made progress during 1984 in developing its internal controls evaluation program and in reviewing its accounting systems for compliance with the act. The Navy identified a number of material weaknesses for which corrective actions were underway or planned, at both departmental and local levels. However, GAO found that: (1) while the Navy has implemented a number of corrective actions, Navy managers do not routinely test corrective actions to determine their effectiveness; and (2) the Navy has not yet fully implemented its internal controls evaluation program or established a tracking system to ensure that identified material weaknesses are corrected. In addition, GAO found that: (1) most of the Navy's accounting systems do not conform with the Comptroller General's requirements; (2) the Navy did not adequately evaluate and test the systems it reported as being in conformance with the requirements; and (3) the Navy's efforts to bring its accounting systems into compliance could be delayed by schedule slippages for corrective actions, inadequate coordination of internal control reviews, and the lack of an adequate tracking system to monitor accounting system deficiencies and related corrective actions.

Department of Defense's First-Year Implementation of the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act

Department of Defense's First-Year Implementation of the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act
Author: GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV.
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Total Pages: 34
Release: 1984
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ISBN:

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GAO(Government Accounting Office) conducted a review of 22 federal agencies' efforts to implement the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act of 1982. The act was intended to help reduce fraud, waste, and abuse across the spectrum of federal government operations through annual agency self-assessments of their internal controls and accounting systems. This report highlights the progress made and problems encountered by the Department of Defense in its first year of experience with this new act. The report focuses on Defense's efforts to evaluate internal controls, review accounting systems, and improve the evaluation processes as a result of identified problems.