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Grab a Helping of Stimulus Data from Our Latest Recovery Tracker

Mon, 07/19/2010 - 17:14 — admin

by Jennifer LaFleur

Nothing says summer like a fresh crop of stimulus data.

So along with our revamped ProPublica website, we bring you the next generation of our Recovery Tracker. As with our last trackers, we started with data from the federal stimulus website, Recovery.gov, and added thousands of stimulus spending records from USAspending.gov.

Commentary: The Case for a Second Stimulus

Tue, 07/13/2010 - 09:06 — Sam Rosen-Amy

If there's one thing Republicans and Democrats can agree on, it's that the economy has seen better days. Indeed, looking at various employment statistics, it's hard for anyone to express optimism about the nation's economic condition. The national unemployment rate is 9.5 percent, and the number of workers unemployed for 27 or more weeks is at an historic high. The nation's present economic state has provided ammunition to critics who argue that the Recovery Act, the $787 billion package designed to stimulate the economy, has failed. The current economic situation has prompted calls from others for a second stimulus.

Department of Energy: Further Actions Are Needed to Improve DOE's Ability to Evaluate and Implement the Loan Guarantee Program, July 12, 2010

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 00:00 — admin

Since the Department of Energy's (DOE) loan guarantee program (LGP) for innovative energy projects was established in Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, its scope has expanded both in the types of projects it can support and in the amount of loan guarantee authority available. DOE currently has loan guarantee authority estimated at about $77 billion and is seeking additional authority. As of April 2010, it had issued one loan guarantee for $535 million and made nine conditional commitments.

GAO Review of LEA Controls over and Uses of Recovery Act Education Funds (Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools), July 9, 2010

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 00:00 — admin

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) mandates GAO to review states' and localities' use of funds made available under the act. Currently, we are examining the efforts of selected states and local educational agencies (LEA) to ensure appropriate uses of Recovery Act funds.

GAO Review of LEA Controls over and Uses of Recovery Act Education Funds (Avery County Schools), July 9, 2010

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 00:00 — admin

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) mandates GAO to review states' and localities' use of funds made available under the act. Since April 2009, GAO has published bimonthly reports on our findings related to federal, state, and local implementation of the Recovery Act. Currently, we are examining the efforts of selected states and local educational agencies (LEA) to ensure appropriate uses of Recovery Act funds.

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