Auditor's Forum on Katrina Relief
Baton Rouge, Louisiana - October 10, 2007

This Audit Forum is held once a year to reach out to Federal, State, and local auditors involved with Gulf Coast Disaster audits and reviews. The theme of this year's forum was "Auditor and investigator experiences to date with contracting oversight and fraud awareness."

Topics covered during the form

This forum, hosted by HUD Deputy Inspector General Mike Stephens, focused on our collective response to Katrina. Other related issues covered:

• Fraud Prevention and Oversight
• Reporting the Progress and Efforts
• Improvements in Coordination with States and Federal Agencies

Below is a list of the presentations from DOJ, DHS, the Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force, and others.

• 2007 Trends and Development in Katrina/Rita Fraud Prosecutions
  Jonathan J. Rusch, Executive Director for Consumer Benefit and Fraud
  Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force
  
  
• Office of the Legilative Auditor: Disaster Recovery Efforts
  
  
• Prevention and Detection of Fraud Related to Hurricane Katrina
  Rodney D. Zeagler, Deputy State Auditor and
  Ben Norris, Interim Director Investigative Division
  
  
• Digging for the Gold: Data Mining Initiatives in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Inspector General
  Cliff Cole, Computer Audit Specialist, HUD OIG, Information Systems Audit Division
  
  
• Roles and Responsibilites of the Inspector General When Disaster Strikes
  Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General, Office of Emergency Management Oversight
  
  
• Mississippi Development Authority CDBG Disaster Recovery Program
  Donna Sanford, MDA Director of Disaster Recovery and
  Frank D. Banda, CPA, Reznick Project Manager
  
  
• Fraud Awareness
  Hon. David R. Dugass, Executive Director, Joint Command Center, Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force
  
  
• The Road Home: Building a Safer, Stronger, Smarter Louisiana
  
  
• Use of Integrity Monitors at the World Trade Center Site - Post Disaster and During Rebuilding
  Steven A. Pasichow, Assistant Inspector General/Assistant Director of Investigations