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Finding Federal spending

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

USAspending.gov: find government contracts, grants, loans, and other types of government spending. Expectmore.gov : try a google search to combine a program name with the website name;  for example, search the words:   ROTC and Expectmore.gov Statistical Abstract of the United States: type your keyword into the "Search the Abstract" box ...

FinancialStability.gov

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

The U. S Treasury Department oversees a website called FinancialStability.gov and has released a google maps mashup that allows citizens to review which local, regional, and national banks are participating in the Capital Purchase Program and how much money they've received. See it here:  Google Maps mashup ...

FY10 Budget Overview

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America's Promise (FY10 Budget Overview Document) is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office.   This document provides a description of the Obama Administration's fiscal policies and major budgetary initiatives.   This document is expected to be released this spring, and will be distributed to ...

USASpending.gov

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

USASpending.gov - Where Americans Can See Where Their Money Goes.   This site is a relaunch of www.FederalSpending.gov;   it provides citizens with easy access to government contract, grant, and other award data.

www.USAspending.gov

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Where Americans Can See Where Their Money Goes: USAspending.gov. The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 requires a single searchable website that provides citizens with easy access to government contract, grant and other award data. Choose the Contracts tab to search for data ...

U.S public debt that is held by foreigners

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

"U.S. Treasury securities are issued to finance the federal budget deficit.  Of the public debt that is privately held, about half is held by foreigners."  Read more in this CRS report: China's Holdings of U.S. Securities: Implications for the U.S. Economy, January 09, 2008. ...

United States Budget 2009

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Documents from the Office of Management and Budget. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2009/ See also the Government Printing Office page: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/ The Senate pages: http://senate.gov/~budget/ The House of Representatives page: http://budget.house.gov/

Whitehouse.gov page on Economy and Budget

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

From the Whitehouse.gov page on Economy and Budget: President Bush asked Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to lead the Administration's efforts to forge an agreement with Congress to enact an Economic Growth Package as quickly as possible.

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