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White House Executive Order Establishes Fraud Task Force
President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) creating a Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. Citing the “exploitation” of federal programs that provide housing, food, medical care, cash assistance, and more by “illegal aliens, criminals, foreign gangs, bureaucrats, State and local officials, non-governmental organizations, and ineligible providers,” the new Task Force will be charged with “coordinating and accelerating a comprehensive national strategy to stop fraud, waste, and abuse.”
The EO establishes the Task Force within the Office of the President, and states that it “shall be subject to the President’s direct supervision and control.” The Vice President shall serve as Chairman, the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission shall serve as Vice Chairman, and the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security shall serve as Senior Advisor to the
