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The Department of Defense (DOD) reported $1.1 billion in improper payments for FY 2011, which marked the 8th year of implementation of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA), as well as the first year of implementation of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 (IPERA). IPIA required executive branch agencies to annually identify programs and activities susceptible to significant improper payments, estimate the amount of improper payments for such programs and activities, and report these estimates along with actions taken to reduce them. IPERA amended IPIA and expanded requirements for recovering overpayments across a broad range of federal programs. This report reviewed the progress DOD has made to identify, estimate, and reduce improper payments. The objective was to review the extent to which DOD has implemented key provisions of IPIA, IPERA, and OMB guidance. This is a print on demand report.