Mr. G. Edward DeSeve
Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management
Office of Management and Budget
New Executive Office Building
Washington, DC 20503
Dear Mr. DeSeve:
I am pleased to submit the Department's 1997 Financial Management Status Report and Strategic Plan in support of the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990. Our plan is consistent with the strategies, goals and initiatives described in the Federal Financial Management Status Report and Five-Year Plan, issued jointly by the Office of Management and Budget and the Government-wide CFO Council.
The Department has implemented and supports maintaining a sound CFO organizational structure to successfully meet the current and future challenges of improving Federal financial management. We continue to move forward with our plans and initiatives to streamline Departmental financial management practices while fulfilling our land management and resource protection responsibilities. Over the past few years, we have made substantial progress in improving financial management by improving customer service, streamlining organizations, reengineering business processes, increasing accountability and efficiency, and using technology to improve the delivery of information. As a result, the Department is more efficient and more responsive to its customers, the American people.
While we are proud of our successes to date, much more remains to be done. This plan outlines an aggressive agenda for the continued improvement of financial management within the Department. If you have any questions or would like additional clarification about the contents of this plan, please do not hesitate to call me on (202) 208-4203.
Sincerely,
Brooks B. Yeager
Acting Assistant Secretary
Policy, Management and Budget
Enclosure
Executive Summary
Chapter I - Overview of the Department
Chapter II - Developing an Effective Chief Financial Officer Organization
Chapter III - Improving Financial Management Systems
Chapter IV - Improving Financial Management Reporting and Implementing the GPRA
Chapter V - Ensuring Management Accountability and Control
Chapter VI - Modernizing Business Practices and Payments
Chapter VII - Providing Financial Data Stewardship
Chapter VIII - Developing Financial Management Human Resources
Chapter IX - Seeking Franchise Opportunities
Appendix A - Organization
Appendix B - Finance Officers' Partnership
Appendix C - Bureau Financial Management Initiatives
AFS Auditing and Financial System
AMS American Management Systems
ASCR Accounting System Compliance Review
ASC Administrative Service Center
ATM Automated Teller Machine
BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs
BLM Bureau of Land Management
BOR Bureau of Reclamation
CASU Cooperative Administrative Unit
CATS Corrective Acting Tracking System
CFO Chief Financial Officer
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CGPS Comptroller General Principles/Standards
DASC Denver ASC
DCFO Deputy Chief Financial Officer
DD/EFT Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer
DSS Distribution Sales System
FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation
FFS Federal Financial System
FMFIA Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act of 1982
FPPS Federal Personnel/Payroll System
FTE Full-time Equivalent (employee)
FWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service
FY Fiscal Year
GAO General Accounting Office
GPRA Government Performance and Results Act
GMRA Government Management Reform Act
GSA General Services Administration
IDEAS Interior Department Electronic Acquisition System
IRS Internal Revenue Service
ISC Interior Service CeNter
MCAF Management Control and Audit Follow-up
MCC Management Control Coordinator
MCP Management Control Plan
MCR Management Control Review
METS Management Evaluation Tracking System
MMS Minerals Management Service
NIGC National Indian Gaming Commission
NPR National Performance Review
NPS National Park Service
OCS Outer Continental Control and Reclamation Act
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OIG Office of Inspector General
OPM Office of Personnel Management
OS Office of the Secretary
OSM Office of Surface Mining
PAM Office of Acquisition and Property Management
PAS Office of Aircraft Services
PCM Office of Construction Management
PCMI President's Council on Management Improvement
PEA Office of Environmental Affairs
PFM Office of Financial Management
PIA Office of Insular Affairs
PMB Policy, Management and Budget
RMMC Rocky Mountain Mapping Center
RMP Royalty Management Program
SACAT Standard Accounting Classification Advisory Team
SES Senior Executive Service
USGS United States Geological Survey
WASC Washington ASC
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