The Marine Corps Military Pay System: Too Many Errors and Inefficiencies
FGMSD-80-49
Published: Jun 10, 1980. Publicly Released: Jun 10, 1980.
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Highlights
As part of an effort to determine whether executive departments and agencies have adequate accounting control over payroll systems, a review was made of the Joint Uniform Military Pay System/Manpower Management System. The system is the combination of the former Marine Corps Joint Uniform Military Pay System and the Manpower Management System. The primary purposes of the automated system were to provide: adequate service to members; the maximum practicable uniformity between the services; centralized and computerized pay account maintenance; and optimum support of planning, programming, and budgeting systems.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the commandant of the Marine Corps to establish a single manager who will be clearly responsible for the system's performance. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Commandant of the Marine Corps to identify, document, and correct software deficiencies. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Commandant of the Marine Corps to establish measurable goals and objectives for improving timeliness and accuracy of the system. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Commandant of the Marine Corps to establish a realistic timetable for eliminating the redundant and inefficient manual procedures. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Commandant of the Marine Corps to require that internal auditors periodically report to top management on the progress being made toward meeting system goals and objectives. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Department of Defense | The Secrtary of Defense should direct the Commandant of the Marine Corps to identify, through improvement of reporting procedures, those organizations which submit untimely and erroneous pay data and take corrective action. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Commandant of the Marine Corps to establish a task force to determine how best to improve staffing of the system's computer processing activities, system documentation, programming language and logic, and testing for and correction of computer errors. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Commandant of the Marine Corps to direct that the problems in the existing pay system be carefully considered in the design, development, and implementation of the new one. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to require compliance with this guidance. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to monitor the progress of the Marine Corps in complying with Department memorandums, directives, and instructions calling for development and implementation of a reliable central pay system, goals and objectives expressed in measurable terms, and an analysis of costs versus benefits of system development. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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Accounting systemsDefense auditsErroneous paymentsFinancial managementInformation systemsPayroll recordsPayroll systemsSystems analysisSoftwareMilitary forces