Treasury keeps its fraud tip form alive and asks for feedback
Published Date: 10/22/2026
Notice
Summary
The Treasury Department is keeping its Fraud.gov tip form going, letting anyone report fraud or waste involving federal money. They’re asking for public feedback by December 21, 2026, to make sure the form stays easy and useful. This helps catch bad actors faster without adding extra paperwork or costs.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Public can report federal fraud online
You can use the Fraud.gov Tip Intake and Referral Form to report suspected waste, fraud, abuse, improper payments, misuse of Federal funds, or related misconduct affecting Federal programs. The form is government-wide and is being continued under OMB Control Number 1505-0284.
AI assists and pre-fills tip submissions
An artificial intelligence tool will process the initial entry on the Fraud.gov form, populate standardized fields, and provide suggested routing recommendations; respondents can review and edit populated fields before submitting.
Estimated time burden per tip
Treasury estimates 80,000 respondents will each submit the Fraud.gov tip form once, with an estimated time per response of 30 minutes and total annual burden of 40,000 hours.
Tips are reviewed and referred for action
Treasury will receive, review, triage, categorize, de-duplicate, and refer allegations from Fraud.gov to the appropriate Federal agency, inspector general, law enforcement organization, or other authorized entity for review and potential action.
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