7-Year GAO Fraud Hotline Summary
AFMD-86-32FS: Published: Feb 20, 1986. Publicly Released: Mar 4, 1986.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the progress of its Fraud Hotline during the past 7 years.
GAO found that: (1) the structure as well as the interviewing, screening, referral, and follow-up procedures of the Hotline have not changed in the past 7 years; (2) over 74,000 calls have been received in the past 7 years which resulted in 12,000 cases warranting further review; (3) 71 percent of the calls warranting further review were received from anonymous sources; and (4) callers who lacked specific information or allegations which did not involve federal programs were directed to the appropriate state or local agency. GAO also found that: (1) allegations referred for further review have been categorized according to the participant in the alleged improper activity; (2) the highest proportion of participants involved in improper activities was among federal employees and individual recipients of federal financial assistance; (3) of the 12,000 cases referred for further review, 9,200 have been closed; (4) the most commonly substantiated cases were those involving private use of government property, federal employees' work hour abuse, and welfare fraud; (5) 396 hotline cases have been referred to the Department of Justice for review and possible prosecution in the past 7 years; (6) in many cases, federal agencies have taken administrative action against federal employees, contractors, and other individuals; and (7) millions of dollars in waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement have been identified as a result of the calls to the GAO Hotline.
Feb 24, 2021
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Pregnant Women in DOJ Custody:
U.S. Marshals Service and Bureau of Prisons Should Better Align Policies with National GuidelinesGAO-21-147: Published: Jan 25, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 24, 2021.
Oct 26, 2020
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Intellectual Property:
CBP Has Taken Steps to Combat Counterfeit Goods in Small Packages but Could Streamline EnforcementGAO-20-692: Published: Sep 24, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 26, 2020.
Sep 30, 2020
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Federal Criminal Restitution:
Department of Justice Has Ongoing Efforts to Improve Its Oversight of the Collection of Restitution and Tracking the Use of Forfeited AssetsGAO-20-676R: Published: Sep 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2020.
Sep 10, 2020
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Federal Tactical Teams:
Characteristics, Training, Deployments, and InventoryGAO-20-710: Published: Sep 10, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 10, 2020.
Sep 8, 2020
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VA Police:
Actions Needed to Improve Data Completeness and Accuracy on Use of Force Incidents at Medical CentersGAO-20-599: Published: Sep 8, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 8, 2020.
Aug 13, 2020
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Anti-Money Laundering:
FinCEN Should Enhance Procedures for Implementing and Evaluating Geographic Targeting OrdersGAO-20-546: Published: Jul 14, 2020. Publicly Released: Aug 13, 2020.
Jul 29, 2020
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Federal Prison Industries:
Actions Needed to Evaluate Program EffectivenessGAO-20-505: Published: Jul 29, 2020. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2020.
Jul 8, 2020
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Gun Control:
DOJ Can Further Improve Guidance on Federal Firearm Background Check RecordsGAO-20-528: Published: Jul 8, 2020. Publicly Released: Jul 8, 2020.
Jun 22, 2020
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Federal Prisons:
Additional Analysis Needed to Determine Whether to Issue Pepper Spray to Minimum Security PrisonsGAO-20-342: Published: Jun 22, 2020. Publicly Released: Jun 22, 2020.
May 26, 2020
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Bureau of Prisons:
Improved Planning Would Help BOP Evaluate and Manage Its Portfolio of Drug Education and Treatment ProgramsGAO-20-423: Published: May 26, 2020. Publicly Released: May 26, 2020.
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