As Acting Associate Deputy Inspector General, Adam Kaplan represents USAID OIG externally to senior administration officials and the U.S. Congress on oversight of U.S.-funded foreign assistance, with a focus on preventing fraud, corruption, and diversion of humanitarian aid by terrorist organizations.
Leading USAID OIG’s Legislative and Public Affairs division, Mr. Kaplan represents OIG in external engagements with United Nations (UN) agencies, the World Bank, international nongovernmental organizations, contractors, and the media. He is a frequent speaker at aid and development forums on the importance of detecting, preventing, and reporting allegations of misconduct involving taxpayer dollars, human trafficking and sexual exploitation and abuse. Specializing in oversight of billions of dollars in foreign assistance to Gaza and Ukraine, he works with U.S., bilateral, and multilateral agencies to ensure that USAID OIG criminal investigators have access to information necessary to conduct their criminal, civil, and administrative investigative work. In furthering these efforts, Mr. Kaplan has authored numerous bilateral information-sharing agreements with European Union, Ukrainian, and UN investigative and antifraud bodies.
He also leads USAID OIG's UN accountability portfolio, and his work supports U.S. government and congressional efforts to advance maximum oversight and accountability over taxpayer-funded foreign assistance implemented by UN agencies.
Prior to this role, Mr. Kaplan served as USAID OIG’s Investigative Counsel, supporting criminal investigators and the Department of Justice on criminal investigations, False Claims Act cases, and suspension/debarment actions. From 2009 to 2018, he was Assistant Counsel to the Inspector General at the U.S. Small Business Administration, supporting investigations of small business loan and contracting fraud as well as program audits. He started his career in private practice with the law firm of Ober Kaler (now Baker Donelson).
A native of Washington, DC, Mr. Kaplan received his JD and BA from the University of Maryland.