Investigative Journalism & In-Depth Reporting
Weekly analysis of federal spending data from USAspending.gov and agency budgets
Federal contract records show an $11.4B space-launch ceiling increase, a $10.5B special-operations logistics award, a $1.6B sole-source F-35 spares order, and GAO's $186B improper-payment tally.
A $2.2 billion Navy landing-ship contract drew a single bid this week, as oversight bodies logged $186 billion in improper payments and FEMA closed a $420 million grant window.
Department of War listings disclosed more than $1.7 billion in new awards in two days, led by a $500 million counter-drone contract and a near-$1 billion RAND research vehicle —…
A weekly review of federal spending records: GAO says the F-35 will top $2 trillion as fresh Pentagon contracts land, plus $186B in improper payments and up to $251B in…
GAO reports federal net interest has overtaken defense spending and publicly held debt has matched the economy, as the FY2026 deficit hits $1.2 trillion. This week's notable federal outlays, contract…
A weekly review of federal spending: GAO projects debt at 251% of GDP by 2056, $186 billion in improper payments, billions in new defense awards, and $1.1 billion in FEMA…
A $1.03B Fluor naval nuclear modification, a $9.69B Microsoft/Dell software consolidation, $2.7B for Leidos hypersonics, and $2B in equity-linked quantum grants headline the week — even as FEMA's Disaster Relief…
TIJ's weekly federal spending review: a $2.3B Virginia-class submarine modification, $833M for ESSM Block II missiles, $407M for Aegis Guam, and GAO's $186B improper-payments tally.
Federal agencies booked $186 billion in improper payments in FY 2025, GAO finds, even as the Pentagon, DOE, and FEMA close out multi-billion-dollar contract and grant cycles.
GAO reports federal agencies disbursed an estimated $186 billion in improper payments in FY 2025 even as the Pentagon committed billions more across submarine, missile, and software contracts.