Financial Audits: American Battle Monuments Commission's Operations for Fiscal Year 1997

GAO discussed its recent audit work on the American Battle Monuments Commission's (ABMC) fiscal year (FY) 1997 financial statements, focusing on: (1) legislative initiatives over the past several years to improve financial management across the federal government, and how requirements for ABMC to produce audited financial statements fit into that larger context; (2) GAO's audit reports on ABMC's financial statements and suggestions for improving ABMC's operations; and (3) ideas for further enhancing ABMC's accountability.