The impact of the auditor general's reports on statutory bodies and the Federal Government in Malaysia / Juliana Shariman

Accountability principle and integrity play a major role and contribute to the quality and image of a Government agency. It is also a prerequisite for public confidence in the services performed by the Government. Without these two principles in themselves as civil servant, it can lead to wastage of human resources, money and time delays in the completion of a project, reducing public confidence in government financial management particular and general public services and creating opportunities for the occurrence of fraud, corruption, misconduct and abuse of power. The aim of this study is (i) to identify the common issues frequently raised in the Auditor General's reports; (ii) to investigate whether the levels of inefficiencies quoted in the Auditor General's reports keep increasing or decreasing in the periods studied; and (iii) to identify the actions taken by the National Audit Department to ensure that there is greater concern about accountability and integrity among civil servants. This study is based on secondary data and is supported with feedback report received from ministry/department/state/agency. The data analysis method will explain the techniques used in this study so that all of the information gathered more reliable. The secondary data are through National Audit Department website in section Auditor General's report for statutory bodies and federal government with their respective feedback report. This study also will provide significant understanding to the impact of the Auditor General's report to public servants in order to increase awareness regarding their accountability and integrity in delivering the service to the public. In addition, this study will identify any other actions can be implement in order to ensure government's fund have been used economically, efficiently and effectively.