The number of states requiring identity proofing for social safety net benefits applications is creeping upward, according to a new report.

Synthetic identity fraud is a rising trend affecting the public sector. TransUnion's Jeffrey Huth breaks down the credit bureau's recent report on fraud and data breaches striking…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams' administration has limited access to the employee payroll website after scammers targeted employees' text-message inboxes.

Between 2016 and 2018, four men allegedly collected funding for more than 4,500 students who were not actually attending online schools.

California swapped out Bank of America for Money Network amid as it starts a five-year, $1.2 billion tech overhaul known as EDDNext.

The Labor Department announced it's supplying funding to help 18 states make their unemployment systems more accessible and reliable.

Pennsylvania is among the first wave of states to begin reimbursing stolen SNAP benefits using federal funding approved last December.

Several state CIOs said during a conference it's their job to be good stewards of public funds, even if they're federal dollars.

After noticing unusual activity, Ohio authorities said more than $10 million was stolen from a pandemic-era unemployment program.

State and local government workers want to spend more time preventing fraud, rather than chase it down afterward, according to a recent survey.