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USDA OIG: Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 Compliance Review for Fiscal Year 2012 

March 1, 2013

Pursuit's Take

OIG audited USDA to determine whether the Department complied with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 to effectively reduce its improper payments.

OIG found that 8 of the 16 USDA high-risk programs did not comply with one or more of the seven requirements. These non-compliances continue to illustrate the risks of improper payments affecting taxpayers, as USDA could have avoided approximately $74 million in improper payments by meeting reduction targets.

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