The Virago Group designs and implements compliance programs that deliver clean audits, eliminate chronic improper-payment findings, and satisfy federal regulators, GAO, and Congress.

Founder Rae Oliver Davis draws directly on her experience as a Senate-confirmed Inspector General, where she:

• Partnered with HUD leadership and GAO to achieve the agency’s first unqualified financial statement opinion since 2012
• Evaluated and strengthened controls around robotic process automation and emerging technologies
• Built coalitions with senior federal officials that closed 67% of long-standing OIG recommendations through targeted improvements
• Conducted nationwide audits of mortgage servicers, lenders, landlords, and large grantees and contractors.

Today, we bring that same proven approach to entities facing oversight, lenders and servicers facing CFPB and state-AG scrutiny, and federal contractors preparing for Payment Integrity Act requirements—providing practical, battle-tested strategies that reduce risk and restore stakeholder confidence.

The Virago Group designs, matures, and validates enterprise fraud-risk and payment-integrity programs that protect assets.

Founder Rae Oliver Davis draws directly on her experience as Senate-confirmed Inspector General, where she:

• Briefed White House advisors on innovative pandemic fraud-risk management assessments
• Issued HUD OIG’s first-ever Priority Recommendations Report that assisted leadership by highlighting the most significant risks to HUD’s success
• Launched groundbreaking Fraud Risk Management Reviews of HUD’s largest program partners
• Partnered with HUD leadership to achieve the agency’s first unqualified audit opinion since 2012
• Built collations that closed 67% of long-standing OIG recommendations through collaboration and targeted improvements

Today, we bring that same proven playbook to federal and state agencies aiming to get (or stay) off the GAO High-Risk List, lenders/servicers facing CFPB and state-AG enforcement, and boards that want to be proactive about managing fraud.

We develop and execute strategic communications that protect reputations, influence policy, and build lasting trust in high-scrutiny environments.

• Co-issued a high-profile joint statement and press releases with cabinet-level secretaries and senior executives across the federal government.
• Delivered oral and written testimony before Senate Banking, House Financial Services, and Appropriations Committees
• Appeared regularly on Federal News Network podcasts and led press conferences on landmark enforcement actions (including the largest single-day federal bribery indictment in DOJ history)
• Briefed Cabinet-level secretaries, White House Senior Advisors, and the American Rescue Plan leadership.

Today, we help Private sector leadership, boards, and regulated institutions:

• Prepare executives and spokespeople for congressional testimony, media interviews, and crisis response
• Craft messaging that turns complex audit findings or enforcement actions into narratives of accountability and progress
• Build proactive stakeholder coalitions that prevent conflict and secure funding

When credibility is non-negotiable, and the audience includes Congress, the Executive Branch, national media, or industry regulators, we bring the experience of someone who has communicated successfully at the very highest levels.

The Virago Group conducts credible internal investigations that withstand scrutiny from DOJ, Congress, regulators, plaintiffs’ counsel, and the media.

Founder Rae Oliver Davis draws directly on her experience as Senate-confirmed Inspector General and former federal prosecutor, where she:

• Led 540 auditors, special agents, and attorneys across sensitive political and criminal investigations
• Served as Special Counsel running the office that investigated senior political appointees for conflicts and improper influence
• Oversaw the largest single-day federal bribery indictment in DOJ history (70 NYCHA employees)
• Secured $5.6 million in damages for 104 sexual-harassment victims—the largest settlements of its kind
• Regularly partnered with Main Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Offices, and FBI on high-visibility cases

Today, we bring that same independence and rigor to boards, General Counsels, law firms, financial institutions, housing authorities, and federal contractors—delivering:

• Immediate credibility with regulators and law-enforcement partners
• Clear, actionable reports that boards and audit committees trust
• Practical recommendations that fix root causes and reduce future risk

We can deliver positive government-affairs outcomes because we’ve actually done it from the inside as a Senate-confirmed presidential appointee.

• Obtained $10M in targeted funding to protect critical financial-statement audit work
• Delivered oral and written testimony before Senate Banking, House Financial Services, and Appropriations Committees
• Grew HUD OIG annual appropriation 19% and secured unprecedented “no-year” funding flexibility

How we help clients today

• Strategy and messaging for authorizations, appropriations, and oversight hearings
• Testimony preparation and real-time support for CEOs and general counsels
• Coalition-building with industry associations
• Strategy on housing, mortgage, disaster-recovery, payment-integrity, and AI oversight issues

Whether you need to protect an existing appropriation, create a new program, navigate a harmful provision, or ensure your voice is heard above the noise, we bring the credibility, relationships, and track record of someone who can turn congressional engagement into policy wins.

The Virago Group guides government agencies through successful, risk-aware modernization—turning legacy systems into secure, data-driven operations powered by AI, automation, and advanced analytics.

Founder Rae Oliver Davis draws directly on her experience as Senate-confirmed Inspector General, where she:

• Stood up HUD OIG’s first Integrated Data Analysis Division and rolled out agency-wide data-literacy training with live Power BI dashboards
• Evaluated HUD’s Robotic Process Automation maturity and delivered actionable controls that strengthened technology and program-management effectiveness
• Conducted six consecutive FISMA evaluations that identified opportunities for improvement and produced roadmaps widely adopted by leadership
• Realigned a 300-person audit division into specialized units, creating more profound expertise over trillion-dollar programs while optimizing resources

Today, we help federal and state agencies, housing authorities, lenders, and federal contractors adopt AI and advanced analytics ethically and securely—accelerating performance, meeting audit requirements, and positioning organizations for long-term success in a digital environment.