COUNCIL ON FEDERAL PROCUREMENT

OF ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING SERVICES

MAY 25, 2010

H. Glen WalkerExecutive Director

Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board

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

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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

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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

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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

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BREAKOUT OF $787 BILLION FUNDING – (SOURCE OMB)

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DIRECT RELIEF TO STATE GOVERNMENTS & INDIVIDUALS

Teachers

Police Officers

Firefighters

Extended Unemployment Insurance

Healthcare

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$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

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MISSION: TRANSPARENCY

Smartronix (KMPG, Synteractive, TMP

Government), GSA (Savvis), DHSEPA

(CGI Federal)

• Web Portal• Data Storage• Reports on the use of funds• Data visualization• Content management• Pre-compiled reports• Raw report data• Advanced geospatial capabilities

Out-Bound ReportingRecipientIn-Bound Reporting

• Recipient Registration • Recipient Reporting • Agency Validation

Recovery.govFederalReporting.gov

GSA Database

(Sybase)

Database

Data Replicated Between Hosting Centers

Our strategy employs a hybrid approach, leveraging expertise and services from both government and industry.

RECOVERY.GOV ARCHITECTURE

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AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT

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AGENCY FUNDING ACTIVITY*CONTRACT, GRANTS, LOANS, AND ENTITLEMENTS

*Updated May 5, 2010

$ in Billions

AWARD AMOUNTS VS. AMOUNT EXPENDED

TOP 10 FEDERAL AGENCIES

DOE stands out as the agency with the greatest variance between amount awarded and amount expended.

* Percentages based on the amount awarded or expended compared to the total amount awarded or total amount expended, respectively.

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RECOVERY.GOV STATUS UPDATE

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New vs. Returning Reporters

YTD 2009: Feb 17 – Sep 30

Quarter 1 – 2009: Oct 1 – Dec 31

Quarter 2 – 2010: Jan 1 – Mar 31

JOBS BY ORGANIZATION TYPE(JANUARY – MARCH 2010)

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Government Entities reported 84% of the jobs associated with ARRA Funds.

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

15*April 2010

THIRD REPORTING PERIOD*ENHANCEMENTS TO

RECOVERY.GOV

16*April 2010

Simplified Home Page

Map Central Landing Page

New Jobs Search Feature

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

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THE LATEST ENHANCEMENT

Saves taxpayers ≈ $750,000 over the next 18 months

Conserves energy

Redirects technology assets to oversight mission

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ACCOUNTABILITY MISSION

RECOVERY ACTTRAINING STATISTICS

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Recovery Board and All Inspectors GeneralTraining and Outreach Data Through March 31, 2010

Fraud Prevention 53.6%Recovery Overview 22.3%Grants and Contracts Management 9.3%Single Audit 4.5%Whistleblower 1.7%All Other 8.6%

Federal 56.6%Mixed 21.8%State 11.4%Private 6.9%Local 2.4%Tribal & Other 0.9%

Type of Training

Target Audience for Training

Training Sessions Provided - 1,058Number of Persons Trained - 76,290Hours of Training Provided -203,000+Outreach Sessions Conducted - 666

WORKING PROACTIVELY TO PREVENT FRAUD

All recipients are run through a risk model using variables that are constantly being monitored for relevancy

ACCOUNTABILITY MODULE INITIAL RISK TIER I ASSESSMENT

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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

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TIER III – USING RISK TO FOCUS LIMITED RESOURCES

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Predictive Variables Include:

High-risk programs,

High-dollar-value projects,

Past criminal history in projects or regions,

Tips from citizens

Recovery ActKey Oversight Statistics

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Recovery Board and All Inspectors GeneralData Through April 30, 2010

Complaints 2775 Via the ROC = 1,693*Investigations 271 Active Hotline - 885

11 Prosecution Declined FAX - 718 Referred for Alternative Resolution Website - 786

Audits, Inspections, Evaluations and Reviews 435 Completed US Mail - 15Whistleblower Reprisal Allegations 32 Received *Referred for Action - 137

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COUNCIL ON FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING

SERVICES

MAY 25, 2010

H. Glen WalkerExecutive Director

Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board