Library Guides: Federal Government Information: Budget & Spending

United States Budget

Current United States Budget from the White House

current
tables, analytical perspectives, supplemental materials, fact sheets, etc

Budget of the United States Government

1996 forward
budget, analysis, tables, citizen's guide, etc.

Federal Budget in Pictures - Non a federal site

Non-federal sites

Center on Budget and Policy
Non-partisan research and policy institute working on federal and state fiscal policies and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income Americans.
National Debt Amount
Not a federal site, links to information about the debt

Supporting Materials

Economic Report of the President
from the Executive Office (via FedSys), 1995 -
Office of Budget and Management (OMB)
- activities of the office and in-depth budget data along with regulatory and legislative information, current year as while as historical tables and analytical prespectives, from the Executive Branch
Council of Economic Advisors
reports and blog from the Executive Office
Joint Economic Committee
from the Legislative Branch
Congressional Budget Office
- independent, nonpartisan, timely analysis of economic and budgetary issues to support the Congressional budget process
General Accounting Office
- independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress
Treasury Department
- budget and performance

Federal Spending

Recovery.gov - accountability and tracking monetary spending

Fiscal Responsibility Summit Report - PDF report summarizing the recent Fiscal Responsibility Summit held February 2009, focusing on ways to address the inherited $1.3 trillion deficit and the long-term fiscal challenges

USAspending.gov
"Data pertaining to obligations (amounts awarded for federally sponsored projects during a given budget period), not outlays or expenditures (actual cash disbursements made against each project)."
FedSpending,org
searchable database of Federal government spending, with annual data beginning with FY 2000.