Payments to Employees Covered by the Federal Employee Compensation Act

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Date Issued

Monday, June 5, 2023

Submitting OIG

Government Publishing Office OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Government Publishing Office OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Government Publishing Office

Report Number

23-06

Report Description

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), Office ofthe Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of payments to injured employees at GPO.Our objective was to determine whether GPO is properly paying employees who havesustained work-related injuries or diseases covered by Federal Employees’ CompensationAct (FECA).

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

$51,332

Funds for Better Use

Open Recommendations

This report has 3 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
1	No	$25,111	$0
Take appropriate actions to remedy the remaining improperpayments of $25,111 identified in this audit.
2	No	$0	$0
Develop and implement written standard operating procedures toinclude but not limited to establishing clear roles and responsibilities for employees whoare accountable for the Workers’ Compensation Program to:1. Ensure only eligible claimants receive continuation of pay benefits and anypreviously provisioned continuation of pay is rescinded when the FederalEmployees’ Compensation Act claim is formally denied by the Department of Labor.2. Monitor and track all workers’ compensation-related activities recorded in theGovernment Publishing Office time and attendance system and take timely actionsto remedy ineligible activities under Federal Employees’ Compensation Act.3. Standardize processes to provide a consistent approach for conducting anddocumenting case reviews.
3	No	$0	$0
Review and update Government Publishing Office Directive 665.5B in compliance with Government Publishing Office Directive 001.D.