SPSS Software Tapped To Track Fraud For The Department Of Defense
Clementine software is now the latest weapon in the fight against fraud for the Department of Defense (DoD), SPSS Inc. announced recently. The Operation Mongoose Program, a partnership between various departments within the DoD, selected Clementine for its data mining projects and has acquired multiple software licenses to track fraudulent activity within DoD vendor pay transactions. This pilot program began in August 1999 and is scheduled to run until at least 2002.
"Because fraudulent activity represents a common loss of revenue throughout both government agencies and public sector organizations, we are seeing more and more people turn to data mining," said SPSS President and CEO, Jack Noonan. "By data mining the information they collect, organizations such as the Operation Mongoose Program Office can understand the sources and patterns of fraud and take action to reduce future fraud improve their bottom line."
Clementine was the first enterprise-strength data mining offering aimed at business users and is consistently acknowledged by users and analysts as the leading interactive data mining system. More than 250 organizations worldwide use Clementine, including American Century Investments, DaimlerChrysler, Glaxo Wellcome, Internal Revenue Service, Navy Personnel R&D, Reuters and Unilever. Clementine has established a leading position in the data mining tools market, and is used in a wide range of industry sectors including finance, retail, telecommunication, pharmaceuticals, utilities, broadcasting, government and higher education. For more information, visit http://www.spss.com/software/clementine.
Founded in 1994, Operation Mongoose is a partnership of various branches of the DoD, including agencies such as the U.S. Secret Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Social Security Administration. Operation Mongoose examines several functional areas such as retired and annuitant pay, military pay, civilian pay, transportation pay and vendor pay. Since its establishment, Operation Mongoose has analyzed over tens of millions of financial transactions to detect potential cases of erroneous payment or fraud. As of June 1998, this analysis has resulted in the identification of $12.7 million dollars in erroneous payments and several recommendations for improvement to business.
SPSS Inc., a multinational software and services company, is a leader in business intelligence, especially data mining and customer relationship management. The company also leads in three vertical markets: survey/market research, quality improvement and scientific research. With products running on all major computer platforms and translated in several languages, SPSS helps organizations leverage information to increase revenues and improve processes.
Founded in 1968, the company has more than 40 offices, nearly 900 employees and 1998 revenues of $121 million. The company also has won the following awards: named No. 28 in DM Review's Data Warehouse Top 100; placed No. 21 on the 1998 Soft-letter 100, a ranking of the top 100 personal computer software companies in the United States; and No. 97 in the 1999 Software 500, a ranking of the world's largest software vendors by Software Magazine. Headquartered in Chicago, SPSS has offices and distributors around the world. For more information, visit http://www.spss.com.
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