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AIMD-97-25R 1 (1996-12-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaclip0001 and id is 1 raw text is: - ~ GAO United States GA O General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 I1(1 ll111111111111 Wlll __________ 157885 Accounting and Information Management Division B-272969 December 13, 1996 Ms. Bonnie R. Cohen Assistant Secretary Policy, Management and Budget Department of the Interior Dear Ms. Cohen: This letter responds to your request for an interpretation of the requirements in Title 7, Fiscal Procedures, of GAO's Policy and Procedures Manual for Guidance of Federal Agencies. Specifically, you asked whether it is permissible to verify the validity of travel claims for temporary duty (TDY) travel vouchers not exceeding $2,500 after, rather than prior to, payment certification. Also, you asked if it is permissible to perform such post-payment validation procedures on a statistical sampling basis. According to your letter, the Department of the Interior (DOI) evaluated its travel voucher processing system with the intent of streamlining operations and reducing cost.' We support initiatives to make government work better and cost less, while also protecting the government's interest. To supplement the information in your letter, we contacted your staff to discuss your questions in more detail. Your staff advised us that travel vouchers are processed in either an automated or manual environment. Because controls are different under each environment, we assessed your proposed modifications separately for automated and manual operations. However, we did not evaluate or test your current system to assess whether an adequate internal control structure has been implemented and is operating effectively. Consequently, our response only addresses your questions conceptually. 'The Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) established an interagency team in 1994 to address travel reengineering. The obstacles, suggested improvements, and specific recommendations for TDY and relocation travel are documented in JFMIP's Improving Travel Management in Government December 1995. GAO/AIMD-97-25R Employee Travel Claims (DOI) 0679i0- /511

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