Blog - /blog/2012/06/15/future-federal-spending-transparency-part-two-data-act/
June 15, 2012 - This is a guest post from Hudson Hollister, Executive Director of the Data Transparency Coalition and former Counsel for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. President Oba...
Blog - /blog/2012/06/08/future-federal-spending-transparency-part-one-recoverygov/
June 14, 2012 - This is a guest post from Hudson Hollister, Executive Director of the Data Transparency Coalition and former Counsel for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Three and a half years ...
Blog - /blog/2012/06/08/introducing-backyard-budget/
June 8, 2012 - The Challenge NPP is participating in the Knight News Challenge, seeking funding for the mobile piece of our new Backyard Budget project. Please help us strengthen our proposal by reading it and telli...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/06/06/how-to-close-the-budget-deficit-without-raising/
June 6, 2012 - Every lawmaker in Washington knows how to close budget deficits, though many people outside Washington may not have heard about this possible solution. While federal spending and budget deficits are ...
Blog - /blog/2012/06/01/peoples-guide-to-the-debt-ceiling/
June 1, 2012 - Recently the notion of the "debt ceiling" has been appearing in the news. It's making a comeback after spending months in the spotlight last summer, when the federal government nearly shut down as fed...
Blog - /blog/2012/05/31/updated-data-housing-occupancy/
May 31, 2012 - Housing occupancy data (vacant vs occupied and owners vs renters) are now current through 2010.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/05/29/two-choices-before-us/
May 29, 2012 - CROSSVILLE — This week started off with two historic commemorations—a religious event that turned political, and a political event that turned religious.
Blog - /blog/2012/05/24/veterans-and-cost-war/
May 25, 2012 - Since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in March 2003, National Priorities Project has tracked the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have focused on the tax dollars expended related to the conduct...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/05/22/on-the-war-path-the-nearly-1-trillion-national-sec/
May 22, 2012 - Recent months have seen a flurry of headlines about
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/05/22/just-how-much-does-washington-spend-on-national-se/
May 22, 2012 - The Pentagon base budget of $530 billion is only
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/05/22/one-trillion-for-defense/
May 22, 2012 - Recent months have seen a flurry of headlines about cuts (often called “threats”) to the U.S. defense budget. Last week, lawmakers in the House of Representatives even passed a bill that was meant to ...
Blog - /blog/2012/05/16/why-senate-wont-pass-budget/
May 17, 2012 - This week the U.S. Senate will consider a series of amendments to the budget resolution. A budget resolution sets out spending and revenue guidelines for Congress’s annual appropriations process...
Blog - /blog/2012/05/10/american-community-survey-under-attack/
May 10, 2012 - Today the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5326, the appropriations bill for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, NASA, and other related agencies.H.R. 5326 includes an amendment that would pr...
Blog - /blog/2012/05/10/pass-the-data-act/
May 10, 2012 - Having access to a single, comprehensive source for U.S. federal spending data isn't a partisan matter. We support the DATA Act because accurate spending information is critical to an informed budget ...
Blog - /blog/2012/05/08/you-ask-we-dont-answer-how-much-money-does-federal-government-spend/
May 9, 2012 - Tracking federal spending is tricky, but it's critical to having an informed discussion about the budget. Because "federal spending" can mean different things and involves multiple sources of data, we...
Blog - /blog/2012/05/07/you-ask-we-answer-why-doesnt-government-publish-these-numbers/
May 7, 2012 - The White House used to put out a Citizen's Guide to the Federal Budget every year, but it was discontinued during the George W. Bush presidency. President Obama has not resurrected the practice. Mean...
Blog - /blog/2012/04/23/you-ask-we-answer-tax-subsidies-oil-companies/
April 23, 2012 - Betty from Hailey, Idaho, wrote to us about subsidies for oil companies. Thanks for writing, Betty – it's an interesting subject. Warning: We may have to get a bit wonky.
Blog - /blog/2012/04/19/gridlock-budget-process/
April 19, 2012 - President Obama released a budget in February, the House passed a very different budget in March, and the Senate has declined to do a budget. The seeds are planted for stalemate this election year. Wh...
Blog - /blog/2012/04/17/annual-budget-process-where-are-we-now/
April 18, 2012 - The House and Senate return this week from their spring recess with the seeds of a summer budget stalemate already planted.As required by law, in February President Obama released the Administration&r...
Blog - /blog/2012/04/16/you-ask-we-answer-why-are-there-different-versions-budget/
April 16, 2012 - Rebecca from Lititz, Pennsylvania, asked: Why are there different versions of the budget, and who decides which one becomes the actual budget for the federal government? It’s a good question. Yo...
