KUALA LUMPUR (April 7): A total of 109 recommendations were submitted in the First Series of the Auditor-General's Report 2013 to assist the ministries, departments and government companies to improve the inadequacies identified.
Auditor-General Tan Sri Ambrin Buang said the report, which was tabled in Parliament today, contained matters which had been observed from the audit of 17 programmes, activities and projects of 14 Federal Ministries and Departments, and the management of two Government Companies.
"Beginning this year, ministers have been informed of the reports concerning their respective ministries so that they will know much earlier the issues to be reported and take immediate action," he said in his preface in the report.
Ambrin said that generally, there were weaknesses such as 'improper payment', works/supplies/services which did not follow specifications/low quality/unsuitable; delays and unsuitable prices; wastage; weaknesses in revenue management, government asset management and maintenance; non-compliance of environmental regulations as well as weaknesses in the management of government companies.
He said the weaknesses were due to negligence in complying with regulations/procedures stipulated by the government; poor care in the planning of programmes/activities/projects and determining the scope and specifications of tender and poor monitoring of works by the contractors/vendors/consultants.
Other weaknesses included lack of skill in project management; delays in making decisions on purchases; ministries'/departments'/government companies' information systems which were not detailed and not updated; lack of attention on outcome/impact of a particular programme/activity/project and inadequate allocation for asset management.
In the report, Ambrin said the National Audit Department had carried out four types of audit namely the Attestation Audit, Compliance Audit, Performance Audit and Government Companies' Management Audit.
He said the Auditor-General's Dashboard, which was launched on May 30, 2013, had been displayed on the website of the National Audit Department on the following day which showed the status of action in the latest Auditor-General's Report beginning 2012.
"It is used to monitor actions taken by the Ministries, Departments on issues raised in the report. In addition, it also serves to show the Government's commitment in tackling leakages in its financial management," he said.
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