Debt Collection: Air Force Efforts To Collect Debts From Former Service Members
AFMD-86-48BR
Published: Apr 30, 1986. Publicly Released: Jun 06, 1986.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Air Force's efforts to collect debts former service members owed it.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Secretary of the Air Force to examine the possibility of offsetting amounts owed by former service members against other government program payments and begin making such offsets where it is practical to do so. |
Department of Defense (DOD) components are expected to consider all avenues of recoupment in reducing debts.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Secretary of the Air Force to ensure that delinquent amounts owed by former service members are offset against government salaries received. |
Based on DOD hearing procedures, the Air Force has begun developing a collection process for implementation. Also, Chapter 3 of the Air Force Regulations, revised on March 1, 1987, implements DOD regulations on offsetting debts from government salaries received.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Secretary of the Air Force to closely monitor efforts to develop and implement a new accounts-receivable system to ensure that known problems are corrected and development efforts are completed without significant slippage to established milestones. |
An out-of-service subsystem was implemented in November 1987. It assesses interest, penalties, and administrative charges on all delinquent receivables established after November 1987, and identifies debts for reporting to commercial credit bureaus. Debts before November 1987 will be converted to the new system in September 1988.
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