The EPA Complied with the Payment Integrity Information Act for Fiscal Year 2023 but Needs to Improve Its Oversight Efforts for Improper and Unknown Payment Activities

Why We Did This ReportThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General conducted this audit to determine whether the EPA complied with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 for fiscal year 2023 reporting and to evaluate the EPA’s corrective action plans and efforts to prevent and reduce improper payments from prior audit recommendations. Summary of FindingsThe EPA complied with the requirements of the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, or PIIA, and the applicable Office of Management and Budget guidance for its fiscal year 2023 reporting. The EPA has made progress in resolving corrective action plans and efforts to prevent and reduce improper payments from prior audit recommendations, but Agency corrective actions are still in process. The Agency satisfied these requirements for PIIA compliance for FY 2023 but has an opportunity to improve internal controls to provide better oversight of its payment integrity activities.