Payment Errors Related to Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield

Abstract : The objectives of the audit were to evaluate the proposed changes to military pay systems to prevent incorrect payments of military pay and allowances; to evaluate the initiatives taken by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) as a result of the overpayments made during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm; to evaluate the actions taken to cancel debts that resulted from overpayments to reservists and active duty members during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm; and to determine whether internal controls regarding military pay were adequate.