Feds can’t certify accuracy of stimulus reporting data

An investigation of the government site with reports from stimulus recipients shows that much of the information is not validated and contains numerous errors. -DB

Sunlight Foundation
Commentary
November 18, 2009
By Paul Blumenthal

Recovery.gov is supposed to be a transparency clearing house for information on the federal stimulus spending appropriated in the $787 billion American Recovery and [...]

Open government group finds little influence of campaign money on stimulus contracts

The National Institute on Money in State Politics checked campaign contributions against awards for stimulus contracts and found that only 3.2 percent of contract recipients donated to state political campaigns. -DB

Project on Government Oversight (POGO)
November 5, 2009
By Ingrid Drake
A few months ago, POGO blogged about our concerns that many state and local governments with laws [...]