fraud

Treasury giving agencies a fighting chance to prevent fraud

David Lebryk, the fiscal assistant secretary at the Treasury Department, said a new machine learning tool is reducing the chance of fraud from paper checks.

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

Amelia Brust/Federal News Network

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

Reporter's Notebook

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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

Amelia Brust, Federal News Network

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

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

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

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Soldier sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for $3 million PPP loan fraud

In today’s Federal Newscast: A soldier has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for $3 million in PPP loan fraud. New recommendations are out on how to…

Federal Newscast

$7.9 million retrieved as DHS OIG tackles COVID-19 fraud

In today’s Federal Newscast: COVID fraud leads to indictments, convictions and millions recovered, thanks to the efforts of the DHS OIG. Leaders at OPM…

Federal Newscast

HUD emphasizing need to do front-end fraud risk assessments for programs

Management

Elliott Johnson Jr., a senior management analyst in the HUD’s Office of the Chief Risk Officer, said the agency updated its front end risk assessment (FERA) policy in September, including two years of lessons learned.