The first-ever National Procurement Fraud Conference was held in Richmond, Virginia, from September 9-11, 2008. The event was sponsored by the Training Committee for the National Procurement Fraud Task Force. The Training Committee’s aim is fostering and supporting effective programs and strategies within the Inspector General, law enforcement, and procurement communities, to protect funds at risk. Co-hosts for the conference were the U.S. Department of Justice and the Offices of Inspectors General from the Departments of Defense, Education, Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, General Services Administration, and U.S. Postal Service.
More than 30 distinguished presenters from both inside and outside the federal system shared their knowledge and expertise in the 3-day program that addressed issues and challenges relating to government fraud. Attendees were from the Inspectors General community and other federal sector representatives involved in government procurement and combating fraud.
The conference program book and presentations are available by clicking the links below.
2008 NPFTF Conference Program Book
Federal Procurement: The State of Affairs
Presented by:
Michael D. Gerich
General Attorney,
Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget
Who’s On First? Audit or Investigation: Respective Roles and Joint Efforts
Presented by:
Scott Grady
Audit Project Manager,
Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense
and
Dan Boucek
Special Agent, Defense Criminal Investigative Service,
Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense
Strategies for Investigating Companies
Presented by:
Michael Dry
and
Jack Hanly
Assistant United States Attorneys,
United States Attorney’s Office,
Eastern District of Virginia,
Department of Justice
Predicting Fraudulent Activities
Presented by:
Mary Ugone
Deputy Inspector General for Auditing,
Office of Inspector General, Department of Defense
Internal Controls Failures
Presented by:
Charles Beardall
Deputy Inspector General For Investigations,
Office of Inspector General, Department of Defense
Basics of Contracting
Presented by:
Sharon Larkin
Deputy Assistant General Counsel,
Office of General Counsel,
Government Accountability Office
Strategies for Subpoenas, Search
Warrants, and Consensual Monitoring
Presented by: Steve Linick
Acting Deputy Chief,
Fraud Section, Criminal Division,
Department of Justice
and
Jack Hanly
Assistant United States Attorney,
United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia,
Department of Justice
Investigating Grant Fraud
Presented by:
Kenneth Dieffenbach
Senior Special Agent, Fraud Detection Office,
Office of Inspector General, Department of Justice
Training Forensic Auditors to Detect Fraud
Presented by:
Conan C. Albrecht, Ph.D.
Information Systems Department, Brigham Young University
Fiscal Oversight: Highlights in the World of Acquisition
Presented by:
Elizabeth DeVan
Senior Analyst,Government Accountability Office
Implementation of the Proposed FAR Rule Requiring Contractors to Disclose Fraud
Presented by:
Eric Feldman
Inspector General, National Reconnaissance Office
Protecting Funds At Risk: The Universe of Admin Actions in Contract Matters
Presented by:
Russell Geoffrey
Director, Contract Integrity Center,
Defense Contract Management Agency
Fraud DetectionThrough Forensic Auditing
Presented by:
Tom Caulfield
Assistant Inspector General,
Office of Inspector General, National Reconnaissance Office
Knowing the Risks: Contract Types & Crimes Associated With Each Type
Presented by:
Lawrence Valett
Director, Financial Fraud Directorate,
Office of Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency
and
Robert Knox Director, Acquisition Integrity Unit,
Office of Inspector General, Department of Interior
Using Computer Networks to Commit Fraud
Presented by:
Scott Pancoast
Parallel Investigations
Presented by:
James Graham
Trial Attorney, Fraud Section, Criminal Division, Department of Justice
Suspension & Debarment
Presented by:
James Graham
Trial Attorney, Fraud Section,
Criminal Division,
Department of Justice
and
Robert Meunier
Debarring Official,
Environmental Protection Agency
Fraud in Small Business Contracting
Presented By:
Glenn Harris
Counsel to the Inspector General
Small Business Administration
Putting Pressure On: Asking the Tough Audit Questions
Presented by:
Steve Learned
Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney’s Office,
Eastern District of Virginia, Department of Justice
Special Problems: Investigating Iraq, Afghanistan & War Cases
Presented by:
Mark Pletcher Trial Attorney, National Criminal Enforcement Section,
Antitrust Division, Department of Justice
and
David Warner
Associate Director, Office of International Affairs,
Criminal Division, Department of Justice
Investigative Efficiency & Effectiveness: Building Fraud Subject Matter Expertise and Cutting Edge Methods
Presented by
Lawrence Valett
Director, Financial Fraud Directorate,
Office of Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency
and
Robert Knox
Director, Acquisition Integrity Unit,
Office of Inspector General, Department of the Interior
The False Claims Act
Presented by:
Joyce Branda
Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice
Investigative Ethics
Presented by:
George S.Cardona
First Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney’s Office,
Central District of California, Department of Justice
and
Joseph Gerbasi
Attorney Advisor, Professional Responsibility Advisory Office,
Department of Justice
Discussion of Hypotheticals
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