During the three-year history of the $840 billion economic stimulus program, the Recovery Board and its oversight partners in the Inspector General community have trained nearly 150,000 people in federal, state, and local governments. Participants learn about contracts and grant management, the requirements of the Recovery Act, and the elements of fraud both in the civil and criminal areas.
This rigorous effort to keep close tabs on the Recovery program has paid off, as demonstrated in a recent investigation at the Department of Education where I serve as the Inspector General. Because of the quick thinking of an Education grant officer who went through an IG training course, a crook won’t be feasting on taxpayer dollars; instead, he’ll be dining on prison food for the next 30 months.
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