Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act : Background, Overview, and Implementation Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public contracts.

Government information.

Expenditures, Public.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (16 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses the background of P.L. 109-282, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, to direct OMB to create and maintain a single comprehensive searchable website including information on all Federal grants, contracts, and other funding awarded to public and private organizations. Compares provisions of P.L. 109-282 to similar H.R. 5060, and examines types of assistance included in the database, the primary sources of the data, and deadlines for implementation. Identifies several issues that have been raised regarding implementation of the Act.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.