OIG Recovery Act Training

Introduction

Since March 2009, OIG's Recovery Act Task Force and Office of Investigations have conducted more than 80 on site and video training sessions and briefings related to the mitigation of fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement of Recovery Act funding. Descriptions and links to slideshows on training topics follow below.

This extensive national effort has reached a combined audience of over 3,000 Department of Commerce employees involved in procurement, grants, and programs as well as current and potential recipients of Recovery Act grants from five of the Department's bureaus: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Economic and Statistics Administration/Bureau of the Census, Economic Development Administration (EDA), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).

Training Topics and Slide Presentations

The four training topics developed and delivered by OIG staff address fraud prevention, contract management, grant management, and broadband grants (co-presented with NTIA). Two others—construction cost estimating and suspension and debarment—were created and presented by private contractors. In addition to their focus on transparency and accountability, the briefings also emphasize whistleblower protections and encourage reporting to OIG of concerns about the use of Recovery Act funds.

Federal government employees and the public are invited to view the training slide presentations provided below.

• Recovery Act: Transparency and Accountability in Grants Management
• Recovery Act: Transparency and Accountability in Contract Management
• Recovery Act Oversight Program: Fraud Indicators Training
• Introduction to Federal Suspension and Debarment
• Construction Cost Estimating Workshop
• Recovery Act: Transparency and Accountability in Broadband Grants

Upcoming Training

OIG will continue offer periodic training related to the Recovery Act. The next topic will be on Fraud Indicators (below). Please check this website for updates.