Audit of the Department of Defense’s FY 2023 Compliance with Payment Integrity Information Act Requirements

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Date Issued

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Submitting OIG

Department of Defense OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Department of Defense OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Defense

Report Number

DODIG-2024-088

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Report updated under NDAA 5274

Open Recommendations

This report has 3 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
D-2024-0088-D000FL-0001-0001.a	No	$0	$0
Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, ensure DoD Components develop and implement a process to identify the characteristics of the data included in the variances from the universe of transactions.
D-2024-0088-D000FL-0001-0001.b	No	$0	$0
Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, submit to the appropriate authorizing Committees of Congress, Office of Management and Budget, and the Comptroller General of the United States, within 30 days of the noncompliance determination, either of the following. 1. A reauthorization proposal for the Civilian Pay; Commercial Pay; DoD Travel Pay; Military Pay-Army; Military Pay-Air Force; Military Pay-Navy; Military Pay-Marine Corps; and Military Retirement Programs, as well as proposed statutory changes necessary to bring the programs into compliance. 2. A description of the actions that the DoD is undertaking to bring the program into compliance and a timeline for when compliance will be achieved.
D-2024-0088-D000FL-0001-0002	No	$0	$0
Rec. 2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, develop and implement internal controls, such as coordinating with the stakeholders that process commercial payments, to review the characteristics of commercial payments to determine whether the payments have a higher risk of being improper.