Tuesday, November 13, 2007

If you use FedSpending.org...

... you won't want to miss this. (and if you don't use it, you should!)

Sent to us by the folks at OMB watch:
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To mark the one-year anniversary of FedSpending.org's successful launch and celebrate its first exciting year, OMB Watch and the Sunlight Foundation are hosting an informal gathering to announce new features on the website and look to what lies ahead for FedSpending.org.

Come see OMB Watch experts present new FedSpending.org features, such as:
Mapping capabilities
Expandable Summary Page views
Groundbreaking SuperSearch functions
Complete FAADS data from FY 2006

Take a "test drive" of the new features on the site.

Hear about plans for FedSpending.org for 2008, including:
A new Master Search function allowing simultaneous searches of both the contracts and assistance databases
An inflation calculator
Additional "per capita" functions for data displays
Inclusion of additional data sets, such as demographics data, lobbying records, or contractor/grantee misconduct
Continued data updates throughout the year

Celebrate the one-year anniversary of FedSpending.org with OMB Watch and Sunlight Foundation staff, congressional allies, reporters, and colleagues.. A reception will follow the presentation.

Thursday, November 29, 4-6 pmat OMB Watch
2040 S St. NW
Washington, DC 20009


Please RSVP by Monday, Nov. 26 (space is limited)
to Brian Gumm, bgumm@ombwatch.org, (202) 234-8494

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