Audit reports, inspector general findings, oversight hearings and whistleblower disclosures summarized with what agencies accepted and what they rejected.
SBA's inspector general estimated more than $200 billion in potentially fraudulent pandemic business loans, while across the government investigators logged over $57 billion in monetary findings.
GAO's 2025 reviews found the FAA has 64 projects under way to replace unsustainable air traffic systems — while the controller workforce remains below its 2015 level.
A 2025 GAO report found that of 10 critical legacy IT systems flagged in 2019, only three had been modernized — and most agencies still lack funded plans for the rest.
A GAO review of the department's $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio found a cut workforce and paused servicer record checks, leaving borrowers' account data less verified.
HUD's own financial reporting and its inspector general point to billions in potential payment errors — and a long-standing inability to estimate them accurately.
GAO estimated $100 billion to $135 billion in pandemic-era UI fraud, and its recommendations on identity verification still shape how states run the program.