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Department <strong>of</strong> Defense Agency Financial Report for FY <strong>2012</strong><br />

Table 1b-1. FY <strong>2012</strong> Internal Control over Operations Material Weaknesses<br />

Material Weaknesses<br />

ensure the<br />

Department’s<br />

programs and<br />

payments comply<br />

with <strong>financial</strong><br />

management laws<br />

and regulations.<br />

b Weaknesses within<br />

the funds control<br />

processes result in<br />

the inability to<br />

adequately track<br />

funds consistent with<br />

regulations, policies,<br />

existing laws, and<br />

use fund execution<br />

information to<br />

support budget<br />

requests. The lack <strong>of</strong><br />

adequate funds<br />

control has led to<br />

several Anti<br />

Deficiency Act<br />

violations.<br />

4 Contract<br />

Administration<br />

a The Department’s<br />

lack <strong>of</strong> well-defined<br />

requirements, the<br />

use <strong>of</strong> ill-suited<br />

business<br />

arrangements, and<br />

the inadequate<br />

number <strong>of</strong> trained<br />

acquisition and<br />

contract oversight<br />

personnel contribute<br />

to unmet<br />

expectations and<br />

place the<br />

Department at risk<br />

<strong>of</strong> potentially paying<br />

more than<br />

necessary.<br />

b Clearing the backlog<br />

<strong>of</strong> contracts to be<br />

closed out continues<br />

to be a challenge for<br />

Year<br />

Identified<br />

DoD<br />

Components<br />

FY 2011 OSD;<br />

USSOCOM<br />

FY 2006 Departmentwide<br />

A-45<br />

Corrective Actions<br />

operating procedures and<br />

controls related to<br />

producing <strong>financial</strong><br />

statements by FY 2017.<br />

The Department is<br />

enhancing systems for<br />

tracking funds in addition to<br />

publishing guidance and<br />

scheduling training for<br />

personnel related to funding<br />

activities. The Department<br />

requires Components to<br />

review and evaluate<br />

training records to ensure<br />

personnel certifying and<br />

handling funds have<br />

<strong>financial</strong> management and<br />

<strong>fiscal</strong> law training.<br />

The Department is revising<br />

guidance on contracting<br />

operations, which includes<br />

oversight, responsibilities,<br />

policy, and defining roles,<br />

as well as assessing the<br />

effectiveness <strong>of</strong> efforts to<br />

improve competition,<br />

contracting arrangements,<br />

and incentives. The<br />

Department intends to fully<br />

integrate operational<br />

contract support through<br />

education and predeployment<br />

training in<br />

addition to establishing<br />

improved processes and<br />

procedures.<br />

FY <strong>2012</strong> DCMA DCMA and Defense Contract<br />

Audit Agency (DCAA) have<br />

been partnering and<br />

evaluating an option that<br />

Target<br />

Correction<br />

Year<br />

FY 2013 4<br />

Reassessed<br />

annually<br />

based on<br />

incremental<br />

improvements<br />

FY 2014<br />

4 Target correction date was <strong>report</strong>ed as FY <strong>2012</strong> in the FY 2011 Statement <strong>of</strong> Assurance. In FY <strong>2012</strong>, the target<br />

correction date was reevaluated and changed to an earlier date due to a component correcting its material<br />

weakness<br />

Addendum A

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