Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at the Defense Department, Veterans Affairs, and Department of State: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, February 25, 1999U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999 - 129 páginas |
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Página 29 - Without objection, so ordered. I ask further unanimous consent that all witnesses be permitted to include their written statements in the record; and without objection, so ordered.
Página 5 - Leading organizations understand that effectively managing employees --or human capital — is essential to achieving results. Only when the right employees are on board and provided the training, tools, structure, incentives, and accountability to work effectively is organizational success possible.
Página 16 - In fiscal year 1997, over 7 million aliens applied for nonimmigrant visas, and 640,000 foreigners immigrated to the United States. Visa processing is a particular problem for some overseas locations where volume and/or security concerns are high. State has introduced new technologies, equipment, and controls designed to improve visa processing and reduce the incidence of fraud. State notes that progress has been made in several areas, including installation of machine-readable visa systems at all...
Página 26 - General computer control weaknesses place critical VA operations, such as financial management, health care delivery, benefit payments, life insurance services, and home mortgage loan guarantees, and the assets associated with these operations, at risk of misuse and disruption. In addition, sensitive information contained in VA'S systems, including financial transaction data and personal information on veteran medical records and benefit payments, is vulnerable to inadvertent or deliberate misuse,...
Página 17 - DOD'S ability to reduce infrastructure has been affected by service parochialism, a cultural resistance to change, and congressional and public concern about the effects and impartiality of decisions. For fiscal year 1998, DOD estimated that about...
Página 11 - DOD has not estimated and reported on material environmental and disposal liabilities. While DOD reported nearly $40 billion in estimated environmental cleanup and disposal liabilities for fiscal year 1997, its reports excluded costs associated with military weapon systems or training ranges — these undisclosed liabilities are likely to be an additional tens of billions of dollars.
Página 26 - ... vA'S access control weaknesses were further compounded by ineffective procedures for overseeing and monitoring systems for unusual or suspicious access activities. In addition, the department was not providing adequate physical security for its computer facilities, assigning duties in such a way as to segregate incompatible functions...
Página 14 - In the financial management area, State received, for the first time, an unqualified opinion on its fiscal year 1997 financial statements. This achievement provides State with a foundation from which it can move toward being able to more routinely produce the timely and reliable financial information that is critical to making sound decisions that promote effective and efficient use of federal funds. To reach this goal, State needs to continue to bring its systems into full compliance with federal...
Página 69 - The International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS) system was initiated in 1996 in response to a congressional mandate to implement a system that allocates to each department and agency the full cost of its presence abroad. Additionally, ICASS was intended to provide posts more control of administrative services through local empowerment, equity in cost distribution, transparency in billing, local selection of service providers, and the establishment of customer service standards.
Página 69 - USIA annually awards about 500 domestic grants and cooperative agreements totaling approximately $240 million, about 1 ,500 overseas grants totaling about $20 million, and numerous transfers to bilateral commissions and foundations totaling $120 million. OIG's audits have identified unauthorized, unallowable, and unsupported costs, internal control weaknesses, or noncompliance with applicable regulations associated with these awards. For example, OIG identified about $1 million in surplus funds at...