Recovery Auditing: Reducing Overpayments, Achieving Accountability, and the Government Waste Corrections Act of 1999

T-NSIAD-99-213 Published: Jun 29, 1999. Publicly Released: Jun 29, 1999.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed House Resolution 1827, the Government Waste Corrections Act of 1999, and its relationship to long-standing issues of government accountability for use of public monies and overpayments and the role of recovery auditing in identifying and recovering overpayments.

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Budget and Spending

AccountabilityAuditsContractor paymentsFinancial managementInternal controlsOverpaymentsPrivate sector practicesProposed legislationBest practicesImproper payments