Improper payments cost the government upwards of $150 billion a year. There’s a law for that. It’s called the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act (IPERA). The Department of Veterans Affairs’ office of inspector general checked into how closely the agency met its IPERA obligations last year. VA Inspector General Michael Missal joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share his findings. Listen to the podcast here.
Source: VA IG looks into last year’s status of improper payments – July 12, 2019. Federal News Network.
