This article is the first part in a two-part series on data analytics in corporate compliance.

Data analytics is a new tool that government agencies and companies across industries increasingly use to identify risky and possibly illegal behavior. Not surprisingly, companies are rightly questioning what level of sophistication law enforcement and regulators now expect them to display when it comes to deploying this new technology. This two-part series addresses these questions. This article—part one of the series—examines how government agencies are using data analytics and the implications for corporate compliance programs. Part two, expected to be published on March 12, examines how corporate compliance programs should adjust to this new reality.

Government Use of Data Analytics