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Carl HammersburgDecember 18, 2012 0

As fraud escalates, are we approaching the Financial 9/11?

Watching our nation approach the "fiscal cliff", and the dire predictions if we truly drive off it like the last scene in Thelma and Louise, has sharpened my view of the potential risks that huge gaps of fraud and abuse present to all of us. One of the key lessons

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Carl HammersburgDecember 3, 2012 0

Employee misclassification: Will the last employee please turn off the lights?

Independent contractor. Two very simple words that have a dramatic impact on businesses, workers, and government programs. While most people have a basic understanding of the term, they often have very little understanding of the laws governing it, which vary significantly program by program and state by state. This has

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Greg HendersonNovember 26, 2012 1

"Financial fraud is the dominant crime of this millennium"

Several weeks ago, South Carolina was the victim of what some experts believe to be the largest cyber-attack against a state tax department in history. Approximately 3.6 million personal South Carolina income tax returns were exposed, and nearly 657,000 businesses compromised, in an international hacking attack. Coincidentally, SAS and the SC

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Chuck EllstromNovember 6, 2012 0

Disaster recovery fraud, and back-office romance

Disasters like Hurricane Sandy, by and large, shine a positive light on humanity, with the heroic actions of first responders and volunteers, and the massive outpouring of support from across the nation. They also present fraud opportunities for the shady operators and criminals among us. Hurricanes leave behind a lot

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Carl HammersburgOctober 19, 2012 0

Is real-time fraud detection possible in government programs?

The first step is to answer the question of what “real-time” actually means. Depending on the program and industry speed of response, I’ve heard answers that varied from milliseconds for the biggest banks in processing credit card charges to 24 hours for some government programs. A better description of what

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Carl HammersburgSeptember 20, 2012 1

Social Network Analysis and the government fraudster

Detecting and preventing fraud isn't easy. Many tools and techniques are required, and while the digital age and advanced technologies have made fraud much easier in many ways, those same technologies have opened up new ways to combat it. One of those comes in the form of social network analysis,

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Carl HammersburgJune 28, 2012 0

Government fraud and the Goldilocks Complex

We've all heard of her. A little blond girl with a penchant for trespassing, and very finicky preferences in mattresses and breakfast food. Unfortunately, Goldilocks isn't just part of a fairy tale, she is alive, well, and causing havoc throughout government. If you haven't made the connection yet, "bear" with

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Fraud & Security Intelligence | Students & Educators

Paula HendersonDecember 21, 2011 0

2011: The more things change...

2011 saw incredible change in the states as more than half of the governorships changed hands. As expected, that caused significant turnover at the State CIO level, as well. So while executive and technology policies changed in many ways, the dismal budget situation reinforced the need to allocate tax pay

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Greg HendersonApril 5, 2011 1

Feds Stepping Up to Combat Healthcare Fraud

The federal government is more aggressively pursuing health care fraud, and helping the states do the same, by proposing funding changes and investing in new technologies. A newly proposed rule would allow 90% Federal Financial Participation (FFP) for data mining initiatives in state Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCU’s). Another proposed

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Paula HendersonFebruary 14, 2011 0

Data: The financial crisis’ silver lining

Brian Whittington mentioned last month that government is innovating, and at great speed. Based on what I’ve seen in our line of work with state and local governments around the country in the past year, I have to agree. In the face of today’s daunting fiscal challenges, state and local

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