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FY 2003 Annual Performance Plan
12. ENSURE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
Approach for the Strategic Objective: Improve financial and budgetary functions by adopting a more results-oriented, businesslike approach to management and oversight of its fiscal resources.
Program Activities, Strategies, and Resources
ACF first submitted its annual audited financial statements in FY 1996 as a result of the Department's strategy for implementing requirements under the Chief Financial Officers' Act of 1990, as amended by the Government Management Reform Act (GMRA) of 1994. Under the DHHS plan, ACF was designated as an individual reporting component requiring an annual financial statements audit of its activities. ACF and other OPDIV annual audited financial statements are "rolled up" and the DHHS audited financial statements package is presented in the annual Accountability Report consolidating several financial management reports with selective performance measurement information.
ACF works closely with the Program Support Center (PSC), the accounting firm that develops the ACF financial statements, the Assistant Secretary for Budget, Technology and Finance (ASBTF), Office of Inspector General, Office of General Counsel, and the private audit firm of Clifton Gunderson, LLP, to complete the annual financial statements audit. The President's Management Agenda states that by the FY 2002 audit cycle all twenty-four cabinet level departments will pass their audits. ACF received a "clean" or unqualified opinion from the auditors for fiscal years 1999 and 2000 and continues to work agressively to maintain this accomplishment. Accounting systems and services will need to be improved to meet the compressed deadlines for the FY 2001 audit cycle. We will continue to work closely with our partners to correct remaining problems identified by the auditors.
| Performance Measures | Targets | Actual Performance | Reference (page # in printed document) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.1a. Obtain a clean audit opinion for ACF. | FY 03: Clean opinion FY 02: Clean opinion |
FY 03: FY 02: FY 01: FY 00: Clean opinion FY 99: Clean opinion |
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Performance Measures for FY 2003
| 12.1a. | FY 2002-3: Obtain a clean audit opinion for ACF. |
| blank cell | Data Source: Clifton Gunderson, LLP, Independent Auditor's Report |
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