Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board

Stimulus Aided Teachers, Laborers: Report

AP | MATT APUZZO | Posted 10.13.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's stimulus plan spared tens of thousands of teachers from losing their jobs, state officials said Monday ami...

Stimulus Website Relaunched, Upgraded

Los Angeles Times | Joe Markman | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics


Reporting from Washington - Since February, when the government launched a website, Recovery.gov, to provide a window on the federal stimulus package...

Stimulus Transparency: Who Ensures the Numbers Are Right?

ProPublica | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


ProPublica

When Obama introduced the stimulus, he made a promise of transparency: Every American will be able to see how we spend taxpayer dollars. Like so many noble ideas, that may be easier said than done.

Stimulus Transparency Watchdog Won't Release Federal Contract Details

ProPublica | Christopher Flavelle | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business


Back in July, a software company named Smartronix landed an $18 million contract to build a Web site where taxpayers could easily track billions in fe...