Why Legacy Fraud Detection Tools Are Failing
Improper payments cost the U.S. government $236 billion last year. Most of that money is gone for...
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Leadership Perspectives
What AI Can't Solve in Fraud Detection – And Why Humans Still Matter
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing fraud detection—there’s no doubt about it. From...
Fraud, Waste & Abuse
Understanding the distinctions between fraud, waste, and abuse within the federal government is...
The Government Just Took a Step Toward Stronger Oversight of Federal Payments
On March 25, President Trump signed an Executive Order that marks an ambitious effort to crack down...
Why Fraud Prevention Fails and How We Fix It
Fraud prevention efforts often struggle to keep up with increasingly sophisticated fraud schemes....
The Invisible Tax on Citizens
When we talk about government fraud, it often feels like an abstract concept—numbers on a...
The Future of Oversight – AI’s Role in Safeguarding Ethics
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform fraud prevention, the future of oversight...
Thinking Like a Fraudster: How Small Schemes Become Big Problems
In the 1980s, while working as a bar back, Mike Peckham observed a bartender engaging in subtle yet...
From Boots to Fraud: How a Subpar Contract Put Warfighters at Risk
When I first got into fraud investigations, I never imagined that something as basic as boots could...
Responding to the AI Arms Race – Strategies for OIGs
The rise of AI-powered fraud has introduced a new era of challenges for federal oversight. From...
