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Increasing Transparency into COVID-19 Spending

Inspection / Evaluation · Pandemic Response Accountability Committee · 2021-10-19 · about Multiple Agencies

Report

Title
Increasing Transparency into COVID-19 Spending
Submitting OIG
Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Component agency
Multiple Agencies
Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Publication date
2021-10-19

Summary

The objective of this review was to identify specific gaps in transparency in award data for federal assistance spending in response to COVID-19. We looked at 51,000 awards worth $347 billion that supported the pandemic response (as of June 15, 2021). The report includes three findings, including we found more than 15,400 awards worth $33 billion with meaningless descriptions that make it difficult to know how COVID-19 relief money was used. The report includes five recommendations to help improve the transparency into COVID-19 relief spending.

Recommendations (5)

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PRAC-01ClosedOMB should, in coordination with the PRAC, offer resources for agencies that focuses on improving the quality of award descriptions to result in consistent use and application of this field across all agency submissions and to provide clarity on the…
PRAC-02ClosedOMB should develop and implement a plan, leveraging its resources and in coordination with the PRAC, to disseminate to individual agencies examples of insufficient award descriptions in need of remediation.
PRAC-03OpenOMB should engage with Congress to consider legislating amendments to extend independent oversight of USAspending.gov data submissions, including developing new requirements in consultation with CIGIE and the PRAC for the review of agency award…
PRAC-04OpenOMB should conduct a feasibility study, in coordination with relevant federal and non-federal stakeholders, as to how to better track and report subrecipient funding.
PRAC-05OpenOMB should engage with Congress to consider legislating amendments to extend independent oversight of USAspending.gov data submissions, including developing new requirements in consultation with the CIGIE and the PRAC for the review of subrecipient…

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