Stimulus Spending Hits $272 Billion—34 Percent of Total
The Obama administration has spent $179 billion in stimulus funds, according to the latest numbers from Recovery.gov. Combined … more…
White House Changes Stimulus Jobs Count
When the White House unveiled its nearly $800 billion stimulus package last year, it promised not only to create and save 3.5 … more…
Get Some Tricks for Tracking Stimulus Funds
Want to know how to track stimulus spending in your community? Help is just around the corner. The nonprofit educational group … more…
Stimulus Money Paid Out Now Exceeds Money in the Pipeline
For the first time since ProPublica began tracking stimulus spending, more money has been paid out than is left in the pipeline. … more…
Search Stimulus Spending In Your County (With the Latest Data!)
In spite of the Obama administration’s promise that you can use Recovery.gov to follow every stimulus dollar to your local … more…
Stimulus Spending Hits $225 Billion
The federal government is within a bureaucratic eyelash of spending the first third of its stimulus dollars. According to the … more…
Stimulus Spending Now at $220 Billion
The federal government has paid out $220 billion in stimulus dollars, according to the latest numbers from Recovery.gov and … 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…
GAO Takes Stock of Recovery.gov Stimulus Glitches
The Government Accountability Office released a report (PDF) today criticizing the quality of the data used to calculate how many … 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…
Cash for Clunkers? Nope—Cash for Caulkers
Today’s roundup of stimulus reporting:
The most visible success of the stimulus program so far, writes David Leonhardt of The … more…
More FAQ for Recovery.gov
In response to some of the questions we’ve had from reporters about culling data from the government’s stimulus Web site, … more…
ProPublica’s FAQ for Recovery.gov
While it’s fabulous that the stimulus oversight board has made so much data available on Recovery.gov, understanding it all can … more…
Stimulus for Cotton Candy, Tango and a Fish Orchestra? Wacky, or Actually Worthy?
Breakfast at Fuddruckers: $19.24.
Snow cone and cotton candy machine: $146.89.
Six extra preview performances of “Little … more…
The Stimulus Reports Are In…But Are They Accurate?
Today’s roundup of stimulus coverage:
What do you get when you take nearly $800 billion, 156,614 reports, and a complicated web … more…
ProPublica’s Unofficial Guide to Recovery.gov
When the nearly $800 billion economic stimulus package passed in February, President Obama pledged that American taxpayers … more…
Stimulus Powers Wind Power Industry
Today’s roundup of stimulus coverage:
The wind power industry is doing better than expected this year, thanks in part to the … more…
In Race to Commit Stimulus Dollars, Some Agencies Move Faster Than Others
We’ve updated our Stimulus Progress Bar, which tracks the movement of stimulus dollars through federal agencies. Our numbers … more…
Would a Stimulus by Any Other Name Smell More Sweet?
Today’s roundup of stimulus coverage:
The White House is plowing ahead with a second stimulus, reports Time magazine’s Michael … more…
Do Direct Stimulus Jobs Really Cost $533,000 Apiece?!
On Thursday, the government released a flood of data about the stimulus, showing how 9,000 federal contractors spent their … more…
July 17, 2009
Native American Section Added to Recovery.gov Rob Cappricioso, Indian Country Today, July 17, 2009
June 12, 2009
Wanted: Co. to Improve Recovery.gov Darlene Darcy, Washington Business Journal, June 12, 2009
June 09, 2009
Stimulus Favoring Big Cos., Existing Contracts Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, June 09, 2009
May 21, 2009
Tracking Stimulus Money May Not Be As Easy As Promised Alec MacGillis, Washington Post, May 21, 2009
February 18, 2009
Stimulus Web Site Likely to Fall Short Philip Elliott, AP, February 18, 2009
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