Auditing Government Transportation Bills

Abstract

This thesis examines the area of transportation bill auditing in the Federal Government. It reviews the history of transportation bill auditing, the mechanics of auditing freight transportation bills, and the various factors that impact on the causes and identification of overcharges. This thesis analyzes the current method of post-payment audits of all government transportation bills by GSA and reviews the ongoing initiatives by DOD to implement pre-payment auditing. It concludes that DOD is paying upwards of $48 million a year in freight overcharges alone and that pre-payment audits can significantly reduce this amount. Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA205158

Entities

People

  • Henry P. Karnas

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Reductions
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Finance
  • Freight Transportation
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Law
  • Money
  • Public Policy
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.