GAO's FY2024 improper payments report estimates $162 billion in errors across federal programs, a persistent high-risk area per the 2025 High-Risk List, confirming weak controls enable waste and fraud. HHS OIG's February 2026 audit exposes ACF's $529 million sole-source contract for unaccompanied alien children services as noncompliant, based on an unsolicited proposal double the cost estimate with procurement violations. Additional cases include SBA 8(a) no-bid bribery conviction, GSA invalid $13.7M sole-source, and Medicare improper payments of $22.7M, underscoring continued vulnerabilities in grants and contracts despite prior warnings.
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