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How one agency cut over $4.5B in improper payments

In today’s Federal Newscast, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it avoided handing out more than $4.5 billion in improper payments under…

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this June 4, 2013 file photo, Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. He is one of four veteran Texas Republicans who are quitting Congress, meaning their state will be trading House seniority for newcomers who may be even more conservative.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Congress: Lack of leadership put SSA on ‘autopilot’ for too long

Agency Oversight

This Wednesday, May 20, 2015 photo shows server banks inside a data center at AEP headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. Like most big utilities, AEP's power plants, substations and other vital equipment are managed by a network that is separated from the company's business software with layers of authentication, and is not accessible via the Internet. Creating that separation, and making sure that separation is maintained, is among the most important things utilities can do to protect the grid's physical assets. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

After 25 years of talk, SSA says it has right plan to modernize its IT

Technology

Widespread collection of SSNs poses data security risk

Cybersecurity