Reports

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) initiated a proactive review in January 2025 to identify fraud, waste, or abuse of pandemic relief benefits that may have impacted agency employees.

In June 2024, at our request, the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) found and provided us 36 matches for U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) employees who were connected to federal government pandemic relief loans. Pursuant to the commitment of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to fostering and promoting accountability and integrity in government, we undertook an investigation into the 36 matches to determine the appropriateness of these employees receiving pandemic relief loans. Specifically, we sought to detect fraud in these pandemic relief loans.

An ongoing review of the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic and oversight of related spending.