In developing the PACE, the PRAC’s goal was to build a flexible and scalable analytics platform that can support Inspectors General during their pandemic-related work and beyond the organization’s sunset date in 2025 in future crises requiring financial relief (such as natural disasters).įilling in gaps in the data will give us better insight into pandemic spending and its impact PRAC Chair and Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz shared updates from the Pandemic Analytics Center of Excellence (PACE), which was created to deliver analytic, audit, and investigation support to the oversight community as they root out historic levels of fraud, waste, and abuse in pandemic relief programs. Former Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson pointed out that standing up data sharing practices at the outset of a crisis or program helps create a standard and efficient approach to oversight work and avoids having to spend time cleaning data.īuilding a stronger framework for data sharing and analysis will help us prepare for future crises The PRAC shares datasets and analytic tools across 30 IGs to keep offices from duplicating efforts and make it easier to find potential fraud. Brzymialkiewicz, Deputy Inspector General at the Department of the Interior, explained how important data sharing is for the Inspector General (IG) community. Panelists discussed the role of data innovation and data sharing in pandemic oversight workĬaryl N. ![]() These leaders discussed the importance of transparency and oversight of the trillions of dollars the federal government has spent fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and supporting Americans during this crisis and how the PRAC can help the administration, state and local government, and Congress to ensure effective use of these funds and fight fraud, waste, and abuse. Brzymialkiewicz, Deputy Inspector General at the Department of the Interior. ![]() We heard from a distinguished panel including PRAC Chairman and Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz, Liz Hempowicz of the Project on Government Oversight, former Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson, and Caryl N. On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, the Transparency Caucus hosted a conversation with the PRAC to learn about our crucial role in overseeing $5 trillion in pandemic relief legislation.
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