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AFMD-82-109 1 (1982-08-16)

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                          COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UN ITED STAT'ES
                                    W-ASHINGTON DC. 20548


B-4AUG 16 1982


The Honorable James G. Watt
The Secretary of the Interior

Dear Mr. Secretary:

      Subject: Withdrawal of Approval of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
                Accounting System (GAO/AFMD-82-109)

      As a result of our recent review, we are withdrawing our approval of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs accounting system. The reason for this with-
drawal is that the system in operation today is not the system the Comptroller
General approved in 1953. Extensive design changes were made in the 1960's
and the system was not submitted for reapproval as required by Section 31
of Title 2 of the General Accounting Office Policy and Procedures Manual for
Guidance of Federal Agencies. Our recent review disclosed this fact as well
as serious design and operating problems.

      Recently we met with the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
(Operations) and other officials of the Bureau and the Department and ex-
plained this action to them. We offered to work with them to correct the
problems in the current system and to assist in preparing the redesigned
system for submission to the Comptroller General for approval. From their
excellent response, we are confident that Interior and Bureau personnel will
cooperate to develop and implement a good accounting system.

                                   Sincerely yours,


                                   Signed Charles A. Bowsher
                                   Comptroller General
                                   of the United States



cc: Mr. Richard Mulberry
     Inspector General



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