We are making you aware of new guidance that could help your organization avoid being the victim of cyber-attacks. The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has recently released guidance on mitigating cyber threats that is specific to civil society organizations, which include nonprofit and advocacy organizations.

LSC OIG issued a comprehensive Strategy for Preventing and Detecting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse. Increasingly, OIGs and managers of federal funds are being called upon by the U.S. Government Accountability Office and others to enhance fraud prevention activities. OIG actions include conducting quick-hit fraud prevention reviews at grantees to identify gaps in policies or processes that could be exploited, enhancing awareness of common schemes and how to report fraud, and leveraging available information to proactively identify red flag indicators and emerging trends. In the end, every dollar…

On June 18, 2024, the LSC OIG provided a live webinar to the Management Information Exchange (MIE) on preventing and detecting fraud in legal aid organizations.