A dvanced identity authentication technologies are giving public agencies powerful tools to fight fraud and stream - line the experience of applying for government benefits. It can’t happen soon enough. The fallout from COVID-19 protec- tions exposed widespread weaknesses in automated systems for disbursing government money across the United States. Fraudsters stole billions of dollars while millions of unemployed Americans endured frustrating, hard-to-use online applications. Fraud is just one example; bad actors are targeting and exploiting weaknesses across a variety of government systems. This issue brief from the Center for Digital Government (CDG) explores the importance of identity authentication technologies for state and local governments as they protect themselves from

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