NU Online News Service, Jan. 5, 3:44 p.m. EST
A report from the Office of Inspector General in the Department of Homeland Security urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to collect $643 million in improper disaster assistance payments doled out after hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
"Given the volume and significance of these improper disaster assistance payments and the Administration's current effort to cut billions of dollars wasted each year in improper payments," the inspector general's office made its recommendation.
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