Pandemic Watchdog Activates Site to Track Trillions in Spending

An oversight committee created to root out fraud and abuse within the trillions of federal dollars being spent to combat coronavirus launched its website and announced its executive director on Monday, the first public action by a panel already ensnared in controversy.

The independent committee was created to oversee spending under the $2.2 trillion CARES Act that Congress approved and President Donald Trump signed into law a month ago. The group, whose mandate has expanded to include almost $500 billion approved on Friday, is comprised of independent inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies.

Investigations are already underway ...