Internal Control Weaknesses at the Veterans Administration
AFMD-83-25
Published: Dec 03, 1982. Publicly Released: Dec 03, 1982.
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Highlights
GAO reviewed internal controls at 14 Veterans Administration (VA) accounting stations.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Veterans Administration | The Administrator of Veterans Affairs should follow up to ensure that the weaknesses GAO identified are corrected. |
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Veterans Administration | The Administrator of Veterans Affairs should revise written VA procedures and the instructions covering financial and accounting operations to provide for needed internal control features. |
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Veterans Administration | The Administrator of Veterans Affairs should consider the internal control requirements discussed in this report in the evaluation of internal controls each agency head is required to make by the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act of 1982, and determine whether all weaknesses identified have been corrected in preparing the annual reports required by the act. |
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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Accounting systemsFunds managementInternal controlsVeterans hospitalsVeteransExpenditure of fundsImprest fundsAccounts receivableLarcenyOverpayments