Waste, Fraud and Abuse
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Hamas seizes first major aid shipment through new Gaza border crossing, State Department says
"If there is one thing that Hamas could do to jeopardize the shipment of aid, it would be diverting it for their own use," the State Department spokesperson said.
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Hefty tab: Feds report about $2.7 trillion in improper payments over two decades
Improper payments are when the agency in question overpaid or sent funds to the wrong person.
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Lawmakers blast federal payments to deceased Americans
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Program dispatched more than $100 million to deceased Americans.
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Ukraine says it uncovered $40 million scheme to embezzle money meant for weapons
The supplier "did not send a single artillery shell to our country, and took the received funds into the shadows," Ukraine said.
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Gazans say they are paying for donated food as videos show armed men commandeering aid trucks
About 59 aid trucks on average have entered Gaza every day since Oct. 7, but this is significantly lower than normal, when officials say several hundred trucks would enter Gaza each day with food and goods. Hamas appears to intent on punishing Gazans by hijacking some of the trucks, and selling food which was supposed to be humanitarian aid.
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Obscure federal commissions and boards funded by taxpayers, contribute to budget bloat and patronage
As Republicans fail to cut spending, more than 430 agencies and commissions continue to receive funds. Who are they and what are they doing with your money, anyway?
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Giant Grift: Biden administration has only recovered a few of the $280 billion in stolen COVID aid
Congress fears most of the money stolen by Russia, China and Nigeria isn’t being investigated.
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United States is 'single largest donor' to UN Afghan aid since Taliban takeover, watchdog says
The U.S. government appropriated more than $2.35 billion during fiscal years 2022 and 2023 for Afghanistan reconstruction.
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Social Security loses billions yearly by failing to implement years-old fix, lawmakers say
SSA received authorization to use data exchanges from the bipartisan bill over seven years ago.
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USDA says it overpaid 10% of food stamp benefits in 2022 as program doubled from 2019
Government Accountability Office estimates improper payments governmentwide were $247 billion in fiscal 2022.
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Fraudsters likely stole $200 billion from pandemic funding meant for small businesses
Despite these arrests, only $30 billion of the lost funds has been recovered.
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Gen. Milley says oversight of US and NATO weapons in Ukraine 'not as rigorous as you might think'
"I think the biggest way to measure the accountability is effectiveness on the Russian forces," Milley said.
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GAO raps Pentagon for chronic failure to track assets loaned to contractors
"This long-standing issue affects the accounting and reporting of [government furnished property] and is one of the reasons DOD is unable to produce auditable financial statements," according to new watchdog report.