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 2007-05-30 monographic deposited born digital 14 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-834R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-834R P0b002ee18039c13f f:d07834r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-834R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-834R GAO-07-834R Accountability Accounting procedures Allocation (Government accounting) Audit reports Erroneous payments Financial management Internal controls Overpayments Questionable payments Reporting requirements Correspondence A70033 On March 29, 2007, we testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee at a hearing entitled, "Eliminating and Recovering Improper Payments." At the hearing, we discussed federal agencies' progress in addressing key requirements of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA) and Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002, commonly known as the Recovery Auditing Act. Our review and testimony focused on (1) trends in agencies' reporting under IPIA from fiscal years 2004 through 2006, (2) challenges in reporting improper payment information and improving internal control, and (3) agencies' reporting of recovery auditing efforts. This letter responds to Congress's April 18, 2007, request to provide answers to follow-up questions relating to our March 29, 2007, testimony. The responses are based on work associated with previously issued GAO products and data reported in agencies' performance and accountability reports (PAR). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-834R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-834R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-834R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-834R.pdf GAO-07-834R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-834R Correspondence GAO-07-834R; Improper Payments: Responses to Posthearing Questions Related to Agencies' Progress in Addressing Improper Payment and Recovery Auditing Requirements; Accountability Accounting procedures Allocation (Government accounting) Audit reports Erroneous payments Financial management Internal controls Overpayments Questionable payments Reporting requirements Volume 110 Page 1321 110 Stat. 1321 Volume 115 Page 1012 115 Stat. 1012 Volume 116 Page 2350 116 Stat. 2350 Volume 117 Page 2066 117 Stat. 2066 Public Law 107-107 Public Law 108-173