PITI-VITI Home Event Subscribe icon Training Event Subscribe 2nd icon Upcoming Events

Contract and Procurement Fraud

Course Category Audit

March 07, 2026

5:00 a.m.

Change

On-Site

This course will be delivered on-site in American Samoa.

Registration is open to insular government professionals.

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.

What You Will Learn

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

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

NEXT SESSION

DAYS

HOURS

MINS

SECONDS

March 07, 2026

5:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Change

CPEs - 8 Credit Hours

On-Site, American Samoa

American Samoa Community College, American Samoa

Course Description

Download

This course has been delivered

Instructor

Drummond Kahn

Portland, Oregon

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.

Photo Gallery

Photos from recent activities hosted by the Pacific and Virgin Islands Training Initiatives (PITI-VITI) in support of conferences, training and leadership development, are available below.