Thursday, February 5, 2009
Federal Spending mashup Map
Today I found a cool mashup site called Federal Contracts by State that combines government data (FedSpending.org) with a US map (Google Map API) to give a visual idea of how our government spends its money. This mashup is really awesome because it breaks down each state into subcategories like top products and services, top contracting agencies, top parenting companies, etc. I find this especially useful if I were doing research on what companies I think I government offers more "aid" to than others. Also, it breaks down these numbers by year so you can get an idea of the growth or deterioration of federal spending in certain areas.
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That is a very useful mashup. It seems especially relevant right now as our government continues to debate the stimulus package and discuss where the federal money should go.
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