http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/tg322.htm

Joint press release from the Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner and Director of the Budget Peter Orszag on the final deficit figure of $1,417 billion for FY 2009. From the Department of the Treasury and the Office of Management and Budget.

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10303/pdf/nsf10303.pdf

A series of more than 100 detailed statistical tables on federal outlays and obligations for research and development by type of work (basic or applied research), agency, field of science or engineering, and state of recipient organization. From the National Science Foundation.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10137sp.pdf

Describes the seriousness of the current and future financial situation for the federal government and explains how the agency runs simulations of the federal deficit. Blames economic recession, health care costs, and demographic trends for the problem. From the Government Accountability Office

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/106xx/doc10641/10-09-Tort_Reform.pdf

Attempts to estimate medical cost savings based on both lowered medical malpractice insurance premiums and reduced use of diagnostic tests and other forms of defensive health care to avoid potential exposure to lawsuits. Estimates that about $11 billion in medical costs in 2009 might have been saved if tort reform proposals like those in the illustration had been enacted. From the Congressional Budget Office.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d1016.pdf

Subtitled: One Year Later, Actions are Needed to Address Remaining Transparency and Accountability Challenges. Discusses the evolution of TARP strategy and the status of TARP programs as of September 2009. From the Government Accountability Office.

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10523

Estimates the future costs under the Obama Administration's plan for conducting military operations in Iraq and for the repair and replacement of equipment used or lost in Iraq. Also analyzes the possible costs of alternative scenarios calling for quicker or slower withdrawals of U.S. forces from Iraq. From the Congressional Budget Office.

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/106xx/doc10642/10-7-Baucus_letter.pdf

Estimates that adoption of the Max Baucus sponsored Senate health reform plan would result in a net reduction in federal budget deficits of $81 billion over the 2010-2019 period. Also provides estimates of the change in the number of nonelderly people in the U.S. who would have health insurance under the proposed bill. From the Congressional Budget Office.

http://www.fas.org/irp/budget/index.html

Data and analysis about trends in U.S. intelligence spending from recently declassified Department of Defense documents. From the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf09320/nsf09320.pdf

Reports that funds obligated by federal agencies for research and development dropped 1.9% in constant dollars from FY 2007 to FY 2008. Shows trends in R&D spending by federal agencies in general and by leading federal agencies since 1990. Also shows federal R&D spending by science and engineering fields. From the National Science Foundation.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d101.pdf

Subtitled: DOD, State, and USAID continue to face challenges in tracking contractor personnel and contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Examines (1) the status of agency efforts to track information on contracts and contractor personnel, (2) the number of contractor personnel, (3) the number of killed and wounded contractors, and (4) the number and value of contracts awarded and whether they were awarded competitively. From the Government Accountability Office.

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/governments/014334.html

Reports that state and local government revenue rose by 69% since the last Census of Governments in 2002 and that state and local expenditures rose by 29% in the same period. Offers details on categories of revenue and expenditures. Press release with links to detailed tables. From the Census of Governments 2007 of the Census Bureau.