FedSpending.Gov Launches First Phase
The White House Office of Management and Budget launched the initial version of the FedSpending.gov database today, February 15. The website is intended to provide a searchable database of federal grants, contracts, loans, and other spending. This initial version fulfills a requirement in the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (PL 109-282), known as FFATA. The deadline for launch of the fully developed site is January 1, 2008. FedSpending.gov helpfully includes links to text of FFATA, the implementation schedule, and similar websites from the government and elsewhere. The primary goal of this first phase is to give the public an opportunity to provide input on what information they would like to be able to access.
Correction: FedSpending.gov does not include the actual federal spending database yet. The site links to existing federal spending databases, shows the new database implementation schedule, and offers a place for comments.
Posted by: peggygarvin | February 21, 2007 at 07:57 AM