The Department of Labor�s (DOL) Office of Workers� Compensation Programs (OWCP) and more than 70 employing Federal agencies share responsibilities for ensuring the efficiency, effectiveness, and integrity of the Federal Employees� Compensation Act (FECA) program. Rising government costs for FECA (more than $2.5 billion FY 2007) have prompted Federal agencies and their Offices of Inspector General (OIGs) to look for ways to reduce costs, return more people to work, and increase identification and prevention of fraud in the program. To view reports available to the public on Federal IG work related to FECA, see the following: Inventory of FECA-Related Reports 2000-PRESENT In 2006, the PCIE/ECIE adopted the Protocol for OIG Audits, Inspections, Evaluations, and Investigations of the Federal Employees� Compensation Act Program. The protocol, one of the outcomes of the 2006 FECA Symposium, is intended to provide a more coordinated approach to conducting FECA-related audit, inspection, evaluation, and investigative work and to promote collaboration across the OIG community. For more information on DOL-OIG�s FECA-related audit work, please contact the OIG at 202-693-5100.
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