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2022

May

‘A magnet for rip-off artists’: Fraud siphoned billions from pandemic unemployment benefits
: The Washington Post
COVID-19 relief fraud led to billions in taxpayer-funded Paycheck Protection Program loans lost
: Fox Business Network
PPP 2 years later: Analyzing the legacy and impact of the $800B government relief program
: Banking Dive

April

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Prioritizes Effectiveness, Accountability, and Transparency in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Implementation
: The White House
Biden, federal watchdogs discuss infrastructure oversight
: Spectrum News | Madison
White House Issues Infrastructure Spending Implementation Guidance
: International Business Times
The White House Wants to Ensure Good Stewardship of Infrastructure Funds
: Government Executive
Crozer Health received $72M in relief funds during the pandemic
: Delaware County Daily Times
DOJ: Alleged COVID fraudsters charged after raking in nearly $150 million through elaborate schemes
: ABC News
Federal Pandemic Money Has Spurred Fraud. Tax Refunds Are Getting Filched.
: MarketWatch
Two Years of COVID-19 Oversight: A Look Back
: Government Executive
The Inspectors General COVID Committee Has an ‘Enormous Responsibility'
: Government Executive
Money from the COVID Paycheck Protection Program was allegedly largely misspent
: NPR
The $1.2 trillion in infrastructure spending needs oversight
: The Hill
The Fleecing of America: Looting the Paycheck Protection Program
: WHEC

March

Rep. Connolly Prepping Bill to Cut Feds’ Soaring Improper Payments
: MeriTalk News
Billions in pandemic relief funds lost to fraud
: NBC News
'Biggest fraud in a generation': The looting of the Covid relief plan known as PPP
: NBC News
How different priorities in Northland counties affected CARES Act spending
: Kansas City Beacon
Fraudsters swiped billions by targeting COVID-19 relief money
: WBAL-AM
There's no final number yet for pandemic fraud, oversight leaders tell Congress
: FCW
Coronavirus Roundup: A New COVID-19 Response Coordinator, New Reentry Guidance for Defense Civilians
: Government Executive
Federal Officials Discuss How to Make COVID Oversight More Effective
: Government Executive
Federal Officials Discuss Making COVID and Future Oversight More Effective
: Government Executive
Pandemic relief oversight sheds new light on persistent gaps in federal spending data
: Federal News Network
Feds have recovered less than 1% of $163 billion in bogus unemployment benefits
: The Washington Times
Feds have recovered less than 1% of $163 billion in bogus unemployment benefits
: Washington Times
Pandemic relief oversight sheds new light on persistent gaps in federal spending data | Federal News Network
: Federal News Network
One year on, Biden's COVID relief bill is 90% dispensed (spectrumnews1.com)
: Spectrum News,
DOJ finds more than $8 billion in COVID aid fraud
: The Hill
Are you covering the American Rescue Plan Act? ‘It’s a huge deal.
: Poynter
Checking receipts: How the richest county in Kansas spent $124.3 million in CARES Act funds
: Kansas City Beacon
As lab owners buy luxury cars, Biden tightens oversight of $5 trillion in COVID 19 relief
: Yahoo! News
Biden Uses the State of the Union to Call Feds Back to Their Offices and for Increased Government Oversight
: Government Executive
Fact Sheet: President Biden to Announce New Steps to Combat Criminal Fraud and Identity Theft in Pandemic Relief Programs
: The White House

February

Pandemic fraud is running rampant
: WCNC
An unusual number of U.S. households are behind on utility bills
: Poynter
Immense fraud creates immense task for Washington as it tries to tighten scrutiny of $6 trillion in emergency coronavirus spending
: Washington Post
Tracking COVID relief spending in Wyandotte County: How $37.3 million was spent
: Kansas City Beacon

January

Tens of millions of dollars from state unemployment fraud likely won’t be recovered
: Seattle Times
No easy fix for ID verification of government benefits
: FCW
Coronavirus Roundup: CDC Data Show Booster Effectiveness Against Omicron; the Pandemic’s Impact on Biden’s Regulatory Agenda
: Government Executive
With an increase in federal payouts comes an increase in improper payments
: Federal News Network
Here's how Kansas City spent $32 million CARES Act money
: Kansas City Beacon
White House Renews Efforts to Improve Integrity of Federal Payments
: Government Executive

2021

December

Oversight report explains how fraudsters obtained billions in COVID unemployment money | KVAL
: KVAL
EBB Providing Aid to Low-Income Households, Outreach Challenges Still Exist
: MeriTalk
Federal Watchdog Scopes States' Woes With UI Systems in Pandemic
: MeriTalk
Baltimore woman used fake documents to get $1.6 million in COVID relief funds, fed say
: Baltimore Sun
The U.S. has spent most of its Covid relief funding, but there are still billions left to dole out
: CNBC
Getting a Return on Swelling Savings
: Lane Report
OMB tells agencies to cooperate with IGs overseeing COVID-19 spending
: Federal News Network
White House Releases 'Unprecedented’ Guidance to Agencies on Cooperating With Watchdogs
: Government Executive

November

Coronavirus Roundup: The Federal Response to the Omicron Variant
: Government Executive

October

Federal watchdog calls out transparency issues in pandemic spending
: FCW
Americans Love Meat So Much That Butchers, Processing Plants And Farms Received $84 Million In Pandemic Aid
: Forbes
The Daily Scoop Podcast
: FedScoop
Governments Face Soaring Costs Burying Poor and Unclaimed Dead
: Route Fifty

September

Why some small towns are rejecting federal COVID relief funds
: Pew Stateline
State and local governments still have $10B from COVID fund
: Government Technology
Hazards of self-certification and other lessons learned from federal government’s pandemic response
: Federal News Network
Billions paid in fraudulent virus aid, pandemic watchdog finds
: Bloomberg News
Government watchdog finds pandemic relief fraud potentially worth billions
: ABC News

August

Who’s minding the store on COVID-19 relief spending?
: Press Herald
Auditors warn of risks to agencies in stepped-up spending due to pandemic
: FEDWeek

July

This week in federal funding: Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
: Route Fifty

June

Can Congress take back California’s COVID relief? Senators want to try in infrastructure deal
: Sacramento Bee

May

Oversight leader says volume of datasets ‘biggest challenge’ in COVID-19 fraud prevention
: FedScoop
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