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JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - GAO report finds that up to $304B annually lost to tax fraud, with no IRS antifraud strategy Sat Sep 26 03:33:12 2026

The lost revenue could fund critical government operations and services, such as national security operations and health care for veterans, GAO said.

THEFEDERALIST (Breccan F. Thies) - Exclusive: Four Women’s Colleges Are Fleecing Federal Programs By Admitting ‘Trans’ Men Mon Sep 14 14:12:57 2026

Many women's schools started allowing 'transgender' men admission after 2014, encouraged by the Obama administration.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Andrew Dorn) - Social Security expands disability fast-track list, adds 14 conditions Tue Aug 11 21:37:59 2026

Here are the 14 conditions the Social Security Administration just added to a list for fast-tracking disability claims.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - GAO says fraud risk high in $1.1T of state-run federal programs Mon Jul 27 03:26:02 2026

Programs in question include Medicaid, food stamps and disaster relief.

JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - US government loses up to $521B annually to fraud as key GAO recommendations still not implemented Sat Jul 25 03:07:23 2026

The watchdog says there are currently 22 open recommendations, which are focused on enhancing fraud prevention practices across the programs it has reviewed.

STONEZONE (Roger Stone) - Senate Republicans Launch Anti-Fraud Task Force Wed Jul 1 16:55:07 2026

Senate Republicans are opening a new front in President Trump’s war on waste, fraud, and abuse, launching an Anti-Fraud Task Force aimed at stopping criminals from looting federal programs at taxpayer expense. The effort is being led by Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri, who says fraud has become “organized theft on a national scale.” He […] The post Senate Republicans Launch Anti-Fraud Task Force appeared first on StoneZone .

Senate Republicans are opening a new front in President Trump’s war on waste, fraud, and abuse, launching an Anti-Fraud Task Force aimed at stopping criminals from looting federal programs at taxpayer expense. The effort is being led by Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri, who says fraud has become “organized theft on a national scale.” He is joined by Republican Sens. Roger Marshall, Tommy Tuberville, Katie Britt, Ashley Moody, Tim Sheehy, Pete Ricketts, Marsha Blackburn, and Ron Johnson. Their mission is to find the weak points in federal programs, expose the fraud rings exploiting them, and force Congress to take responsibility for the money it authorizes. Sen. Johnson warned that federal fraud may range anywhere from $250 billion to $1…Open

JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Watchdog GAO estimates fraud costs taxpayers between $233 billion and $521 billion annually Mon Apr 20 03:23:27 2026

The GAO warns that "all federal programs and operations are at risk of fraud." Local news outlets report that Minnesota alone could be responsible for fraud in Minnesota social services and Medicaid programs exceeding $9 billion.

JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Education Department moves two programs to other agencies as admin aims to close it Mon Feb 23 23:19:01 2026

The State Department will oversee Section 117 on foreign gift reporting requirements for universities, while HHS will oversee some family engagement and school support programs.