Fraud Waste and Abuse FWA Paper
Instructions
You will prepare a two-page paper on a recent instance of federal fraud waste or abuse. The paper should be based on research of a federal department or agency and how a current instance of fraud waste or abuse was detected and addressed by that department or agency. This paper including citations and bibliographic references is to be done in APA style.
Lists recent (since January 2015) instance of federal fraud waste or abuse in a federal agency
Summarize the issue what led to the issue occurring. List the reason that the issue is an instance of fraud waste and abuse and list if the issue is fraud waste or abuse.
The paper should identify the steps the agency took (e.g. the OIG) to identify the fraud
Delineate steps you recommend the agency should take to avoid the issue in the future (e.g. improve specific internal controls change hiring conditions)
Proper research – identify at least two sources and sources listed in a references section
Proper format: 2-3 pages of content (at least 2 full pages) + 1 cover page + 1 page for sources; section headings double spaced page numbers
Proper grammar and spelling (e.g. proper spelling proper punctuation etc.)