Fraud

Five years in the making, reform of the ACT public service legislation confronts a common paradox: cross-government collaboration is vital, but the Westminster tradition naturally creates bureaucratic silos.

Social engineering and open reporting can make any government entity vulernable to scams. The Lord Mayor says the ploy was “sophisticated” but officials fell for the same techniques that consumers are warned about.

Vendor contracting and maintenance are the two most prevalent areas of procurement fraud for Australian public sector. Agencies need to undertake regular risk management and apply modern data detection analytics to identify high-risk or suspicious transactions.