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OMB says fraud losses 'in the hundreds of billions' annually

  • The Office of Management and Budget estimates annual fraud losses in federal programs to be in the hundreds of billions of dollars.
  • The Department of Government Efficiency's reported savings of $215 billion include a broader range of activities beyond just fraud.
  • DOGE focused more on efficiency rather than fraud prevention, and their reported savings have been criticized as overstated.
  • Experts consider the Government Accountability Office's fraud loss estimate reliable, suggesting fraud could be about 7% of program costs, potentially over $500 billion annually.
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OMB says fraud losses 'in the hundreds of billions' annually

(The Center Square) – The Biden administration called the government's only estimate of annual fraud losses "not plausible." Now, the Trump administration says fraud costs taxpayers hundreds of billions annually.

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Star Local broke the news on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
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