Senate Acknowledges Need for More Accountability on Stimulus

by Marian Wang, ProPublica - March 12, 2010 10:28 am EDT
March 15: This post has been updated.Not a big, flashy headline, but we thought it was worth noting:Today the Senate unanimously voted to amend a jobs bill with new rules to strengthen the government’s tracking and reporting of stimulus spending and its effectiveness. Sponsored by Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, the new amendment requires federal agencies to assess and update current methods for tracking stimulus funds and to file quarterly reports for Congress and the public. Grant recipients that “knowing and consistently” fail to meet these requirements could face fines of up to $250,000.