To Harry R. Weyrich "..for meritorious personal service";

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"...for meritorious personal service"
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Early in January, Executive Office
partner Harry Weyrich was invited
to the Pentagon office of Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force Spencer J.
Schedler to receive the U.S. Air Force's
Exceptional Service Award. The ceremony
in Washington marked the culmination
of almost three years of voluntary service
as a technical consultant and advisor to
the Air Force Audit Agency.
Harry Weyrich's association with the
Air Force Audit Agency began early
in 1970, with the establishment of
President Nixon's "Blue Ribbon
Defense Panel" to review and make
recommendations on all aspects of
operation and administration of the
Department of Defense. The American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants
had assembled a group to provide
assistance in accounting and auditing
matters, and Harry was named
chairman of the committee dealing with
the Air Force internal audit functions.
Because of the work done by Mr. Weyrich
and his committee, the Air Force Audit
Agency became aware of the benefits to
be gained from periodic, objective and
unbiased appraisal of its world-wide
operations. Among the important
improvements resulting from the work
of the committee were actions relating
to the organization and location of Air
Force Audit Agency (AFAA) field units
throughout the world, location of
supervisory personnel, timeliness of
audit reports, and the nature of
audit techniques used.
In his recommendation for the award,
Assistant Secretary Schedler wrote:
"The personal and professional
relationships nurtured during these
early meetings have since evolved into
what may very well be the only existing
informal, totally voluntary consulting
arrangement between a Department of
Defense internal audit agency and a
civilian public accounting firm.
Throughout this period, Mr. Weyrich,
motivated by nothing other than a strong
sense of personal duty, has responded
unhesitatingly to a continuing flow of
requests for technical advice and
assistance on matters relating to all
phases of the accounting and audit
function."
One of the areas of particular concern
was career development. In January 1972,
Harry made an extensive presentation
on the Firm's career development and
training program for the Auditor General,
his Deputy and other key Air Force
people. "This outstanding presentation,"
says Assistant Secretary Schedler,
'constitutes the single most influential
factor in the revitalized training program
currently in operation throughout
the AFAA."
Also in the field of career development,
Harry made available to Air Force
auditors the materials used by H&S to
prepare candidates for the CPA
examination. In conjunction with the
'Education with Industry Program,"
administered by the Air University's
Air Force Institute of Technology, Harry
arranged for the one-year assignment
of selected AFAA auditors to H&S to
familiarize them with techniques and
procedures which could be applied to
auditing within the Air Force.
In the conclusion of his recommendation
for the exceptional service award,
Assistant Secretary Schedler aptly sums
up his agency's appreciation of the work
Harry has done. ".. .Mr. Weyrich's
association with the Air Force Audit
Agency...as consultant, advisor and
friend... represents a singularly
distinctive public service by a private
individual, deserving of the very highest
form of personal recognition. The United
States Air Force has been the sole
benefactor of untiring, selfless efforts
of this dedicated private citizen, an
accomplished professional in his own
right, to bring the sound business
practices of his own distinguished
profession to yet another area of
government." •
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