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092853 1 (1972-09-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacwsq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: eptaober 25, 1972 rrigadier General John C. Mchorter, Jr. Coczranding General U.S. Am4ny vtick Xaoratories Natick, Ilassachusotts, 01760 / 14 ii -I )car General Icworter$ The General Accounting Office has reviewed solecteA areas of the accounting system for research and dcvelopment (,&D) at zne Iry an Lick La2boratories ( LABS), Uatick, 2asachuuetts, to deter:ine whether the sys9tm at ;LAI conformed to Department of , efnse nstructions (DODI's) and Army ;eulations (ARIa), an, a: ther information provied to vragcoet was accurate. e did nQL evluate the vanagneent eain of the systea. No ehave that the accountingy practiceat 1L7CS were con- clso>Lt aith precribed policies and 2rocedures except that proer was not ;placed on e::poine a tccoutitt. We four2 (1) co5t -. ta not integrated wi the guneral accounting syotc:a 2) certdin accounts des uigno for recntzilinq obligationz with ,vert not being used. Ar; a result t!ASS di not use cost .; 2s the ranagement of its opernat ions, an. cot and other data o crted to hiher lovels of ranageynt was inAccuriate. Those t.xra cero discussed withl you anL4 other r:LAS officials, an' * ere advised that appropriate correnctivo action is being or og i a taken. Following is a surmmary of the m]atters3 we discussed. 6po