MINT AUDIT FINDS PROBLEMS 上市 Deposited
The E-Sylum: Volume 6, Number 49, November 16, 2003, Article 10
MINT AUDIT FINDS PROBLEMS
A story published November 11th in the Rocky Mountain
News notes that an audit has found many potential problems
at the U.S. Mint."The agency that makes your money has trouble keeping track
of it.For each of the past three years, the U.S. Mint's private auditor
has warned of serious security problems with computerized
records in its coin division. The mint's financial controls also
were riddled with holes, the auditors found.Specifically, the auditors said, employees could tinker with
computerized records, including financial transactions. And
mint staff didn't sufficiently check bills, payroll, and credit
card accounts before paying them, the audits said.""In response, mint officials in Washington said they have
corrected many problems, and auditors found the mint's
year-end financial reports to be accurate.No financial losses have been found, either from errors or
hackers, the mint said.But sloppy documentation cost the mint $13 million in silver in
a 2001 dispute that's still in court."For the full article, see
http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_2418890,00.html
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