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Payment Integrity: Federal Agencies' Estimates of FY 2019 Improper Payments

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date March 2, 2020
Release Date March 2, 2020
Report No. GAO-20-344
Summary:

In fiscal year 2019, agencies across government made an estimated $175 billion in improper payments—payments that should not have been made or were made in the incorrect amount. But this total comes from individual agency estimates, which aren’t all reliable.

We also looked at inspectors general reports on agencies’ compliance with a law intended to address improper payments. The law has several requirements, including assessing improper payment risk for agency programs, and publishing and meeting targets for improper payment rates. Based on the reports, about half of the major agencies complied with all the requirements in fiscal year 2018.

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