Keeping Track of the Recovery Act

A new online resource, updated daily, listing information related to the federal stimulus plan.

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Federal Government Guidance

• ALL OMB Recovery Act Guidance
• Frequently Asked Questions
• OMB Releases Much-Anticipated Reporting Guidance
• Agency Information
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
• As Initial Implementation Unfolds in States and Localities, Continued Attention to Accountability Issues Is Essential
• Consistent Policies Needed to Ensure Equal Consideration of Grant Applications
• Estimating and Reporting Job Creation, Council of Economic Advisors - 05.11.09
• GAO’s Role in Helping to Ensure Accountability and Transparency
• GAO's Role in Helping to Ensure Accountability and Transparency for Science Funding
• Initial Results on States' Use of and Accountability for Transportation Funds
• Interim Guidance Regarding Communications With Registered Lobbyists About Recovery Act Funds - 04.07.09
• OMB's Initial Implementation Guidance
• OMB's Notice on Standard Data Elements
  - AGA's FMSB Comments on Recovery Act Guidance in the Federal Register - 04.30.09
• OMB: Payments to State Grantees for Administrative Costs of Recovery Act Activities - 05.11.09
• Preparing for Implementation of the Pending Recovery Legislation  - OMB Memo to Department Heads - 02.09.09
• Updated Implementing Guidance for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - 04.03.09 
• White House Memorandum for Department and Agency Heads - 03.20.09

Other Federal Resources

• Recovery.gov
• Federal Agency Informational Websites
• FIND and APPLY for federal grants on Grants.gov
• U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  » List of Hearings

State Government Resources

• Council of State Governments
• Maryland's Stimulus Workshop: CNN Coverage
• National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT)
• National Association of State Chief Information Officers
• National Conference of State Legislatures
• National Governors Association
• State Recovery Sites on Recovery.gov

Local Government Resources

• Agreement on Cooperative Purchasing between the Baltimore Regional Council and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
• Chicago, IL
• Miami-Dade County, FL
• New York City, NY
• U.S. Conference of Mayors

Implementation and Monitoring Tools

• Oregon Internal Control Toolkit for the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
• AGA's Intergovernmental Dialogue Meeting, 03.20.09
• National Procurement Fraud Task Force: Guide to Grant Oversight and Best Practices for Combating Grant Fraud
• AGA's Risk Assessment Monitoring
• AGA's Financial and Administrative Monitoring Tool

AGA Recovery Act Research

• Managing Risk in Times of Crisis Accountability and Control Considerations for  Recovery Act Programs

Recovery Act Employment Opportunities

• Available Jobs on USAjobs.gov
• AGA's Career Center

Training

• AGA Stimulus Training Event, June 8, 2009, Portland, OR

• AGA Stimulus Training Event, May 6, 2009, Baltimore, MD - Archive

• AGA's Continuing Professional Education Series Catalog

• AGA's Professional Development Conference, June 21-24, 2009, New Orleans, LA

• Website Collects Data on Stimulus, Washington Post, 08.21.09

News Updates

• Tricky Task: Counting Stimulus-Created Jobs - The News York Times, 08.27.09
• Website Collects Data on Stimulus, Washington Post, 08.21.09
  Site Maps Stimulus Spending, Federal Computer Week, 07.20.09

• Stimulus Program Fraught with Waste, Report Says, The Los Angeles Times, 06.16.09

• President Obama and Vice President Biden Announce Roadmap to Recovery, 06.08.09
  Kick Off Summer of Accelerated Recovery Act Activity, Set Key Targets for Second 100 Days

• OMB Tells States How to Recoup Costs of Administering Stimulus - Government Executive, 05.20.09

• Stimulus Trickles Out, but States Seek Quicker Relief - The New York Times, 05.13.09

• Details Thin on Stimulus Contracts - USA Today, 05.06.09

• States Vexed by Stimulus Challenge - Stateline.org, 05.01.09

• GAO: OMB Needs Better Oversight Tools - Federal Computer Week, 04.30.09

• Tracking How Stimulus Dollars Are Tracked - The Washington Post, 04.30.09

• As Initial Implementation Unfolds in States and Localities, Continued Attention to Accountability Issues Is Essential - GAO

• GAO Says States Need federal Help Tracking Stimulus Dollars - Government Executive, 04.23.09

• Countdown to Meet Recovery Act Requirements Begun- WFED AM 1500, 04.23.09

• Intergovernmental Intelligence - Governing, 04.22.09

• Bill Would Help State Auditors Track Money - Federal Computer Week, 04.22.09

• The Stimulus Stress Test: 'Data Dumps,' Overwhelming Feedback - Federal Times, 04.15.09

• The Case for Waste - The Washington Post, 04.12.09

• Stimulus Aid Being Doled Out, Slowly - The Washington Post, 04.10.09

• Transparency and Open Government Newsletter - GSA Office of Citizen Services and Communications, 04.09 

• Downtown Creates State Spending Czars - Stateline, 04.09.09

• Tracking the Recession – Much Ado About a Small Stimulus Pot - Stateline, 04.06.09

• Recovery Act Provides $5 Billion to Assist Needy Families - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 04.03.09

• After the Stimulus Ends: States and Localities Face Problems a Rising Economy Won’t Solve - Governing Magazine, April, 2009

• Head Start, Early Head Start Programs to Receive over $2 Billion in Recovery Act Funding - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 04.02.09

• Administration to Release More Stimulus Reporting Guidelines Friday - Government Executive, 04.02.09

• Senators Disappointed with Stimulus-Tracking Site - Government Executive, 04.02.09

• States and Local Government Web Sites Inform Residents on Use of Stimulus Funds - American City and County, 04.01.09

• Requirements Published for Stimulus Reporting - Federal Computer Week, 04.01.09

• GAO Seeks the Public’s Help in Fighting Waste, Fraud, Abuse or Mismanagement of Recovery Act Funds - 03.30.09

• Stimulus Scams Moving Online - Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 03.25.09

• Former OMB Management Chief Named to Head Recovery Act Implementation - Government Executive, 03.23.09

• State, Local Watchdogs to Keep Eye on Stimulus Spending - CNN.com, 03.20.09

• ARRA, Other Economic Recovery Efforts Demand Government Cooperation - American City and County, 03.20.09

• Agencies Establish Stimulus-Focused Sites - Federal Computer Week, 03.20.09

• Swapping the Stimulus: Will Local Substitutions Boost the Spend — or Drain It? - Governing, 03.19.09

• Chairman Towns Calls on Vice President Biden to Convene IT Roundtable, Establish Uniform Approach to Track Stimulus Funds - Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 03.19.09

• OPM: Feds Can Hire Temporary Workers - Federal Computer Week, 03.18.09

• Agencies May Need Help Managing Stimulus Money - Federal Computer Week, 03.18.09

• Openness in Tracking Stimulus Funds Up to Local Governments - The Baltimore Sun, 03.13.09