Description:
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides $1.2 trillion in federal spending over the next five years mostly in grants and contracts to states and local governments for public transit, railways, power grids, electric vehicles, electric buses, ferries, airports, waterways, climate change, broadband internet, environmental protection, drinking water and transportation safety. This program of fast-moving money with untested controls provides vast opportunities for fraud and waste. investigators, Special Agents, grants, and contract managers at all levels of government will need to be especially vigilant of possible schemes and red flag indicators of fraud that robs the public of funds and performance.
Who Should Attend?
Investigators, Special Agents inspectors, compliance officers, civil engineers, contract, grant and program managers at all levels of government involved in approving IIJA project spending and monitoring or inspecting performance, compliance and fund accountability.
Level:
Intermediate
Tuition:
$579.00
Credits:
8 CPE
Class Type:
This course is currently being offered in the following training modalities:
- Online
- Red Flags of Infrastructure Fraud for Investigators - INVG8030A
- Class Length: This class is listed as a 1-day course.
- Red Flags of Infrastructure Fraud for Investigators - INVG8030A
- On-site
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the basics of IIJA, the agencies, the projects, and spending
- Understand the basics of fraud and investigators’ responsibilities
- Identify fraud schemes and indicators that are common to federally funded projects
- Learn investigative techniques to assist agents in discovering procurement fraud
- Understand the federal, civil, and criminal statutes that fraud schemes violate
- Understand the basics of control standards, applications, and indicators of control weaknesses and vulnerabilities