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IRS To Ditch Biometric Requirement for Online Access

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government online. as a condition of receiving state or federal financial assistance, such as unemployment insurance, child tax credit payments, and pandemic assistance funds. Some 30 states and 10 federal agencies now use ID.me to commercialize what should be a core government service.” ”

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How $100M in Jobless Claims Went to Inmates

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Labor Department’s inspector general said this week that roughly $100 million in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims were paid in 2020 to criminals who are already in jail. That’s roughly 10 percent of all claims. To help reverse that trend, many states are now turning to a little-known private company called ID.me.