The coronavirus pandemic tested the nation’s unemployment benefits system more than any prior recession. Not only did far more individuals file claims for weekly benefits than ever before, but ...

Governmentwide, improper payments are up relative to fiscal year 2020. But digital tools — alongside other management tactics — enabled some agencies to find reductions. Improper payments have long ...

What happens when the government sends a check to the wrong person? Or sends a check to the right person but in the wrong amount? Or sends a check that never should have been issued at all? Such ...

The key to cutting down on improper payments in the healthcare industry is bringing back the Recovery Audit Contractor program, according to a recent Forbes article by Christopher Versace, editor of ...

The Internal Revenue Service estimates that between 21 and 25 percent of Earned Income Tax Credit payments were issued improperly during fiscal year 2012, or approximately $11.6 billion to $13.6 ...