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Improper US Government Payments Rose To $186 Billion In 2025: Watchdog
Improper US Government Payments Rose To $186 Billion In 2025: Watchdog
Authored by Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
Federal government agencies reported a total estimate of about $186 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2025, an increase of $24 billion from 2024.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office building in Washington on May 22, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
About $153 billion—roughly 82 percent—of this total arose from overpayments.
The Government Accountability Office estimated that cumulative improper payments have reached about $3 trillion since fiscal year 2003. The actual amount may...
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