Need To Apply Adequate Control Over the Centralized Payroll System

In 1976, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) paid over $2.2 billion to about 150,000 employees through a centralized, automated payroll system. Weaknesses in the system that might prevent timely and accurate payments to employees include inaccuracies in time and attendance reporting, uncontrolled payments to experts and consultants, and illegible or missing payroll records.