by Eric J. Ellman | May 5, 2026
In April 2026, the U.S. House Government Operations Subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing, Fraud Prevention: Understanding Fraud in Federally Funded Programs Run by the States. There were four witnesses: Dr. O.J. Oleka, Chief...
by Eric J. Ellman | May 5, 2026
In April 2026, the GAO published a report, Payment Integrity: Agencies’ Estimated Improper Payments Increased to $186 Billion in Fiscal Year 2025. The report is GAO-26-108694. In the report, the GAO noted that In FY 2025, 15 federal agencies reported a total estimate...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jun 25, 2021
In June 2021, CDIA sent a letter to Consumer Reports responding to its unempirical survey alleging inaccuracies in credit reports. CDIA made seven key points. First, credit reports are highly accurate. Second, the Consumers Reports survey is not grounded in...
by Eric J. Ellman | Apr 16, 2021
NCLC has issued a report, Mismatched and Mistaken: How the Use of an Inaccurate Private Database Results In SSI Recipients Unjustly Losing Benefits. The report comes with a press release. The report takes an expansive view of who should be a CRA, it criticizes “name...
by Eric J. Ellman | Dec 6, 2004
The FTC announced in December 2004 that it issued a report to Congress containing studies on credit report accuracy and completeness required by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACTA). FACTA, which was enacted in December 2003 and amends the...
