“President Trump has done more to cut waste fraud and abuse of US federal tax dollars than any other US President in history, but more needs to be done.”
— Corporate Whistleblower Center
WASHINGTON , DC, UNITED STATES, September 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Corporate Whistleblower Center has long advocated for a much larger, better-funded effort to expose waste, fraud, and abuse involving federal taxpayer dollars via whistleblowers.
In fiscal year 2025, the federal government spent roughly $7 trillion. It is estimated that each year waste fraud and abuse of federal taxpayer dollars is at least 15%. The question is whether the current system is doing enough to recover those dollars and deter future misconduct?
In 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice reported nearly $7 billion in False Claims Act recoveries involving fraud against government programs. According to the Corporate Whistleblower Center, that figure is far too small when compared with the size of the federal budget.
As the Center puts it: "$6.8 billion dollars in whistleblower recoveries in 2025 involving waste, fraud and abuse for a U.S. federal budget of $7 trillion dollars is a total joke and a total failure. The $6.8 billion dollars is not even a drop in the bucket."
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