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Actions needed to reduce improper payment and fraud risks
Each year, the Office of Management and Budget identifies programs considered high priority for improper payments. In 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Care program and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Medicare Advantage program are…
How Social Security Death Data bolstered Treasury’s Do Not Pay system
Improper payments by the federal government are not a new phenomenon. Improper payments have been a longstanding, widespread, and significant problem, costing taxpayers an estimated $2.8 trillion in the last two decades. To reduce these improper payments, a pilot program…
GAO findings on sharing costs for Social Security’s Death Data
Only for the most persnickety among us, this report from the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) explains that the Social Security Administration pays the various States for their “death data” (about $26 million in 2025), which is then used by…
Nationwide 401(k) Dashboard Proposed by GAO
With 401(k) plans encompassing more than $7 trillion in retirement savings for over 92 million Americans, it would be an absolute understatement to say that management of an asset level of this magnitude is important. For individuals, especially those with…