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Kentucky combats fraud with Aware
February 20, 2007
The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Department for Workforce Investment, Office of Employment and Training (OET) just stepped up the fight against fraud by installing On Point Technology's package software product, Aware. Recognizing the growing trend towards organized crime against the unemployment insurance (UI) program nationally, Kentucky took a proactive step in combating fraud by working with On Point Technology to utilize the Aware product with the agency's UI data.
Aware is designed for sophisticated ad hoc workforce reporting, identity theft prevention, organized fraud and internal theft prevention, and detection of State Unemployment Tax Act (SUTA) dumping. Two tools form the foundation of all the Aware modules: FraudIT (Fraud Investigation Tool) and Workforce Reporter. Aware provides the ability for fraud within Kentucky's UI program to be immediately detected, protecting the assets of the program, and keeping tax rates lower. More than 20 Kentucky staff persons received training in FraudIT's one-click audits, in addition to the ad hoc query tool Workforce Reporter. OET staff now have the ability to independently investigate fraud scenarios from their desktops.
On Point Technology is the only company solely dedicated to providing software solutions to the UI program across the nation. "Kentucky has taken a forward step in protecting both the employers' UI reserve accounts and the integrity of the UI program as a whole," said On Point Technology President Mike Lorsbach.