Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conducted Improper Payment Testing over its Transaction Universe in accordance with OMB Circular A-123, Appendix C, OMB Memorandum M-21-19, Section VIII, and Standard Operating Procedures. Accordingly, in FY 2025, the EEOC conducted scheduled reviews and audits of Benefits and Payroll, Vendor Payments, and Travel Payments. Moreover, the agency administered a Payment Integrity Survey across Programs and determined that the Agency has a low overall rating for fraud and improper payment risk. The agency conducted an Improper Payment Risk Assessment of the Travel Program and the Vendor Payments Program, which includes Other Contractual Services, Rental Payments, and State and Local Programs, and determined that the assessed programs are not susceptible to significant improper payments or unknown payments.

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Recovery information

Why recovery audits are not cost effective in certain programs

The OMB guidance addresses implementing payment recapture audits, for programs and activities that expend $1 million or more annually, provided it is cost-effective to do so. In accordance with the OMB guidance, the EEOC reviewed its programs and activities and determined that none of the agency’s programs or activities was susceptible to making significant improper payments and that the implementation of a payment recapture audit would not be cost-effective.

Supplemental Information

The EEOC is cross-serviced by the Department of Interior, Interior Business Center (DOI/IBC) for accounting system support and accounts payable processing. As a result, the implementation of the DNP initiative is a joint responsibility between the EEOC and IBC. Prior to making a new contract award, the EEOC utilizes the System for Award Management (SAM) to see if the vendor is excluded from receiving contracts. If SAM does not list any exclusions, the EEOC submits a new vendor request to IBC. The IBC Vendor Maintenance Team verifies EEOC’s entire new employee and Non-Federal Vendor requests against the Department of Treasury’s DNP database and if the IBC Vendor Maintenance Team finds a positive match, they notify the EEOC. The EEOC reviews the match, determines if the payment is proper, and reports the result.

The Working System has reduced/prevented improper payments:

EEOC has not identitied incorrect information in the Working System.

EEOC was found compliant during the most recent PIIA compliance review.

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Compliant programs:

  • Communications, Utilities, and Misc. Charges
  • Employment Discrimination Private Bar Program (Private Attorney Referral)
  • Equipment
  • Pay and Benefits
  • Rental Payments to GSA
  • Supplies and Materials
  • Travel
  • Vendor Payments

Program name When was the last improper payment risk assessment conducted? Likely to be susceptible to significant improper payments? Substantial changes made to the assessment methodology used for the reporting cycle
Communications, Utilities, and Misc. Charges *
Employment Discrimination Private Bar Program (Private Attorney Referral) *
Equipment *
Pay and Benefits 2024 No No
Rental Payments to GSA 2025 No No
Supplies and Materials *
Travel 2025 No No
Vendor Payments 2025 No No

* Assessment year is not displayed because one or more of the following statements is true:

  1. Not required to conduct a risk assessment under the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019,
  2. Already assessed for improper payment risk under a different name in a prior reporting period, and/or
  3. New and planning to perform a risk assessment in the future.