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Report Type	Reports and Testimonies
Report Date	July 13, 1993
Report No.	T-NSIAD-93-17
Subject	Facility maintenance Federal property management Financial management systems Employee training Information systems Management information systems Procurement practices Risk management Barbados Dept. of State Automated Nonexpendable Personal Property System Dept. of State Automated Worldwide Procurement Information System Grenada Mexico Panama Russia Turkey Embassies

Summary:

GAO surveyed 104 U.S. embassies on problems affecting the following areas: staffing, training, financial management, contracting and procurement, property management, and regional support. According to the survey respondents, (1) many embassies have staffing gaps in key administrative jobs; (2) the number of administrative staff at some embassies has not kept pace with increasing workloads; (3) some staff training needs go unmet; (4) financial management systems do not meet embassy needs; (5) some embassies have not taken required steps to improve overseas contracting and procurement; and (6) not all embassies inspect the condition of their facilities annually, and most do not prepare the required inspection reports. Most of the respondents said that they were satisfied with the administrative services received from the State Department's regional offices, but some were unhappy with the offices' financial management services.

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State Department: Widespread Management Weaknesses at Overseas Embassies