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IMTEC-87-13 1 (1987-04-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaboja0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Chapter 4 Establish and Ensure the Integrity and Economy of DOT's Management Support Systems Calls for agency heads to ensure the integrity and economy of their agenciesI management support systems are coming from all sides, espe- cially given the fiscal choices our government faces Those charged with the stewardship of public funds are being urged to modernize financial management systems, manage information effectively and use it as a resource in decision-making, and strengthen agency procurement sys- tems Efficient operation of these systems-in Dar as in other agen- cies-is key to effective management control over agency resources and to the ability to marshal those resources to accomplish agency missions and successfully implement Secretarial initiatives. The Department has initiatives underway and is working hard to develop other solutions to financial, information, and procurement prob- lems that continue to cause inefficient and ineffective delivery of pro- grams and services. Determining a continuing course of action requires a strategy that considers available resources, policy and program goals, legal requirements and constraints, and management practices Such a strategy should lead to a blueprint of actions needed during the tenure not only of this Secretary, but also of those who follow In this chapter. we provide the beginnings of such a bluepnnt in the form of an agenda for improving financial, information and procurement systems at DOT This agenda lists the major challenges that we believe the Department will continue to face now and in the foreseeable future; offers alterna- tive solutions to systems problems, establishes both short- and long-term objectives for implementing the selected solutions, and links improve- ment efforts to the policy areas that affect, or are affected by, the systems DOT's Support Systems DOr's financial and information systems record, process, summarize, and disclose the results of the agency's operations, programs, and adminis- Play a Critical Role trative functions. The procurement system provides needed goods and services as well as controls over contracts and purchases. Table 4 1 shows by example the size, variety, and range of support systems in DOT GAO/RCED-87-3 DOT Management Review Page 48

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