Virus Spending Watchdog Says ‘Logistical Nightmares’ Hobble Work
- $25 million funding for five years may run out after just one
- Audit team won’t be formed until next year, Brian Miller says
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The special inspector general in charge of monitoring Treasury and Federal Reserve coronavirus bailout funds said that his office needs additional money and staff to be able to conduct its oversight work.
Hiring “has been a conundrum in many ways,“ Brian Miller, the special inspector general for Pandemic Recovery, said Thursday. He says he has faced “logistical nightmares“ trying to get senior staff on board and needs Congress to grant him expedited hiring authority.