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Stimulus
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POGO Files
POGO Finds Stimulus Funds Vulnerable to Pay-to-Play Contracting: States and Local Governments Can Serve as Model to Feds
September 24, 2009
Stimulus Funds Vulnerable to Pay-to-Play Contracting
September 24, 2009
Feds Can Learn a Contractor-Responsibility Lesson from the States
September 9, 2009
Most State Recovery Websites Lack Whistleblower Protection, Hotline, and Procedure Information
May 13, 2009
Federal Whistleblowers Get Mugged In Final Stimulus Bill
February 11, 2009
New National Poll finds Strong, Bipartisan Demand for Transparency in Economic Recovery Package
February 4, 2009
Post Editorial Misses Mark on Whistleblowers: Protections in Stimulus Bill Help Workers Hold Government Accountable
February 3, 2009
Groups Hail Bi-Partisan Amendment Which Adds Federal Whistleblower Protections To Economic Stimulus Bill
January 27, 2009
Stimulus Bill Offers Historic Transparency and Accountability
January 15, 2009
Related Resources
Transparency as a Management Tool: Practical Strategies for Government Executives
, Initiative for Collaborative Government
Broadband Stim Dollars, Stymied by Regulations, May Bypass City Dwellers
By Christopher Flavelle, ProPublica
August 18, 2009
Follow the Money: State and Local Oversight of Stimulus Funding
, Senate Committee On Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
April 23, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: The Role of State and Local Governments
, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
April 21, 2009
State Oversight of Federal Stimulus Funds
, National Conference of State Legislatures
April 17, 2009
Comments for OMB April 3 Interim Guidance on Implementation of the Recovery Act (M-09-15)
, Coalition for an Accountable Recovery
April 17, 2009
Recovery Act: As Initial Implementation Unfolds in States and Localities, Continued Attention to Accountability Issues Is Essential
, Government Accountability Office (GAO-09-580)
April 1, 2009
State Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
, National Governors Association
March 10, 2009
Tracking States' Spending Sites
, ProPublica
March 5, 2009
Economic Stimulus: Issues and Policies
, Congressional Research Service (R40104)
February 27, 2009
American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 - Initial Accountability, Reporting, and Risk Areas for States
, The National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers
February 26, 2009
POGO in the News
Breaking Down Stimulus Spending, , FoxNews.com, February 4, 2010
Feds target misuse of stimulus cash, By Matt Kelley, USA Today, November 24, 2009
Two stimulus contractors suspended from government work, By Marcus Green, Louisville Courier-Journal, November 9, 2009
Stimulus dollars going to accused contractors, By Kimberly Kindy, The Washington Post, October 29, 2009
Suspect contractors got stimulus contracts, , UPI.com, October 26, 2009
Defense firms in probe received $30M in stimulus money, By Michael Grabell, ProPublica, USA Today, October 25, 2009
Stimulus Contracts Go to Companies Under Criminal Investigation, By Michael Grabell, ProPublica, October 25, 2009
Eye Opener: What to watch with the stimulus, By Ed O’Keefe, Washington Post, Federal Eye/Online, October 20, 2009
A new standard for stimulus transparency, , St. Augustine Historic City News, Editorial, August 23, 2009
Live Transparent or Die! New Hampshire Sets New Bar by Publishing Stim Contracts, By Christopher Flavelle, ProPublica, August 20, 2009
Administration says it is committed to posting contracts online, By Robert Brodsky, GovExec.com, August 20, 2009
Behind Push for Stimulus Transparency, a Question Remains: Who Ensures the Numbers Are Right?, By Christopher Flavelle, ProPublica, August 17, 2009
$10M deal with GSA raises ire, By Alan Brody, Gazette.net, July 17, 2009
No-bid contracts mean higher costs under stimulus law, By Brett J. Blackledge, Associated Press, July 17, 2009
