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092584 1 (1971-09-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacwlk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 SEP 16 1971 CIVIL DIVISION Dear Admiral Bender: We have completed an examination at Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, D.C. of a statistical sample of Coast Guard military pay records closed during the period January 1 to June 30, 1970. The examination included a review of 266 pay records of Coast Guardsmen on active duty during the period. We found that there were 72 errors amounting to about $1,035 contained in 65 of the 266 pay records included in our sample. A statistical projection of the results of our examination indicates that there may have been about 10,450 errors amounting to an esti- mated $151,800 contained in the pay records'of the 38,567 members on active duty as of June 30, 1970. More specifically, our com- putations showed that there was a 95-percent probability that kii Lne numDer or errors in Ltie pay recoras rangeo wrom aCOUL 0,uou to about 12,800 and was more likely to be about 10,450 and (2) the probable dollar amount of these errors ranged from about $53,500 to about $250,000 and was more likely to be about $151,800. A summary of the types and frequency of the errors found is contained in Attachment I. During the course of our examination we reported our findings in detail to the Coast Guard Payments and Claims Division so that corrective action could be initiated promptly. That Division has taken corrective action on all errors reported. We also examined the pay records of those members among the 266 in our samDle who received reenlistment and variable reenlist- ment bonuses prior to January 1, 1970. This review disclosed two members who were paid bonuses for greater amounts than they were entitled. These cases and the actions taken by the Payments and Claims Division are discussed in Attachment II. Our examination did not include an overall evaluation of Coast Guard's payroll operations since we considered only those records available at Headquarters. We plan to initiate a review 50TH ANNIVERSARY 1921-1971

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