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Audit of the Peace Corps' Compliance with the Improper Payment Elimination and Recovery Act

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
IG-20-02-A
Report Type
Audit
Component
Agency-wide
Description
The objectives of this audit were to assess whether the Peace Corps complied with the IPERA reporting requirements and provided adequate disclosure within the annual AFR and accompanying materials. In addition, we also evaluated the accuracy and completeness of the agency’s reporting.
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)

Recommendations

Disclaimer: Open/Closed recommendations are updated semiannually.

We recommend that the Director develop a risk profile in alignment with the agency’s comprehensive enterprise risk management policy.

We recommend that the Director develop a comprehensive risk assessment document that follows OMB M-18-20 and addresses the risk factors over all payment methods as outlined in this guidance document.

We recommend that the Director develop a comprehensive tracking system to record all improper payments, dollar values of the errors, and corrective actions taken for each of the six disbursement groups.

We recommend that the Chief Financial Officer develop and implement formal procedures and training for staff to ensure they understand how to detect and track improper payments.

We recommend that the Chief Financial Officer obtain, validate, and retain support on improper payment amounts reported in the Annual Financial Report.