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 ...
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 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 ...
‘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 ...
Elon Musk can’t be the only one to jumpstart our government
Trump deployed Elon Musk to audit spending. There are calls to analyze our gold reserves in Ft. Knox since the last audit ...
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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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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 ...
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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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Federal Workers Face Unprecedented Ultimatum as Elon Musk Wields Trump’s Government Efficiency Agenda
Federal employees face an ultimatum: justify their work or face termination. Unions and agencies resist, and legal action is ...
So You Want Proof of Government Fraud
The press says Elon Musk has no evidence. Well, here’s some.