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AIMD-99-68R 1 (1999-02-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacmty0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO United States General Accounting Office (3 Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-281966 February 8, 1999 The Honorable John R. Kasich Chairman, Committee on the Budget House of Representatives Subject: Financial Management: Forest Service's Efforts to Achieve Financial Accountability Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter is the fifth in a series of status reports responding to your request in July 1996 that we monitor the Forest Service's progress in improving the reliability of its accounting and financial data. This letter summarizes the information provided during a January 25, 1999, briefing to your office regarding corrective actions that the Forest Service has taken thus far in fiscal year 1999, as well as the key remaining tasks it must still perform in order to ensure the reliability of its accounting and financial data. The briefing slides are attached. The Forest Service has recently hired experienced staff to fill key financial management and systems positions. The Forest Service is also in the process of consolidating its budgeting, financial management, financial systems development and operations, and related analytical and quality assurance functions into a new central office headed by the Chief Financial Officer. This new organization and management team will help provide the strong management and leadership needed by the Forest Service to correct its long- standing accounting deficiencies and achieve financial accountability. At the same time, the Forest Service still faces major challenges and tight time frames if it is to achieve its goal of an unqualified audit opinion on its fiscal year 2000 financial statements; implement its new accounting system, the Foundation Financial Information System, by October 1, 1999; hire additional skilled accounting and systems personnel; and produce reliable financial information that can be used for making business decisions. In addition, the Forest Service must decide how to deal with a key issue regarding its autonomous field structure as it relates to financial management. In particular, the Forest Service GAO/AIMD-99-68R Forest Service's Efforts to Achieve Financial Accountability

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