Transportation Safety Board Management Response and Action Plan Internal Audit of Hospitality Expenses

TSB Management Response and Action Plan Internal Audit of Hospitality Expenses November 2006 TSB management accepts the findings of this audit and generally agrees with the recommendations made by auditors. The detailed management responses and action plans are described in the following tables. Recommendation #1 The TSB policy could be improved by revising and clarifying the policy in a number of areas. Management Management agrees with the need to clarify certain aspects of the Response policy and procedures, as well as to modify the hospitality form. Actions Planned 1 - Review and update TSB hospitality policy and procedures, as well as the hospitality approval/claim form. 2 – Inform all managers and administrative officers of the new policy and procedures. OPI Manager Finance and Administration Timeline 1 - Completed by December 2006 2 – Completed by January 2007 Recommendation #2 Provided that it is cost-effective to do so, the TSB should consider developing a Web-based (or spreadsheet-based) form where: some calculations can be performed automatically; the user is alerted with the appropriate level of authority based on the information provided; and the user is required to choose from a drop-down menu for certain sections of the form where consistency is desired. Management Management does not consider having an advanced functionality Response web-based form as a priority and there are currently no plans to invest in the development of ...