Financial management : billions in improper payments continue to require attention : report to the Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate

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Page 62 - Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Education Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of Housing and Urban Development...
Page 61 - The rationale for drawback has always been to encourage American commerce or manufacturing, or both. It permits the American manufacturer to compete in foreign markets without the handicap of including in his costs, and consequently in his sales price, the duty paid on imported merchandise.
Page 5 - The Honorable Fred Thompson Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman...
Page 5 - Improper payments include errors, such as duplicate payments and calculation errors; payments for unsupported or inadequately supported claims; payments for services not rendered or to ineligible beneficiaries; and payments resulting from fraud and abuse.
Page 52 - Environmental Protection Agency Federal Emergency Management Agency General Services Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Science Foundation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Personnel Management...
Page 40 - Preparation and Submission of Strategic Plans, Annual Performance Plans, and Annual Program Performance Reports (July 1999).
Page 5 - The federal govemment of the United States - the largest and most complex organization in the world - expends approximately $2 trillion a year. As the steward of taxpayer dollars, it is accountable for how its agencies and grantees spend those funds, and is responsible for safeguarding against improper payments by the govemment — payments that should not have been made or that were made for incorrect or excessive amounts.
Page 50 - Web site at http://www.gao.gov. If you or your staff have any questions about this report, please contact me at (202) 512-5431 or dagostinod@gao.gov.
Page 56 - ... long-term housing needs. Therefore, the Congress should either (1) clarify whether section 402 of the Stafford Act authorizes FEMA to direct HUD to assist state and local governments in rehabilitating or reconstructing housing for disaster victims or (2) amend sections of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to provide for appropriations directly to HUD to fund housing assistance for disaster victims. Matters for Congressional Consideration...
Page 13 - Under current federal budget policies, as the baby boom generation leaves the workforce, spending pressures will grow rapidly due to increased costs of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.

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