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Title: Funny Money: An Analysis of OPTAR Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in the U.S. Navy
Authors: Gamalier Riverafontan, David Dyal III
Keywords: Navy OPTAR
fraud
waste
abuse
training
internal controls
auditability theory
Issue Date: 1-Jun-2022
Publisher: Acquisition Research Program
Citation: APA
Series/Report no.: Financial Management;NPS-FM-22-258
Abstract: Operational target funds (OPTAR) are utilized by U.S. naval commands to purchase repair parts and consumable products (e.g., cleaning supplies, office products, etc.). These funds represent approximately six percent of the Department of the Navy’s budget issued by Congress to the Department of Defense on an annual basis. OPTAR funds are managed by U.S. Navy Logistics Specialists and Supply Corps Officers. Possible gaps in the oversight of these funds may be present. These gaps in oversight could provide opportunities for potential fraud, waste, and abuse. The purpose of this research was to determine Navy Supply Corps Officers’ knowledge of fraud, waste, and abuse as it applies to OPTAR funds, and to assess their perceptions of the sufficiency of the Navy’s training, internal controls, and audit processes related to those OPTAR funds. The data used for this research was obtained through the deployment of an online survey to Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students who are United States Navy Supply Corps Officers. Findings from this research identified issues differentiating between abuse and fraud schemes, a lack of training and knowledge of services and programs available to Navy Supply Corps Officers, as well as gaps in training, internal controls, and audit processes that would help detect, deter, and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse of OPTAR funds. Based on the research findings, recommendations were provided.
Description: Student thesis
URI: https://dair.nps.edu/handle/123456789/4772
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