The objective of this review was to identify specific gaps in transparency in award data for federal assistance spending in response to COVID-19. We looked at 51,000 awards worth $347 billion that supported the pandemic response (as of June 15, 2021). The report includes three findings, including we found more than 15,400 awards worth $33 billion with meaningless descriptions that make it difficult to know how COVID-19 relief money was used. The report includes five recommendations to help improve the transparency into COVID-19 relief spending.
| Report Date | Agency Reviewed / Investigated | Report Title | Type | Location | |
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| Multiple Agencies | Increasing Transparency into COVID-19 Spending | Inspection / Evaluation | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| U.S. Postal Service | Shipping Services Contract Compliance | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | DOJ Press Release: Liberian National Pleads Guilty to $23 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud | Investigation |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | Financial Audit of the Epidemic Control Among Priority Populations Program Managed by Fondation Serovie in Haiti, Cooperative Agreement 72052120CA00004, February 3 to September 30, 2020 | Other |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by mothers2mothers South Africa NPC in Multiple Countries Under Multiple Awards, January 1 to December 31, 2020 | Other |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Africa Resource Centre in Multiple Countries Under Cooperative Agreement 72067419CA00007, January 1 to December 31, 2020 | Other |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | Financial Closeout Audit of USAID Resources Managed by SIA N'SON NGO in Benin Under Multiple Awards, January 1, 2019, to February 22, 2020 | Other |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | Financial Audit of Costs Incurred by DT Global, Inc. Under Multiple USAID Awards in Afghanistan, March 10, 2019, to September 30, 2020 | Other |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Children of God Relief Institute in Kenya Under Cooperative Agreement AID-623-A-13-00001, January 1 to December 31, 2020 | Other |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in West Africa Under Implementation Letter 624-A17-ECREEE-17-IL#5, January 1 to December 31, 2020 | Other | Agency-Wide | View Report | |