Federal watchdog releases first DOGE-era report detailing areas of government prone to fraud, waste and abuse
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) comptroller general will testify before the House Oversight Committee on ...
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No US government audits for the last 100 years? Here’s why ‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary is wrong
O’Leary is wrong. The federal government has conducted audits for decades, per federal law, and it has publicly shared the results. The Clinton-Gore administration also undertook a massive ...
The government's chief watchdog goes to Capitol Hill for first time in DOGE era
Elon Musk and allies have portrayed DOGE as if no one has been hunting for waste or inefficiency, but the GAO is the ...
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DOGE touts billions in canceled government contracts. Where are the numbers coming from?
The DOGE website’s estimated savings includes workforce reductions and other changes that aren’t detailed. The webpage listed about 1,100 contracts the department says it has terminated, as of Feb. 20 ...
‘Good luck with that.’ Trump administration terminates privacy officials at agency overseeing government hiring and firing
The Trump administration has quietly fired multiple members of the “privacy team” and other officials from the office that ...
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Government Accountability official says fraud does exist, but it's not widespread
and the White House has pointed to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report as evidence and justification for ...
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The Government Accountability Office Fraud Report, and DOGE
The GAO reported in April of 2024 that the federal government loses an estimated $233 to $521 billion annually to fraud. If ...
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Trump, Musk claim government 'fraud' without proof. How common is federal fraud, abuse?
When PolitiFact asked about these claims, the White House press office pointed to an April 2024 Government Accountability ...
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Despite forcing more federal employees to work in-person, the Trump administration is trying to slash government office space
The Government Accountability Office in 2003 added real property management to its high-risk list. In 2023, the oversight agency said the federal government has “long struggled with excess and ...
Republican state senator proposes DOGE office in New Mexico
"Where are our tax dollars being stolen? Where are they being wasted? Where are they being abused? Where else is there fraud?" state Sen. Jay Block said.