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GAO-08-468R 1 (2008-02-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptawku0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Sai Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 February 29, 2008 Ambassador John J. Danilovich Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation Subject: Management Letter: Recommendations for Improvements to MCC's Internal Controls and Policies on Premium Class Air Travel Dear Ambassador Danilovich: On September 28, 2007, GAO issued a report detailing our findings of improper and abusive premium class travel governmentwide.' The audit was performed at the request of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate, and Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate. As part of the audit, we tested premium class transactions at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). While our report provided recommendations to the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the purpose of this letter is to report on specific matters identified during our audit that relate to weaknesses in internal controls at MCC. This letter contains three recommendations that warrant management's consideration. Results in Brief We found that MCC spent about $6.2 million in air travel from July 1, 2005, through September 30, 2006, of which about $4.8 million included at least one leg of a premium class flight. We also found internal control breakdowns and control environment weaknesses over MCC's premium class travel. Our findings are summarized as follows: * MCC was the most frequent user of premium class travel governmentwide. Overall, MCC spent about 77 percent of its air travel on premium class travel, compared to the overall governmentwide average of about 7 percent. On a comparative basis, we found that 83 percent of MCC's over-14-hour flights between airports in the United States and selected locations in Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Europe were in premium class. In contrast, only 3 percent of the Department of Defense's (DOD) and the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) travel to the same locations was in premium class. 'GAO, Premium Class Travel: Internal Control Weaknesses Governmentwide Led to Improper and Abusive Use of Premium Class Travel, GAO-07-1268 (Washington, D.C.: Sept. 28, 2007). GAO-08-468R MCC Premium Class Travel

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