FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—As the Trump administration is homing in on how trillions of tax dollars are being misspent, the Government Accountability Office is set to report to Congress about wasteful spending in Medicaid, improper payments to federal program beneficiaries, and outdated information technology systems.
The House Oversight and Government Accountability Committee is holding a hearing on the GAO’s 2025 High-Risk List. The list and the hearing take on heightened significance as President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative ferrets out waste, fraud, and abuse in federal agencies.
“DOGE has taken note of GAO’s critical work in identifying trillions of dollars lost to improper payments made by programs like Medicaid and unemployment insurance,” House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is set to say in…
