FY 2018 - U.S. Department of Education’s Compliance with Improper Payments Reporting Requirements

We found that the Department complied with IPERA because it met each of the six compliance requirements. We also found that the Department’s improper payment estimates and methodologies were generally accurate and complete. Lastly, we found that some information in the Department’s improper payment reporting was inaccurate and incomplete, as described in Finding 1. As a result, we could not accurately evaluate the Department’s performance in recapturing improper payments.