The DOGE Subcommittee's first hearing exposed the staggering scale of improper payments and fraud draining billions from US taxpayers annually. The hearing featured expert witnesses who presented detailed plans to overhaul payment systems, close loopholes, and reduce fraud. The hearing, titled 'The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud,' was led by Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.