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 2006-12-05 monographic deposited born digital 34 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-254T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-254T P0b002ee1803888d4 f:d07254t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-254T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-254T GAO-07-254T Accountability Audit reports Data integrity Erroneous payments Executive agencies Government information Internal controls Payments Program abuses Program evaluation Program management Questionable payments Reporting requirements Risk assessment Policies and procedures Program goals or objectives Testimony A63884 Fiscal year 2005 marked the second year that executive agencies were required to report improper payment information under the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA). The ultimate goal is to minimize such payments because, as a practical matter, they cannot be entirely eliminated. GAO's testimony is primarily based on its recently issued report, GAO-07-92, which included a review of improper payment information reported by 35 agencies in their fiscal year 2005 performance and accountability or annual reports. This statement focuses on the progress agencies have made in their improper payment reporting, the challenges that remain, and the total amount of improper payments recouped through recovery auditing. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-254T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-254T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-254T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-254T.pdf GAO-07-254T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-254T Testimony GAO-07-254T; Improper Payments: Incomplete Reporting under the Improper Payments Information Act Masks the Extent of the Problem; Accountability Audit reports Data integrity Erroneous payments Executive agencies Government information Internal controls Payments Program abuses Program evaluation Program management Questionable payments Reporting requirements Risk assessment Policies and procedures Program goals or objectives Volume 112 Page 936 112 Stat. 936 Volume 116 Page 2350 116 Stat. 2350 Public Law 107-300