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https://www.pandemicoversight.gov/news/congressional-testimonies/prac-executive-director-testimony-preventing-fraud-and-improper-payments
PRAC Executive Director testimony on preventing fraud and improper payments | Pandemic Oversight
PRAC Executive Director Ken Dieffenbach testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Government Operations...
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/3824368/improper-payments-bloating-federal-government-budget/
Improper payments are cheating the taxpayer
Despite the large cost of improper payments, there have been no consequences for government agencies that squander taxpayers’ dollars.
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https://datafoundation.org/news/reports/544/544-Unifying-Federal-Use-of-Vital-Records-Data-A-Coordinated-Approach-to-Mitigate-Improper-Payments
Unifying Federal Use of Vital Records Data: A Coordinated Approach to Mitigate Improper Payments |...
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https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/testimony/examining-how-improper-payments-cost-taxpayers-billions-and-weaken-medicare-and-medicaid/
Examining How Improper Payments Cost Taxpayers Billions and Weaken Medicare and Medicaid | Office...
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https://datafoundation.org/news/press-releases/563/563-New-report-outlines-strategy-to-leverage-vital-records-data-to-detect-and-prevent-improper-payments
New report outlines strategy to leverage vital records data to detect and prevent improper payments...
The Data Foundation proposes a federal Office for Vital Records Coordination and Innovation (OVRCI) to help mitigate billions of dollars in improper payments...
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https://datafoundation.org/news/press-releases/625/625-Data-Foundation-Launches-Fiscal-Intelligence-Initiative-to-Support-Reductions-in-Improper-Payments
Data Foundation Launches Fiscal Intelligence Initiative to Support Reductions in Improper Payments...
Rapid initiative will develop actionable policy proposal to address annual improper payment changes in government using data and technology
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https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/04/agencies-doled-out-186b-improper-payments-last-year-gao-says/413142/?oref=ge-featured-river-secondary
Agencies doled out $186B in improper payments last year, GAO says - Government Executive
Apr 27, 2026 - That fiscal year 2025 improper payment number is up by $24 billion from the previous fiscal year, even as the Trump administration says that it’s tampin...
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https://datafoundation.org/news/reports/834/834-Program-Integrity-Through-Data-Infrastructure-Options-for-Reducing-Improper-Payments
Program Integrity Through Data Infrastructure: Options for Reducing Improper Payments | ANALYSIS |...
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https://www.washingtontimes.com:443/news/2026/apr/28/federal-government-made-least-186-billion-improper-payments-single/
The federal government made at least $186 billion in improper payments in a single year
Apr 28, 2026 - Federal agencies made an estimated $186 billion in improper payments in the 2025 fiscal year, according to a new government report.
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https://datafoundation.org/news/press-releases-and-statements/833/833-New-Report-Offers-Policymakers-Data-Driven-Options-to-Prevent-Improper-Payments-in-Federal-Programs
New Report Offers Policymakers Data-Driven Options to Prevent Improper Payments in Federal Programs...
As the national focus on government efficiency intensifies, the Data Foundation’s practical, non-partisan proposals use timely, accurate, and interoperable...
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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/more-fraud-colorado-made-least-77-8-million/
MORE FRAUD: Colorado Made at Least $77.8 MILLION in Improper Autism Therapy Payments | The Gateway...
Auditors estimate that as much as $112.5 million in additional payments may also be improper and require further review. If even a portion of that amount is...
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https://republicbroadcasting.org/news/improper-us-government-payments-rose-to-186-billion-in-2025-watchdog/
Republic Broadcasting Network » Improper US Government Payments Rose To $186 Billion In 2025:...
source: zerohedge BY TYLER DURDEN TUESDAY, APR 28, 2026 – 04:00 PM Authored by Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Federal government agencies...
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https://oig.hhs.gov/reports/all/2025/wisconsin-made-at-least-185-million-in-improper-fee-for-service-medicaid-payments-for-applied-behavior-analysis-provided-to-children-diagnosed-with-autism/
Wisconsin Made at Least $18.5 Million in Improper Fee-For-Service Medicaid Payments for Applied...
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