A new report by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that improper payments by the federal government rose to $186 billion in fiscal year 2025.The GAO found that federal agencies' estimate of improper payments rose $24 billion in fiscal year 2025 from the previous fiscal year. The increase was largely due to programs that didn't report in fiscal year 2024 but did report estimates of improper payments last year.It assessed that overpayments accounted for about $153 billion, or roughly 82%, of the $186 billion in overpayments last fiscal year."Federal agencies must do mor...
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