Selective Service System
During FY25, the Selective Service System (SSS) utilized Sam.gov and the IPP payment system as well as a partnership with DOI’s Interior Business Center to ensure payment integrity. Additionally, the SSS performs internal audits as well as external financial audits annually. The SSS performed their FY24 PIIA audit with external auditors that concluded during fiscal year 2025.
Show full executive summaryRecovery information
Please note: Overpayment amounts recovered are reported in the year they were recovered, not the year they were identified. Therefore it is possible in some years to have a recovery rate greater than 100%.
| Overpayment amount identified through recovery activities | $0.01 M |
| Overpayment amount recovered through recovery activities | $0.01 M |
| Recovery activities recovery rate | 50.0 % |
Why recovery audits are not cost effective in certain programs
The SSS’s total budget is 31M and only payroll is over the 10M threshold. The SSS has determined that it is not cost-effective to conduct recovery audits in any one program and relies on the financial audit, our system controls between the SSS and IBC, and routine PIIA audits.
Supplemental Information
The Internal Business Center (IBC) utilizes the Do Not Pay Working System to ensure we are complying routinely scrubbing our data against the database. The IBC provides this data to the Treasury weekly which Treasury matches to various files including the Death Master File (DMF) from the SSA.
The Working System has reduced/prevented improper payments:
The Working System strives to maintain accurate data. However, the past year, SSS has identified incorrect information in the Working System Annually.
SSS was found non-compliant during the most recent PIIA compliance review.
Non-compliant programs:
- Payroll
Actions recommended and planned to achieve compliance
The SSS does not have an OIG, but for FY 2024, an independent auditor conducted PIIA audit. SSS was compliant with PIIA requirements applicable and reported information on paymentaccuracy.gov; however, SSS did not conduct an improper payment risk assessment in a timely manner for each program with annual outlays greater than $10M at least once in the last three years. SSS evaluated the risk assessment after submitting FY24 PIIA survey.
Official(s) accountable for the progress of the agency coming into compliance
Alexander Rud, Chief Financial Officer
Accountability mechanism tied to the success of the official designated in leading the efforts to come Into compliance
The performance agreements for the responsible official(s) did not include specific incentives or consequences tied directly to achieving Payment Integrity Information Act (PIIA) compliance. Instead, accountability was addressed through standard performance expectations requiring officials to fulfill statutory and regulatory responsibilities, including addressing weaknesses identified in payment integrity processes. Although no incentive mechanisms drove the corrective actions, the official(s) were expected to take timely and effective action to resolve the issue as part of their routine management duties. The agency achieved compliance through internal oversight, collaboration, and a commitment to meeting federal requirements rather than through performance-based incentives.
| 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 | 2025 |
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The SSS is utilizing the payment tools needed to ensure a robust process with no material risk. We are committed and audited for compliance to ensure we are vigilant in the proper administration of our funding.