Financial Management: Bureau of Indian Affairs' Efforts to Implement New Accounting System
AFMD-90-60
Published: May 24, 1990. Publicly Released: Jun 26, 1990.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO monitored the Bureau of Indian Affairs' (BIA) conversion to a new accounting system.
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Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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Department of the Interior | The Secretary of the Interior should direct BIA to fully test the new accounting system and train its users before system implementation. |
In January 1991, OMB and Interior collaborated on a plan to correct BIA management problems, particularly in its accounting system. BIA fully implemented its new appropriated fund accounting system (AFS) in October 1991 as planned, after testing and training.
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