DHS scolded on financial accountability

[The Straight Story]

DHS scolded on financial accountability

By Amelia Gruber
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Homeland Security has yet to fulfill several key requirements of a law designed to prompt stronger financial management, a House lawmaker said Thursday.

The DHS Financial Accountability Act (H.R. 4259), signed by President Bush in October 2004, allows six months for the appointment of a chief financial officer subject to Senate confirmation. But 45 days after that deadline, no candidates have been named, said Rep. Todd Platts, R-Pa., the act's sponsor.

"My understanding is you've not yet even begun interviewing potential nominees . . . why the delay?" Platts asked Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff at a House Government Reform Committee hearing.

Department officials are aware of the law's requirements and are working to fill the slot, Chertoff responded. "We have a very able CFO on board now," he said. "Of course we know we need to find somebody who is going to ultimately be nominated for a Senate-confirmed position."

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