{"id":2248407,"date":"2024-05-20T07:47:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T11:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taxpayers-lose-billions-to-government-overlap-duplication\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T07:51:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T11:51:29","slug":"taxpayers-lose-billions-to-government-overlap-duplication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taxpayers-lose-billions-to-government-overlap-duplication\/","title":{"rendered":"Government overlap and duplication cost taxpayers billions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaxpayers-lose-billions-to-government-overlap-duplication%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2248407&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A new report from a Congressional\u2063 watchdog indicates that overlap and duplication\u200d in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a> result in substantial costs for taxpayers. The U.S. Government Accountability \u200bOffice highlights \u200dopportunities to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newt-gingrich-balance-the-budget-stop-inflation-create-jobs\/\" title=\"Newt Gingrich: Balance the Budget, Stop Inflation, Create Jobs\">save billions<\/a> by addressing redundancy and fragmentation across federal agencies. The report offers 112 measures for Congress and federal agencies \u2062to consider, \u200caiming to enhance\u200b efficiency, save money, and \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">improve services<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 Overlap and duplication cost taxpayers billions, according to a new report from a Congressional watchdog.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Government Accountability Office\u2019s annual report identified opportunities to save billions of dollars by reducing overlap, duplication and fragmentation across the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>The report outlines 112 measures that Congress and federal agencies could take to save money and improve government services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year\u2019s report provides Congress and federal agencies with new opportunities to save federal dollars, increase revenue, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a wide range of federal programs,\u201d said Gene Dodaro, comptroller general and head of the GAO. \u201cBy addressing this year\u2019s pointed list, as well as open recommendations to both agencies and Congress from GAO\u2019s past work, the federal government could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/instagram-user-raises-more-than-1-million-for-planned-parenthood-to-spite-rush-limbaugh\/\" title=\"Instagram User Raises More Than  Million For Planned Parenthood To Spite Rush Limbaugh\">potentially save<\/a> tens of billions of dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Among the suggestions: The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency could potentially save its federal customers hundreds of millions of dollars through reduced prices by making sure its working capital fund cash balance is within its operating range. Another one: Improving sole proprietor tax compliance could increase revenue by hundreds of millions of dollars per year.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the GAO, which serves as the research arm of Congress, estimated annual fraud losses cost taxpayers between $233 billion and $521 billion annually, according to a report published last month.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Congressional watchdog report reveals that overlap and duplication in the federal government cost taxpayers billions. 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