The U.S. Department of Labor Did Not Meet the Requirements for Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act for FY 2024

Date Issued

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Submitting OIG

Department of Labor OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Labor

Report Number

22-25-007-13-001

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Report updated under NDAA 5274

External Link

Open Recommendations

This report has 3 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
1	No	$0	$0
Update review procedures to ensure accurate responses to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) payment integrity data call prompts, compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, and that information is complete, accurate, and consistent before the final submission of the OMB payment integrity data call; and further refine reviews of published information on PaymentAccuracy.gov.
2	No	$0	$0
Maintain the Employment and Training Administration’s current focus on increasing technical assistance and funding to states to improve improper payment reduction strategies to reduce the improper payments estimate rate below the 10 percent threshold.
3	No	$0	$0
Update the Employment and Training Administration’s policies and procedures over the reporting of Federal Pandemic unemployment Compensation, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance information to include outlays after the expiration of the programs, until such time as the outlays are no longer greater than the statutory threshold.