Google your tax dollars!

A bill sponsored by Senators Obama (D-IL) and Coburn (R-OK) is set to create a searchable database for citizens to track government spending. According to Obama's press release, Bill S. 2590 (which became Public Law 109-282 a couple of days ago) a.k.a. the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006. The database "will list every entity receiving federal funds, along with information about the amount and purpose of the spending." Though don't expect to see any action on this until 2008, the time frame stipulated by the law on how long they can take to actually provide this service to the public.

long time, no update

Yes, it sure has been a while! Congress is back in session, the first Monday in October is nigh... we're just churning things away here in govdocs land.

The next few posts in the next few days will serve to keep track of what's going on up on the Hill, starting with this first report, from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: al-Quada: The Many Faces of an Islamic Extremist Threat. See how it compares to what President Clinton said on Fox News and what President Bush is saying in response to that!

conspiracy this!

The State Department debunks September 11th conspiracy theories. Complete with explanations and links for further review.