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 2007-01-12 monographic deposited born digital 4 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-363R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-363R P0b002ee18038c0a4 f:d07363r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-363R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-363R GAO-07-363R Program abuses Overpayments Internal controls Hurricane Rita Fraud Hurricane Katrina Federal Emergency Management Agency Erroneous payments Disaster relief aid Accountability Correspondence A68068 On December 6, 2006, GAO testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on the results of our audit and investigation of hurricanes Katrina and Rita disaster relief efforts. This letter provides our response to Congress's supplemental question for the record. The testimony indicated that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) distributed $20 million under the Individuals and Household Program to individuals who claimed damages for both Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. Congress asked whether it was our conclusion that the entire $20 million was paid improperly or was the $20 million the amount that potentially was paid improperly. Congress also asked whether we investigated each payment comprising the total $20 million https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-363R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-363R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-363R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-363R.pdf GAO-07-363R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-363R Correspondence GAO-07-363R; Response to a post hearing question related to GAO's December 6, 2006 testimony on continued findings of fraud, waste, and abuse associated with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita relief efforts Facilities; Program abuses Overpayments Internal controls Hurricane Rita Fraud Hurricane Katrina Federal Emergency Management Agency Erroneous payments Disaster relief aid Accountability