How is the Governor ensuring accuracy of data?
Since the inception of the Recovery Act, Governor Kulongoski has remained committed to ensuring an unprecedented level of public accountability and transparency for how the dollars are spent, and assurance that these funds produce the expected outcomes. In order to ensure the accuracy of data and the correct implementation of Recovery funds, the Governor established the Economic Recovery Executive Team within his office to oversee, implement, and track Recovery funds. This team has worked extremely close with state agencies to develop a data collection tool for state agencies to collect data from their sub-recipients and vendors, and will continue to work with state agencies to validate data before any information is submitted to the federal government. Additionally, the Governor requested that all state agency directors sign certification letters ensuring that their agency would report accurate and complete information.
