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William W. Kirk, PRAC Chair

William W. Kirk

Chair

U.S. Small Business Administration Inspector General William W. Kirk was appointed the Chair of the PRAC in March 2026, replacing outgoing Acting Chair Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

With more than three decades of executive, legal, and operational leadership across higher education, private enterprise, and the federal government, Mr. Kirk has extensive experience in advancing transparency, strengthening internal controls, and combating fraud, waste, and abuse.

Members

Per the Coronavirus Aid and Relief and Economic Security Act of 2020, the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee includes Inspectors General from nine specific Offices of Inspector General (noted with an asterisk) and any other Inspectors General designated by the Chairperson from any agency that expended or obligated covered funds or is involved in the Coronavirus response:

  • Department of Agriculture

  • Department of Defense*

  • Department of Education*

  • Department of the Interior

  • Department of Justice*

  • Department of Health and Human Services*

  • Department of Homeland Security*

  • Department of Housing and Urban Development

  • Department of Labor*

  • Department of the Treasury*

  • Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Department of Transportation

  • Federal Communications Commission

  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

  • Federal Reserve Board

  • National Science Foundation

  • Small Business Administration*

  • Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration*

  • United States Agency for International Development

  • United States Postal Service