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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.
The fed. gov¿t. is accountable for how its agencies & grantees spend hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars & is responsible for safeguarding those funds against improper payments & recouping those funds when improper payments occur. The U.S. Congress enacted the Improper Payments Info. Act of 2002 (IPIA) & section 831 of the Nat. Defense Author. Act for FY2002, commonly known as the Recovery Auditing Act, to address these issues. This testimony focuses on: (1) progress made in agencies¿ implementation & reporting under IPIA for FY2007; (2) major challenges that continue to hinder full reporting of improper payment info.; & (3) agencies¿ efforts to report on recovery auditing & recoup contract overpayments. Charts & tables.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.
The DoD is required, as are other fed. executive agencies, to report improper payment information under the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 and recovery auditing information under section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2002, commonly known as the Recovery Auditing Act. The DoD Office of Inspector General has previously reported deficiencies at DoD related to these acts. Because of these and other long-standing weaknesses, this report examines DoD's FY 2007 improper payment and recovery audit reporting to determine whether adequate processes existed to address both statutory requirements. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
On Jan. 31, 2008, the author testified before a Senate Subcommittee at a hearing entitled, ¿Eliminating Agency Payment Errors.¿ At the hearing, he discussed fed. agencies¿ progress in addressing key requirements of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA) and Section 831 of the Nat. Defense Authorization Act for FY 2002, commonly known as the Recovery Auditing Act. A review and testimony focused on: (1) progress made in agencies¿ implementation and reporting under IPIA for FY 2007; (2) remaining challenges with IPIA implementation; and (3) agencies¿ efforts to report recovery auditing information. This report provides answers to follow-up questions relating to the Jan. 31 2008 testimony.
Improper Payments: Status of Agencies' Efforts to Address Improper Payment and Recovery Auditing Requirements
Improper Payments: Significant Improvements Needed in DOD's Efforts to Address Improper Payment and Recovery Auditing Requirements

Eliminating Agency Payment Errors

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 164


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The Congress and the Pres. need to have reliable, useful and timely financial and performance info. to make sound decisions on the current and future direction of vital fed. gov¿t. programs and policies. There is no assurance on the reliability of the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. gov¿t. due primarily to certain material weaknesses in the fed. gov¿ts. internal control. Unless these weaknesses are adequately addressed, they will, among other things: (1) hamper the fed. gov¿ts. ability to reliably report a significant portion of its assets, liabilities, costs, and other related info.; and (2) affect the fed. gov¿ts. ability to reliably measure the full cost as well as the financial and non-financial performance of certain programs and activities. Includes recomm.