USASpending.gov “almost entirely useless”
The Sunlight Foundation called out federal agencies at the Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington, DC today. USASpending.gov “almost entirely useless,” said Ellen Miller, co-founder and executive director of the Sunlight Foundation.
The organization has launched its own website, Clearspending.com, which has found that roughly half, or $1.4 trillion, in spending has misreported on government websites.
Miller did not stop at USASpending.gov, but also criticized Data.gov and Recovery.gov for equally bad reporting.
Which begs the question, how can we guarantee the government will report accurately? What checks and balances can be put in place to keep government reporting honest? We’ll see what the summit decides, but I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments on the subject.
Of course the government isn’t going to accurately report their spending! That is absolutely no surprise at all. Remember the teenager that got the info from the Freedom of Information act, and Ross Perot used to quote her findings all the time–bet they stopped reporting wayyyyy back then. But see, if I do that, I’m in deep w/the IRS. Why is ”incompetency” , ahem, without calling them CHEATS and THEIVES, not punishable??