Audit of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 for Fiscal Year 2024

Date Issued

Friday, May 23, 2025

Submitting OIG

Office of Personnel Management OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Office of Personnel Management

Components

Other

Report Number

2025-IAG-003

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 6 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
1	No	$0	$0
We recommend that OPM issue an improper payment estimate for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program that will allow them to be in compliance with the four PIIA requirements for future reporting years.
5	No	$0	$0
We recommend that Retirement Services develop a plan, including assigning sufficient resources, to update and complete the Centenarian master spreadsheet to identify, stop, and recover potential improper payments.
3	No	$0	$0
We recommend that Retirement Services develop internal controls to monitor all chargeback activity, retain all documentation, and ensure collection to reclaim all overpayments.
2	No	$0	$0
We recommend that Retirement Services provide documentation to support that the four annuitant chargeback accounts were reviewed and placed into collection to reclaim the $17,522 in overpayments or written off, including evidence of the Fraud Branch's review and that a reclamation was created.
4	No	$0	$0
We recommend that Retirement Services implement controls to ensure that documentation is available and accurate to support the data reported for the Centenarian Project.
6	No	$0	$0
We recommend that Retirement Services develop and implement additional cost-effective corrective actions, aimed at the root causes of improper payments, to further reduce the improper payments rate.