What about that $162 million in stimulus money?

by Kate Piercy Although Recovery.gov promised transparency on how the government spends every dollar of stimulus money, USA Today reports “there’s $162 million the website doesn’t disclose,” finding: Recipients of 352 federal stimulus contracts, grants and loans have failed to report how they spent the money, the status of their projects or how many jobs were funded, according...

by Kate Piercy

Although Recovery.gov promised transparency on how the government spends every dollar of stimulus money, USA Today reports “there’s $162 million the website doesn’t disclose,” finding:

Recipients of 352 federal stimulus contracts, grants and loans have failed to report how they spent the money, the status of their projects or how many jobs were funded, according to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Many failing to report stimulus spending are repeat offenders, and enforcing transparency remains spotty.

Apparently, the “Department of Agriculture has the biggest problem: 100 recipients receiving $103 million have failed to submit reports.”

Here’s a breakdown of recipients of more than $162 million in federal stimulus spending that have failed to report what they’ve done with the money:

Department or agency	Awards not reporting	Total (in millions)
Agriculture	100	$103.3
Health & Human Services	73	$22.4
General Services Administration	6	$8.5
Education	48	$6.2
Justice	38	$3.7
National Science Foundation	8	$3.4
Bureau of Land Management	21	$3.1
Bureau of Indian Affairs	19	$2.5
State	3	$2.1
Housing & Urban Development	2	$1.7
Homeland Security	3	$1.2
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration	3	$1.0
Others	28	$3.7
Total	352	$162.8

Source: USA TODAY analysis of Office of Management and Budget data