Recovery board foiled by its own effort to track stimulus spending

By John Solomon

Add another chapter in the government's struggles to account for how the $787 billion stimulus money is being spent....

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"… e earlier reporting period — should really be embarrassed,’’ Earl E. Devaney, the board’s chairman, said at the time the list was released in late Fe …"

"… e board put out a revised list with the 310 real violators, Pound said.And Devaney, who was chosen for the job of providing oversight to stimulus funding bec …"

"… ld not have occurred and I regret that it did," he said.The mistake aside, Devaney and his agency have won early accolades for his efforts to make all of the …"

Stimulus watchdog says combining data from 25-30 government contract agencies could save millions

By Peter H. Stone

INTERVIEW: Stimulus oversight chair says transparency kept fraud to a minimum

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"… reporting model under one umbrella.In an interview with iWatch News, Earl Devaney, the chairman of Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, said the …"

"… d achieve savings of about $50 million a year if his proposals are adopted.Devaney said government agencies currently spend “well north” of $100 million …"

"… r to collect and display spending data across 25 to 30 government websites.Devaney estimated that by consolidating the collection and display systems into on …"

"… $2 million of fraud. Currently there are more than 1,200 probes under way.Devaney made his umbrella proposal in a white paper to Vice President Joe Biden. D …"

IMPACT: Obama orders up government-wide accountability board

By Ben Wieder

IMPACT: Obama orders up one government-wide accountability board

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"… s program and posted that information on the website www.recovery.gov.Earl Devaney, chairman of the Recovery Board, told iWatch News last week that he had re …"

"… k that he had recommended a government-wide accountability board to Biden. Devaney said he thought it could save about $50 million a year by consolidating th …"

"… ds and trained more than 130,000 government employees in fraud prevention. Devaney said the board’s transparency held fraud in the stimulus program to a mi …"