United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Accounting and Information Management Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1997-09-30 monographic deposited born digital 33 p. GA 1.13:AIMD-97-164 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-97-164 P0b002ee180374ed0 f:ai97164 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-AIMD-97-164 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-AIMD-97-164 AIMD-97-164 Financial statement audits Internal controls Accounting procedures Lawyers Administrative costs Reporting requirements Financial records Audit oversight Letter Report AIMD

Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO audited the expenditures of 7 independent counsels for the 6 months ended March 31, 1997.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) the statements of expenditures for the offices of 7 independent counsels were reliable in all material respects; (2) GAO's consideration of internal controls, which was limited for the purpose of determining its procedures for auditing the statements of expenditures, disclosed no material weaknesses; and (3) GAO's audits included limited tests of compliance with laws and regulations that disclosed no reportable instances of noncompliance with the laws and regulations GAO tested. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-97-164/html/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-97-164.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-97-164/pdf/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-97-164.pdf GAO/AIMD-97-164 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-97-164 Letter Report GAO/AIMD-97-164; Financial Audit: Independent Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended March 31, 1997; Financial statement audits Internal controls Accounting procedures Lawyers Administrative costs Reporting requirements Financial records Audit oversight Title 5 Chapter 55 5 U.S.C. Chapter 55 Title 28 Section 591-599 Title 28 Section 594(d)(2) Title 28 Section 596(c)(2) 28 U.S.C. 591-599 28 U.S.C. 594(d)(2) 28 U.S.C. 596(c)(2) Public Law 100-202