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Recovery.gov - Track the Money

Recovery.gov is the U.S. government's official website that provides easy access to data
related to Recovery Act spending and allows for the reporting of potential fraud, waste, and abuse.

 Board Press Releases

2/13/2013

Keeping an Eye on Sandy

WASHINGTON—The Recovery Board, scheduled to expire later this year, has been extended until September 2015 to monitor the $60.2 billion aid plan for victims of Hurricane Sandy.
 
In a blog posted today, Kathleen S. Tighe, the Chair of the Recovery Board, explained how the Board will work closely with the Office of Management and Budget, the Inspector General community, and other federal and state agencies to oversee Sandy spending. “In short,’’ she wrote, “Congress clearly wants to ensure that aid funds are not misspent or diverted improperly.’’
 
1/9/2013

Chair Tighe Sees Need for Consistent Data Standards

​WASHINGTON—In a blog posted today on Recovery.gov, Chair Kathleen S. Tighe of the Recovery Board describes how consistent data standards would lead to better data quality across the government and improved oversight of taxpayer dollars.

She recounts how the government has failed to develop a data standard system for nearly a half century, noting that President Lyndon B. Johnson issued a report to Congress on the government’s management of automatic data processing in 1965.

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12/6/2012

Recovery Board Offers Fresh Insights into Stimulus Spending

WASHINGTON— The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, working with federal agencies and Inspectors General, has compiled comprehensive data on the economic stimulus program, providing fresh insights on how much money has been awarded, paid out, and not used under the Recovery program.

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11/14/2012

Recovery Funds Impact School Districts

​WASHINGTON—In a blog posted today on Recovery.gov, Recovery Board Chair Kathleen S. Tighe discusses the impact of Recovery Act funding on 22 school districts across 21 states and the District of Columbia.

Tighe, also the Inspector General of the Department of Education, reviews a report done by auditors in her IG office. The report covers about $4.4 billion in stimulus funds awarded to the 22 school districts under education grant programs.

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10/17/2012

Saving Time and Money

WASHINGTON—The Recovery Board is launching a pilot project to determine if a centralized system of collecting financial reporting data would save recipients of federal funds and government agencies money and time.

In announcing the Grants Reporting Information Project, or GRIP, Michael Wood, the Board’s Executive Director, said that many recipients of federal funds complain about submitting multiple financial reports on the same government award to different federal agencies. GRIP will collect data on grant awards made by several agencies to pilot participants, including seven universities and a community college.

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