Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Government

Fraud, waste, and abuse in government continues despite audits and controls. Learn why it persists and how governments can detect risk earlier using ERP data and continuous auditing.

How to Improve Payroll Projection and Budgeting in Government

Governments can improve payroll projection and budgeting by strengthening position control and using forward-looking payroll analytics.

P-Card Audit vs P-Card Monitoring

P-card audits look backward to document issues, while p-card monitoring gives procurement and finance teams ongoing visibility to prevent policy violations and reduce audit findings before they occur.

Common P-Card Policy Violations That Show Up in Audits

Most p-card audit findings stem from preventable issues like MCC violations, personal purchases, after-hours spending, and weak supervisor review—problems that procurement and finance teams can reduce with consistent monitoring and oversight.

Top 10 P-Card Fraud in Local Governments and School Districts from the Last 5 Years

7 Painful Lessons from My First Power BI Dashboards

After years of late nights, broken dashboards, and costly lessons, here are the 7 things I wish I knew before jumping into Power BI—and how to avoid them.

10 Best Practices for Data Governance in the Local Government ERP

Strengthen your government ERP with effective data governance. Explore best practices for ERP master data cleanup, role-based access, and business rule enforcement to ensure compliance and data control.

We're Heading to GFOA 2025 Conference in Washington, D.C.!

10 Internal Control Checks Every Government Finance Team Should Run Monthly

Performing ten key internal control checks each month helps government finance teams prevent fraud, reduce waste, and strengthen financial oversight through continuous monitoring.

What Are the Best Audit Analytics Tools?

10 Steps for Auditing ERP Roles & Permissions

9 Payroll Analytics to stop fraud, waste, & abuse

Ghost Employees! Discover effective payroll audit strategies and analytics that local governments can implement to prevent fraud and ensure the integrity of public funds.

Partnering with Rutgers & UHY to Combat Fraud in Local Government Vendor Payments with AI

The Partnership will enhance fiscal responsibility, reduce financial losses, and strengthen public trust by providing governments with cutting-edge fraud detection tools.

10 Essential Steps to Clean Up your Vendor Master in your ERP

2025 ALGA Annual Conference in Minneapolis MN May 4-7 2025

The 2025 ALGA Annual Conference is set to take place in the vibrant city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, from May 4th to 7th. Download the Brochure here!

Tyler Connect 2025 is in San Antonio from May 11-14!

10 Essential Steps to Clean Up and Monitor Your ERP Roles & Permissions

Discover 10 essential steps to secure your ERP—covering everything from a robust segregation of duties to decreasing ERP login risk—so you can reduce fraud risk, maintain compliance, and streamline user access.

What are Audit Analytics?

Audit analytics is a game-changer in the world of auditing. It's a process that leverages data analysis techniques to scrutinize financial data and ensure compliance.

What is Separation of Duties?

ThirdLine Chosen for 2025 GovTech 100 by Government Technology Magazine

ThirdLine has been recognized for its contributions by being named to the 2025 GovTech 100 list by Government Technology Magazine for the third year in a row!

The Tangible Benefits of Next-Generation Financial Reporting (Blog 3/3)

Enhance team efficiency and employee retention by helping humans do what they are best at!

Dumpster Fire Data is the First Step to Validating for GFOA Next Generation Financial Reporting (Blog 2 of 3)

Validation, cleaning, and monitoring are central to the GFOA's Next Generation Financial Reporting, turning messy ERP data into actionable insights with analytics & AI throughout the year.

GFOA and the Unbundling of Financial Reporting in Local Government

Inspired by GFOA’s Next Generation Financial Reporting vision, the unbundling of local government financial reporting—like the shift from Craigslist to specialized platforms—breaks dense, one-size-fits-all reports into audience-specific, technology-driven insights, empowering stakeholders with timely, actionable information while increasing trust, efficiency, and transparency.

ThirdLine & GPP Analytics Partner to Enhance Risk-Based Auditing for Local Governments

Fraud and Segregation of Duties in Governments

Association of Local Government Auditors' (ALGA) features Dr. Sam Gallaher

ThirdLine's Dr. Sam Gallaher's article "Let the Data Speak for Itself, Early and Often" featured in ALGA's "The Journal of Local Government Auditing" with an emphasis on Annual Risk Assessment

ThirdLine on GovTech100 list for Second Year in a Row

Government Technology Innovator ThirdLine Celebrates Back-to-Back Inclusion in GovTech 100 Following Monumental Growth in 2023

ThirdLine Analytics and Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope Join Forces to Combat Fraud in the Public Sector

Distinguished Forensic Accounting Professor, Author, and Documentarian Joins Rapidly Growing GovTech Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Analytics Software to Help End Fraud in State and Local Governments.

ThirdLine Partners with Koa Hills to Stop Fraud and Improve Efficiency in Governments

ThirdLine announces its partnership with Koa Hills Consulting. The partnership aims to help governments optimize their use of software and methodologies, specifically by redefining governmental process improvement, audit methodologies, robust fraud detection, and financial monitoring.

City of Clearwater, Florida Adopts ThirdLine Analytics for Auditing & Fraud Detection

Clearwater, Florida adopts ThirdLine's fraud detection and audit analytics, enhancing city auditing and bolstering financial monitoring.

ICMA Conference 2023

Find ThirdLine at Booth 1134 with our Fraud and Internal Control Partner, 65th North Group!

Analytics = Information

This post discusses how data from your Government ERP system can be turned into information with analytics

Top 10 Reasons ERP Analytic Initiatives Fail

The barriers organizations face in creating analytics from the Government ERP system

Data-Driven Agile Auditing: The Ultimate Guide for Local Government Chief Audit Executives

Download the The Ultimate Guide for Chief Audit Executives: How to use data to turn your auditing team into Agile Experts

A Lot of Federal Money Is Coming, and So Are the Fraudsters

Local governments need to stay ahead of Federal ARPA and IIJA Grants. Data and technology can play a critical role, complementing a culture of accountability.

The Three Lines Model for Governance and Risk Management

ThirdLine empowers all lines of defense in Governments to strengthen governance and manage risk with the Three Lines Model for the Internal Audit Association.

Compliance for ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

Interal Controls for ARPA Monitoring from Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners' Report to the Nations Summary

Occupational fraud costs municipalities millions in taxpayer dollars and lasts for months without detection

Agile and Auditing 101

Learn more about Agile, its application in auditing, and how ThirdLine software (developed with Agile!) jet-fuels any part of the audit process.