GAO tips on how to avoid stimulus job reporting embarrassment

The government watchdog overseeing economic stimulus spending said Thursday that, in its rush to take credit for saving hundreds of thousands of jobs, the Obama...

The Government Accountability Office says agencies and the White House need to do more to make sure stimulus recipients understand reporting requirements. As we’ve been reporting, the findings come after a series of media investigations that revealed serious flaws in jobs information that stimulus recipients are reporting. Chris Mihm is the GAO’s Managing Director for Strategic Issues. He joins us to detail what agencies should be doing to clarify things.

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