DOD Contract Management Greater Attention Needed to Identify and Recover Overpayments

Abstract

In October 1997, we reported to you that from October 1992 through April 1997, defense contractors refunded $5.1 billion to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service's (DFAS), Columbus Center, the largest Department of Defense (DOD) payment center, and we discussed the reasons for the refunds. As requested, we (1) updated this information through fiscal year 1998 and (2) visited 13 contractor locations to ascertain if the contractors were retaining overpayments and how quickly overpayments were refunded. We also obtained information on the backlog of contracts waiting to be examined for possible overpayment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA366272

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Errors
  • Finance
  • Governments
  • Money
  • Procurement
  • United States

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  • Government Contracting/Procurement.