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Education Dept. saves taxpayers $1 billion in fraud, targets federal student aid programs

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  • The Education Department reports a $1 billion in taxpayer savings by overhauling federal student aid, including mandatory government-issued ID verification for new applicants to curb fraud.
  • Identity verification sits at the center of preventing ghost students and AI-driven fraud, with safeguards designed to curb fraud opportunities in federal student aid.
  • Before reforms, identity checks were performed for fewer than 1% of students, creating a vulnerability that allowed fraud to flourish in federal student aid programs.

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Education Dept. saves taxpayers $1 billion in fraud, targets federal student aid programs

Education Dept. saves taxpayers $1 billion in fraud, targets federal student aid programs

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Education Dept. saves taxpayers $1 billion in fraud, targets federal student aid programs

Education Dept. saves taxpayers $1 billion in fraud, targets federal student aid programs

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Education Dept. saves taxpayers $1 billion in fraud, targets federal student aid programs

Education Dept. saves taxpayers $1 billion in fraud, targets federal student aid programs

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Education Dept. saves taxpayers $1 billion in fraud, targets federal student aid programs

Education Dept. saves taxpayers $1 billion in fraud, targets federal student aid programs

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Education Dept. saves taxpayers $1 billion in fraud, targets federal student aid programs

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Education Dept. saves taxpayers $1 billion in fraud, targets federal student aid programs

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