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Final Words From Retiring Recovery Board Leader

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In this column, which originally appeared at Recovery.gov, Earl E. Devaney provides his outlook for the future in the weeks prior to his retirement Dec. 31. The final installment in a series of columns he wrote on the lessons he has learned from his work on the Recovery Board was published in November. The column originally appeared at Recovery.gov.

In a few days, my 41-year career in government ends. Through this column, the Recovery Board has given me a platform from which to address the need for more transparency and accountability in government, an issue of great importance to all Americans. In this farewell column, I am providing a status report on our work and what might lie ahead. Keep reading →

 /  Published December 19, 2011 at 2:00 PM

Discrepancies Cause For Uniform Award ID System

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This is the final installment in a series of columns by Recovery Board Chairman Earl Devaney on the lessons he has learned from his work on the Recovery Board, which oversees the $787 billion Recovery program. The column originally appeared at Recovery.gov.

Having spent nearly four decades in the federal government before taking this job in February 2009, I thought I knew pretty much everything about how the government works. Keep reading →

 /  Published November 22, 2011 at 3:31 PM

Technology Key To Meeting Transparency Expectations

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This is the fourth installment in a series of columns by Recovery Board Chairman Earl Devaney on the lessons he has learned from his work on the Recovery Board, which oversees the Recovery program.

Good government can mean a lot of different things to different people, but to the 13-member Recovery Board the idea pretty much boils down to this: Are we delivering the services that you, the taxpayers, expect us to
deliver? Keep reading →

 /  Published October 19, 2011 at 9:00 AM

Taxpayers Win With Recovery Data Reporting

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This is the third installment in a series of columns by Recovery Board Chairman Earl Devaney on the lessons he has learned from his work on the Recovery Board, which oversees the $787 billion Recovery program. The column originally appeared at Recovery.gov.

For openers, let me say it succinctly: Keep reading →

 /  Published September 9, 2011 at 1:15 PM

Zero-Tolerance Nets Recovery Data Taxpayers Deserve

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This is the second installment in a series of columns by Recovery Board Chairman Earl Devaney on the lessons he has learned from his work on the Recovery Board, which oversees the $787 billion Recovery program. The column originally appeared at Recovery.gov.

There’s nothing like a punch in the gut to get your attention. Keep reading →

 /  Published September 2, 2011 at 9:30 AM

Fraud Prevention Puts IGs And Managers On Same Oversight Team

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In the first of a series of columns on the lessons he has learned as Chairman of the Recovery Board, Earl E. Devaney describes how the Board’s fraud prevention program has encouraged federal investigators and agencies to work closely together.

Everybody loves a comfort zone. There’s no risk, no surprises. But sometimes, to succeed, it’s necessary to adjust your thinking and do things differently. The development of the Recovery Board’s oversight plan for the $787 billion stimulus program is a case in point.First, some background: In February 2009, the President appointed me to serve as Chairman of the Recovery Board, a job that requires a sustained commitment to transparency and accountability. Keep reading →

 /  Published July 12, 2011 at 4:35 PM