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The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) has relaunched Fedspending.org as a tool for tracking federal spending and holding agencies accountable for their management of public funds. POGO took over the site in 2016 from the Center for Effective Government (formerly OMB Watch), which ceased operations.
The relaunch includes the first data update for the site in four years, adding data for contracts and assistance spending through the end of fiscal year 2015. The site now provides a window into more than $40 trillion in federal spending over 16 years. The site also remains the only searchable source of Recovery Act spending.
Spending oversight is more important than ever and POGO is excited about FedSpending.org's role in achieving such oversight going forward. POGO is exploring options to significantly upgrade and improve the site's functionality to better serve users and prepare for the expanded data that will be available upon implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act.
Summary of Federal Spending:
Financial Assistance and Procurement
(in billions of dollars)
| Contracts | Grants | Loans | Insurance | Direct Payments (e.g. Social Security) | Other | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2015 | $439.0 | $617.4 | $4.7 | $6.6 | $1,710.6 | $58.9 | $2,837.2 |
| FY 2014 | $445.8 | $603.2 | $6.2 | $8.7 | $1,649.3 | $52.2 | $2,765.4 |
| FY 2013 | $463.6 | $521.4 | $1.9 | $341.2 | $1,580.5 | $7.5 | $2,916.1 |
| FY 2012 | $519.9 | $542.5 | $-0.1 | $1,138.5 | $1,500.6 | $7.1 | $3,708.4 |
| FY 2011 | $540.0 | $571.7 | $2.5 | $1,273.4 | $896.2 | $8.1 | $3,291.9 |
| FY 2010 | $538.4 | $612.3 | $0.4 | $237.8 | $1,077.4 | $3.5 | $2,469.8 |
| FY 2009 | $540.6 | $665.2 | $0.6 | $444.1 | $1,279.5 | $7.9 | $2,938.0 |
| FY 2008 | $541.2 | $418.8 | $0.4 | $6.3 | $1,108.7 | $6.8 | $2,082.2 |
| FY 2007 | $468.8 | $429.9 | $0.3 | $5.4 | $634.5 | $3.6 | $1,542.5 |
| FY 2006 | $431.9 | $490.0 | $0.0 | $771.3 | $1,092.7 | $3.8 | $2,789.7 |
| FY 2005 | $391.3 | $441.6 | $0.0 | $653.2 | $1,004.1 | $0.3 | $2,490.6 |
| FY 2004 | $346.4 | $450.1 | $0.0 | $603.9 | $965.5 | $0.4 | $2,366.2 |
| FY 2003 | $318.2 | $493.7 | $0.0 | $567.2 | $947.9 | $0.7 | $2,327.7 |
| FY 2002 | $264.0 | $406.3 | $0.0 | $556.6 | $841.5 | $0.2 | $2,068.7 |
| FY 2001 | $223.2 | $330.9 | $-0.0 | $492.2 | $839.6 | $2.7 | $1,888.6 |
| FY 2000 | $205.6 | $294.6 | $0.0 | $431.3 | $768.3 | $2.8 | $1,702.5 |
We hope you will explore this site. But mostly we hope you will use the data to hold our elected leaders and government agencies accountable for their actions.