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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 ...

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 ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

www.fanniemae.com Fannie Mae was created in 1938, under President Roosevelt. Fannie Mae was re-chartered in 1968 by Congress as a shareholder-owned company, funded solely with private capital raised from investors on Wall Street and around the world. History:   To provide competition ...

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. ...

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