ANNAPOLIS, Md. — U.S. Naval Academy officials are working with Navy financial regulatory specialists to ensure a variety of lapses in government spending rules don’t happen again.

Navy Rear Adm. Denny Moynihan, the Navy’s spokesman, spoke about the remediation process Tuesday, a day after the Navy released the findings of a 110-page report by the Office of the Naval Inspector General.

Moynihan says areas of improvement include accounting practices, asset control, invoicing and contracting. While some actions already have been taken, a full list is expected by 2010 because the review is ongoing.

One of the biggest spending irregularities involved an off-the-books slush fund that was used to pay for tailgate parties, luncheons and other events for senior academy personnel.

U.S. Marine Sgt.Lawrence Hutchins III in Oceanside, Calif., on Tuesday. Photo by The Associated Press

Adam Lau