Recovery Act
Recovery Act

Author: U.s. Government Accountability Office

Publisher:

Published: 2017-08-17

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9781974645077

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"This report responds to two GAOmandates under the AmericanRecovery and Reinvestment Act of2009 (Recovery Act). It is the latest report on the uses of andaccountability for Recovery Act funds in selected states and localities,focusing on the $48.1 billion provided to the Department of Transportation(DOT) to invest in transportationinfrastructure. This report alsoexamines the quality of recipients'reports about the jobs created andretained with Recovery Act transportation funds.This report addresses the (1) status,use, and outcomes of Recovery Acttransportation funding nationwideand in selected states; (2) actionstaken by federal, state, and otheragencies to monitor and ensure accountability for those funds; (3) changes in the quality of jobs data reported by Recovery Act recipientsof transportation funds over time;and (4) challenges faced and lessonslearned from DOT and recipients.GAO analyzed DOT and recipientreported data; reviewed federal legislation, guidance, and reports;reviewed prior work and other studies; and interviewed DOT, state, and local officials."

Recovery Act: States' and Localities' Current and Planned Uses of Funds While Facing Fiscal Stresses
Recovery Act: States' and Localities' Current and Planned Uses of Funds While Facing Fiscal Stresses

Author: J. Christopher Mihm

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 53

ISBN-13: 143792221X

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This testimony provides selected updates, including the status of federal Recovery Act outlays. The report addresses: (1) selected states' and localities' uses of Recovery Act funds; (2) the approaches taken by the selected states and localities to ensure accountability for Recovery Act funds; and (3) states' plans to evaluate the impact of Recovery Act funds. The work for this report is focused on 16 states and certain localities in those jurisdictions as well as the District of Columbia -- representing about 65% of the U.S. population and two-thirds of the intergovernmental federal assistance available. Charts and tables.

The Pig Book
The Pig Book

Author: Citizens Against Government Waste

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Published: 2013-09-17

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 146685314X

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The federal government wastes your tax dollars worse than a drunken sailor on shore leave. The 1984 Grace Commission uncovered that the Department of Defense spent $640 for a toilet seat and $436 for a hammer. Twenty years later things weren't much better. In 2004, Congress spent a record-breaking $22.9 billion dollars of your money on 10,656 of their pork-barrel projects. The war on terror has a lot to do with the record $413 billion in deficit spending, but it's also the result of pork over the last 18 years the likes of: - $50 million for an indoor rain forest in Iowa - $102 million to study screwworms which were long ago eradicated from American soil - $273,000 to combat goth culture in Missouri - $2.2 million to renovate the North Pole (Lucky for Santa!) - $50,000 for a tattoo removal program in California - $1 million for ornamental fish research Funny in some instances and jaw-droppingly stupid and wasteful in others, The Pig Book proves one thing about Capitol Hill: pork is king!