The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) requires recipients of funding from federal agencies to report quarterly on jobs created or retained with Recovery Act funding. The first recipient reports filed in October 2009 cover activity from February through September 30, 2009. GAO is required to comment on the jobs created or retained as reported by recipients.

by Sabrina Shankman, ProPublica - November 18, 2009 1:20 pm EST
Today’s roundup of stimulus reporting:

by Christopher Flavelle, ProPublica - November 16, 2009 4:06 pm EST
The federal government has paid out $216 billion, or 27 percent of the stimulus package, according to the latest numbers from Recovery.gov and the most recent available estimates (PDF) of tax cuts issued so far.

Access to broadband service is seen as vital to economic, social, and educational development, yet many areas of the country lack access to, or their residents do not use, broadband. To expand broadband deployment and adoption, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) provided $7.2 billion to the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) for grants or loans to a variety of program applicants. The agencies must award all funds by September 30, 2010.