District of Columbia: Inspector General Independence as Compared to Federal Agencies and Acquisition of a New Financial Management System

GAO provided information on two issues addressed by the District of Columbia Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 1998, focusing on: (1) how independence is addressed in current law for federal Inspectors General (IGs) compared to the District of Columbia Inspector General, as well as responsibilities for arranging for financial audits of the financial statements for their respective organizations; and (2) whether the District's Chief Financial Officer and the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority (Control Board) have developed a concept of operations, a requirements definition, and an analysis of alternatives--the three fundamental building blocks of a successful systems acquisition--in determining the District's needs for a new financial management system.