Internal Controls Over the Department of the Navy Cash and Other Monetary Assets Held in the Continental United States
Abstract
We evaluated internal controls over the Department of the Navy (DoN) Cash and Other Monetary Assets (COMA) held in the continental United States (CONUS) to determine whether they were effectively designed and operating to properly safeguard, record, account for, and report COMA. DoN did not consistently apply internal controls over CONUS COMA. Specific issues included the following areas. a) Physical security over COMA was not as effective as it should have been. b) Appointment letters did not include required language regarding disbursing officials pecuniary liability and specific duties they are authorized to perform. c) DoN did not consistently reconcile reported balances. Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune and MCB Camp Pendleton disbursing offices did not use the required Standard Form 1149 to reconcile their limited depository accounts (LDAs), and MCB Camp Lejeune disbursing office did not balance Defense Department Form 2665 to Defense Department Form 2657 at the end of each business day. d) The MCB Camp Lejeune disbursing office did not maintain proper segregation of duties. As a result, internal and physical controls were not effective to ensure that COMA was properly recorded, reported, accounted for, and safeguarded.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 09, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA596155
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense