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AIMD-95-138R 1 (1995-05-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptabvm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-260570 May 19, 1995 Mr. Henry Howard, Jr. Associate Director for Management United States Information Agency Dear Mr. Howard: This letter responds to your January 9, 1995, request that we provide our views on whether your proposed system of processing employee travel claims conforms to the requirements in Title 2, Accounting, and Title 7, Fiscal Procedures, of GAO'S Policy and Procedures Manual for Guidance of Federal Agencies. In your request, you mentioned that the General Services Administration (GSA)1 waived several items in your proposal related to GSA requirements, provided your proposal did not conflict with the requirements of the GAO Policy and Procedures Manual. As we understand it, this new system is part of the United States Information Agency's (UsIA) effort to streamline its processing of employee travel claims in response to the National Performance Review (NPR) initiative to simplify administrative processes. As you know, in line with the NPR initiative, the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) is examining governmentwide travel procedures in an effort to streamline the processes. As it progresses, the JFMIP project should provide useful information to consider regarding your proposed system. To more fully understand your request, we contacted your staff to discuss the proposal in more detail. However, we did not perform any tests of your current or proposed systems and, consequently, our response only addresses your proposal conceptually. As discussed in this letter, we identified two concerns regarding your proposal and offer three control procedures to alleviate the concerns. Based on our understanding of your proposal, we have no objection to its implementation provided that the three controls we suggest are effectively implemented. USIA's Proposal Your proposal eliminates the need for employees to forward receipts with travel vouchers for certification of all lodging, transportation, and other 'GSA is responsible for issuing employee travel regulations, which are published in its manual entitled Federal Travel Regulations. GAO/AIMD-95-138R Employees' Travel Claims (USIA) Page 1

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