Indian Trust Funds: Improvements Made in Acquisition of New Asset and Accounting System But Significant Risks Remain (open access)

Indian Trust Funds: Improvements Made in Acquisition of New Asset and Accounting System But Significant Risks Remain

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO evaluated the Department of the Interior's effort to acquire and develop its new Trust Asset and Accounting Management System (TAAMS), focusing on: (1) actions Interior has taken in response to GAO's previous reviews and recommendations; and (2) the business and technical risks and challenges still confronting Interior as it begins to deploy TAAMS."
Date: September 15, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
DOD Financial Management: Marine Corps Statement of Budgetary Resources Audit Results and Lessons Learned [Reissued on October 17, 2011] (open access)

DOD Financial Management: Marine Corps Statement of Budgetary Resources Audit Results and Lessons Learned [Reissued on October 17, 2011]

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Long-standing weaknesses in Department of Defense (DOD) business processes, systems, and controls have hindered efforts to achieve financial audit readiness. Because DOD relies heavily on budget information for day-to-day management decisions, in August 2009, the DOD Comptroller designated the Statement of Budgetary Resources (SBR) as an audit priority. The U.S. Marine Corps was identified as the pilot military service for an SBR audit. GAO was asked to determine (1) the primary reasons the Marine Corps was unable to obtain an opinion on its fiscal year 2010 SBR; (2) the effectiveness and status of the Marine Corps' remediation plan, and (3) military service efforts to leverage Marine Corps SBR audit lessons. GAO reviewed auditor findings and recommendations, evaluated the Marine Corps corrective action plans, and reviewed documentation on military service audit readiness and lessons learned efforts. During its work, GAO met with DOD, Marine Corps, military service, and Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) officials and the auditors.."
Date: September 15, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library