Financial Management: The Prompt Payment Act and DOD Problem Disbursements

Abstract

DOD did not provide, and we did not find, any empirical evidence to support assertions that the Prompt Payment Act contributes to problem disbursements. Also, a 1995 Defense study, which identified several major contributing causes to DOD problem disbursements, did not cite either the Prompt Payment Act or DOD policies on making timely payments as a cause.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 1997
Accession Number
AD1173668

Entities

People

  • George H. Stalcup

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Disbursements
  • Electronic Mail
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • Payment
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Theoretical Analysis.