Obama and Coburn Introduce Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008
Legislation would expand public information available on USASpending.gov
Publication: Senator Barack Obama Office
Senator Barack Obama Office
June 3, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Michael Ortiz (Obama), John Hart (Coburn), or Bette Phelan (Carper)
Legislation would expand public information available on USASpending.gov
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) today introduced the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S.3077), which would expand the information available on USASpending.gov, as well as make the data more accessible and readable. USASpending.gov (aka "Google for Government"), created by the Coburn-Obama Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 and launched in December 2007, makes public information about nearly all Federal grants, contracts, loans and other financial assistance available in a regularly updated, user-friendly, and searchable format.
