Action Needed To Reduce, Account for, and Collect Overpayments to Federal Retirees
AFMD-83-19
Published: Jun 28, 1983. Publicly Released: Jun 28, 1983.
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Highlights
GAO undertook a review to determine whether the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has adequate internal controls to prevent, account for, and collect overpayments made from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Office of Personnel Management | The Director, OPM, should develop a debt collection system that enables it to identify all delinquent accounts. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Office of Personnel Management | The Director, OPM, should develop a debt collection system that enables it to charge interest on delinquent accounts. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Office of Personnel Management | The Director, OPM, should develop a debt collection system that enables it to conduct overpayment hearings when requested. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Office of Personnel Management | The Director, OPM, should develop a collection system that enables it to follow up with the Department of the Treasury on outstanding SF-1184's. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Office of Personnel Management | The Director, OPM, should develop a debt collection system that enables it to process requests for investigation and writeoffs of uncollectible accounts. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Office of Personnel Management | The Director, OPM, should consider using the death data maintained by other federal agencies to identify deceased beneficiaries and whether it would be cost-beneficial to require beneficiaries periodically to furnish proof of their existence. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Office of Personnel Management | The Director, OPM, should identify ineligible disability beneficiaries by regularly matching data with the Department of Labor and flagging names of those individuals with schedule awards. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Office of Personnel Management | The Director, OPM, should identify federal agencies that submit erroneous certifications of retirement deductions and inform officials at those agencies of the deficiencies so that they may take corrective action. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Office of Personnel Management | The Director, OPM, should develop data that classify all overpayments by type of occurrence and use them to identify areas needing improvement. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Office of Personnel Management | The Director, OPM, should develop a debt collection system that enables it to bill debtors promptly. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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Debt collectionDisability benefitsDual compensationRetireesEmployee survivors benefitsFederal agency accounting systemsFederal employee retirement programsGovernment retirement benefitsOverpaymentsRisk management