SBA gets another push to step up its AI game
OIG says SBA needs an AI governance board, a generative AI strategy and better classifications for high-impact uses. GAO and Congress previously dinged the agency on AI…
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House advances bill putting ‘undermined’ FTC at center of scam-fighting efforts
The Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention Act calls for an interagency task force to combat digital scams. A senior Democrat wonders if a weakened FTC is…
Login-dot-gov explores more device fingerprinting to combat fraud, AI agents and bots
The General Services Administration is conducting market research to boost its fraud protection and bot detection as fraud attempts grow in “sophistication and volume.”
How agentic AI can help agencies prevent fraud in real time
Andrea Brandon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, Finance, Grants & Acquisition at the Department of the Interior, on strengthening fraud detection controls without slowing the mission.
SBA enters ‘new phase’ with Palantir on anti-fraud efforts
The agency said Tuesday it is expanding its relationship with the data analytics giant following a pilot program targeting fraud in pandemic programs.
‘Pay and chase’ is a confession. We should stop treating it as a fraud-fighting strategy.
How the federal government combats fraud in benefits programs is a flawed operating doctrine, a former chief of staff to the U.S. CIO argues.
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Treasury planning online system for people to report suspected fraud
An upcoming Federal Register post reveals the department’s plans for fraud.gov, where the public is encouraged to share tips about possible instances of fraud in federal programs.
Fraud-focused bills passed by House follow ‘DOGE playbook,’ privacy experts warn
Two GOP-backed Treasury bills that cleared the lower chamber this week embrace unproven fraud prevention methods, are overly broad and put people’s data at risk, critics say.
CMS’ Jeneen Iwugo on agentic AI for fraud prevention
Jeneen Iwugo | Acting Director for the Center for Program Integrity | CMS
With AI assist, CMS has ‘longer leash’ to fight fraud now, official says
The acting director of CMS’s Center for Program Integrity said the agency has shifted away from what was previously a “very conservative” approach in pursuing fraud.