The Knowledge Congress Has Scheduled a Live Webcast on The Impact of the New Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act to Eliminating Fraud

New York, NY, January 25, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, announced today that it has scheduled a live webcast entitled The Impact of the New Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act to Eliminating Fraud. This two-hour event is tentatively scheduled on April 5, 2011 from 12:00PM to 2:00PM (ET).

Event Synopsis:

The Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act (I.P.E.R.A.) was signed into Law on July 22, 2010 by President Obama. This aims to reduce wasteful payments to individuals and contractors by $50 billion until 2012. Under the I.P.E.R.A. rules, companies must adhere to a whole host of new standards including monitoring and measuring the performance of annual risk assessments.

It is clear that companies and agencies must have a thorough understanding of the new I.P.E.R.A. provisions as well as its potential impact to their business relations.

Speakers/Faculty Panel:

Jeffrey C. Steinhoff, CGFM, CPA, Executive Director, Government Institute Managing Director, Federal Advisory Practice, KPMG LLP

Joseph D. West, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

For more information, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2010_improper_payments.html

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.

Visit www.knowledgecongress.org for further information and inquiry.

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