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Article: Coalition for an Accountable Recovery Praises Timely Release of Recovery Act Recipient Reports; Criticizes Tools for Understanding Data
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- U.S. Newswire
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- October 15, 2009
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Brian Gumm, +1-202-683-4812, or Phil Mattera, +1-202-
232-1616 ext. 212, of the Coalition for an Accountable Recovery
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition for
an Accountable Recovery (CAR) gave mixed reactions to the first wave
of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)
recipient data disclosed today at Recovery.gov, the official
reporting website.
"The Recovery Act is proving to be the most transparent federal
spending law ever enacted," said Gary D. Bass, executive director of
OMB Watch. "It is a watershed because the Obama administration has
successfully created a new reporting system that requires recipients
of ...