USASpending.gov

  • A watchdog group has uncovered massive reporting errors in data on USASpending.gov. The Sunlight Foundation says that accounts for half of the government spending data reported last year. After spending over a year looking at the reports on USA Spending.gov, Sunlight\'s web developer Kaitlin Lee says they\'ve launched ClearSpending.com to demonstrate their findings.

    September 08, 2010
  • One of the Obama administration\'s biggest partners when it comes to the use of technology for open government, the Sunlight Foundation, is questioning whether the push for gov 2.0 is running out of steam. Ellen Miller, Sunlight\'s executive director, calls the open data plans disappointing because 12 of 30 agencies didn\'t list any data sets for release. Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra said he welcomes the criticism.

    September 08, 2010
  • My guest panel includes veteran OMB official Frank Reeder & former USPS CIO Bob Otto

    April 09, 2010
  • James J. Baker Author September 21st, 2009

    September 21, 2009
  • The White House, with the help of the General Services Administration, launched the site this morning. Sources say the site is using similar technology behind the USAspending.gov site to track federal contracts and grants.

    February 17, 2009