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Coast Guard: Acquisition Program Staff Were Funded Improperly

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date April 27, 1993
Report No. RCED-93-123
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Summary:

In its fiscal year 1992 appropriations, the Coast Guard received $34 million to fund no more than 621 full-time staff positions to support its acquisition, construction, and improvement account. This account generally funds major acquisitions, such as shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft. GAO found that the Coast Guard improperly used its general operating expenses account to support staff doing work on acquisition, construction, and improvement projects. This entailed spending about $5.3 million to support about 94 full-time positions. This improper use of funds occurred because the Coast Guard lacked adequate policies and procedures to ensure the proper funding of staffing for acquisition, construction, and improvement projects. Coast Guard officials said that they had informal guidelines for deciding when to fund positions through the acquisition, construction, and improvement account but that these guidelines had never been formally spelled out.

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