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GGD-80-46 1 (1980-03-04)

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                   UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                          WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548

GENERAL GOVERNMENT
    OIVI340N
                                                 MARCH 4, 1980
    B-197162



    The Honorable Irvine H. Sprague                      N/  H
    Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance                     111692
      Corporation

    Dear Mr. Sprague:

         Subject: 'Opportunities to further strengthen
                    internal auditing in the Federal Deposit
                    Insurance Corporatio-(GGD-80-46)

         Although the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has
    made significant progress toward establishing an effective
    internal audit function, some improvements are needed. Our
    assessment of the Corporation's Office of Corporate Audits
    (OCA) was made under internal audi-ting standards widely
    accepted by private industry and government.

         Management has provided OCA with sufficient organiza-
    tional independence, as OCA reports directly to the Board
    of Directors. Management has also assigned OCA broad re-
    view responsibilities and established an effective mechan-
    ism for following up audit report recommendations. OCA
    has assembled a qualified staff, encouraged staff training,
    and provided Corporation management with useful reports,
    which have contributed to changes in management policies
    and procedures.

         While progress has occurred, we suggest improvements
    in six areas:

         --Audit report clarity and conciseness. Most CCA re-
           port users and our professional writing consultant
           believe that the clarity and conciseness of reports,
           particularly in the presentation of audit findings,
           can be improved.

         --Audit report timeliness. OCA report users believe
           that the reports are of limited usefulness to man-
           agement because report preparation takes too long
           to complete.

                                                      (233030)

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