DFAS Controls over Duplicate Payments in One Pay Were Generally Effective, But There Were Opportunities for Improvement

Abstract

We are providing this report for review and comment. Although processes for detecting and preventing improper duplicate payments in One Pay were generally effective, Defense Finance and Accounting Service processes and system controls can be improved. The Jack of specific review procedures, One Pay system edit controls, and Business Activity Monitoring detection logic resulted in the Defense Finance and Accounting Service making 11 duplicate payments valued at $162,547. Additionally, the Enterprise Standards and Solutions Directorate did not provide specific guidance on improper payment reporting, which resulted in the Defense Finance and Accounting Service not reporting seven improper payments and an understatement on Navy and DoD improper payment reports of $682,839. We considered management comments on a draft of this report from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service when preparing the final report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 14, 2012
Accession Number
ADA564925

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Data Sets
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Finance
  • Financial Management
  • Network Protocols
  • Payment
  • Procurement
  • Program Management
  • Risk Factors
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Samples

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.