Affirmative Civil Enforcement; ACE Investigator Security Clearance

Affirmative Civil Enforcement (ACE) Investigator

Employment Type:

Full-Time, Experienced Department:
Legal Services. CGS is seeking an experienced ACE Investigator with extensive knowledge and skills in investigative techniques and fraud detection to support a large Federal agency initiative. CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government's most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission, we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others.

Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.

• Generate new investigations and continue with ongoing investigations and civil actions involving fraud in areas such as healthcare, contracting, and grants, as well as other fraud and abuse of federal public funds and programs.
• Regularly meet with the ACE attorneys and with designated agency personnel to generate fraud investigations.
• Perform a variety of ancillary investigations‑related services in direct support of any assigned fraud.
• Utilize electronic databases such as public records, property records, business records, and other government‑maintained databases to identify documents, witnesses and other physical evidence.
• Prepare reports on progress of investigations for use by AUSAs and supervisory attorneys, including findings, analyses, recommendations and assessments.
• Examine books, ledgers, payrolls, cost reports, billing statements, invoices, correspondence, computer data, and other records related to the transactions under investigation.
• Perform sophisticated analyses of large‑scale hard‑copy and electronic data such as health‑care claims data, financial transaction data, accounting records, or bank records to develop investigative leads and determine their relevance to allegations.
• Gather and analyze facts including witness statements, timelines, and technical data to advance investigative objectives; establish and verify relationships between facts and evidence to confirm authenticity and corroborate witness statements.
• Develop and analyze evidence and collect information relating to such evidence; perform analysis to clarify the target suspect's or organization's pattern of operations, identify relevant information, and recommend approaches.
• Assist ACE AUSAs with in‑person and/or telephonic interviews of witnesses, depositions, and sworn examinations.
• Assist with the preparation and service of subpoenas for documentary materials, interrogatory answers, or witness testimony in connection with ACE investigations.
• Develop an understanding of all applicable federal, state, or local laws to the extent necessary to make sound decisions on direction and scope of investigations; determine proof required to affix responsibility for violations and devise methods for obtaining, preserving, presenting evidence.
• Assist with determining most efficacious methods for planning, scheduling, and conducting investigations, and identify any resources that may be required.
• Perform other related ACE investigator duties as assigned and within scope.
• Attend meetings and trainings as may be required and appropriate.

• Computer skills:
  Ability to use MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Access, Adobe Acrobat Professional, and work on document review/management platforms such as Relativity; analyzing spreadsheets of claims data and utilizing docketing software is a plus.
• Ability to review and understand a wide variety of documents, both legal and non‑legal, including motions and briefs.
• Ability to think independently and develop investigative strategies in response to the needs of a specific case.
• Communication skills are extremely important; work and interact professionally and effectively with all levels of staff.
• Ability to meet established deadlines and work as a team player in a professional office.
• Skill in meeting and dealing with people in a courteous and tactful manner.

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• Flexible Spending…