Secretary's management report

128 Pages·1992·6.1 MB·English

by  United States. Department of Agriculture. Office of the Secretary

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Finance and Report
Management
April 1, 1991 - September 30, 1991
Volume 5
Management Actions
Taken on Audit Recommendations
P.L. 100-504
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CONTENTS
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Message From the Secretary
Introduction . 1
Definitions. 4
Department-Wide Statistical Tables
Status of Audit Reports. 5
Audit Report Reconunendations . 7
Audits With Management Decisions. 9
Final Action on Audits With Disallowed Costs and With Funds
To Be Put To Better Use For the 6-Month Period Ending
September 30, 1991 . 11
Monetary Audits Needing Final Action at the End of the
6-Month Period. 13
Audits Under Appeal or Legislative Solution. 15
Agency Audits Without Final Action 1 Year From the Management
Decision Date . 17
Explanations of Agency Audits Without Final Action 1 Year From the
Management Decision Date. 33
Appendix A - Final Action on Audits With Monetary Findings
-Agricultural Marketing Service . 81
-Agricultural Research Service. 82
-Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. 83
-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service . 84
-Cooperative State Research Service. 85
-Economic Research Service. 86
-Extension Service . 87
-Farmers Home Administration . 88
-Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. 89
-Food and Nutrition Service. 90
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-Food Safety and Inspection Service. 91
-Foreign Agricultural Service . 92
-Forest Service. 93
-Office of Finance and Management . 94
-Office of the General Counsel. 95
-Office of Information Resources Management. 96
-Office of the Secretary . 97
-Rural Electrification Administration . 98
-Soil Conservation Service . 99
Abbreviations
AMS Agricultural Marketing Service
APfflS Animal and Plant He^th Inspection Service
ARS Agricultural Research Service
ASCS Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
CSRS Cooperative State Research Service
ERS Economic Research Service
ES Extension Service
FAS Foreign Agricultural Service
FmHA Farmers Home Administration
FCIC Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
FGIS Federal Grain Inspection Service
FNS Food and Nutrition Service
FS Forest Service
FSIS Food Safety and Inspection Service
NASS National Agriculture Statistics Service
OFM Office of Finance and Management
OGC Office of the General Counsel
OICD Office of International Cooperation and Development
OIG Office of Inspector General
OIRM Office of Information Resources Management
OO Office of Operations
OSEC Office of the Secretary
REA Rural Electrification Administration
SCS Soil Conservation Service
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20250
January 14, 1992
MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY
This is a cumulative report indicating the status of implementation of OIG audits and
recommendations to USDA since 1988. The numbers represented are of substantial concern
to the management of the Department. Actual projections of savings through
implementation of OIG recommendations are difficult to quantify. In the past, agency heads
have been reluctant to challenge quantifications of savings and losses to the Department
identified by the OIG. In the future, these audits will receive additional scrutiny by the
agency heads to assure realistic projections of the benefits of corrective actions.
Unfortunately, the format of the report does not provide a mechanism to describe "work in
progress" on audits. This report only quantifies audits in which "final action" was taken. It
is estimated that the Department has implemented over 60 percent of the 3,533
recommendations outlined in 492 reports. For example, Farmers Home Administration
audit report number 04600-3-SF contained 17 recommendations and management
implemented 94 percent of the projected savings. But because the format of the report
reflects only the totally completed actions, no credit appears for what has been done. This
system of reporting does not accurately reflect the current status of implementation of OIG
recommendations and corrective actions taken by the Department.
I strongly beheve that audit evaluation can be a useful tool for the productive management
of any organization and m particular USDA. However, I want these audits and reports to
reflect real dollars and sohd improvements to the Department and services for the
constituents of the Department, I will continue to monitor the audit review process of the
Department and expect to report improvements in the future.
Edward Madigan
Secretary
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