# DHS - OIG-22-69 - 1
> **Closed** recommendation · 2022-09-22
**Report:** FEMA Did Not Implement  Controls to Prevent More  than $3.7 Billion in  Improper Payments from  the Lost Wages Assistance  Program ([detail](https://api.ai-analytics.org/ig-report/33336))
**OIG report number:** OIG-22-69
**Recommendation number:** 1
## Text
We recommend the FEMA Administrator develop and implement a standard risk assessment process before initiating new Federal grant programs. This risk assessment should focus on identifying and evaluating program risks that may affect FEMA’s ability to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in its programs and mitigating those external risks to the extent practical.
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*Source: oversight.gov · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*