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ToolKit Features: • Serves as a resource for local, state and federal
government entities, to aid in the battle against fraud.
• Summarizes various types of fraud likely to be encountered by governments and contains a number of tools that can be used immediately to help fight governmental fraud. • Links users to a wide array of fraud-fighting resources, including procedures, protocols, posters and papers on identifying and preventing fraud. • Helps users find what they need to fight fraud effectively, no matter what role they play in government operations.
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Introducing AGA's Online Government Fraud Prevention ToolKit Today marks the release of AGA's state-of-the-art, online resource designed to help officials at all levels of government to prevent, detect and deter fraud. The ToolKit is a valuable tool to help promote program integrity at all levels of government. The ToolKit contains a comprehensive array of tools, posters, educational materials, PowerPoint presentations and videos. It is organized to promote education. Users can find tools by looking under business process, such as accounts receivable; program area, such as the Office of Management and Budget’s high-risk programs; or by fraud type, such as bid-rigging. AGA's ToolKit differs from other online resources because it specifically targets fraud within government. In addition, materials in the ToolKit have been vetted by experts from a cross section of disciplines. As a result, only the most helpful materials are included. To fight fraud, it is important to understand the circumstances that permit or encourage fraud, to learn how to spot fraud in an organization, to become familiar with actions that can be taken to reduce the likelihood of fraud’s occurrence and to increase the likelihood of its detection. “By
helping reduce fraud in government programs, more money can be made
available for programs, services and infrastructure,” according to AGA’s
Executive Director Relmond P. Van Daniker,
DBA, CPA.“The ToolKit not only advances AGA’s
mission of advancing government accountability, but it does so by providing
a concrete resource that any level of government can use to deter fraud
and improve government program outcomes.”
The ToolKit was developed by AGA's Partnership for Intergovernmental Management and Accountability. AGA established the
Partnership to open the
lines of communication among governments with the goal of improving
performance and accountability. Comprised of high-ranking officials from the
federal, state and local levels of government and higher education, the
Partnership is dedicated to identifying and solving some of the most vexing
management and accountability issues facing governments today.
AGA provides staff support to the Partnership and serves as a neutral third party in fostering cooperation and communication among different levels of government. Learn more about the Partnership. Questions? Contact Helena Sims. |
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