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Contract and Procurement Fraud

Course CategoryAudit

Event calendar iconMarch 03 - 04, 2025

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On-Site

This course will be delivered on-site in CNMI.

Registration is open to insular government professionals.

This course is designed for the Government of Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.

Course Description

The possibility of fraud in government procurement presents a constant risk. Learn to recognize the indicators of procurement fraud in different government contracts and grants. Develop audit strategies to identify and quantify the extent of fraud in specific government contract and grants management and operations. Focus on identifying the indicators of fraud, as well as criminal, civil, administrative and contractual actions in response to fraud. Explore fraud issues related to the growing government involvement in e-commerce.

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Learning Outcomes:
  • Identify the auditor's responsibilities for the detection and investigation of contract fraud
  • Explain primary federal criminal and civil laws that address contract fraud
  • Identify federal laws, rules and regulations that govern the contracting process
  • Describe the role that auditors perform in the contracting process
  • Identify major contract fraud schemes that take place in contracting, including false claims, corruption, and small and minority fronts
  • Examine auditor interface with investigators, prosecutors, contracting officials and whistleblowers
  • Describe criminal, civil, administrative and contractual remedies for contract fraud
  • Describe challenges to auditor independence that arise in conducting audits related to contracts and procurement.
  • Identify methods to obtain information from agencies, contractors and third parties needed to audit and investigate contract fraud

Who Should Attend

Auditors looking to enhance their skills to detect fraud in government contracting programs.

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With funding support from the United States Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs, courses are available free of charge for government accountability professionals within the insular areas. The course fee is waived and there is no cost to register and attend, Professionals who do not meet the above criteria, please contact [email protected].

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March 03 - 04, 2025

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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CPEs - 16 Credit Hours

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On-Site, CNMI

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TBD, CNMI

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Drummond Kahn

Drummond Kahn

Portland, OR

Drummond Kahn serves on the faculty of the Graduate School USA, training auditors and financial managers in the U.S. and overseas.  Since 1990, Mr. Kahn served in federal, state, and local government auditing positions.

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