United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-07-12 monographic deposited born digital 11 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-605T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-605T P0b002ee18039e2d4 f:d05605t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-605T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-605T GAO-05-605T Accountability Erroneous payments Federal agencies Federal aid programs Federal law Federal legislation Financial management Internal controls Performance measures Reporting requirements Risk management Testimony A29537 Improper payments are a longstanding, widespread, and significant problem in the federal government. The Congress enacted the Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA) of 2002 to address this issue. Fiscal year 2004 marked the first year that federal agencies governmentwide were required to report improper payment information under IPIA. One result of the IPIA has been increased visibility over improper payments by requiring federal agencies to identify programs and activities susceptible to improper payments, estimate the amount of their improper payments, and report on the amount of and their actions to reduce their improper payments in their annual Performance and Accountability Reports (PAR). Because of continued interest in addressing the governmentwide improper payments issue, we continue to report on the progress being made by agencies in complying with certain requirements of the IPIA. This testimony summarizes the results of our most recent report on agencies' progress in meeting the requirements of the IPIA. Ultimately, the success of this legislation hinges on each agency's diligence and commitment to identifying, estimating, and determining the causes of, then taking corrective actions, and measuring progress in reducing improper payments. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-605T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-605T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-605T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-605T.pdf GAO-05-605T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-605T Testimony GAO-05-605T; Financial Management: Challenges in Meeting Requirements of the Improper Payments Information Act; Accountability Erroneous payments Federal agencies Federal aid programs Federal law Federal legislation Financial management Internal controls Performance measures Reporting requirements Risk management Volume 116 Page 2350 116 Stat. 2350 Public Law 107-300