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How does the federal govenment report its spending?

The flow of federal spending reporting can get complicated. We've tried to simplify it for you with a step-by-step visualization.

Our Metrics

How did we conduct our analysis and what assumptions did we make? What limitations exist with the comparison data we're using? We measured the data across three categories:

  • Consistency: A comparison of CFDA obligations and USASpending.gov obligations.
  • Completeness: A measure of how many required fields are compelted.
  • Timeliness: A measure of how quickly obligations were reported.

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