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 1997-11-26 monographic deposited born digital 12 p. GA 1.13:AIMD-98-37 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-37 P0b002ee180396005 f:ai98037 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-37 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-37 AIMD-98-37 Strategic planning Federal agency accounting systems Information resources management Native Americans Trust funds Native American claims Funds management Accounting procedures Information technology Management information systems Indian Trust Fund Letter Report AIMD

GAO presented recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior, focusing on its review of the: (1) Special Trustee for American Indians' strategic plan for Indian Trust Fund accounting and asset management improvement; and (2) Secretary of the Interior's August 22, 1997, memorandum that outlined plans for implementing several of the initiatives in the strategic plan.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) GAO's July 1997 testimony identified implementation issues related to several of the strategic plan's proposed initiatives; (2) the August 1997 memorandum outlined plans that relate to several of the initiatives for which GAO had identified implementation issues; (3) there remain some implementation issues not addressed by the memorandum, including the timing of record cleanup and conversion in connection with acquiring the proposed automated accounting system module and the need for additional coordination and planning for proposed major information technology investments; and (4) addressing those issues will enhance the opportunity for successful implementation. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-37/html/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-37.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-37/pdf/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-37.pdf GAO/AIMD-98-37 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-37 Letter Report GAO/AIMD-98-37; Financial Management: Recommendations on Indian Trust Fund Strategic Plan Proposals; Strategic planning Federal agency accounting systems Information resources management Native Americans Trust funds Native American claims Funds management Accounting procedures Information technology Management information systems Indian Trust Fund Title 31 Section 720 31 U.S.C. 720