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AFMD-83-24 1 (1983-05-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmzr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 TED~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~a ov o eb eese bd f' ltsd ~ ~esaproval MANAGEMENT DIVISION cOll. _. - . rSLjO ISS' .I.S~ ACCOUNTING AND F AL at 464e of ...o.pIf MANAF Acountnrooffice ex~ oem tWt~1 b'Y the Office of Cnr14 B-210581 RELEASED The Honorable Lloyd M. Bentsen United States Senate Dear Senator Bentsen: MAY 11. 1983 Al11, 1 9 121645 Subject: Problems with Uniform Payroll System Reported by Department of Transportation Employees (GAO/AFMD-83-24) As requested in your letter of May 3, 1982, we reviewed the payroll complaint from employees of the Central Direct Federal Division of the Federal Highway Administration. The problems re- ported by the Division employees resulted from the recent imple- mentation of a new centralized Department of Transportation payroll system. Division employees were concerned with such areas as ad- ditional administrative costs for payroll preparation and, in some cases, later receipt of paychecks under the new system. Most of the employees' concerns, however, can be resolved within the frame- work of the centralized system. The decision to implement a centralized payroll system, known as the Uniform Payroll System, represents another example of a growing trend in the Government to centralize accounting and pay- roll, operations. The decision was made by the Office of the Secre- tary of Transportation in 1978 to reduce expenses incurred under past processing methods. Previously, 18 separate payroll systems were used to pay Department personnel. The Office of the Secre- tary recognized that, in some instances, a new centralized payroll system would increase costs, but felt that these situations were few and the benefits of a uniform pay and personnel data base out- weighed the anticipated problems. This position was supported by a feasibility study on payroll consolidation prepared by a Department work group. Most Central Direct Federal Division employees are assigned to remote field construction projects and frequently move from one project to another. Division employees raised a number of concerns with the new system including: (905065) ,5-05e23

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