Interagency Fraud and Risk Data Mining Group
Mission Statement
The Interagency Fraud and Risk Data Mining Group (IFRDMG) is a collection of investigators and auditors within the federal community that has been formed for the purpose of sharing best practices, raising awareness and offering a forum for the evaluation of data mining and risk modeling tools and techniques to detect fraudulent patterns and emerging risks.
Quarterly Meeting
The IFRDMG meets quarterly to hear from experts in the fields of data mining and risk analysis along with colleagues that are working on projects that involve data mining and risk analysis for fraud detection and related purposes.
Agenda
| 8:30 A.M. | Link Analysis Options, Steve Beltz, RAT Board |
| 9:30 A.M. | Suspension and Debarment, Laura Fernandez, EPA |
| 10:30 A.M. | Digital Forensics, Mark Tasky, DHS |
| 11:30 A.M. | Using Predictive Analytics to Prevent Fraud, Kelly Gent, HHS |
CPE Credits
We now offer CPE credits to all attendee's of our quarterly meetings. Only those who attend in-person can receive the CPEs. You must sign-in and complete an evaluation form to get your CPE certificate.
Meeting Time and Location
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
8:30 am, Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Please note our new meeting location.
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA East (map)
Conference Room 1153 – 1st Floor
1201 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20229
Dial-in Access
Call Toll-Free
866-919-5240
Passcode for Participant: 6179071
Slideshow Remote Viewing via Webex
Event address for attendees:
https://educate.webex.com/educate/onstage/g.php?d=745165907&t=a
Webex Event password: 3018014701
Access to Facility
Please come with government ID or driver's license in hand. If attendees that are not on the list of addressees for this message wish to attend - your colleagues are welcome, please let us know their name and organizational affiliation ahead of time so as to speed up the security check.
Metro Directions
Federal Triangle metro station is closest to the EPA East building. Walk south on 12th street after you exit the station Constitution Avenue and then walk west to the visitor's entrance of the EPA East building.
POC Phone numbers
Sean Fitzgerald (202) 245-6007
Nancy Dao (202) 566-2477
EPA East, Main Security Desk (202) 564-7708
Host Contact Information
Sean Fitzgerald
Department of Education
Office of Inspector General
(PH) (202) 245-6007
Email: Sean.Fitzgerald@ed.gov
Registration
Registration is simple. Just fill out the form below.
Past Meeting Agendas, Slideshows, and Handouts
You must request access to our archive site, CyberCop, to download materials from prior meetings. Send an email request to lee.giesbrecht@va.gov for more information. For those who already have a user account - the web link to CyberCop is https://cybercop.esportals.com
Steering Committee
The IFRDMG Steering Committee plans the quarterly meetings and generally helps to support the group. If you are interested in volunteering to serve on the Steering Committee, please let us know!
| Ann Brooks | U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security-OIG | ann.brooks@dhs.gov |
| Edward Roy Connor | Federal Communications Commission-OIG | Roy.Connor@fcc.gov |
| Alan Duncan | U.S. Dept. of Treasury-OIG for Tax Assessment | alan.duncan@tigta.treas.gov |
| Sean Fitzgerald* | U.S. Dept. of Education-OIG | sean.fitzgerald@ed.gov |
| Robert Fleming | U.S. General Services Administration-OIG | robert.fleming@gsaig.gov |
| Emily Franko | National Science Foundation-OIG | efranko@nsf.gov |
| Lee Giesbrecht | Dept. of Veterans Affairs-OIG | lee.giesbrecht@va.gov |
| Stephanie Goings | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture-OIG | stephanie.goings@oig.usda.gov |
| Bryan Jones | U.S. Postal Service-OIG | bjones@uspsoig.gov |
| Michael Pickett | Smithsonian-OIG | pickettm@oig.si.edu |
| Melissa Rumsey | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture-OIG | melissa.rumsey@oig.usda.gov |
| Edward Slevin | U.S. Dept. of Education-OIG | edward.slevin@ed.gov |
| Roland Wong | METRO | roland.wong@wmata.com |
| Eddie Saffarinia | US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development – OIG | esaffarinia@hudoig.gov |
* Chairperson
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