The Recovery Act and TARP: Government Accountability Office?EUR??,,????'???s Role

 

American Recovery & Reinvestment Act aimed to invest in infrastructure, among its many lofty goals. ?EUR??,,????'??? Courtesy of City of Grand Junction, Colo.

Creating jobs and promoting infrastructure are two of the main goals of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and both could help the landscape industry immensely. Gene L. Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General of U.S. Government Accountability Office recently made conclusions about the ARRA and TARP (troubled assets relief program).

GAO responsibilities include: conducting bimonthly reviews of selected states?EUR??,,????'??? and localities?EUR??,,????'??? use of the funds; commenting on recipient reports on the number of jobs created or preserved; reviewing areas such as trade adjustment assistance, new education incentive grants, and efforts to increase small business lending; monitoring downturn?EUR??,,????'???s long-term effect on states (health care costs). ?EUR??,,????'??? Courtesy of Government Accountability Office