Improper payments

• HHS, Justice turning up heat on fraudsters

  New rule published today details how the government will go from chasing criminals to using data and other tools to stop them as Medicare and Medicaid fraud is happening. The agencies report returning $4 billion back to the government in 2010, a 50 percent increase compared to 2009.

  Budget

  January 25, 2011
• New governmentwide financial systems on tap

  OMB controller Danny Werfel said the Treasury Department should be finished testing and analyzing systems in the next six months. The CFO Council highlights priorities for 2011, and among them is the further reduction of improper payments. Werfel said agencies will begin using the software tool first utilized by the Recovery Board to identify potential problems.

  Budget

  January 12, 2011
• OMB: $687M recovered in improper agency payments

  OMB said $687 million was recovered across all agencies this year in improper payments.

  Management

  November 16, 2010
• OMB redefines federal financial health

  The head of the Office of Management and Budget\'s Office of Federal Financial Management said the federal audit community has a powerful new tool to battle improper payments and fraud. Danny Werfel said for most citizens, battling improper payments may even trump the accounting community\'s holy grail of a clean audit opinion.

  Budget

  September 17, 2010
• Werfel focuses on financial IT deployment

  OMB controller understands why average citizens are simply not interested in the typical agency financial statement.

  All News

  August 18, 2010
• OMB’s Werfel sees major changes coming

  The federal government\'s top accountant says it\'s time for agencies to transform the way they report on their financial health. It all starts with citizens demanding to know how their tax dollars are being spent.

  Budget

  August 18, 2010
• DoD also cutting improper payments

  Agencies are accountable for how they\'re run - including improper payments. We learn about how Defense is tackling the issue from Mark Easton, the Deputy Chief Financial Officer at DoD

  Federal Drive

  August 10, 2010
• Human rights groups join Wikileaks criticism

  DoD also cutting improper payments, Army off-road GPS app tracks threats

  Federal Drive

  August 10, 2010
• Recovery Board’s success inspires others

  OMB is using the same data analysis tools to monitor stimulus spending at CMS to reduce their improper payments. Other agencies also are taking advantage of the lessons learned from the creation and operation of the board. Recovery.gov also will receive new features this fall to let citizens track individual projects on their own websites.

  Budget

  August 04, 2010
• Improper payments getting scrutiny at Federal agencies

  The Obama administration is attacking the $100 billion improper payments problem on yet another front.

  All News

  June 21, 2010
• Vice President outlines plan to cut improper payments

  WFED\'s Max Cacas reports.

  Budget

  June 18, 2010
• White House tells agencies to use data analysis to reduce improper payments

  President Obama has issued a memo detailing the steps agencies must take to do pre-and post-award audits on who gets federal funds. By the fall, agencies will have to check several databases to ensure the recipient is permitted to get money.

  Budget

  June 18, 2010
• OMB must sell Congress on budget cuts

  Former OMB officials say having solid data on why certain programs need to be ended or cut is key to making this initiative work. OMB directs agencies to suggest which low performing programs or those outside of the agency\'s mission to target for termination or reduction by Sept. 13.

  Budget

  June 09, 2010
• OMB to set new real property policy

  Controller Danny Werfel says agencies have been developing inventories and now it\'s time to get rid of unneeded real estate. OMB also preparing to kick off cloud computing certification program. And administration\'s performance management portal under development.

  Budget

  April 13, 2010