Interagency Fraud and Risk Data Mining Group Meeting

On Friday June 22 at 8:30 am Eastern, the IFRDMG will meet for the quarter 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. Register for the Interagency Fraud and Risk Data Mining Group quarterly meeting here.

The Interagency Fraud and Risk Data Mining Group (IFRDMG) is a collection of investigators and auditors within the federal community. This group has been formed to share best practices, raise awareness and offer a forum for the evaluation of data mining and risk modeling tools and techniques to detect fraudulent patterns and emerging risks.

Agenda

• 8:30 a.m. - Big Data Analysis for Fraud Detection and Analysis, Soo J. Lee, Amazon Web Services
• 9:30 a.m. - Value Mining: How Entity Extraction Informs Analysis, Andrew Strite, IKANOW
• 10:30 a.m. - Increasing Role of Data Analytics in Health Care Fraud Detection and Investigation, Gary Cantrell, HHS-OIG
• 11:30 a.m. - Improper Payments - Contracts, Arnold Pettis, NASA-OI

CPE Credits Available

CPE credits are offered to all quarterly meetings attendees. Only those who attend in-person can receive the CPEs. You must sign-in and complete an evaluation form to get your CPE certificate.

To sign up for the Interagency Fraud and Risk Data Mining Group quarterly meeting or more information on how to access the meeting online or via phone, visit the meeting announcement.

About the Author:

Andrew Strite – Solutions Architect

As a Solutions Architect, Andrew works directly with clients and IKANOW’s delivery team to create analytic solutions and manages the execution of the solutions from start to finish. Andrew has 6 years of experience in program management, strategic analysis, and requirements development. Before joining IKANOW, Andrew was a U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officer. Andrew holds a M.A. in Intelligence Studies from American Military University and a B.A. in History from the University of Delaware. Andrew describes his hobbies stating, “I’m an avid gamer; I especially love strategy games or those with open worlds. Lately, I’ve also been wedding planning with my fiancée.”