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GAO-02-43R 1 (2001-10-22)

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  SGAO

       Accountability * Integrity * Reliability
United States General Accounting Office
Washington, DC 20548



         October 22, 2001


         The Honorable Ernest F. Hollings
         Chairman
         The Honorable John McCain
         Ranking Minority Member
         Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         United States Senate

         The Honorable Don Young
         Chairman
         The Honorable James L. Oberstar
         Ranking Democratic Member
         Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
         House of Representatives


         Subject: Financial Management: Audit of the Centennial of Flight Commission

         The Centennial of Flight Commission was created on November 13, 1998, by the
         Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act (Public Law 105-389, as amended by Public
         Law 106-68). The purpose of the Commission is to provide recommendations and
         advice to the President, the Congress, and federal agencies on the most effective
         ways to encourage and promote national and international participation and
         sponsorships in commemoration of the centennial of powered flight. We are required
         by the act to audit the financial transactions of the Commission. This report presents
         the results of our audit for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2000 and 1999.


         Results in Brief

         We found that all 45 of the Commission's recorded financial transactions for fiscal
         years 2000 and 1999 obligations and expenditures were supported by documentation
         that was approved by management. The Commission recorded no donations, user
         fees, or in-kind donations for fiscal years 2000 and 1999.

         We found that the Commission's obligations exceeded its fiscal year 2000
         appropriation of $600,000 by $29,729. The Commission's lack of a reconciliation
         process between the records used by the Commission to track obligations and
         expenditures and the accounting records maintained by the Federal Aviation


GAO-02-43R Centennial of Flight Commission

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