4 Ways Agencies Can Curb Waste and Abuse for Pandemic Relief Funds

Image: Chalirmpoj Pimpisarn / Getty Images. Article by Brandon Shopp. StateTech Magazine – October 29, 2021.

State and local government and IT leaders should take concrete steps to establish governance rules and monitoring for federal funding.

Since the passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act in March, state and local government officials have been mulling their spending priorities. Where will the $350 billion in direct aid to state and local agencies go? But perhaps the bigger challenge is limiting and monitoring the fraud, waste, and abuse that has plagued other agencies. […]

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