USASpending.gov Site Provides Dashboard, Transparency

The United States is now providing a dashboard of federal IT spending, via a new site just made available at http://www.usaspending.gov.  According to the site:

“The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Transparency Act) requires a single searchable website, accessible by the public for free that includes for each Federal award:

1. the name of the entity receiving the award;
2. the amount of the award;
3. information on the award including transaction type, funding agency, etc;
4. the location of the entity receiving the award;
5. a unique identifier of the entity receiving the award.

USAspending.gov, a re-launch of www.fedspending.org, provides this information to the public, as collected from federal… Read More