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Friday, March 26, 2010

The Stimulus ‘Loser’ List Loses Some Members

Update (3/25/2010): The Recovery Board has corrected their list of stimulus recipients who have failed to file any quarterly reports.

The list is here.

More than 60 stimulus recipients can take heart that they’re not “losers” after all.

The panel charged with watchdogging the federal stimulus program confirms that dozens of recipients wrongly appeared on a list of “two-time losers” for failing to file reports on their funds.

The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board’s list, posted on Recovery.gov earlier this month, included 389 awards to contractors and grantees ranging from rural health clinics to county governments. The list was based on information that was provided by the White House Office of Management and Budget and certified as accurate by federal agencies that awarded the funds.

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