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DHS seeks expanded authority, analytics and staff to detect and prevent fraud, waste and abuse
Summary
Temporary Commissioner Shereen Gandhi and DHS staff told the committee the Office of Inspector General has completed thousands of investigations but needs more data-sharing authority, staff, and analytic tools (including AI) to detect improper payments and to act more quickly across agencies.
Temporary DHS Commissioner Shereen Gandhi told the House Human Service Finance and Policy Committee that the department's Office of Inspector General has completed more than 4,000 investigations over the past five and a half years and that the governor's budget proposes new authority, staff and data tools to reduce improper payments and speed referrals to law enforcement.
Gandhi and DHS presenters said the package would add program integrity…
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