Senate Observations and Counts
AIMD-98-23R: Published: Oct 30, 1997. Publicly Released: Oct 30, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO conducted fiscal yearend inventory observations and cash-related counts of certain U.S. Senate locations on September 30, 1997, and October 1, 1997.
GAO noted that the agreed-upon procedures GAO performed included: (1) observing the inventory count and recordation process performed; (2) recounting amounts for stamps, cash, and cash items on hand and comparing combined totals to the authorized amounts; (3) counting cash and related receipts and comparing their total to authorized petty cash fund amounts; (4) counting cash on hand for operations and comparing to authorized amounts; (5) and scheduling and determining the amount of checks on hand.
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DOD Financial Management:
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Unaccompanied Children:
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Financial Management:
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Sep 9, 2020
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Defense Real Property:
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Aug 25, 2020
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Management Report:
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Aug 6, 2020
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Federal Financial Management:
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Jun 17, 2020
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Improper Payments:
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Jun 10, 2020
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Civil Monetary Penalties:
Review of Federal Agencies' Compliance with the 2019 Annual Inflation Adjustment RequirementsGAO-20-538R: Published: Jun 10, 2020. Publicly Released: Jun 10, 2020.
Jun 8, 2020
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Inspectors General:
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