We did recently read about how Australian agency is using data mining to catch fraud. Now its Los Angeles County which has taken a step to prevent fraud using data mining. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a contract to employ high-tech solutions to detect child care benefits fraud.
“This technology will be a vital tool in our effort to prevent public assistance fraud and enhance the District Attorney’s fraud investigations,” said Supervisor Michael Antonovich.
But the big question which remains open is whether this just sticks to a certain program, or expands to address all programmes offered by the County where data mining based patterns would discover additional knowledge.
Read more about this at Southern California Public radio news.
About CCDS:
“The mission of the California Department of Social Services is to serve, aid, and protect needy and vulnerable children and adults in ways that strengthen and preserve families, encourage personal responsibility, and foster independence.”Today, in a society that has become increasingly diverse and complex, CDSS strives to carry out its mission of providing aid, services and protection to needy children and adults. At the same time, the Department strives to strengthen and encourage individual responsibility and independence for families. By managing and funding its programs, the objectives of the Department are carried out through the 4,200 employees located in 51 offices throughout the state, the 58 county welfare departments, offices and a host of community-based organizations. Read more about the program here.
About IHSS Program:
The IHSS Program will help pay for services provided to you so that you can remain safely in your own home. Learn more here.
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