Misspending in 13 U.S. Programs Said to Jump Last Fiscal Year
U.S. President Barack Obama pauses while delivering remarks on his Fiscal Year 2016 Budget at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Feb. 2, 2015.
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Washington’s misspending is getting worse.
The U.S. made $125 billion in improper payments in some of the government’s most expensive programs during the last fiscal year, according to three officials familiar with the figures.