Recovery Data to Get a Checkup

by Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica - February 4, 2010 1:39 pm EST
It’s time once again for stimulus data. And it will be again. And again.
This past weekend, the government’s stimulus Web site, Recovery.gov, released its second big batch of data on stimulus projects. But be careful: That data, which includes tidbits such as award amounts and jobs information, is not the final version. Recipients have until Feb. 8 to make changes to the information they submitted. During that time, the folks at the Office of Management and Budget will be doing some data checks as well.
After that, a new and improved data set will be posted on Recovery.gov on Feb. 10. We’ll be using that information to update our recovery tracker.
But wait. That’s not all.
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