Alert Memorandum: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Needs to Ensure State Workforce Agencies (SWA) Implement Effective Unemployment Insurance Program Fraud Controls for High Risk Areas

Submitting OIG:

Date Issued:

Monday, February 22, 2021

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

19-21-002-03-315

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Other

Special Projects:

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

$5,409,966,198

Number of Recommendations:

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19-21-002-03-315-UI-COVID-19-Alert-Memo022221.pdf	213.78 KB

Additional Details Link:

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1	Open	Yes
We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training establish effective controls, in collaboration with SWAs, to mitigate fraud and other improper payments to ineligible claimants, including the areas identified in the memorandum: UI benefits paid to multi-state claimants, claimants who used the social security numbers of deceased individuals, potentially ineligible federal inmates, and claimants with suspicious email accounts. Effective controls will help prevent similar or greater amounts of fraud and allow those funds to be put to better use.
2	Open	Yes
We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training work with Congress to establish legislation requiring SWAs to cross match high-risk areas, including the four areas identified in the memo.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

Open

Yes

Open

Yes

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