Common use of Other Supporting Justifications Clause in Contracts

Other Supporting Justifications. The Improper Payments Information Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-300, the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010, Pub. L. 111-204, and the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112-248, require federal agencies to identify programs susceptible to significant improper payments and to report to agencies and to report to Congress of efforts to reduce such payments. The Office of Management and Budget issued implementing guidance to federal agencies in Appendix C to Circular A-123, Requirements for Effective Estimation and Remediation of Improper Payments, (amended October 20, 2014). SSA conducts a CBA for each year of the match program resulting in the conclusion that the agency has avoided or recovered substantial payments far above the cost of the matching program. The NDNH is the only nationally centralized directory of new hire, quarterly wage, and unemployment insurance information and, as such, provides an effective, efficient, and comprehensive method of collecting and comparing this information. SSA’s use of NDNH information supports program accuracy, program administration, and reduces overpayments. There is no other administrative activity that can accomplish the same purpose and provide the same security safeguards with the same degree of efficiency.

Other Supporting Justifications. The Improper Payments Information Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-300, the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010, Pub. L. 111-204, and the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112-248, require federal agencies to identify programs susceptible to significant improper payments and to report to agencies and to report to Congress of efforts to reduce such payments. The Office of Management and Budget OMB issued implementing guidance to federal agencies in Appendix C to Circular A-123, Requirements for Effective Estimation and Remediation of Improper PaymentsPayment Integrity Improvement (revised March 5, (amended October 20, 20142021)(M-21-19). SSA conducts a CBA for each year of the match program resulting in the conclusion that the agency has avoided or recovered substantial payments far above the cost of the matching program. The NDNH is the only nationally centralized directory of new hire, quarterly wage, and unemployment insurance information and, as such, provides an effective, efficient, and comprehensive method of collecting and comparing this information. SSA’s use of NDNH information for purposes authorized under the Act supports SSA’s program accuracy, program administration, and reduces overpayments. There is no other administrative activity that can accomplish the same purpose and provide the same security safeguards with the same degree of efficiency.