The National Procurement Fraud Task Force (NPFTF) and its members are committed to detecting, investigating, and prosecuting procurement, grant, and Recovery Act fraud.  Chaired by the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, the NPFTF’s aim is to intensify the government’s detection efforts and to continue prosecuting those who defraud taxpayers. The NPFTF Vice Chairs are Earl Devaney, Chairman of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, Brian Miller, the Inspector General for GSA, and Glenn Fine, the Inspector General for the Department of Justice.  The Director of the NPFTF is Steve A. Linick, a Deputy Chief in the Department’s Criminal Division, Fraud Section.

NPFTF has established the following objectives relating to procurement, grant, and Recovery Act fraud:

• Increase coordination and strengthen partnerships among all Inspectors General, law enforcement, and the Department of Justice to fight fraud more effectively;
• Assess existing government-wide efforts to combat fraud and work with audit staff and contracting staff both inside and outside of government to detect and report fraud;
• Increase and accelerate civil and criminal prosecutions and administrative actions to recover ill-gotten gains resulting from fraud;
• Educate and inform the public about fraud;
• Identify and remove barriers to preventing, detecting, and prosecuting fraud; and
• Encourage greater private sector participation in the prevention and detection of fraud.

For a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs), click on the "NPFTF FAQs" tab on the left side of your screen.