GAO: $236 Billion in ‘Improper Payments’ Last Year - Epoch Times New York
The $236 billion calculation doesn’t include certain government programs that agencies determined were “susceptible to significant improper payments.”
As such, GAO said the $236 billion estimate “potentially does not represent the full extent of improper payments.”
Improper payments point to a “material deficiency or weakness in internal controls” at the agencies, GAO said.