WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct a systemic review of waste, fraud, and abuse across numerous federally funded benefits programs managed by states and U.S. territories. As the Committee continues its investigation into Minnesota’s social services programs—where fraud schemes have siphoned billions of dollars in taxpayer funds—Chairman Comer is warning that similar schemes may be exploiting vulnerabilities in other state-run programs across the country. In the letter to GAO Acting Comptroller General Orice Williams Brown, Chairman Comer called on GAO to conduct a comprehensive investigation of federally funded, state-administered programs to identify indicators of fraud, assess fraud prevention efforts, and determine whether existing oversight mechanisms are…
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