Financial management : NOAA needs to better document its policies and procedures for providing management and administration services : report to Congressional Committees /

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a bureau within the Department of Commerce (Commerce). To help achieve NOAA's program goals, it relies on management and administration (M&A) services, such as legal support and information technology. In response to the fi...

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Corporate Author:	United States. Government Accountability Office
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2011]
Subjects:	United States. > National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration > Management. United States. > National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration > Finance > Management. United States. > National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration > Appropriations and expenditures > Management. Administrative agencies > United States > Appropriations and expenditures > Management. Civil service > United States > Finance > Management.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11931

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Summary:	"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a bureau within the Department of Commerce (Commerce). To help achieve NOAA's program goals, it relies on management and administration (M&A) services, such as legal support and information technology. In response to the fiscal year 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act Conference Report, GAO (1) examined how NOAA's M&A services are funded, (2) assessed the extent to which NOAA's policies and procedures for M&A services conform to applicable standards, and (3) estimated salaries and expenses for NOAA's budget for fiscal year 2009. Among other things, GAO reviewed documents on M&A services and data on M&A costs from NOAA officials for its headquarters; line offices, which are responsible for executing NOAA's programs; and a subset of financial management centers (FMC) within the line offices, which manage specific programs and projects. GAO recommends that NOAA require its headquarters, line offices, and FMCs to document in a manual or handbook their policies and procedures for the M&A services they provide in line with federal cost accounting and internal control standards. NOAA reviewed a draft of this report and concurred with the recommendation."
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed on Feb. 4, 2011). "January 2011." "GAO-11-226." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (ii, 46 pages) : color illustrations
Format:	Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet browser; Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.