From Nextgov: FEMA watchdog endorses data mining to uncover overpayments
Inspector general urges the disaster assistance agency to replicate pattern-detection software used to monitor federal stimulus spending.
Federal inspectors are calling for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to employ data mining software -- similar to that used by the board monitoring stimulus spending-- for preventing future losses, now that the agency is saddled with recovering about $643 million worth of potential overpayments for housing assistance.