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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 are a long-standing, widespread, and significant problem in the fed. gov¿t. The Improper Payments Info. Act of 2002 (IPIA) has increased visibility over improper payments by requiring exec. branch agency heads to identify programs and activities susceptible to significant improper payments, estimate amounts improperly paid, and report on the amounts of improper payments and their actions to reduce them. This testimony addresses: (1) progress made in agencies' implementation of IPIA for FY 2008; and (2) several major challenges that continue to hinder full reporting of IPIA information. This testimony contains an overview of Medicare and Medicaid programs' implementation of IPIA. Charts and tables.
Fiscal year 2005 marked the second year that executive agencies were required to report improper payment information under the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA). The ultimate goal is to minimize such payments because, as a practical matter, they cannot be entirely eliminated. GAO's testimony is primarily based on its recently issued report, GAO-07-92, which included a review of improper payment information reported by 35 agencies in their fiscal year 2005 performance and accountability or annual reports. This statement focuses on the progress agencies have made in their improper payment reporting, the challenges that remain, and the total amount of improper payments recouped through recovery auditing.

Reporting Improper Payments

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

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 166


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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.

Improper Payments

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

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 80


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