Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board: The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board was created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to coordinate and conduct oversight of funds distributed under this law in order to prevent fraud, waste and abuse. The Board includes a Chairman, Earl E. Devaney, appointed by the President, and ten Inspectors General specified by the Act. The Board has a series of functions and powers to assist it in the mission of providing oversight and promoting transparency regarding expenditure of funds at all levels of government. Quarterly and annual reports on the use of Recovery Act funds and any oversight matters will be issued as part of the Board’s work. The Board may also make recommendations to agencies on measures to avoid problems and prevent fraud, waste and abuse. To address issues quickly, the Board may send Flash reports to the President and Congress on potential management and funding problems that require immediate attention. The Board is also charged under the Act with establishing and maintaining a user friendly website, Recovery.gov, to foster greater accountability and transparency in the use of covered funds.

Recovery Accountability and Transparency Act Board
The Honorable Earl E. Devaney	Chairman
The Honorable Phyllis K. Fong	Inspector General Department of Agriculture
The Honorable Todd J. Zinser	Inspector General Department of Commerce
The Honorable Gregory H. Friedman	Inspector General Department of Energy
The Honorable Daniel Levinson	Inspector General Department of Health and Human Services
The Honorable Richard L. Skinner	Inspector General Department of Homeland Security
The Honorable Glenn A. Fine	Inspector General Department of Justice
The Honorable Calvin L. Scovel, II	Inspector General Department of Transportation
The Honorable Eric M. Thorson	Inspector General Department of Treasury
The Honorable J. Russel George	Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
Mary Mitchelson	Acting Inspector General Department of Education

RECOVERY.GOV’S INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT