Now that Obama signed the Stimulus Bill, the White House has cranked up the promised website, Recovery.gov
Recovery.gov is a website that lets you, the taxpayer, figure out where the money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is going. There are going to be a few different ways to search for information. The money is being distributed by Federal agencies, and soon you’ll be able to see where it’s going — to which states, to which congressional districts, even to which Federal contractors. As soon as we are able to, we’ll display that information visually in maps, charts, and graphics.
This is your money. You have a right to know where it’s going and how it’s being spent. Learn what steps we’re taking to ensure you can track our progress every step of the way.
There’s a lot there, check it out!



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Hooray!
Great job, Elliott! Digg is open.
It looks nice but I would like to see the tables and how they calculated jobs created, cost per new, cost to maintain, and what happens to them after the stimulus is over.
I would also like to have seen if they had any projections for how many jobs would be lost and how many needed to be created.
I guess this encapsulates my basic take: Looks nice but doesn’t convey that much useful information.
Yes, Hugh. Let’s remember to look for what is not there as well as what is.
And, request of them the info that you are not seeing.
More Diggs than comments!
Thanks, Elliot. Transparency … now will there be a collective will to actually monitor? I mean from the majority.