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U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) warns: Fraudulent accounts bypassed Login.gov identity checks

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) warns: Fraudulent accounts bypassed Login.gov identity checks

2026-08-17  Per Henrikson

An auditor for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congress’ investigative arm, told a House subcommittee that fraudulent accounts had successfully gotten past the government’s Login.gov identity proofing process, and that technical problems reported by agencies using the system have not been fully resolved.


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