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Jerry Brito — Watching the Stimulus
Me on the Cato Daily Podcast discussing Stimulus Watch 2.0.
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Jerry Brito
Impulsively redesigning since 1999.
Jerry Brito is a policy wonk and web developer in Washington, DC.
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Me on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi show talking about StimulusWatch.org.
If I sound like I don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s because I specifically told the producer I couldn’t address local stimulus projects, but could talk about the transparency and accountability effort nationally and, of course, the show was all about local impact.
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Me on Federal News Radio discussing the new features available on Stimulus Watch 2.0. Check out our new advanced search!
This is me on WUSA Channel 9 News last night talking about government transparency and the new StimulusWatch.org which went live today.
While the original site featured proposed stimulus projects taken from the U.S. Conference of Mayors survey, this new version contains actual stimulus spending in your neighborhood. We get our data from the official recipient reports available at Recovery.gov. We will update the data quarterly when Recovery.gov makes new data available.
You can search for contracts and grants awards by state and city, by awarding agency, or by recipient. (Keyword searching is coming soon.) When you find an award that interests you, you can vote on whether you are satisfied with it or not, add to the wiki description of the project, and join in the conversation about the award in the comments section.
Check it out, blog it, tweet it, and tell your friends!
I was on NewsChannel 8’s “Federal News Tonight” talking about OpenRegs.com.
Me on Fox and Friends discussing Recovery.gov. Man they tried to get me to say this was somehow a fixed contract, but there’s no evidence of that. The Chyrons they used (like the “Windfall Fix-It Job” you see on the thumbnail above) were insane. Not sure I’ll do Fox News again.
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Here’s me on Federal News Radio this morning talking about the $9.5 million contract to redesign Recovery.gov. Click to take a listen.
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I’m on the first episode of Inside State and Local Policy, produced by the amazing Kathleen O’Hearn. Jim Musser and I discuss transparency in the states.
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My work was profiled on All Things Considered yesterday. Take a listen.
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Me on public radio’s Kojo Nnamdi show with NYT’s Derek Willis and Pew’s Amy Mitchell talking about online transparency and the future of local news.
Yesterday I testified at a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform entitled “Preventing Stimulus Waste and Fraud: Who Are the Watchdogs?” It focused on accountability for stimulus spending. Here are some of the highlights of my remarks.
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I’m on the Cato podcast today talking about transparency for the stimulus, and Obama’s record on openness so far.
[S]o far, an independent site, StimulusWatch.org, easily outclasses Recovery.gov.
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I was interviewed today by Chris Dorobek of Washington, D.C.’s Federal News Radio 1500 AM about Stimulus Watch. Take a listen!
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This week on Tech Policy Weekly I discussed government transparency with host Berin Szoka, Jim Harper of Cato, and John Wonderlich of the Sunlight Foundation. Take a listen and hear what we have to say about Obama’s plans for openness and accountability. Also, StimulusWatch.org will be launching very soon. Stay tuned!
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