Fraud multiplies when people are at their most desperate. COVID-19 has people understandably worried about their ability to provide for their families. Unfortunately, people are able to justify some pretty terrible behavior in their minds when they’re worried about their ability to provide for their families. One recent example: people who are short of cash…
Category Archives: Resource
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Three Areas with Heightened Fraud Potential During COVID-19
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The Many Risks of Unexpected Remote Work for Government Agencies
Many agency employees are working remotely for the first time this week. It wasn’t by choice, of course; they have been left with little choice as mayors, governors and the President have issued requests and demands that people not congregate in large buildings unless it’s critical – and in many states, that means only grocery…
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The Health Crisis and the Fraud Triangle
Most government employees are honest people who are not primarily motivated by money. They’ve chosen to go into public service, receiving a lower salary than they would for a similar job in the private sector. Unfortunately, there are bad actors in the public sector. For those employees, crises like the one we’re currently experiencing present…
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Government Efficiency: Ideas from the “Experts”
Inspectors General are tasked with eliminating fraud, waste and abuse. Fraud is straightforward – there are plenty of regulations and laws that prevent fraudulent activity, and most employees profiting from their work far beyond their paycheck are guilty of at least a few of them. Abusive behavior is also generally well-understood, although there are some…
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Elections are Coming: Is Your Agency Prepared?
Of all the controversies government agencies would like to avoid, election interference is pretty high on the list. Citizens expect agency leadership to have a political agenda; that’s why they were put in place. But when the civil service seems to be backing one side or the other, that leads to no-win situations. The candidate…
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Biggest Government IT Risks
Whether you’re trying to improve the security posture of the agency you oversee or your own employees, technology is a point of concern for government investigative teams. That’s because it’s a major vulnerability for government agencies. There are plenty of reasons. Government agencies tend to have large amounts of data on their citizens or businesses…
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Three Ways Software Vendors Destroy Your Productivity
Every day, our software developers, implementers, and customer support teams come to work armed with new ideas to improve investigators’ productivity. One of the most frustrating stories we hear from investigative teams is that they’ve recently entered into a contract to procure case management software, and they can already tell that it’s going to be…
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Our Most Popular Blog Articles of 2019
With the year coming to an end, it’s time to review some of the top blogs of the year. The political climate has made this a tough year for public servants in general but especially for investigators. Our two most popular blogs were centered around keeping morale high. There were several other popular topics, however,…
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The High Cost of Government Inefficiency
In the world of government investigations, the biggest headlines always come from big-dollar or big-name corruption. A corruption scandal can bring an obscure agency to the front pages of the news. It’s often not a comfortable place to be for investigators accustomed to working under the radar, but it does help the public to remember…
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What Are the Benefits of Case Management Software?
Case management is a large field, in part because the phrase is used in so many different industries. Lawyers, nurses, and insurance agencies all have very different jobs, but they all manage cases. As you’d expect, case management for each of these verticals require different skills, resources, and software. (Our products serve government investigators –…
