Recovery.org Garners Media Attention

Posted by editor on April 2nd, 2009

As more economic stimulus information is becoming available on Recovery.org, including up-to-date data on spending activity by state, county and program, the site is earning favorable attention from media outlets. Recovery.org was built to provide increased transparency and visibility into the Obama stimulus package, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The news activity around Recovery.org includes:

Can Recovery.Gov Get Local in Time to Help? - Personal Democracy Forum
Nancy Scola compares and contrasts Recovery.org’s success in tracking stimulus spending using existing taxonomies with the challenges Recovery.gov has faced in top-down reporting.
California to Lead States in Stimulus Jobs - Washington Technology
Washington Technology uses Recovery.org data to report on which states will be top job creators with their economic stimulus funding.
Follow the (Economic Stimulus) Money - Office Live Small Business Blog
Rieva Lesonsky, CEO of SMB Connects, recommends Recovery.org to small businesses who want a piece of the economic stimulus pie, saying, “The site will offer more detailed breakdowns of federal stimulus spending than the U.S. government’s own Recovery.gov site.”
States Wrestle with Stimulus Funding - Federal Computer Week
As each state struggles to comply with transparency guidelines around the economic stimulus, private sites like Recovery.org have an easier time tracking stimulus spending comprehensive.y.