COVID-19 pandemic: actions needed to improve federal oversight of assistance to individuals, communities, and the transportation industry : testimony before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives
United States. Government Accountability Office. issuing body.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. issuing body.
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Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, July 29, 2021
Why GAO did this study. In response to the public health and economic crises created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress provided billions of dollars across a range of agencies to mitigate the effects of COVID-19. This included billions to: (1) FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund to provide assistance to individuals as well as state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, and (2) DOT and Treasury to provide financial assistance to the transportation sector. This statement describes: (1) the federal response and selected relief programs administered by FEMA, DOT, and Treasury and (2) lessons learned based on GAO’s reviews of selected COVID-19 relief programs, including related recommendations and their implementation status. This statement is based on GAO’s body of work on the CARES Act issued from June 2020 through July 2021.To update this information, GAO reviewed agency documentation; and interviewed agency officials, industry associations, and selected businesses that applied to these programs on the latest implementation efforts. What GAO recommends. GAO has made numerous recommendations to help improve the government’s ongoing response and recovery efforts and prepare for future public health emergencies, including the six identified in this statement. While Treasury took action to develop a compliance monitoring program, the other five recommendations to FEMA and DOT still need to be implemented.
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