Firm's contract kerfuffle highlights stimulus doubts; Local company gets nod for federal Web site revamping, By Alan Brody, Southern Maryland Newspapers Online, July 15, 2009
Billions in Aid Go to Areas That Backed Obama, By Brad Heath, USA Today, July 8, 2009
Stimulus serves up Obama pork, By Eamon Javers, Politico, June 16, 2009
States Failing At Stimulus Accountability, By Laura Dean, The Huffington Post, June 12, 2009
Pennsylvania has no way to report abuse of federal stimulus funds, By Debra Erdley, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, May 21, 2009
Waste, Fraud in "Stimulus" Can't Be Reported , Rep. John Boehner (OH-R), Rep. John Boehner's Blog, May 21, 2009
Colorado lags on whistle-blower details under stimulus law, By Miles Moffett, The Denver Post, May 17, 2009
States adjust to handle stimulus pressures, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, May 15, 2009
Congressman Tierney Calls for Full Transparency of ARRA Funds, , , May 12, 2009
Initial Aid Is Puzzle to Track, By Michele McNeil , Education Week, April 24, 2009
Watchdogs Won't Be Chained, By By Eliza Newlin Carney, National Journal, March 25, 2009
Transparency, two-months and counting, By Max Cacas, Federal News Radio, March 23, 2009
Beefy Résumé for a Giant Job: Policing Stimulus Spending, By Phil Rucker, The Washington Post, March 20, 2009
Senate Makes Major Concession in Stripping Internet Posting Provision From Stimulus, By Daphne Eviator, Washington Independent (Online), March 11, 2009
A Zealous Watchman to Follow the Money, By Scott Shane, New York Times, March 9, 2009
Lawmakers looking to prevent stimulus waste, By Drew Fitzgerald, Bangor Daily News, March 5, 2009
Recovery.gov linked to other stimulus tracking sites, By Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, February 27, 2009
As the federal stimulus billions begin to flow, oversight essential, , Stockton Record, On-line, February 27, 2009
Fighter Jet or Fighter Job? , With Chris Lawrence, CNN, February 26, 2009
Raptor in dogfight for its future, By Ken Dilanian and Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, February 25, 2009
IG of Abramoff Fame to Oversee Stimulus Spending, By Christopher Weaver, ProPublica (Blog), February 24, 2009
Watchdogs applaud Obama's pick to oversee stimulus, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, February 23, 2009
Stimulus Watchdogs Won't Be Chained The Trend Towards Fiscal Oversight Could Outlast The Current Bailout Spending, By Eliza Newlin Carney, National Journal On-line, February 23, 2009
Stimulus Plan Ensures Boom Sector: Oversight, By David M. Herzsenhorn, New York Times, February 19, 2009
Big step toward accountability in stimulus plan, By Miles Moffeit, Denver Post, February 15, 2009
Stimulus bill won't protect everyone, With Jeremy Hobson, Marketplace Radio, American Public Media, February 12, 2009
Whistleblowers need more protection, Oped By Danielle Brian, Kennebec Journal, February 11, 2009
Federal Whistleblowers NOT Protected in Stimulus Bill, By Daphne Eviator, The Washington Independent, February 11, 2009
Government Oversight/Economic Stimulus: Resolution Confusion, By Michael Grabell, ProPublica, February 11, 2009
Collins Strips Stim Bill Of Whistleblower Protections, By Zachary Roth , TPMMuckraker , February 11, 2009
Congress Learns Lessons From Katrina, Iraq -- But Not All, By Daphne Eviatar, Washington Independent, February 3, 2009
House amendment offers more protection for whistleblowers , By Elise Castelli , Federal Times, January 30, 2009
In Stimulus, Can Lawmakers Spend Billions Without Wasting Billions?, By Amanda Ruggeri , U.S. News & World Report, January 28, 2009
Stimulus bill includes battery of accountability measures, By Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive Magazine, January 16, 2009
Recovery bill keeps oversight a priority Capitol Hill heeds lessons of bailout, By Alex Daniels, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 8, 2008
