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Federal Labor Relations Authority
Quality Review of FLRA OIG Audit Operations for the Period April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020
Follow-Up Audit of Department of State Efforts To Measure, Evaluate, and Sustain Antiterrorism Assistance Objectives in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this annual statutorily required review to determine whether VA complied with the requirements of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 (IPERA) for fiscal year (FY) 2019. In FY 2019, VA reported improper payment estimates totaling $11.99 billion for 14 programs and activities, $2.74 billion less than the total reported in FY 2018 for 12 programs and activities. Improper payments are any payments that should not have been made or were made in an incorrect amount. The OIG found VA did not comply with IPERA because it did not satisfy two of the six requirements. VA did not meet annual reduction targets for a program considered at risk for improper payments and did not report a gross improper payment rate of less than 10 percent for six programs and activities as required. VA satisfied the other four IPERA requirements. However, the OIG determined the Veterans Health Administration understated the estimate for a program because it did not sufficiently document that services were received. Also, one corrective action related to a prior OIG recommendation failed to address the root cause of the improper payments. The OIG also identified that four programs and activities have been noncompliant for five consecutive fiscal years, and two activities were noncompliant for three years. VA is required to submit plans to Congress to bring them into compliance. VA satisfied the additional reporting requirements for two high-priority programs and one other program with a monetary loss of more than $100 million for FY 2018. The OIG recommended the VHA executive in charge implement appropriate IPERA testing procedures to ensure verification is completed for services received for the Purchased Long-Term Services and Supports program. One prior OIG recommendation remains open due to repeat findings of ongoing issues.
National Archives and Records Administration's Compliance with the Requirements of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 for Fiscal Year 2019
We conducted a review to determine the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s(EEOC) Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 compliance with the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA) (Pub. L. 107-300), as amended by the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 (IPERA) (Pub. L. 111-204), the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 (IPERIA) (Pub. L.112-248), and the Federal Improper Payments Coordination Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114-109). Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-18-20, “Transmittal of Appendix C to OMB Circular A-123, Requirements for Payment Integrity Improvement,” June 26, 2018 (OMB Memorandum M-18- 20), sets forth guidance and requirements specifically for compliance with IPIA, IPERA, andIPERIA.
