Being that this is an interactive educational blog mostly to help me understand what the Obama administration is doing,  this is where I will try to dissect and illuminate myself to the understanding of his policies.  My observations are of my own for learning purposes to be a better informed American.

I hope that you will be able to learn as well as I go along my learning journey of his policies.

Comments are always welcome and encourage for it is through intellectual dialogue that we can all learn and understand better.

Each month I will take a look at a certain policy of the Obama administration and try to understand what is being stated and how it effects us Americans. As i go along my comments will be in bold and italics feel free to engage yourself in the process.

Thanks

Carla

“Evolve”

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RECOVERY.GOV

Starting with this agenda and new policy first it is important to know just what it is.

Taken from the Recovery.gov site it states…..

Our Mission….

• Education: Explain the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act;
• Transparency: Show how, when, and where the money is spent;
• Accountability: Provide data that will allow citizens to evaluate the Act’s progress and provide feedback.

Looks good so far.  I think it is important to let us stakeholders know where the monies are being spent. Having a platform to express our feedback to the government is very inclusive how else will they know we approve or disapprove of something that has been established by the government.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, save and create millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21^st century. The Recovery and Reinvestment Act is an extraordinary response to a crisis unlike any since the Great Depression.

At first this concerned me as to where is all the money coming for this move.  I remember listening to President Obama about three to four months ago when the Recovery Act was signed and what he stated was that we have to put the money out there to regenerate and heal.

I didn’t quite understand that but then thought about it for a moment and realized that this money is an investment in  Americans we have wasted so much on various things.  It still is taking me sometime to adjust to this all be it I do understand.  Once I begin to see what the spending is going toward and how it is helping our economy I am sure this track of putting more money into the economy will make better sense to me in the long run.   I am keeping an open mind and a wait and see attitude to this.

With much at stake, the Act provides for unprecedented levels of transparency and accountability so that you will be able to know how, when, and where your tax dollars are being spent.

Spearheaded by a new Recovery Board, this Act contains built-in measures to root out waste, inefficiency, and unnecessary spending. This website, Recovery.gov, will be the main vehicle to provide each and every citizen with the ability to monitor the progress of the recovery.

I like this accountability and a board to watch, administer, and engage us in the execution steps within this act.

Recovery.gov will feature information on how the Act is working, tools to help you hold the government accountable, and up-to-date data on the expenditure of funds.

The site will include information about Federal grant awards and contracts as well as formula grant allocations. Federal agencies will provide data on how they are using the money, and eventually, prime recipients of Federal funding will provide information on how they are using their Federal funds.

On our end, we will use interactive graphics to illustrate where the money is going, as well as estimates of how many jobs are being created, and where they are located. And there will be search capability to make it easier for you to track the funds.

The first incarnation of Recovery.gov features projections for how, when, and where the funds will be spent — which states and sectors of the economy are due to receive what proportion of the funds. As money starts to flow, far more data will become available.

All in all I like this and looking forward to dissecting the future details of how it will effect me and other Americans.