Fraud Forum 2026: Detecting Fraud While Managing Risk

Fraud in the federal government significantly impacts public trust, waste of the taxpayer dollars, integrity of the federal programs, and government efficiency. There are multiple types of fraud that include fraudulent payments for services or purchases that were only done to obtain financial benefit and fraud schemes that impact loans, insurances, or other related services. Addressing Fraud in the federal government is a priority initiative and is essential for safeguarding public funds and ensuring effective program execution. Multiple agencies including, for example, IRS, GAO, CMS are actively working to combat fraud through various initiatives, frameworks, and technology to mitigate risks and enhance accountability.

This forum will provide you with examples of technologies and procedures that government have developed to intervene and circumvent fraud activities along with outcomes and plans for future actions.