On Tuesday, August 17, 2010, Joshua Smith was joined by Mr. Gregory Kutz, Managing Director, Forensic Audits & Special Investigations, U.S. Government Accountability Office.
The mission of FSI is to provide the Congress with high quality forensic audits and investigations of fraud, waste, and abuse, and evaluations of security vulnerabilities and other requested investigative services. This Unit also monitors and manages fraud, waste, and abuse tips received through GAO’s fraud hotline.
Josh and Mr. Kutz engaged in a provocative and informative discussion of topics including fraud within federal government contracting, including all U.S. Small Business Administration programs for small businesses such as the 7(j), 8(a), and Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) programs.
In addition the discussion included findings regarding the Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Program. Josh Smith and Mr. Kutz also covered recent reports published by and testimony provided to Congress by GAO on these topics.
In 1991, Gregory Kutz joined the Government Accountability Office after 8 years at KPMG Peat Marwick. As a Senior Executive at GAO, Mr. Kutz has testified at congressional hearings over 80 times primarily on matters related to fraud, waste and abuse and other special investigations.
Mr. Kutz has been responsible for reports issued by GAO and testimony relating to credit card and travel fraud and abuse, improper sales of sensitive military and dual use technology, tax fraud and abuse, wage theft, Hurricane Katrina and Rita fraud, transit benefit fraud, procurement fraud, pay problems for military members, death and abuse of teenagers at private boot camps, seclusion and restraint of disabled children in schools, and covert testing that revealed vulnerabilities in airport security, border security, and security over the purchase and transportation of radioactive materials.
He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 2:00 pm EST
Topic - Fraud and Abuse in Federal Government Contracting Programs
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