Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Eliminates Information Silos to Stop Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

STOPPING WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE THROUGH DATA TRANSPARENCY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order stopping waste, fraud, and abuse by eliminating information silos.

- Agency Heads are directed to grant full and prompt access of unclassified Agency records, data, and systems to Federal officials in order to identify and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse.

This includes authorizing and facilitating both the intra- and inter-Agency sharing and consolidation of unclassified Agency records.

- This includes authorizing and facilitating both the intra- and inter-Agency sharing and consolidation of unclassified Agency records.

- Agency Heads must ensure immediate, unfettered access to comprehensive data from all state programs that receive federal funding, including third-party databases, to enhance oversight.

- The Secretary of Labor will gain access to unemployment data and payment records to strengthen fraud detection efforts.

- This Executive Order enhances accountability and streamlines government operations by ensuring Federal Agencies share critical data, consistent with applicable privacy protections.

ELIMINATING BUREAUCRATIC INEFFICIENCY: Decades of restricted data access within and between agencies have led to duplicated efforts, undetected overpayments, and unchecked fraud, costing taxpayers billions.

- The Biden Administration’s lack of transparency allowed waste to flourish, with billions lost annually to improper payments and fraudulent claims.

- In fiscal year 2023, the Biden Administration reported an estimated $236 billion in improper payments as the result of overpayments, inaccurate recordkeeping, and fraud.

74% of these errors were overpayments, including payments to deceased individuals.

- 74% of these errors were overpayments, including payments to deceased individuals.

- The Biden Administration lost more than $925 billion total over four years to improper payments.

- Over the last 20 years, the Federal Government has made an estimated $2.7 trillion in such improper payments.

- This Executive Order dismantles unnecessary barriers, promotes inter-agency collaboration, and ensure the Federal Government operates responsibly and efficiently to safeguard public funds.

SHRINKING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: Since returning to office, President Trump has moved swiftly to fulfill his promise of a leaner, more effective government.

- On Day One, President Trump established the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) to examine how to streamline the Federal Government, eliminate unnecessary programs, and reduce bureaucratic inefficiency.

- President Trump directed a hiring freeze across federal agencies and limited new hires to one for every four departures.

- President Trump eliminated unnecessary agencies and government programs.

- President Trump launched a 10-to-1 deregulation initiative, ensuring every new rule is justified by clear benefits.

- President Trump promised to “cut waste, fraud, and abuse everywhere that we can find it, and there’s plenty of it.”