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 … READ MORE
Improper Payments
DoD OIG: Improvements Needed to the Purchase Card On-Line System
Neither OIG nor the Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy could use the Purchase Card On-Line System to assess and determine whether DoD Approving/Billing Officials adequately reviewed 32,690 transactions that … READ MORE
DOE OIG: The Department of Energy’s Management of the Award of a $150 Million Recovery Act Grant to LG Chem Michigan Inc
The Department of Energy's Vehicle Technologies Program was established to develop and deploy efficient and environmentally friendly highway transportation technologies to reduce the Nation's dependence on foreign oil and … READ MORE
USDA OIG: Executive Order 13520, Reducing Improper Payments—Fiscal Year 2011 High-Dollar Report Review
USDA’s high-dollar reporting is not yet fully advancing transparency and agency accountability for identifying and eliminating the highest payment errors as intended. In this second year of reporting, USDA increased … READ MORE
USDA OIG: Calendar Year 2010 Executive Order 13520, Reducing Improper Payments, High Dollar Report Review
During fiscal year 2010, between January 2010 and September 2010, three of USDA’s 16 high- risk programs reported high-dollar overpayments, totaling $888,002: RMA’s Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Program Fund … READ MORE
USDA OIG: Calendar Year 2010 Executive Order 13520, Reducing Improper Payments, Accountable Official Report Review
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 … READ MORE
ED OIG: Insufficient Controls for the Puerto Rico Department of Education’s Use of Education Funds for Personal Services Contracts
In our joint investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico, we identified fraud at Puerto Rico Department of Education (PRDE) … READ MORE
DOC OIG: Commerce Needs to Strengthen Its Improper Payment Practices and Reporting
In FY 2010, the Department awarded almost $6 billion in grants amounting to about 27 percent of the $21.8 billion in FY 2010 Commerce budget. Because the Department did not … READ MORE