Singapore, Jan. 18 -- The parliamentary watchdog of public sector accounts has urged government agencies to address "recurring lapses and basic mistakes" flagged in the Auditor-General's report last year.
"Given the scale, speed and complexity of the work in the public sector, the committee is concerned that these lapses, if not addressed, may compound over time and weaken the governance and accountability over public funds and resources," the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said in its own report released yesterday.
The lapses were in information technology (IT) controls, procurement and contract management, and management of social grant programmes.
The committee urged government agencies to fundamentally review their systems and pr...