Fraud and Improper Payments: Data Quality and a Skilled Workforce Are Essential for Realizing Artificial Intelligence’s Benefits
Fraud and Improper Payments: Data Quality and a Skilled Workforce Are Essential for Realizing Artificial Intelligence’s Benefits, Report no. GAO-26-108850, Jan. 2026
We testified on fraud and improper payments before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's Subcommittee on Government Operations. It is based primarily on the following reports: Program Integrity: Agencies and Congress Can Take Actions to Better Manage Improper Payments and Fraud Risks Artificial Intelligence: An Accountability Framework for Federal Agencies and Other Entities Fraud Risk in Federal Programs: Continuing Threat from Organized Groups Since COVID-19 We've made recommendations to improve how agencies use data—potentially with AI tools—to manage fraud and improper payments.
Publication type:
project report
Publication language:
English
Publication date:
2026
Publication URL:
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108850.pdf
Institute:
Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics team of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) (STAA)
Country:
United States of America
Project:
Fraud and Improper Payments: Data Quality and a Skilled Workforce Are Essential for Realizing Artificial Intelligence’s Benefits (STAA)

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