Audit of Railroad Retirement Board's Compliance with Improper Payments Reporting in the Fiscal Year 2019 Performance and Accountability Report

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Date Issued

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Submitting OIG

Railroad Retirement Board OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Railroad Retirement Board OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Railroad Retirement Board

Report Number

20-06

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Open Recommendations

This report has 5 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use	Additional Details
20-064	No	$0	$0
We recommend that the Bureau of Fiscal Operations perform a reconciliation of Railroad Retirement Act overpayments recapture source data to the Financial Management Integrated System when preparing the payment recapture data worksheet to ensure accurate information is published in the Railroad Retirement Board's Performance and Accountability Report's payment integrity section.
20-061	No	$0	$0	Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.
We recommend that the Office of Programs create and submit proposals to Office of Management and Budget during their next budget submission that will bring the agency into compliance. If the Director of Office of Management and Budget determines that additional funding would help the agency become compliant, the agency should obligate an amount of additional funding determined by the Director of Office of Management and Budget to intensify compliance efforts.
20-062	No	$0	$0	Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.
We recommend that the Office of Programs update the corrective action plan that was published in the Railroad Retirement Board’s fiscal year 2018 Performance and Accountability Report to reduce Railroad Medicare improper payments and publish it in the Railroad Retirement Board’s fiscal year 2020 Performance and Accountability Report.
20-063	No	$0	$0	Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.
We recommend that the Office of Programs publish Railroad Medicare overpayment recapture data in the Railroad Retirement Board’s fiscal year 2020 Performance and Accountability Report.
20-065	No	$0	$0	Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.
We recommend that the Office of Programs resume payment integrity reporting in the Railroad Retirement Board’s performance and accountability report, as required by applicable improper payment laws, until official approval from Office of Management and Budget is obtained and updated governing documents between the Railroad Retirement Board and the Department of Health and Human Services have been signed to reflect the extended enterprise relationship between the two agencies.