Episode 175: Unpacking OGR with Christian Hoehner: The Deep-Dive on Preventing Fraud

From inside the House, it’s Christian Hoehner!  

This week on the GovNavigators Show, Robert and Adam welcome their good friend Christian Hoehner, Policy Director for the Majority staff at the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Christian walks us through the committee’s expansive work, including their new legislation addressing the “dire problem” of fraud and improper payments. Plus, an inside look at the Prepayment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act, and the payoff of bipartisan cooperation. 

Special thanks to our friends at Allocore for sponsoring this episode! 

Show Notes 

• Allocore.com 

• AP: US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks 

• GovExec: What does 9/11 mean for young public servants who hardly remember it? 

• PBS: Anthropic researcher's resignation sends warning about the dangers of AI development 

• WSJ: Congress Is Suddenly Waking Up to the AI Doomsday Threat 

• GSA: GSA Expands OneGov AI Offerings with Discounted, Consumption-Based Access to OpenAI’s ChatGPT 

• Politico: Viral AI researcher’s warning ‘scary as hell,’ Cruz says 

• The British Museum: The Bayeux Tapestry 

• GAO: Payment Integrity 

• GAO: Fraud Risk Management 

• House Oversight: Chairman Comer: Congress Must Stop Fraud to Protect Taxpayers 

• House Oversight: House Passes 11 Oversight Committee Bills to Stop Fraud in Federal Programs 

• Congress.gov: Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 

• Congress.gov: Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act 

• Bureau of the Fiscal Service: Do Not Pay 

• DOJ: Privacy Act 

• Data Foundation: Data Foundation Endorses Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act Ahead of Markup 

• Data Foundation: Data Foundation Welcomes House Passage of Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act 

• Congress.gov: Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act 

• Congress.gov: Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act 

What’s on the GovNavigators’ radar? 

September 14th 

• Socure Fraud Briefing on Capitol Hill 

September 15th  

• The Data Foundation’s govDATAx, George Washington University 

National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Lunch for John Bernard, America’s Pulse 

Senator Lankford and Senator Hassan’s Roundtable on Executive-Legislative Relations