PRAC Releases Semiannual Report to Congress for October 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021

The report contains summaries of the 103 oversight reports related to the federal government’s COVID-19 pandemic response issued by 27 Offices of Inspectors General (OIGs) in the reporting period. The reports are categorized by federal agencies’ top management challenges, with 33 reports addressing the challenge of Protecting the Health and Safety of the Public, 19 reports on Grants and Guaranteed Loan Management, and 15 reports on Federal Workforce Safety.

The report highlights OIGs’ support to law enforcement in pursuing fraud investigations and criminal enforcement and includes case summaries. In the reporting period, Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan fraud accounted for most of the investigative activity by OIGs, including 82% of indictments, 68% of arrests, and 84% of convictions. Pandemic Unemployment fraud accounted for 11% of indictments, 19% of arrests, and 8% of convictions. 

The PRAC’s ongoing work is available here.

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The PRAC was established by the CARES Act to promote transparency and support independent oversight of the funds provided by the CARES Act and other related emergency spending bills. In addition to its coordination and oversight responsibilities, the PRAC is tasked with supporting efforts to “prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement [and] mitigate major risks that cut across program and agency boundaries.”

If you have additional questions, please contact Lisa Reijula at lisa.reijula@cigie.gov