AGA PDT 2026

W128: Modernizing Payment Integrity — How Federal Agencies Are Reducing Improper Payments Through Automation and Data Analytics

22 Jul 26
4:05 PM - 4:55 PM

Tracks: FOS: MGMT (Management Services)

Speaker(s): Matthew Luce, Director, Recovery Reporting and Analytics, DHS/FEMA

Moderator(s): Israel Mendoza, Vice President, Payments Sales Manager, J.P. Morgan;

Since 2003, improper payments have reached approximately $2.8 trillion, with fiscal year 2024 contributing almost $162 billion alone. Join this session to see how the U.S. Treasury’s tackling this problem, from its Do Not Pay system to its embrace of analytics to prevent, detect and recover, and explore case studies on automated vendor validation and moving from checks to electronic payments. Panelists will note pitfalls — data silos, manual reconciliation, resistance to automation — and end with an assessment and checklist aligned with current mandates.