[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 91 (Thursday, July 14, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 14, 1994]
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           MAKING NEEDED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CHANGES IN DOD

  (Mr. HUTTO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HUTTO. Mr. Speaker, the Federal Government is big, complex, and 
inefficient. We find this in all departments and agencies. But since I 
am involved with defense through my chairmanship of the Readiness 
Subcommittee on Armed Services, I want to take a moment to express 
appreciation to Secretary of Defense William Perry and DOD Comptroller 
John Hamre for their commitment to improving financial management. Our 
subcommittee has been hammering at this for years. The lack of computer 
standardization and modernization, poor record keeping, and financial 
mismanagement in the Department of Defense can no longer be tolerated. 
In this time of funding shortfalls for our military, it is imperative 
that every dollar is properly accounted for. I look forward to working 
with Secretary Perry and Comptroller Hamre in making needed financial 
management changes in DOD.

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