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Dive directly into the raw source data. These are the official government portals used to build our insights.
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Dive directly into the raw source data. These are the official government portals used to build our insights.
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Don't get lost in the jargon. Use the glossary to understand key audit and spending terms.
Government spending and audit data (from sources like USAspending.gov and FAC.gov) can be useful for many types of users - from curious citizens to students, educators, community leaders, journalists, researchers, and nonprofit or local government staff. Here are a few practical ways people use this information:
Students, educators, and curious members of the public can use these dashboards to learn the basics of how federal dollars flow, what oversight looks like, and how audits fit into government accountability - without needing an accounting background.
Community members, journalists, and policy researchers can use the visuals as a starting point to identify broad patterns (who receives funding, where money goes, and which areas show recurring audit findings) before diving into full audit reports or technical documentation.
Taxpayers and local stakeholders can pair spending data (award amounts, recipients, locations) with audit data (findings, repeat findings, compliance issues) to better understand not just where money went, but how well it was managed.
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