House bill would create a permanent IG for Fraud

About this episode

The episode discusses a new House bill aimed at establishing a permanent Inspector General for Fraud to enhance fraud detection in federal awards.

A new House bill would establish a permanent Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability and Recovery. The Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act, introduced by Texas Republican Pete Sessions last week, would ensure the permanent IG assists other inspectors general in detecting and mitigating fraud in federal awards over $50,000. The bill also would require the Treasury Secretary to make recommendations for anti-fraud resources in any future emergency relief or recovery appropriations packages.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• Inspector General
• Fraud
• Accountability
• Federal Awards

Keywords

• Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act
• Pete Sessions
• Treasury Secretary
• emergency relief

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Places: Texas

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