New York State Internal Control Work Group July 29, 2009

1. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009and theRecovery Accountability & Transparency Board New York State Internal Control Work Group July 29, 2009

2. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act • $787 Billion available • Save and create 3 or 4 Million jobs • Lay the foundation for a robust and sustainable 21st century economy

3. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Breakout of $787 Billion Funding (Source – OMB) (Funding Amounts in Billions)

4. Federal OIG Role • 69 Statutory Federal Inspectors General • 30 are Presidentially Appointed and Senate Confirmed • 29 are involved in oversight of the Recovery Act • Primary Role of Federal OIGs - detect and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and violations of law and to promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the operations of the Federal Government • Structure of Federal OIGs – include investigations, audits, and evaluations/inspections • Independence – OIGs must be independent and objective, which requires that they be insulated from improper management and political pressure

5. Mission of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board To promote accountability by coordinating and conducting oversight of Recovery funds to prevent fraud, waste and abuse and to foster transparency on Recovery spending by providing the public with accurate, user-friendly information.

6. Support Structure QUESTIONS ? Alice Siempelkamp Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board

7. Board Members & Committees • Recovery.gov • HHS IG – Daniel Levinson • TIGTA – Russell George • Commerce IG – Todd Zinser • Defense IG – Gordon Heddell • Accountability • Justice IG – Glenn Fine • Homeland IG – Richard Skinner • Energy IG – Greg Friedman • Education IG – Mary Mitchelson (acting) • Recovery Funds Working Group • Transportation IG – Calvin Scovel • Agriculture IG – Phyllis Fong • Interior IG – Mary Kendall (acting) • Treasury IG – Eric Thorson

8. Functions of the Board • Education – • explain the Recovery Act to the public • Transparency – • show how, when, and where the money is spent • Accountability – • provide data to evaluate the progress of the Act

9. Board Operations • Oversight Coordination & Outreach • OIGs, GAO, Federal agencies • Federal, state & local governments • Make Data Available to the Public • Collect recipient data • Display and summarize recipient data on Recovery.gov • Review Recovery Act Contracts and Grants for: • Applicable standards • Specified purpose • Other abuses • Complaint Referral Process • Refer areas of concerns, citizen complaints, and Whistleblower issues to relevant OIGs • Coordinate referrals across the OIG Community

10. Recovery Funds Working Group Initiatives • OIG Recovery Act Plan– plans provide overview of OIG planned work • OIG Monthly Report – reports provide overview of OIG work each month • Survey of Federal Acquisition and Grant Personnel – data will be used to make government-wide recommendations regarding Recovery Act oversight • Single Audits – made recommendations to OMB to address the timeliness of reporting; coverage; and internal control reviews as it relates to the Recovery Act • Oversight Coordination – coordinating across OIGs, GAOs, and Federal Agencies and between Federal, State, and local governments • Reporting – issue quarterly and annual reports on Recovery Act funds and other issues as appropriate

11. Accountability Initiatives • Current Complaint Referral Process • RATB Staff generates proactive leads based on non-compliance with OMB and FAR requirements • Reviews have been manual using open government sites • These reviews are being conducted to add a layer of scrutiny and will add to our prevention mission • RATB Staff conducts coordination cross OIG Community (and other federal entities) • Dynamic Predictive Analysis Techniques (next phase) • Identify areas of concern based on review of Recovery Act and other relevant public information • Create a fraud analysis platform across the Federal OIG community

12. Accountability Initiatives RATB Fraud, Waste, Abuse Information Flow

13. Recovery.gov Initiatives • Posting Reports • - Agency and OIG Plans (May 2009) • - Agency Weekly and OIG Monthly Financial Data (On-going) • - Recipient reporting (Oct 2009) • Enhance Recovery.gov (Version 2.0) • Facilitate recipient reporting • Allow data visualization – mapping

14. Reporting Contracts Grants Loans Entitlements $8B* $87B* $5B* $55B* Federal Agency Federal Agency Federal Agency Federal Agency Prime Recipient Vendor Intermediary Business State State Sub- Recipient Local Government Vendor Sub-Vendor Business Only Identity Reported Vendor Reported In Aggregate Individual Individual * Actual Obligations as of 07/07/09

15. Questions? Board Telephone Number (202) 254-7900