The only way to truly root out waste is to reform federal social spending. The White House moved ahead this week with an effort to crack down on waste, fraud and abuse across federal welfare programs.

State says South Bend schools errors "can diminish overall confidence in ... financial management." Local officials say many issues already addressed.

Auditors found widespread internal control failures in Stockton’s finances, including accounting errors, delayed reporting ...

The move follows an audit of the state's earlier voucher program that revealed concerning shortcomings in the program’s efficacy.

City Auditor Simone Rede found officials failed to track spending, overpaid school districts and left arts groups with far less funding than intended.

Richmond Mayor Danny Avula continues to chip away at the city’s backlog of overdue audit recommendations — several of which he inherited upon taking office. However, many vital fixes ...

A city investigation found fraud concerns, a data breach and failures tied to Baltimore’s SideStep youth diversion program, an inspector report says.

The Arizona Department of Education said on March 12 that claims that 20% of ESA purchases are fraud is a misrepresentation.

An eight-city audit in Nigeria identified this trio as a major contributor to an ongoing crisis. Coca-Cola is regularly the No. 1 producer of branded plastic waste. However, PepsiCo and Nestlé are ...

The Green Bay School District is weighing its options as it heads toward a multimillion-dollar budget deficit. Here's what could be on the chopping block.

Elected officials urge city and state agencies to act on Clinton Towers and other Mitchell-Lama failures after DiNapoli’s ...

Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio discussed her office's work, ongoing transparency disputes with legislative leaders, and recent findings of waste and fraud, as well as the need for stronger ...