fraud

Some feds continue to see fraudulent FSAFEDS deductions

One former official questioned why OPM and the FSAFEDS program didn’t have stronger fraud controls in place before recent reports of fraudulent deductions.

Benefits

OPM pauses new FSAFEDS enrollments after fraud surge

Benefits

Forging government resilience against fraud, waste and abuse

Commentary

Treasury giving agencies a fighting chance to prevent fraud

Agency Oversight

Social Security IG looks to stop fraud revved up by AI

Benefits

NerdWallet-Millennial Money-Financial Insecurity Help

Fraudster hacks federal auction website, buys truck for a dollar

Federal Newscast

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COMET recompete, Polaris protests keep acquisition exciting in early fiscal 2024

Reporter's Notebook

Did agencies forget how to prevent fraud during pandemic relief?

Agency Oversight

‘Eye-watering kind of fraud’: Improper payments account for third of pandemic unemployment program’s funds

Big Data

Social Security, SSA, worker, telework, episodic telework

SSA built a system to help combat identity fraud. Backers say it’s ‘at risk of collapse’

Management

Fake solicitation highlights growing attacks against federal officials

Federal Report

Billions in funding, not enough oversight resources, IGs tell Congress

Inspectors General from science-based agencies told House lawmakers they are fighting an uphill battle against fraud in grant and other programs as funding…

Budget

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

DHS digital identity tests come as Biden administration looks to tamp down on online fraud

Homeland Security officials this year will test the extent to which software can verify the authenticity of an ID based off just a smartphone photo and…

IT Modernization

FILE - A worker carries a large parcel at the United States Postal Service sorting and processing facility Nov. 18, 2021, in Boston. Congress would lift onerous budget requirements that have helped push the Postal Service deeply into debt and would require it to continue delivering mail six days per week under bipartisan legislation that approached House approval Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

USPS tightens online security after fraudsters steal employees’ paychecks

Pay

The Postal Service is tightening its online security measures, in response to fraudsters targeting the financial information of USPS employees.