Press Releases
PRAC announces retirement of Executive Director Robert A. Westbrooks
Michael E. Horowitz, Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), announced today that Robert A. Westbrooks, who has served since April 2020 as Executive Director of the PRAC, has decided to retire from government service by December 31.
10/25/2022
Statement from PRAC Chair Michael Horowitz on Labor Watchdog Announcement
Michael E. Horowitz, Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), commended announcement from Larry D. Turner, the Inspector General for the Department of Labor (DOL), that his office has charged more than 1,000 individuals with Unemployment Insurance (UI) fraud since the beginning of the pandemic.
09/22/2022
PRAC Names Elaine Howle as Special Advisor; Launches State Auditor-in-Residence Program with Tennessee Comptroller
Michael E. Horowitz, Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), announced two first-of-their-kind initiatives that bring together federal, state, and local auditors to advance coordinated oversight of pandemic spending.
09/27/2022
PRAC Releases A New Way To Show Pandemic Funding By Individual Federal Agencies
Robert A. Westbrooks, Executive Director of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), announced a new way to view data on PandemicOversight.gov.
09/13/2022
PRAC Releases Updated Coronavirus Relief Fund Dataset for March 1, 2020 – June 30, 2022
Michael E. Horowitz, Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) announced the public release of updated Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) spending by states, eligible local governments, Tribal governments, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories.
08/22/2022
President Biden Signs Legislation Giving Watchdogs More Time to Fight Pandemic Fraud
President Biden signed H.R. 7334 and H.R. 7352 into law last week, extending the statute of limitations for Paycheck Protection Program and COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan fraud from 5 years to 10 years.
08/08/2022