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Watchdog says as much as 74% of federal grant spending in 2024 was untraceable to local levels
The report released Tuesday revealed that many federal assistance programs didn't accurately track their spending, explain specific uses of funds or report location data in 2024.
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GAO warns VA still faces major hurdles as agency looks to use AI in disability claims process
The VA administered more than $195 billion in disability compensation to more than 6.9 million veterans and their families during fiscal year 2025, making it one of the federal government’s largest benefit programs
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Social Security mistakenly reported more than 12,000 Americans as dead in 2025, and fumbled fixes
In at least one percent of the errant cases, the agency didn’t even restore Social Security benefits to the still-living living citizens.
