For too long, accountability in federal financial management has been treated as a compliance exercise rather than a leadership imperative. Despite years of reform, many agencies remain stuck in ...

Protect Medicaid signs light up at protect Medicaid lights up the U.S. Capitol amid a budget showdown on May 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images) We find ourselves in an ...

The Trump administration says it has a compelling reason to claw back $7.9 billion in foreign aid funds that Congress had approved prior to his taking office: evidence of what President Trump called ...

Fraud, waste, and abuse in California could hit $250 billion, according to a new analysis of hundreds of whistleblower tips commissioned by Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton and state ...

The legislation includes some provisions that can improve the detection of beneficiaries who aren’t eligible for Medicaid coverage. However, the bill also cuts reimbursements for states that cover ...

Republicans are finding their footing in a debate over healthcare by returning to their hunt for “waste, fraud, and abuse” — this time in Obamacare. After a 43-day shutdown, Democrats have ...

A shopper who receives SNAP benefits slides an EBT card at a checkout counter in a Washington, D.C., grocery store in December 2024. (Courtesy of U.S. Department of Agriculture) A parade of recent ...

“Fraud, waste and abuse” in government programs is the Republican mantra. We’ve heard it hundreds of times, but haven’t been shown much evidence of any of these. The fact is, Trump and subservient ...

When President Donald Trump finds a phrase that he likes, he sticks with it. “Fake news,” “drill, baby, drill,” “witch hunt” — he’s sometimes a walking karaoke machine playing his own greatest hits.