Forest Service: Barriers to Financial Accountability Remain

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the financial management problems of the Forest Service identified in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspector General's (IG) audit report on the Forest Service's fiscal year (FY) 1995 financial statements, focusing on: (1) how the IG's adverse opinion raised concerns about the level of stewardship over taxpayer money appropriated to the Forest Service; and (2) the Forest Service's progress toward correcting its accounting and financial reporting problems.