In February 2023, the Federal Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council hosted a “Fraud Detection & Prevention Symposium”. The day-long event featured over 20 executives, technologists, and changemakers from 10+ agencies, academia, and the private sector participating in the one-day event to discuss fraud issues as mentioned below that are impacting agencies. The event was well attended with nearly 300 participants.
Managing and addressing fraud is critical to protecting our taxpayer resources and is a critical responsibility of the Federal Government. However, agencies vary in their ability to manage fraud risk. Ann Dunkin, CIO of the Department of Energy (DOE), opened the symposium with a call to action for participants and added, “Let’s not reinvent the wheel, but rather share best practices and solutions. We want to identify key points of contacts and experts in this space. So, let’s not be afraid to collaborate. We want to understand where gaps remain, and where technology solutions may be required.”
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The symposium was designed to educate, inform, and enlighten participants on where fraud challenges have been addressed and how similar solutions could be applied at their organization. Agency representatives from the Social Security Administration (SSA), National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) stressed the importance of documenting and sharing these techniques across the Federal Government and bringing people together to have focused discussion on specific mission challenges.
They informed attendees of the numerous cross-government fusion centers, such as the IRS Information Sharing and Analysis Center, where leads and patterns regarding fraud can be shared among members. Speakers reinforced the need for participants to view fraud as a cybersecurity threat as it may put all American’s data at risk.
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