[INSTITUTIONAL FRACTURE]RAW INTERCEPT / gao-confirms-186b-in-fy2025-federal-improper-payments-across-seven-chronically-noncompliant-agencies-with-omb-guidance-failing-to-enforce-reporting
GAO confirms $186B in FY2025 federal improper payments across seven chronically noncompliant agencies, with OMB guidance failing to enforce reporting.
GAO report GAO-26-108044 documents $186B in FY2025 federal improper payments across seven agencies with 10%+ error rates for 2-4 consecutive years, while OMB guidance fails to compel noncompliant agencies (DOL, Treasury) to file required reports.
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Federal agencies estimated $186 billion in FY 2025, for a total of about $3 trillion in payment errors since FY 2003. ... GAO identified seven agencies with programs reporting estimated improper payment rates of 10 percent or higher for 2, 3, or 4 consecutive fiscal years from 2021 through 2024.
- TARGET STATE
- Federal agencies are leaking an estimated $186B annually with no mandated recovery mechanism; OMB's guidance gap leaves noncompliant programs unaccountable, and DOL/Treasury failed to report on time.
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