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Our New List of Stimulus Investigations

Feb. 17: This post has been corrected.

With the anniversary of the stimulus upon us, politicians are likely to bombard us with … more…

Thousands of Stimulus Reports Missing, Resulting in Potential Undercount of Jobs Created

Eagle Peak Rock and Paving created and saved 32 jobs thanks to an $8 million federal stimulus contract to repair Glacier Point … more…

GAO Audit Provides Ammo for Both Sides

Today’s roundup of stimulus coverage:

Yesterday’s GAO report (PDF), looking at errors and inaccuracies in the first round of … more…

Are the Criticisms of the Gov’s Stimulus Site Legit?

Stimulus critics were abuzz this week flogging the federal Web site Recovery.gov for flaws in its first big data release. … more…

Six Months of Stimulus: What We’ve Learned

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act celebrated its six-month anniversary this week, and supporters and detractors alike … more…

Talking With Earl Devaney, Stimulus Watchdog

Earl Devaney may have the hardest job in America. As chairman of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, the … more…

Behind Push for Stimulus Transparency, a Question Remains: Who Ensures the Numbers Are Right?

When President Obama introduced the stimulus plan, he made a bold promise of transparency: “Every American will be able to see … more…

The Winners of the ProPublica Prizes

And we have our winners. No, not for the Triple Crown or hockey and basketball playoffs. But for the ProPublica Prizes for Investigat … more…

Bilingual Oversight Workers Needed, Fluent in English and Bureaucrat-ese

According to weekly reports intended to help average citizens hold the government accountable for stimulus spending, the … more…

Morning Cup: Data for Dollars

This is the latest roundup from our stimulus blog.

New this morning: Stimulus watchdog Earl Devaney is laying out his oversight … more…

House Committee Grills Stimulus Transparency Officials

The House Oversight Committee is meeting today to talk about keeping stimulus spending clean. The committee is grilling … more…

Stimulus Czar Enlists Local Help with Limited Resources

Earl Devaney, the stimulus accountability guru, is seeing something in Recovery.gov’s future.

“My vision here is that every … more…

What Is the Recovery and Transparency Board Doing?

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act created an oversight board made up of 10 inspectors general … more…

Stimulus Oversight Chief Questions Jobs Numbers Too

Here at ProPublica, we have been detailing questions about White House job estimates for months, especially state-by-state … more…

Morning Cup of Stimulus: Gavels and Gigabytes

This is the latest from our new Stimulus blog.

Here’s what new this morning: Commerce officials are holding a hearing this … more…

IG of Abramoff Fame to Oversee Stimulus Spending

Earl Devaney, the inspector general behind such classic exposes of government graft as the Jack Abramoff scandal and last autumn’s … more…

IG of Abramoff Fame to Oversee Stimulus Spending

Earl Devaney, the inspector general behind such classic exposes of government graft as the Jack Abramoff scandal and last autumn's re … more…

Will Scandal Shake Up Offshore Drilling Bill?

A series of inspector general reports alleging cocaine use and government regulators literally jumping into bed with Big Oil would ma … more…