Recovery.gov

Recovery.gov is the U. S. government's web site providing access to data related to Recovery Act spending and allows for the reporting of potential fraud, waste, and abuse. Search options include grants, contracts, loans, agency, state, and amount. Information regarding how job data is estimated is provided via a link to a pdf document. Tables provide information regarding the top ten agencies which have paid out the most money and funding for all states and territories. Information regarding awards granted near you can be obtained by zipcode. Information regarding transparency, accountability, and agency reporting is also available.

The Academic Blog Portal

This wiki provides access to the academic blogosphere. Access blogs by academics according to subject, university, language, and country.

One of my favorite finds on this site: Information Literacy Land of Confusion.

The VerySpacial.com blog had an entry for Mapping Halloween Action. Who says geospacial imaging can't be fun!

So, whether your interest is art, public policy, history, language, bioethics, law, or some other discipline, check this portal out and have a little fun.

Data.gov

Data.gov provides access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the U. S. Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Information in searchable data catalogs can be accessed in three ways: through the raw data catalog, the tool catalog, and the geodata catalog.

This is a great site for info geeks. Search by keyword, single or multiple categories, and/or single or multiple agencies. There are datasets for a wide range of subjects including agriculture, business, climate, ecology, administrative and political boundaries, imagery and base maps, military, locations and geodetic networks, oceans and estuaries, transportation networks, utilities and communications, and much, much more.

H1N1 Flu

This a link to the Center for Disease Control's H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) information page. The page describes the symptoms and provides information for caring for persons with the virus.

USA Spending

The Obama Administration is committed to providing more transparency in government. If you want to track how the government is spending money, log onto the USA Spending site. This site tracks government contract spending and provides links to how federal money is spent in different States.

To track the spending of the Obama recovery stimulus package, use the recovery.gov web site.