Texas Department of Commerce
A Review of Management Controls at the Texas Department of Commerce
Report Number 95-013
The Department of Commerce generally has effective policies, procedures, and processes to manage the 1994 operating budget of $28.7 million - except for performance monitoring.
Better information is needed to monitor the performance of the $1.2 million foreign office operations in Germany, Taiwan, Japan, and Mexico. Other recent reports issued by the State Auditor's Office have cited the need for better performance measures for economic development programs.
Automated information systems offer program areas advantages of end-user computing through four local area networks, but system development needs to be managed more effectively through better planning and priority setting.
The Department has budgeted about $12.1 million, or 42 percent, of the operating budget for payroll and related costs. Policies and procedures for managing human resources are strong, except in the areas of recruitment/hiring and training.
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