Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding
Over the years, Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax ...
Christian Science Monitor2d
Trump and Musk cite fraud, but what does a government audit really look like?
Each year, the U.S. government may be losing $233 billion or more to fraud. One way to address the problem: better up-front ...
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 ...
Chinese medical devices are in health systems across U.S., and the government and hospitals are worried
Chinese-made medical devices are found in almost every corner of the medical ecosystem, from hospitals to clinics, and the ...
Politifact4h
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 ...
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 government areas vulnerable to fraud.
RealClearMarkets12d
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 ...
Houston Public Media10d
Government Accountability official says fraud does exist, but it's not widespread
Government accountability officer says fraud is committed by "all walks of life" including "insider threats," but must be ...
RealClearMarkets13d
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 these numbers are in the ballpark, two questions arise: How to detect ...
Poynter2d
DOGE touts billions in canceled government contracts. Where are its numbers coming from?
DOGE claims $55B in savings, but its ‘wall of receipts’ totals $8.6B — just 0.1% of last year’s federal budget ...
WAMC10d
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 their ongoing efforts to take over and dismantle federal agencies.
Hoosier AG Today14d
US Government Accountability Office Finds Wrongdoing by Vilsack USDA on SNAP Funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the following statement Wednesday regarding the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) review of former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack’s ...