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):

Expenditures, Public.

Governmental investigations--United States.

Governmental investigations.

Public contracts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2007

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:

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Other Format:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2007-GVF-0420

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license