The workshop will focus on fraud risk management practices, fraud risk assessments and recipient risks for grants and contributions in the federal government sector. If you are a department that is implementing or enhancing fraud risk management practices at your organization, this workshop is for you. Learn from subject matter experts and network with peers to learn more. We hope you can join us for this upcoming in-person event.

Session 1: Establishing a Fraud Risk Management Program

This session will focus on fraud risk management program in the federal sector including:

• Introduction to Fraud Risk Management (FRM)
• Benchmark authorities
• Key elements of FRM Program
• Fraud Governance Structure
• Governance in the public sector
• Key roles and responsibilities
• Integration and reporting back on the FRM Program
• Challenges in establishing an FRM Program

Session 2: Fraud Risk Assessments in the federal sector

This session will focus on fraud risk assessments in the federal sector including:

• Introduction to Fraud Risk Assessments (FRA)
• Identifying and prioritizing fraud risk factors, fraud schemes and scenarios
• Evaluation of effectiveness of fraud controls
  
• Developing fraud risk action plan
• How to approach FRA in the public sector
• Tools and mechanisms
  
• Building internal capacity versus leveraging external expertise
• Where to get started

Session 3: Recipient Risks in Grants and Contributions in the federal sector 

This session will focus on recipient risks in grants and contributions in the federal sector including:

• Introduction to Grants & Contributions (G&C)
  
• Key elements of G&C programs
  
• Established and new G&C’s
  
• Key risks – compliance and fraud risks
  
• Tools & techniques – compliance and fraud risks
  
• Building internal capacity versus leveraging external expertise

Speakers and Panelists