Read the post How Prevalent is Fraud in Federal Programs? We Take a Look—Focusing on Unemployment Insurance Oversight January 23, 2023 Fraud hurts the integrity of federal programs and erodes the public’s trust in government. Fraud...
Read the post Lessons Learned When a Pandemic Led to Rapidly Rising Unemployment Claims June 07, 2022 The pandemic brought with it a major onslaught of new unemployment applications across the country...
Read the post Preventing Fraud in CARES Act Programs November 16, 2021 Congress appropriated nearly $5 trillion through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security...
Read the post Rooting Out Fraud in Federal Small Business Research Awards August 12, 2021 In 2019, a software developer in Chicago submitted bank statements from a fake investor to obtain a...
Read the post The Watchdog is Afoot! May 22, 2020 Sherlock Holmes might be literature’s most famous detective, but he can still surprise you. For...
Read the post As Aid for COVID-19 Arrives, So Might Fraud. Here’s How You Can Report It. April 14, 2020 The federal government has taken extraordinary measures to help those affected by the COVID-19...
Read the post Disclosing Wrongdoing: How to Improve Protections for Federal Whistleblowers July 25, 2019 Whistleblowers help protect the government from waste, fraud, and abuse by reporting potential...
Read the post Federal Efforts to Combat Elder Abuse June 13, 2019 This Saturday is Elder Abuse Awareness Day. It’s estimated that as many as 1 in 10 adults age 60 and...
Read the post Are Tax Practitioners Protecting Your Personal Information? June 11, 2019 Doing your taxes can be complicated. So it’s no surprise that nearly 90% of taxpayers use either a...
Read the post What Can You Do After a Data Breach? April 04, 2019 Chances are you or someone you know is one of the hundreds of millions of people whose personal data...
Read the post Love is in the Air: A GAO Mixtape, Part 2 February 14, 2019 Today, we celebrate our love for you – and our work. Maybe you noticed this with our first Valentine...
Read the post What Happens When People Don’t Pay Their Taxes? April 16, 2018 It’s almost the last day to file your taxes this year—for most people, they are due April 17. Some...