System and Method for Coordinating the Collection, Analysis and Storage of Payroll Information Provided to Government Agencies by Government Contractors

Abstract

A method for systematically coordinating the collection, analysis and storage of payroll information provided to government agencies by government contractors pursuant to applicable regulations is disclosed. The method includes collecting payroll information from contractors, performing an automated compliance check on the payroll information collected from contractors, storing verified payroll information in at least one database, and performing an automated fraud check on payroll information. The method also includes notifying auditors of instances of possible fraud, notifying auditors of instances of non-compliance, sorting payroll information in the at least one database according to geographic and skill categories, and providing reports to agencies.

1 . A computer-implemented method for systematically coordinating analysis of payroll information, the method comprising:
 receiving payroll information for each of a plurality of employees from a contractor;   for each of the plurality of employees, performing, via a computer, an automated compliance check on the payroll information collected from the contractor;   storing, as verified payroll information in at least one database, the payroll information for each of the plurality of employees that satisfied the automated compliance check;   performing, via the computer, an automated fraud check on the verified payroll information by analyzing the verified payroll information of at least two of the plurality of the employees in the aggregate to identify at least one instance of possible fraud not otherwise identifiable from the verified payroll information of any individual one of the plurality of employees; and   notifying at least one auditor or at least one government agency of the at least one instance of possible fraud.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said analyzing the verified payroll information comprises:
 calculating a ratio using the verified payroll information;   comparing the calculated ratio to an expected range of the calculated ratio; and   identifying a respective portion of the verified payroll information as the at least one possible instance of fraud when the calculated ratio is outside the expected range of the calculated ratio.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the payroll information comprises wage and hour information. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the payroll information is received from the contractor by providing a web-based interface that allow contractors to input information online. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the payroll information received from the contractor is verified in real-time and the contractor is prompted to correct errors. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the payroll information is received from the contractor by automatically extracting and uploading the payroll information from a payroll-processing database. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the payroll information uploaded from the payroll-processing database is verified in a batch process and the contractor is prompted to correct errors. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein notifying at least one auditor or at least one government agency of the at least one instance of possible fraud comprises generating a report for the at least one auditor or the at least one government agency. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the report is automatically generated according to a predetermined template. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the payroll information comprises geographic and skill categories. 
     
     
         11 . A computer-implemented method for analyzing payroll information provided to government agencies by government contractors pursuant to applicable governmental regulations, the applicable governmental regulations including governmental compliance regulations and governmental fraud regulations, the method comprising:
 receiving payroll information from a government contractor for each of a plurality of employees;   verifying, via the computer, that the received payroll information for each of the plurality of employees complies with the applicable governmental compliance regulations;   identifying, via the computer, at least a portion of the received payroll information that does not comply with the applicable governmental compliance regulations;   storing, in a database, the verified payroll information in at least one database, the verified payroll information corresponding to the received payroll information that complies with the applicable governmental compliance regulations;   analyzing, via the computer, the verified payroll information of at least two of the plurality of the employees in the aggregate to identify at least one possible instance of fraud not otherwise identifiable from the verified payroll information of any individual one of the plurality of employees; and   notifying, via the computer, at least one auditor or at least one governmental agency of the at least one possible instance of fraud.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said analyzing the verified payroll information further comprises:
 calculating a ratio using the verified payroll information;   comparing the calculated ratio to an expected range of the calculated ratio; and   identifying a respective portion of the verified payroll information as the at least one possible instance of fraud when the calculated ratio is outside the expected range of the calculated ratio.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising notifying the auditor or the governmental agency of the at least the portion of the collected payroll information that does not comply with the governmental compliance regulations. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising providing a report associated with the at least one possible instance of fraud to the auditor or the governmental agency, 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the payroll information comprises geographic and skill categories. 
     
     
         16 . A computer-implemented method for analyzing payroll information provided to government agencies by contractors pursuant to applicable governmental regulations, the applicable governmental regulations including applicable governmental compliance regulations and governmental fraud regulations, the method comprising:
 receiving payroll information from a contractor, the payroll information including a plurality of payroll records, each of the plurality of payroll records corresponding to an employee of the contractor;   verifying, via the computer, that each of the plurality of payroll records in the received payroll information individually complies with the applicable governmental compliance regulations;   analyzing, via the computer, a verified plurality of payroll records to identify at least one possible instance of fraud, wherein the verified plurality of payroll records are verified as complying with the applicable governmental compliance regulations but may or may not comply with the applicable governmental fraud regulations, wherein the analyzing the verified plurality of payroll records comprises collectively analyzing at least a first plurality of the verified plurality of payroll records to identify the at least one possible instance of fraud that would not be identified from any single one of the plurality of payroll records or any single one of the verified plurality of payroll records; and   notifying at least one auditor or at least one governmental agency of the at least one possible instance of fraud.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein said analyzing the stored plurality of payroll records further comprises:
 calculating a ratio using the verified plurality of payroll records;   comparing the calculated ratio to an expected range of the calculated ratio; and   identifying a respective portion of the verified plurality payroll records as the at least one possible instance of fraud when the calculated ratio is outside the expected range of the calculated ratio.   
     
     
         17 . A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media having computer instructions stored thereon, the computer instructions operable with a computer to cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
 receiving payroll information from a contractor for each of a plurality of employees;   verifying, via the computer, that the received payroll information for each of the plurality of employees complies with the applicable governmental compliance regulations;   storing, in a database, the verified payroll information in at least one database, the verified payroll information corresponding to the payroll information that complies with the applicable governmental compliance regulations;   analyzing, via the computer, the verified payroll information of at least two of the plurality of the employees in the aggregate to identify at least one possible instance of fraud not otherwise identifiable from the verified payroll information of any individual one of the plurality of employees; and   notifying, via the computer, at least one auditor or at least one governmental agency of the at least one possible instance of fraud.   
     
     
         18 . The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 17 , wherein said analyzing the verified payroll information further comprises:
 calculating a ratio using the verified payroll information;   comparing the calculated ratio to an expected range of the calculated ratio; and   identifying a respective portion of the verified payroll information as the at least one possible instance of fraud when the calculated ratio is outside the expected range of the calculated ratio.   
     
     
         19 . The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 identifying, via the computer, at least a portion of the received payroll information that does not comply with the governmental compliance regulations; and   notifying the auditor or the governmental agency of the at least the portion of the received payroll information that does not comply with the governmental compliance regulations.   
     
     
         20 . The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 17 , further comprising providing a report associated with the at least one possible instance of fraud to the auditor or the governmental agency.