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GAO-02-131R 1 (2001-11-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptanua0001 and id is 1 raw text is: i SGAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 November 2, 2001 The Honorable Fred Thompson Ranking Minority Member Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Subject: Financial Management: Improper Payments Reported in Fiscal Year 2000 Financial Statements Dear Senator Thompson: As agreed with your office, this letter is in partial response to your request for an update on our report entitled Financial Management: Billions in Improper Payments Continue to Require Attention (GAO-01-44, October 27, 2000). Specifically, it provides information on the amount of improper payments1 that federal agencies reported in their fiscal year 2000 financial statements and identifies some current improper payment-related actions that the Administration has taken. We identified the amount of improper payments reported by obtaining and reviewing the financial statements of the 24 federal agencies and their related components that the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990, as expanded by the Government Management Reform Act of 1994, and OMB Bulletin No. 0 1-02, Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements, require to issue financial statements. Enclosure I lists these agencies and components. We did not independently verify the accuracy of the improper payment information contained in the statements. In addition, we obtained and reviewed documentation on recent Administration initiatives and guidance to agencies on erroneous payment reporting and related issues. At your request, we are currently (1) determining the extent to which OMB has implemented our prior recommendations dealing with providing governmentwide guidance on identifying and reporting improper payments, (2) assessing the extent to which agencies' fiscal year 2002 performance plans address improper payments, and (3) identifying other actions that might encourage agencies to better report the extent of their improper payments. We will report to you separately on these issues. 1Improper payments include inadvertent errors, such as duplicate payments and miscalculations; payments for unsupported or inadequately supported claims; payments for services not rendered; payments to ineligible beneficiaries; and payments resulting from outright fraud and abuse by program participants and/or federal employees. GAO-02-13 iR Improper Payments

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