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Experts tell Joint Economic Committee that political friction and weak operations block fraud controls; OMB urges AI accountability
Summary
Experts at a Joint Economic Committee hearing told lawmakers that political resistance and operational shortcomings, not lack of recommendations, are the main barriers to tackling improper payments in federal programs; panelists said AI tools are underused and cited new OMB guidance that would place AI risk ownership with mission leads.
At a Joint Economic Committee hearing, witnesses and lawmakers wrestled with why longstanding recommendations to curb improper payments and fraud in federal benefit programs have not been put into practice and whether artificial intelligence can help.
A committee member pressed the panel on the "disconnect" between reports that identify improper payments and the failure to translate recommendations into agency action. The member said he wanted to use the hearing to understand "how we're at where we're at" and why controls are not effectively adopted.
Dr. Miller, an expert witness, told the committee two central barriers are at work. "One is, whether it's fraud or an improper payment, that's someone's revenue, and that person who has revenue doesn't like when you take their…
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