Increasingly, governmental entities, regulatory authorities and other organizations require independent assurance of a vendor's compliance with the law as a condition to doing business.

The role of the independent monitor is to assess the corporation's compliance with relevant laws and regulations and to deter, detect and report on unethical or illegal conduct on the part of corporate officers and employees, as well as contractors, subcontractors and other agents of the company.

In their role as independent monitors, also referred to in the industry as IPSIG (Independent Private Inspector General) Fortress Global's private investigators and fraud detectives investigate any evidence of significant wrongdoing and report their findings to the corporate client and, by prior agreement, to appropriate government agencies, including prosecutors and the courts.  Team members often include forensic accountants, industry specialists, loss prevention experts, fraud detectives, computer forensic experts and related researchers and analysts.

Independent monitoring has proven to be a valuable tool for businesses to address fraud problems and as a means for government to police corporations in corruption-prone industries. In addition to eliminating the financial cost of fraud, waste, abuse and corruption from government funded programs, Fortress Global's private investigators and fraud detectives assist the corporate client in maintaining its credibility with government agencies and the public.