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. ..UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                           REGIONAL OFFICE
                     434 WALNUT STREET - ELEVENTH FLOOR
                     PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA 19106

                                     September 26,  1977




 Major General J.K.  Stoner, Jr , USA
 Commander    .
 U.S  Army Electronics  Command
 Fort Monmouth, New  Jersey   07703

 Dear General Stonei.

      In recent  years there has been a serious breakdown  in
 financial control  over Army procutement appropriations  which
 resulted in violations  of the Anti-Deficiency Act.   The Chairman,
4ouse  Appropriations  Committee, in November 1975, requested
us  -to review certain aspects of this situation and  we did so
at  numerous Army  locations, including the U S  Army  Electronics
C  mmand (ECOM).

      On November  5, 1976, we issued a report to  the Chairman
 (FGMSD-16-74) on  the overall results of the first phase  of our
 review which dealt  with the amounts and causes of violations
 Since then, we have  concentrated on evaluating the Army's  efforts
 to improve  its financial management system.  Out  final report
 to the Chairman  is currently being prepared and will  summarize
 the results of our  review at all locations visited,  including
 your command

      The purpose of  this letter is to inform you of  several
 matters we noted at  ECOM which will not be included  in our final
 report.  These matters  affect the accuracy and reliability  of
 ECOM's financial records  and reports and can be corrected  by
 your staff

 BACKGROUND

      ECOM and the other  commodity commands report customer  orders
 received to the U  S  Army Materiel Development and Readiness
 Command (DARCOM) and Army  Headquarters   Since the dollar  amounts
 1o-Tfi- orders are treated as increases to the Army's obligational
 authority, accurate  recording and reporting of customer  orders
 is essential   The Army's  breakdown in financial management
 included loss of control  over the recording of customer  orders
 at ECOM and other commands

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