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USDA OIG: Calendar Year 2010 Executive Order 13520, Reducing Improper Payments, Accountable Official Report Review 

March 1, 2011

Pursuit's Take

Annually, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) determines which Federal programs are considered high-priority based on improper payment data reported in agencies’ annual Performance and Accountability Report (PAR).

The fiscal year 2010 threshold was $750 million in improper payments.

OMB determined that the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) were high-priority programs. According to USDA’s corrective action plans, in fiscal year 2009, SNAP and NSLP improper payments cost taxpayers an estimated $2.195 billion (4.36 percent of total SNAP outlays) and $1.453 billion (16.28 percent of total NSLP outlays), respectively.

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