Over the last two years, I have frequently written and spoken about the U.S. DOT Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) increased focus on fraud, waste and abuse. As part of that effort, the OIG has sponsored three fraud awareness conferences for government officials. The most recent conference was held in Seattle in June. The OIG also has participated in an AGC fraud awareness conference to help contractors become more aware of the issues. The OIG is particularly focused on bid rigging, DBE fraud and false claims. For bid rigging, investigators have looked at bid suppression, complementary bidding, bid rotation, subcontracting with competitors and geographic division. For DBE fraud, investigators have looked at fraudulent certifications and pass-throughs. For false claims, investigators have looked at inflated claims.
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