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GAO-06-1067R 1 (2006-09-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptasvk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Sai Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 September 6, 2006 The Honorable Tom Coburn Chairman, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs United States Senate Subject: Improper Payments: Posthearing Questions Related to Agencies Meeting the Requirements of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 Dear Mr. Chairman: On March 9, 2006, we testified' before your subcommittee at a hearing entitled, Reporting Improper Payments: A Report Card on Agencies' Progress. At the hearing, we discussed our findings on federal agencies' challenges in meeting the requirements of the Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA) of 2002 based on our review of agencies' fiscal year 2005 performance and accountability reports (PAR) and annual reports. Our review focused on the extent to which agencies have performed the required assessments to identify programs and activities that were susceptible to significant improper payments, the annual amount estimated by the reporting agencies, and the amount of improper payments recouped through recovery audits. This letter responds to your June 15, 2006, request that we provide answers to follow- up questions relating to our March 9, 2006, testimony. Your questions, along with our responses, follow. 1. The Department of Homeland Security reported that it had assessed all programs and activities and found none to be susceptible to making significant improper payments. Their independent auditor reported that the Department did not institute a systematic method of reviewing all programs and 'GAO, Financial Management: Challenges Remain in Meeting Requirements of the Improper Payments Information Act, GAO-06-482T (Washington, D.C.: Mar. 9, 2006). GAO-06-1067R Posthearing Questions

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