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GAO-08-716R 1 (2008-07-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaanir0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I GA 0 LV.WX11M§= Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 July 15, 2008 The Honorable Arlen Specter Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Subject: Financial Management: FBI Has Designed and Implemented Stronger Internal Controls over Sentinel Contractor Invoice Review and Equipment Purchases, but Additional Actions Are Needed Dear Senator Specter: In February 2006, we reported on significant internal control deficiencies related to contractor payments and property accountability associated with the development of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Trilogy information technology (IT) modernization project. In that audit, we found FBI's invoice review and approval process did not provide an adequate basis to verify that goods and services billed were actually received and that amounts billed were appropriate. We also found that FBI relied extensively on Trilogy contractors to purchase and account for Trilogy equipment without controls or data to verify the accuracy and completeness of the contractor records. Additionally, once FBI took possession of the Trilogy equipment, it did not have adequate controls to safeguard those assets. FBI is now acquiring and deploying a new automated case management system, known as Sentinel, to replace the case management system that was to be delivered as part of the Trilogy project. Sentinel is being developed in four phases at an estimated cost of $425 million and is scheduled to be completed in May 2010. Phase 1 of the project was completed in June 2007. In light of the problems we found concerning the predecessor Trilogy project, you asked us to review the internal controls over expenditures related to the development and implementation of Sentinel. Specifically, you asked us to assess the design and implementation of FBI's internal controls over the Sentinel project for (1) preventing or detecting improper payments to project contractors and (2) maintaining proper accountability for equipment purchased for the project. Further, to the extent weaknesses were found, you asked us to determine whether those weaknesses resulted in improper payments or missing equipment. 'GAO, Federal Bureau of Investigation: Weak Controls over Trilogy Project Led to Payment of Questionable Contractor Costs and Missing Assets, GAO-06-306 (Washington, D.C.: February 2006). GAO-08-716R FBI Sentinel Controls

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