IG Act Amendments of 1988
VA collected $16.7 million in disallowed costs from VA-contracted suppliers in 2004.
The Inspector General (IG) Act requires management to complete all final actions on recommendations within 1 year of the date of the IG's final report. Departmentwide, there are five reports that have been pending final action for over 1 year. Since 1997, there has been a reduction in the number of unimplemented reports pending final action. Delays were incurred in implementing recommendations as a result of the development and implementation of new regulations or directives, collection and/or write-off activities, and system changes. Per the IG Act reporting requirements, the following table is a summary of the Office of Inspector General reports with the management dollar value of Disallowed Costs and Funds to Be Put to Better Use.
| Disallowed Cost | Funds to Be Put to Better Use | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | Value | Reports | Value | |
| Source: Compliance with the IG Act Amendments of 1988 section reported by Office of Inspector General, Operational Support Division. | ||||
| Balance 9/30/03 | 5 | $0.1 | 11 | $176.3 |
| New Reports | 26 | $16.9 | 112 | $1,389.2 |
| Total | 31 | $17.0 | 123 | $1,565.5 |
| Completed | 26 | $16.7 | 104 | $822.2 |
| Balance 9/30/04 | 5 | $0.3 | 19 | $743.3 |
