USAID Complied in Fiscal Year 2022 With the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 Financial Audits

Audit Report
Report Number
0-000-23-006-C

Why We Did This Review

  • Public Law 116-117, the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) requires federal agencies to identify and review all programs and activities they administer that may be susceptible to significant improper payments and publish payment integrity information.  USAID publishes payment integrity information in its Annual Financial Report and on PaymentAccuracy.gov.

  • The PIIA also requires agency Inspector Generals to review payment integrity reporting for compliance and issue an annual report.  We contracted with the independent certified public accounting firm of GKA P.C. Certified Public Accountants and Consultants (GKA) to determine whether USAID’s improper payment reporting in fiscal year 2022 complied with the PIIA.

What We Found

  • GKA concluded that USAID complied with requirements of the PIIA for fiscal year 2022.

  • During the course of the review, however, GKA noted that USAID’s risk assessment support was not consistent with data published on PaymentAccuracy.gov.

Why It Matters

  • Compliance with PIIA requirements serves to improve efforts to identify and reduce government-wide improper payments.

  • We are making two recommendations to address the weaknesses identified in the report. 

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Recommendations

Recommendation
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USAID's Chief Financial Officer: Provide training to staff on how to navigate the PIIA related questionnaires at OMB MAX.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
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Recommendation
2

USAID's Chief Financial Officer: OMB assistance to correct published risk assessment data at OMB MAX.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
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