Federal Times: Improper federal payments totaled an estimated $106 billion in fiscal 2013, down slightly from the 2012 figure of $108 billion, an Office of Management and Budget spokesman said Tuesday. The estimated improper payment rate dropped from 3.74 percent in 2012 to 3.53 percent last year, according to another OMB official.
The downtick came across an array of government programs, including Medicaid, unemployment insurance and Pell Grants, Deputy OMB Director for Management Beth Cobert wrote in an official blog post earlier this month. Agencies also recovered more than $22 billion in overpayments through recovery audits and other methods, she said.
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