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      <title>How federal inspectors general work, and what happens to their findings</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Inspectors general audit and investigate their own agencies, then report to both the agency head and Congress on a schedule set by statute. Here is the mechanism, the deadlines, and where to read the reports yourself.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:50:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Alexandria Lucas</dc:creator>
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      <title>The pandemic relief ledger, as the oversight bodies close their books</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[SBA's OIG estimated over $200 billion in potentially fraudulent pandemic loans, and oversight bodies logged $57 billion in findings.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Alexandria Lucas</dc:creator>
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      <title>Auditors to FAA: the air traffic upgrade is moving, but not fast enough</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Alexandria Lucas</dc:creator>
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      <title>The government&apos;s oldest computers are still waiting for replacement</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Alexandria Lucas</dc:creator>
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      <title>GAO found the Education Department scaled back oversight of its loan servicers</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[GAO found the Education Department halved its workforce and paused servicer record checks. What that means for borrowers' payment counts and forgiveness.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Alexandria Lucas</dc:creator>
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      <title>Federal rental assistance still can&apos;t produce a reliable error rate</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[HUD's IG says the department has gone eight years without a reliable improper payment estimate for its biggest rental programs. What auditors found.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Alexandria Lucas</dc:creator>
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      <title>Pandemic unemployment fraud audits set the benchmarks still used today</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[GAO estimated $100-135 billion in pandemic unemployment fraud. How the audit findings reshaped identity checks and state UI programs.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Alexandria Lucas</dc:creator>
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      <title>Auditors keep finding the same roots of Social Security overpayments</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[SSA's inspector general estimated nearly $72 billion in improper payments over eight years. What auditors found and what it means for beneficiaries.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Alexandria Lucas</dc:creator>
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      <title>Agencies reported $162 billion in improper payments for fiscal 2024</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[GAO's report on FY2024 improper payments found $162 billion paid in error across 68 programs, mostly overpayments. What the numbers cover.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Alexandria Lucas</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Pentagon&apos;s books still can&apos;t be fully audited</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The DoD FY2025 financial audit ended in a disclaimer of opinion for the eighth year. What that means and the 2028 clean-audit deadline.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Alexandria Lucas</dc:creator>
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      <title>The federal government&apos;s trouble spots, all in one list</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[GAO's High-Risk List names 38 federal programs most exposed to waste, fraud, and mismanagement. Here is what the report says and why it matters.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Alexandria Lucas</dc:creator>
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