Prompt Payment Act: Analysis of Expenditures Made from the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund

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Abstract : This audit report discusses the management and payment of interest penalties incurred resulting from provisions of the Prompt Payment Act by U.S. government organizations responsible for the management of the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund. Objective. The objective of this audit was to determine whether expenditures by U.S. government organizations responsible for the management of the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund were made in compliance with the Prompt Payment Act and other applicable policies and regulations. Results. During fiscal year 2005, approximately $1.4 million in interest penalty payments were made by the Army against Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund disbursements of about $5.275 billion made by Department of Defense organizations because of late payments of contractor invoices. This amount of interest exceeded an Army management goal, which stipulated that there be no more than $85 in interest penalty payments for every million dollars disbursed; i

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