Elon Musk claims that his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has uncovered "the biggest fraud in history" within the ...

Elon Musk and President Trump have said that DOGE's mission is to root out waste and abuse. The White House claims the agency ...

It’s chintzy rhetorical cover for an effort to slash legitimate spending and close or decimate useful federal agencies.

Overpayments can be both costly to the government and to the beneficiaries who face aggressive efforts to claw back the funds ...

Government accountability officer says fraud is committed by "all walks of life" including "insider threats," but must be ...

The acting Social Security Commissioner released a statement that the agency will uphold SSA's history of protecting benefits ...

Wed, February 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM UTC ...

All of this seems like an opportunity for DOGE—which is just a rebranded ... Even though the data Musk has shared is not proof of the "biggest fraud in history," that doesn't mean there isn ...

And the DOGE team is just getting started. But you know that the growing pile of fraud and corruption is going to keep on growing. There has not been a serious financial audit in a long time.

Medicare fraud, which has not yet emerged as a major focus in public disclosures, reportedly costs the feds additional billions. With access to IRS files, it’s possible DOGE will look into how ...

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