Federal Trade Commission
The Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 requires agencies to identify programs that may be susceptible to significant improper payments and report the results of their improper payment activities. In FY 2024 FTC performed an improper payment risk assessment and determined that none of its payment programs are high risk or considered susceptible programs of significant amounts of improper payments.
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Why recovery audits are not cost effective in certain programs
In FY 2024 FTC performed an improper payment risk assessment and concluded that recovery audits were not cost-effective for its payment programs. The FTC analyzes programs to determine if payments are susceptible to improper payments. The FTC's share service provider compares FTC payee records with payee records in Do Not Pay databases to prevent improper payments. In FY25, there were no significant changes in our programs.
Supplemental Information
FTC's shared service provider validates vendor data weekly against Do Not Pay to
identify and deactivate prohibited vendors. The FTC reviews potential debarred
vendors on an on-going basis during its pre-award contract process.
The Working System has reduced/prevented improper payments:
FTC has not identitied incorrect information in the Working System.
FTC was found compliant during the most recent PIIA compliance review.
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Compliant programs:
- Payroll
- Vendor Contract
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll | 2024 |
 No
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| Vendor Contract | 2024 |
No
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The FTC conducted several internal control reviews on programs as part of its multi year ERM program, no issues or findings were found.