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Program Integrity: Actions Needed to Reduce Improper Payment and Fraud Risks in VA Community Care and Medicare Advantage
GAO-26-107946
Jul 21, 2026
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3 Open Recommendations
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Department of Veterans Affairs The Department of Veterans Affairs' Under Secretary for Health should conduct a comprehensive fraud risk assessment of the Community Care program that aligns with leading practices in the Fraud Risk Framework. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services The Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should establish and document a detailed plan for expediting RADV audits, including cost estimates, planned completion dates, and metrics for monitoring implementation progress and effectiveness in reducing improper payments. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services The Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should conduct a comprehensive fraud risk assessment of the Medicare Advantage program that aligns with leading practices in the Fraud Risk Framework. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Special Operations Forces: Actions Needed to Improve Monitoring of Acquisitions
GAO-26-108036
Jun 12, 2026
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3 Open Recommendations
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should, as it fully institutionalizes the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict (ASD(SO/LIC)) in policy and guidance, ensure that ASD(SO/LIC) and the Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command collaborate to document clear protocols that enable ASD(SO/LIC) to perform its acquisition-related responsibilities. Such protocols should address ASD(SO/LIC)'s participation in meetings and access to information related to acquisition programs. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command updates the Command's acquisition policy documents to specify the frequency and circumstances under which program officials should routinely update the total program cost estimates in the acquisition portal or equivalent systems. Such circumstances could include, for example, any time that cost estimates for an acquisition program have changed. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command updates the Command's acquisition policy documents to reflect leading practices for iterative product development and encourage programs to more consistently adopt them to enhance speed and innovation. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Improper Payments: Agency Actions Needed to Help Save Taxpayer Dollars
GAO-26-108044
Jun 04, 2026
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6 Open Recommendations
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Office of Management and Budget The Director of the Office of Management and Budget should clarify that agencies found noncompliant with PIIA criteria should report required annual information to GAO and the appropriate authorizing and appropriations congressional committees. Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3353(b)(5), this information should include (1) a list of programs that have been noncompliant for 1, 2, 3, 4, or more years and (2) actions planned to bring the programs or activities into compliance. (Recommendation 1)
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At the time of our report, OMB did not comment on the draft report. We will follow-up with OMB on actions to address this recommendation.
Department of Labor The Secretary of Labor should design and implement a process, documented in policies and procedures, to help ensure the tracking, monitoring, and timely submission of required PIIA-noncompliant program information to appropriate authorizing and appropriations congressional committees, OMB, and GAO. (Recommendation 2)
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In its comments on our draft report, DOL agreed with this recommendation and cited actions it will take to address it. We will follow-up with DOL on actions to address this recommendation.
Department of Education The Secretary of Education should design and implement a process, documented in policies and procedures, to help ensure the tracking, monitoring, and timely submission of required PIIA-noncompliant program information to appropriate authorizing and appropriations congressional committees, OMB, and GAO. (Recommendation 3)
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In its comments on our draft report, Education agreed with this recommendation and cited actions it will take to address it. We will follow-up with Education on actions to address this recommendation.
Department of Health and Human Services The Secretary of Health and Human Services should design and implement a process, documented in policies and procedures, to help ensure the tracking, monitoring, and timely submission of required PIIA-noncompliant program information to appropriate authorizing and appropriations congressional committees, OMB, and GAO. (Recommendation 4)
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In its comments on our draft report, HHS agreed with this recommendation and cited actions it will take to address it. We will follow-up with HHS on actions to address this recommendation.
Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, should design and implement a process, documented in policies and procedures, to help ensure the tracking, monitoring, and timely submission of required PIIA-noncompliant program information to appropriate authorizing and appropriations congressional committees, OMB, and GAO. (Recommendation 5)
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In its comments on our draft report, Treasury agreed with this recommendation and cited actions it will take to address it in coordination with IRS. We will follow-up with Treasury on actions to address this recommendation.
Department of Agriculture The Secretary of Agriculture should design and implement a process, documented in policies and procedures, to help ensure the tracking, monitoring, and timely submission of required PIIA-noncompliant program information to appropriate authorizing and appropriations congressional committees, OMB, and GAO. (Recommendation 6)
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In its comments on our draft report, USDA agreed with this recommendation and cited actions it would take to address it. We will follow-up with USDA on actions to address this recommendation.

Export-Import Bank: Improved External Stakeholder Engagement Could Enhance Fraud Risk Management
GAO-26-108469
May 19, 2026
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4 Open Recommendations
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Export-Import Bank of the United States EXIM's Chair and President should engage EXIM's external stakeholders responsible for specific fraud risk management activities within its monitoring and evaluation of preventative activities by including Delegated Authority Lenders (DAL) and Export Credit Insurer (ECI) stakeholders in its fraud risk survey. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Export-Import Bank of the United States EXIM's Chair and President should involve external stakeholders responsible for the design and implementation of fraud controls, such as its DAL and ECI stakeholders, in its fraud risk assessment process. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Export-Import Bank of the United States EXIM's Chair and President should collect and use information on instances of potential fraud from DAL and ECI stakeholders for the refinement of its "red flags," or fraud indicators. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Export-Import Bank of the United States EXIM's Chair and President should communicate the results of its monitoring and evaluations, including corrective actions taken, to its DAL and ECI stakeholders, such as deficiencies identified, lessons learned, or recommendations made as a result of EXIM's fraud risk management activities. (Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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