Trump-Vance Administration promotes anti-fraud pledge across federal and state agencies
The Trump-Vance administration says it is leading a nationwide coalition against fraud, waste, and abuse, with Vice President JD Vance pressing officials at every level of government to sign a pledge tied to the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. The pledge, as described in the source, calls for protecting vulnerable Americans, keeping taxpayer-funded benefits for Americans only, stopping fraud before money goes out, and holding fraudsters accountable.
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The text frames the effort as a coordinated government push spanning the Cabinet, states, Congress, and federal oversight offices. It does not describe a single enforcement operation or one discrete incident.
Instead, it compiles statements from officials backing the anti-fraud campaign. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the War Department is "waging war against waste, fraud, and abuse" and said he stood with President Trump, Vice President Vance, and the fraud task force.
Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department is committed to investigating and prosecuting fraud "no matter the size or scope of the scheme" and said it will not tolerate anyone who steals from law-abiding Americans. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said Interior is cutting wasteful spending, terminating unnecessary contracts, and streamlining bureaucracy so taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly and deliver real value.
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Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said she was signing the pledge and said USDA is committed to rooting out fraud across its programs and protecting assistance for families who depend on it. Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling said Americans work too hard to have money stolen by fraudsters and said the Labor Department is fighting back.
He cited $22 billion in labor fraud already uncovered and said the department will work with the Labor Department inspector general and the White House task force. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F.
Kennedy, Jr. said HHS is protecting taxpayer dollars, holding fraudsters accountable, and making sure federal health and human services programs serve the Americans who depend on them. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner said that under the Trump administration, anyone who scams the American taxpayer and the most vulnerable will be cut off and face justice.
Mehmet Oz said he signed the pledge and that CMS will work with the task force to protect benefits and save taxpayers billions of dollars. Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler said the agency is restoring guardrails to protect taxpayer-funded programs, clawing back what was stolen, and putting fraudsters behind bars.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said USDOT is cracking down on illegal CDL mills, non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses, training schools, fake Chinese airbags, and what he called Gavin Newsom's "Train to Nowhere." Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the Education Department has prevented more than $2 billion in student aid fraud and has implemented real-time verification measures. Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, OMB Director Russ Vought, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, OPM Director Scott Kupor, GSA Administrator Ed Forst, and FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton also backed the pledge in statements quoted in the source.
The text says FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau and law enforcement partners have eliminated tens of billions in intended fraud losses, including six Most Wanted Fraudster arrests worth over $2 billion in alleged fraud in just three months. The source also quotes an EPA statement that it has saved more than $30 billion since Day One through zero-tolerance action on waste and abuse.
Additional quoted officials include multiple inspectors general and White House task force staff, along with governors from North Dakota, Indiana, Ohio, Montana, Missouri, Louisiana, and Tennessee. The source presents them as joining or supporting the pledge, but it provides no separate incident chronology, arrest list, court case, or operational sequence beyond the anti-fraud campaign itself.
