Internal Controls: Areas for GSA Management to Strengthen
AFMD-89-36
Published: Apr 20, 1989. Publicly Released: Apr 20, 1989.
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GAO identified areas in which the General Services Administration (GSA) needed to improve its internal accounting controls and procedures.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| General Services Administration | The Acting Administrator of General Services should direct the GSA Comptroller to develop a plan which includes a timetable for resolving the weaknesses identified. |
The Acting Administrator of General Services responded on June 5, 1989, with a detailed action plan to the 18 findings noted, 11 of which have been completed. The remaining 7 were completed by May 31, 1990.
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| General Services Administration | To assist the Acting Administrator in ensuring that actions to accomplish these improvements are progressing on schedule and to assist him in carrying out his responsibilities under the Financial Integrity Act, managers should continue to include in reports to the Acting Administrator under the act information on the status of efforts to correct the weaknesses identified. To the extent weaknesses are not corrected by the end of the current fiscal year, they should be considered for inclusion in the Administrator's annual report required by the act. |
The Acting Administrator of General Services responded on June 5, 1989, with a detailed action plan to the 18 findings noted, 11 of which have been completed. The remaining 7 were completed by May 31, 1990.
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Accounting errorsAccounting proceduresFederal agency accounting systemsFederal property managementFinancial managementFinancial recordsFunds managementInternal controlsNoncomplianceReporting requirements