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OfFICE OF THE OF NATlONAL INTELL,IG:E:NCE

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The Honorable Dar.reI11ssa
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Conunittee on Oversight and Reform
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The Honorable Elijah E. CuJl1Il1ings
Ranking Member
Conunittee on Oversight 3lld RefOIm
House of Representatives
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Dear Chainnan Issa and Ranking Member CUmmings!
Aprll25,2011
Thank you for yow: March 8, letter regarding Feder.al eled:rOt)ic financial
management systems. .
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODN!) uses two principal elect(Onic
financial management systems for budgeting and accounting pmposes. These systems, owned
and con1rolled by our government provider., address financial data for aU ,ODNI
components. For secority reasons\, nei$er of these directly interacts with Treasury'lL
OMS Or other Government-wide fmitm,tial systems. However., execution data derived from these
systems is formatted and submitted to Treasury for reporting pmposes.
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The answers to each of the in your letter are keyed to your qnestions:
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L The ODNl uses electronic rmadcial management systems called Planning and Resources
Information System <.P ARlS) and Budget execution, Accounting and Acquisition
Strategic Infonnation System. (l;lASIS). PARIS is used to develop annual budget
$nbmissjon infonnation. is used for recording and reporting of obligatioDS!>
disbursements, .and expenses withe operating year of budget execution.
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2. PARIS and BASIS interact on 4 daily basis to ensure agreement and
accuracy of program and execution. Together they that balance in
authority and execution is maintained.
3. As required by Treasuty Regu4tiOllt standardized reporting of obligations and outlays ate
,accomplished using the data frO,m which is manually submitted into the
,automated treasury reporting for the following;
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a. FACTS I and FACTS - quarterly
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b. Statement of Transacti.ons (SF 224) - monthly
c. Tre.asnry Report on monthly
d Year-end Closing StateIJilent - annually
e. Report on Obligations. 225) - annually
4. For security/classification no data from PARIS or BASIS is submitted to OMB's
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5. BASIS was recently upgraded incorporate additional acquisition data functionality.
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6. For seeurity/classificabon data from. these systemS is not provided to the public.
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7 - 12. The ODNI does not have tt.ie legislative authority to receive or manage grants nor to
direct loans .and/or loan guamnmes.
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13. ODNI relies On our service and other government agency (OGA) systems to
manage., execute and make paYJP.ents 011 ODNI contracts. Within this
aDNI relies on BASIS to creattf, award and manage a. contract. If funds are
provided to an OGA, then the QGA$ systems are us.ed, for the initial funding a.od
contraCt management phases, are executed via BASIS.
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14. BASIS is an integrated system f!hat provides both financial and contractual functions
within a single business
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15. For security/c1assific.ation data from BASIS does not interact directly with
govemment-\Vide contmct or reponing systems.
16. Beginning with Fiscal Year 2Ol1 (October 1
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2010), BASIS was upgraded to include the
formal contracting fu.nction,. a less robust procurement system. As a
reporting and processing improvement" provide more \i'isibility into contnmting activity.
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17. For securityJclassllication infonnatioD from this system is IlOt provided tQ the
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Fo:r secwity/classif:ication data of this type is provided, as requeste<t directly to
OMB who have the security clearances/access..
19 - 22. For secu.rity/classificatiOnj the ODNI does not interact directly with
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23. The Senior Acconntability OffiCial for the ODNI is Robelt W.Adams, Comptroller.,
ODNIlMission Support DiVisiojn.
In close coordination with the congiressionaI intelligence Qversight committees, the
Intelligence Community has an financial accountability effort undetWay with periodic
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classified reporting requirements to the oversight co1l1ID.ittees. If you have any
questions, please contact the on (703) 275-2473.
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Sincerely,

Kathleen Turner
Director .of Legislative Affairs
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