bill allison: sunlight foundation tools for tracking federal spending
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Following the (other) moneyBill Allison, The Sunlight Foundation
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A Washington tale Story by Ryan Singel
Wireds ThreatLevel blog
Wondered whyTelcos got immunity
Followed the money
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Notice the spike
Top Verizon executives, including CEO Ivan Seidenbergand President Dennis Strigl, wrote personal checks toRockefeller totaling $23,500 in March, 2007. Prior to thatapparently coordinated flurry of 29 donations, only one ofthose executives had ever donated to Rockefeller (at least
while working for Verizon).
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Dont ignore traditional money
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Jim Morans earmarks
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FedSpending.org top 100 contractors
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(Aside: download contracting,lobbying and other data here)
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Note the changed pattern
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Repeated across Defense Approps
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More big contractors, more money
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Have you ever heard of a programmaticrequest?
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Key language
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These are programs
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Lets look at at the E-2D AHE
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In case thats not clear
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Also shows who theyre buying from
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From Northrop Grummans 2013 Q1Lobbying report
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So what does a programmatic requestlook like?
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Heres what one actually looks like
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Requested in 2012 by Sen. RichardBlumenthal of Conn.
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Who builds Virginia Class Subs?
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So I wrote up what Id found
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Two last things
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From PoliticalPartyTime.org
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Invites to fundraisers galore
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Finally, Scout.sunlightfoundation.com
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Follow specific terms
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Set up email or SMS alerts
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Can also get FEC filings viaFollowTheUnlimitedMoney.com
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Tip sheet:
http://bit.ly/MoneyFollow
Bill Allison 202-742-1520 ex.224
ballison@s nlightfo ndation com