The recent passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (aka the stimulus bill) will soon lead to the disbursement of huge amounts of money. The federal government has launched a website - Recovery.gov - to enable taxpayers to see just where the money is going. According to information on the site, "[v]ery soon, the different agencies -- such as the Departments of Education; Health and Human Services; and Energy -- will decide who will receive award grants and contracts. Sometimes the money will go to a state government; other times, the funds will go directly to a school, hospital, contractor, or other organization. Agencies will then deliver that information to the Recovery.gov team. We will subsequently make the information available on Recovery.gov, and you will be able to track where the money is going. You'll be able to search by state or even by Congressional district; you'll be able to look up names of Federal contractors or other recipients of Federal dollars; and you'll be able to send in comments, thoughts, ideas, questions, and any responses you have to what you find."
Thursday, February 19, 2009
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