David Harper

About David Harper

Inspector General, United States Capitol Police, a law enforcement and protection agency comprised of more than 2,500 sworn officers and civilian employees. As the IG, I have the responsibility to lead a team of auditors and investigators in ensuring integrity, accountability, and transparency, while promoting efficiency & effectiveness in governance through audits, inspections & and investigations. Our goals include protecting the public trust and instilling confidence in government. As former VP, Fraud, Hanscom Federal CU, I ensured robust strategies to fight fraud through prevention, deterrence, detection & investigation and led efforts to mitigate fraud exposure & losses. Former Inspector General for the Florida Department of Financial Services, an organization made up of 13 divisions, including State Fire Marshal, Treasury, Division of Investigations & Forensic Services, and Public Assistance Fraud, with 2,500 employees in locations throughout the state. Had responsibility for protecting the public trust & and instilling confidence in state government by ensuring integrity & and accountability, while promoting efficiency & and effectiveness in governance through audits, inspections & and investigations.Former Inspector General for the City of Albuquerque, a city with a population of more than a half million people and more than City employees; had responsibility for protecting the public trust and instilling confidence in city government by ensuring integrity, ethical behavior, accountability, and transparency, while promoting efficiency and effectiveness in governance. Proven expertise in protecting people, assets, and programs valued at the multi-billion dollar level. Superb collaboration and liaison skills with strategic partners in the Inspector General, law enforcement, audit, and intelligence communities, at the local, state, national, and international levels. Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to engage and negotiate at all organizational levels. Excellent people skills with the ability to build, inspire, and influence teams to achieve success. Directed investigations resulting in the mitigation of threats against local, state & and federal governments and in recoveries of more than a billion dollars. Four professional certifications: Certified Inspector General, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Financial Crimes Investigator & Certified Economic Crime Forensic Examiner

Experience

1. Inspector General

   United States Capitol Police

   Feb 2024 — Present · DC, US

   As the Inspector General, I lead a team of auditors and investigators in bringing value to the US Capitol Police, through audits, inspections, and investigations. The Office of Inspector General seeks to promote efficiencies and effectiveness and to deter, detect, and investigate fraud and misconduct. Through the practice of good ethics, integrity, transparency, and accountability, our objectives include enhancing public trust & instilling confidence in government.

Education

• Community College of the Air Force

  Associates in Applied Science, Criminal Justice

  1978 — 1985

• University of Maryland Global Campus

  Associate's degree, General Studies

  1982 — 1985

• California State University-Sacramento

  BS, Criminal Justice

  1985 — 1987

• California State University-Dominguez Hills

  MPA, Public Administration

  1995 — 1999