NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 30: A store displays a sign accepting Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purchases for groceries on October 30, 2025 in New York City. Approximately 42 million Americans rely on food stamps that are deposited monthly onto their EBT cards. On November 1st, that assistance is set to end amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, potentially leaving households desperate to find ways to put food on the table. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A proposed USDA rule would require states to upgrade SNAP payment cards and implement other security measures, but the Aspen Institute says new federal mandates risk competing…
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 26: Participants gather as 60-Hour Medicaid Vigil Ends with Promise: “We Won’t Get Over This Betrayal – We’re Getting Organized” on July 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Caring Across Generations)
The Center for Civic Futures is funding 11 projects focused on reducing workloads, improving data sharing to help states prepare for changes to SNAP and Medicaid under…
The case shows how state benefits agencies are struggling to navigate balancing fraud detection with ensuring legitimate recipients receive the assistance they need.
The tool is designed to flag potentially fraudulent purchases and temporarily block transactions, similar to fraud detection systems used by banks and credit card companies.
Through new channels of timely information, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina hope to identify fraud earlier and coordinate prosecutions across state and…
The new law establishes an advisory council to bring together state agencies, county representatives and other stakeholders to coordinate future IT projects.
The Anthropic logo can be seen at an event organized by the AI company in San Francisco on May 6, 2026. (Andrej Sokolow / Picture Alliance via Getty Images)
An EBT sign is displayed on the window of a grocery store on Oct. 30, 2025 in the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)
The National Association of Counties is planning a guide to help local governments upgrade their systems and comply with new requirements soon to be enacted via H.R.…
Under a new agreement, the USDA has accepted Kansas’ data protection conditions. In exchange, the state will share SNAP recipient data from the past five years.
