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July2023GAO-23-105876

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IMPROPERPAYMENTS101

IMPROPERPAYMENTS101

BYTHENUMBERS

$2.4trillion

Estimatedimproper

paymentssince2003forcertainfederalprogramsandactivities

WhyGAODidThisStudy

Naturaldisastersareprojectedto

increaseinfrequencyandintensity.Theseevents,aswellaspandemics,cyberattacks,andterrorism,have

highlightedchallengesfederal

agenciesfaceinrespondingto

emergencies.Inemergencies,the

riskofimproperpaymentsmaybehigherbecausetheneedtoprovideassistancequicklycanhinderthe

implementationofeffectivecontrols.

AFrameworkforManagingImproperPaymentsinEmergencyAssistancePrograms

July2023,HighlightsofGAO-23-105876,areporttocongressionalcommittees

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Whatareimproperpayments?

Improperpaymentsareanypaymentsthat

shouldnothavebeenmadeorthatweremade

inanincorrectamount—suchasoverpayments

andunderpayments.

Aretheythesameasfraud?

Whileallpaymentsresultingfromfraudulent

activityareconsideredimproper,notallimproper

paymentsaretheresultoffraud.Forexample,

theycanresultfromlackofagencyoversight,

mismanagement,errors,andabuse.

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