OMB on hunt for programs with payment problems

Office of Management and Budget officials are hunting for departments' programs that waste the most money by making erroneous payments. President Barack Obama instructed OMB to go after those programs in Executive Order 13519 released Nov. 23. The government "must make every effort to confirm that the right recipient is receiving the right payment for the right reasons at the right time," Obama wrote in the order. The order aims to intensify attention on reducing those improper payments by making it a priority for officials in charge of major federal programs.

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