If the “Reduce Government Fraud with a Dynamic Survey” taught us anything, it’s that resource constraints pose significant challenges in combating fraud for government entities. In fact, the survey found that 70% of entities polled cited resource constraints as a concern, and follow-up qualitative interviews told the bigger story in that practitioners face constraints in both budget and human capital resources.
Here we discuss how agencies can enrich and train existing resources to bolster fraud prevention efforts, with three ways to maximize current resources.
Operating a fraud program in this resource-constrained environment can be daunting, but there are opportunities for agencies to do “more with less.” During the qualitative interviews we conducted as part of the survey research, we were continually impressed with the innovative approaches that agencies are taking to improve their fraud programs while addressing continuing resource constraints. The opportunities noted above can be tackled in incremental steps, enabling agencies to make the most of a resource-constrained situation.
For more insights into how agencies are combating fraud, please download the survey.