President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to establish a task force intended to eliminate fraud in food stamp and federal child nutrition programs, and other federal programs, addressing a GOP talking point after a fraud scheme was uncovered in Minnesota.
The order would establish a task force, led by Vice President JD Vance, to coordinate a national strategy to stop fraud, waste and abuse in programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and child nutrition programs.
The task force will develop measures to overhaul eligibility verification and controls to operate the funds before they are obligated to prevent improper payments, evaluate fraud indicators and high-risk vulnerabilities, promote information and data sharing, and dismantle fraud networks, among other activities.
