Press Releases
PRAC Oversight of Pandemic Relief Cited as Model for Infrastructure Funds
PRAC Chair Michael E. Horowitz and federal Inspectors General met last week with President Biden and White House officials to highlight continued efforts to oversee taxpayer dollars.
05/04/2022
In Memoriam: Passing of Former Inspector General Earl Devaney
Michael E. Horowitz, Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), along with Allison C. Lerner and Mark Lee Greenblatt, Chair and Vice Chair of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), issued the following statements regarding the passing of Earl Devaney, former Inspector General and Chairman of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.
04/22/2022
The PRAC Featured on NBC News’ Investigative Series ‘The Fleecing of America’
Michael E. Horowitz, Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), sat down with NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt this week to discuss COVID-19 relief fund scams and the effort of the PRAC and Inspectors General to prevent the abuse of taxpayer dollars.
03/31/2022
Two-Year Mark of the CARES Act and the Creation of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was enacted. It distributed $2.1 trillion to individuals, businesses, schools, and state and local governments to respond to the effects of the pandemic.
03/25/2022
Highlights from the PRAC Chair’s Testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
Michael E. Horowitz, Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) and Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Justice, testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) on Thursday, March 17, 2022.
03/17/2022
PRAC Promoting Open Government During National Sunshine Week
Today, Michael E. Horowitz, Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), reaffirmed a commitment to transparency during Sunshine Week, the annual national awareness initiative to promote open government.
03/14/2022