GAO: Improper Payments: Agency Actions Needed to Help Save Taxpayer Dollars
What GAO Found Executive branch agencies are required to report improper payment estimates for each risk-susceptible program. GAO identified seven agencies with programs reporting estimated improper payment rates of 10 percent or higher for 2, 3, or 4 consecutive fiscal years from 2021 through 2024. Consecutive Fiscal Years of Noncompliance Reported for Agencies’ Improper Payment Rates Since Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 Implementation To improve transparency, agencies that are noncompliant under the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) are required to report annually t [gao:improper payment]
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trust 0.90“What GAO Found Executive branch agencies are required to report improper payment estimates for each risk-susceptible program. GAO identified seven agencies with programs reporting estimated improper payment rates of 10 percent or higher for 2, 3, or 4 consecutive fiscal years from 2021 through 2024. Consecutive Fiscal Years of Noncompliance Reported for Age…”
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Voices on this issue
Independent voices from different starting points, on the record about this kind of action. The framework grades behavior, not party — these quotes come from people who would say the same thing under any administration.
From the right
“Conservatism is supposed to be about institutions. If you are tearing the institutions down, you are not doing conservatism.”
Adam Kinzinger
Former Republican congressman from Illinois; House Jan 6 Committee member.
Kinzinger has restated this principle across multiple post-2021 appearances. Public statements (consolidated)