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Council on Federal Procurement of Architectural & Engineering Services May 25, 2010

Council on Federal Procurement of Architectural & Engineering Services May 25, 2010. H. Glen Walker Executive Director Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. $787 Billion available Save and create 3 to 4 million jobs

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Council on Federal Procurement of Architectural & Engineering Services May 25, 2010

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  1. Council on Federal Procurement of Architectural & Engineering ServicesMay 25, 2010 H. Glen Walker Executive Director Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board

  2. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act • $787 Billion available • Save and create 3 to 4 million jobs • Lay the foundation for a robust and sustainable 21st century economy • Create an oversight body to ensure transparency and accountability of the funds

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

  4. Recovery Board Advisory Panel • Steve Koch, Vice Chairman and Co-Chairman, Credit Suisse • Chris Sale, Vice President for Development Finance, CHF International • Malcolm Sparrow, Professor at Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University • Edward Tufte, Professor Emeritus, Yale University

  5. Mission of the Board • Provide public with unprecedented transparency of Recovery spending and job creation (Recovery.gov) • Provide oversight of Recovery spending to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse

  6. Breakout of $787 Billion Funding – (Source OMB)

  7. Direct Relief to State Governments & Individuals • Teachers • Police Officers • Firefighters • Extended Unemployment Insurance • Healthcare

  8. $453 Billion at Work 21st Century Innovations • $2.4 Billion for New and Advanced Battery and Electric Drive Projects • $3.4 Billion for Smart Energy Grid Projects • $7 Billion to Bring Broadband to Communities • $5 Billion for Medical Research Projects • $8 Billion for High-Speed Rail

  9. Mission: Transparency

  10. Recovery.gov Architecture FederalReporting.gov Recovery.gov Recipient In-Bound Reporting Out-Bound Reporting Smartronix (KMPG, Synteractive, TMP Government), GSA (Savvis), DHS EPA (CGI Federal) Data Replicated Between Hosting Centers Database GSA Database (Sybase) • Web Portal • Data Storage • Reports on the use of funds • Data visualization • Content management • Pre-compiled reports • Raw report data • Advanced geospatial capabilities • Recipient Registration • Recipient Reporting • Agency Validation Our strategy employs a hybrid approach, leveraging expertise and services from both government and industry.

  11. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Agency Funding Activity*Contract, Grants, Loans, and Entitlements $ in Billions *Updated May 5, 2010

  12. Award Amounts vs. Amount Expended Top 10 Federal Agencies * Percentages based on the amount awarded or expended compared to the total amount awarded or total amount expended, respectively. DOE stands out as the agency with the greatest variance between amount awarded and amount expended.

  13. Recovery.gov Status Update New vs. Returning Reporters YTD 2009: Feb 17 – Sep 30 Quarter 1 – 2009: Oct 1 – Dec 31 Quarter 2 – 2010: Jan 1 – Mar 31

  14. Jobs by Organization Type(January – March 2010) Government Entities reported 84% of the jobs associated with ARRA Funds.

  15. Third Reporting Period*Enhancements to Recipient Reporting • Simplified Job Reporting Requirements (OMB/GAO) • Quality Edit Checks & Alert Messages • New Data Anomaly Reports to assist with Data Quality Reviews • Extended Stakeholder Review Period • Data Quality Reviews by IG Community *April 2010

  16. Third Reporting Period*Enhancements to Recovery.gov • Simplified Home Page • Map Central Landing Page • New Jobs Search Feature *April 2010

  17. Two-Time Losers • On February, 23, 2010, OMB provided a list of Recipients who did not report during the previous 2 reporting periods • List reported on Recovery.gov • Further review identified 79 recipients who were erroneously posted on Two-Time Losers list • Website updated to reflect the changes: New number is 310

  18. The Latest Enhancement • Saves taxpayers ≈ $750,000 over the next 18 months • Conserves energy • Redirects technology assets to oversight mission

  19. Accountability Mission

  20. Recovery Act Training Statistics Recovery Board and All Inspectors General Training and Outreach Data Through March 31, 2010

  21. Working Proactively To Prevent Fraud

  22. Accountability Module Initial Risk Tier I Assessment All recipients are run through a risk model using variables that are constantly being monitored for relevancy

  23. Tier II – Target Analysis • Uses a link analysis tool to uncover non-obvious relationships between entities • This tool helps the Board identify companies who may have undisclosed ties to high-risk entities

  24. Tier III – Using Risk to Focus Limited Resources • Predictive Variables Include: • High-risk programs, • High-dollar-value projects, • Past criminal history in projects or regions, • Tips from citizens

  25. Recovery Act Key Oversight Statistics Recovery Board and All Inspectors General Data Through April 30, 2010

  26. Hotline Leads

  27. Council on Federal Procurement of Architectural & Engineering ServicesMay 25, 2010 H. Glen Walker Executive Director Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board

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