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Page 65 - ... category — 4 more than will be available in fiscal year 1978. Financial Management Improvement This category comprises GAO-wide work directed to improving financial management in Government. In fiscal year 1979, we will: 1. Review and, where warranted, approve agency accounting systems — with the goal of having all agency accounting systems approved by the end of fiscal year 1980.
Page 1 - No officer or employee of the United States shall make or authorize an expenditure from or create or authorize an obligation under any appropriation or fund in excess of the amount available therein; nor shall any such officer or employee involve the Government in any contract or other obligation, for the payment of money for any purpose, in advance of appropriations made for such purpose, unless such contract or obligation is authorized by law.
Page 108 - budget outlays" and "outlays" mean, with respect to any fiscal year, expenditures and net lending of funds under budget authority during such year. (2) The term "budget authority" means authority provided by law to enter into obligations which will result in immediate or future outlays involving Government funds, except that such term does not include authority to insure or guarantee the repayment of indebtedness incurred by another person or government. (3) The term "tax expenditures...
Page 43 - ... economy with consideration of military essentiality. C. Increased Reliance on the Private Sector The Commercial Item Support Program (CISP) was established in an effort to increase reliance on commercial distribution systems for support of commercial Items within DoD. The objective Is to eliminate DoD wholesale level duplication of commercial distribution systems for the supply of commercial Items when It Is economically feasible and when there Is no adverse Impact on military readiness. DLA-managed...
Page 13 - ... laboratories and adjust the manner in which this diagnostic service is provided so that It is in harmony with the established Federal guidelines and, where feasible, provide cardiac catheterization on a Joint or shared basis In a single Federal facility.
Page 80 - In the Navy, internal auditing is done by the Naval Audit Service under the direction of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management, who also serves as Comptroller. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS The Navy should...
Page 12 - ... sharing. Frequently Federal officials do not know what the specific groundrules are, and little substantive direction has been provided to local Federal hospitals concerning interagency sharing problems and questions. Eliminating legislative and administrative obstacles and implementing a structured Federal interagency sharing program would be advantageous to both the Federal Government and its health care beneficiaries. A key factor is enacting legislation to direct interagency sharing whenever...
Page 71 - US interests in North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) standardization or foreign procurement in the United States under coproduction arrangements. The...
Page 88 - BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND AWARD OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION CONTRACT GAO/T-OGC 88-1 Mr.
Page 36 - ... the desirability of maintaining an effective carrier overhaul capability at a second East Coast Naval Shipyard. Recently the Secretary said that his desire remains unchanged, but with the availability of both Newport News and Norfolk Naval Shipyard this is not a controlling factor. In a 1978 report, Naval Shipyards — Better Definition of Mobilization Requirements and Improved Peacetime Operations Are Needed...