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Oversight Trackers

Whistleblower Legislation

Developed by the House Whilstleblower Ombuds Office, this tracker includes bills in both the House and Senate. 

Congressional Oversight

The Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy's database on Congressional Oversight. 

Open Inspector General Recommendations

A compiled dataset of open inspector general recommendations across government. 

Open GAO Recommendations

GAO's open recommendations. Includes an estimate of potential savings realized if recommendations were implemente.d.

Workforce Data and Impacts

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Bernie Kluger and Andrea Delgado, MPAP provide valuable insights into how cuts to federal positions harm us all in predictable ways. They discuss how expertise that may seem unrelated—such as entomology—reduces our vulnerability to wildfire, and how eliminating positions like entomologists ultimately undermines public safety and long‑term resilience. (Mar. 16, 2026)

220,000 Fewer Workers

New York Times article on how  staffing changs in 2025 affected agencies across government. (Jan. 9, 2026)

US Department of Agriculture Staffing Levels

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USDA Office of Inspector General Report on changes to staffing levels in 2025.  (Dec. 17, 2025)

 

Final Results of the 2025 Filing Season
 

Treasury Office of Inspector General Report on the 2025 filing season contains insights on staffing levels.  (Sept. 29, 2025)  

VA OIG: Veteran's Health Admininstration Severe Staffing Shortages

VA Office of Inspector General reports that severe staffing shortages increased 50% over 2024. (Aug 12, 2025)

Snapshot Report: IRS Workforce Reductions as of May 2025

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Adinistration report on staffing losses in 2025 (May 2025)

220,000 Fewer Workers

New York Times article on how  staffing changs in 2025 affected agencies across government. (Jan. 9, 2026)

US Department of Agriculture Staffing Levels

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USDA Office of Inspector General Report on changes to staffing levels in 2025.  (Dec. 17, 2025)

 

Final Results of the 2025 Filing Season
 

Treasury Office of Inspector General Report on the 2025 filing season contains insights on staffing levels.  (Sept. 29, 2025)  

VA OIG: Veteran's Health Admininstration Severe Staffing Shortages

VA Office of Inspector General reports that severe staffing shortages increased 50% over 2024. (Aug 12, 2025)

Snapshot Report: IRS Workforce Reductions as of May 2025

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Adinistration report on staffing losses in 2025 (May 2025)

Weakening the watchdogs: The Trump Administration’s unprecedented efforts to undermine inspector general capacity

Partnership for Public Service analysis of actual and proposed FY 2027 cuts to OIG budgets (which primarily go to staffing, so are a proxy for staffing cuts).  (April 14, 2026)

White House wants to downsize DHS Inspector General Office

Reporting on proposed cuts to the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General cuts. (April 6, 2026)

FEMA came up with a goal to cut half its staff without a plan to get there, records show

Govexec article that highlights information learned from a court case over planned FEMA staff cuts. (April 13, 2026)

Relevant Data Maintained by the Federal Government or Tied to Federal Data

Transparent, reliable public data is a strategic asset. Federal Government data is indispensable in understanding the trends and conditions shaping our society: from fiscal health and demographic shifts to federal program spending and economic indicators. Such understanding reduces uncertainty and enables better decisions. 

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How much does the government spend on community development? What are the top 5 categories of Federal spending? What  programs support agriculture? The Federal Program Inventory's data  provides insights on questions such as these. 

Dollars fanned

Run by the Department of Commerce, this site provides data developed by economists that underpins decisions about interest rates and trade policy, taxes and spending, hiring and investing, and more.

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Health cases map: red dots show infection clusters

What states received the most pandemic relief funding? How many children received free lunches? How did people misuse pandemic recovery money? The Pandemic Recovery Accountability Committee provides data and insights on pandemic and other federal spending. 

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How much does the Government spend? What is the national deficit? What are sources of Federal revenue? The Treasury Department's data on revenue, spending, the deficit, and debt answers these and other questions about Federal revenue and expenses.

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What other datasets does the Federal government maintain? What information do they have on my areas of interest? Data.gov provides links to more than 352,000 data sets maintained by the Federal Government. 

Abstract Sphere

This Federal Depository Library archives government documents, national security information, several individual agency websites, and a wealth of other governmental and nongovernmental information. 

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How much do agencies actually have to spend? Agencies do not receive their entire appropriation at once. This site, Open OMB, is maintained by the Protect Democracy Project. It pulls OMB data to provide an easier way to access information on apportionments.

Abstract digital data stream, glowing teal and gold

This nonpartisan site uses federal, state, and local governments data to build  visualizations and insights  for the public. 

US flag overlaid with stock market charts showing economic trends

The U.S. Census is much more than a count of people. The Bureau's data can help answer questions about the economic and demographic impact of floods,  trends in the "gig economy," and how data center growth is reshaping local economies. 

Tracking Changes to Data

Critical datasets are being removed and altered. The sites below—several developed long before the current administration came into office—preserve access to current and legacy datasets, and provide alternative datasets on matters of public interest. 

Cross-Cutting

America's Data Index

Publishes changes to Federal data, as reported by the Office of Management and Budget, in a more user-friendly format.

The Data Rescue Project

Since February 2025, volunteers have catalogued more than 400  publicly

accessible backups

of government repositories

Unbreaking

Unbreaking is mapping what is happening

in our government and why it matters. 

Harvard's Dataverse

A free data repository open to all researchers to share, archive, cite, access, and research data. 

America's
Essential Data

Tells the stories of why Federal data matters to the lives of everyday Americans. 

Project Lumos

An archive for valuable government data resources that is maintained by a consortium of more than 800 academic institutions. 

Health Data

Health Map

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Real-time disease tracking system developed by Boston Children’s Hospital.

Interactive maps on global health issues and diseases. 

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Map of National Institute of Health Funding cuts.​​​​

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Information and data that may have been removed or modified on the current official CDC site. 

Displays disease outbreaks worldwide with alert notifications​

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Tracks flu reports from citizen surveillance programs across multiple countries​

Environmental Data

Mountain

Preserves and provides access to federal environmental data. 

Butterfly

Maintains a public record of changes made to environment-related federal government webpages

Hurricane Map

Maps the sites where the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has sites in 2025, in anticipation of many of them closing. 

Other Resources

18f​

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Guides focused on user-centered development, testing to validate hypotheses, shipping often, and deploying products in the open.veloped by 18F

This map "makes visible—and connects—the organizations, funders, networks, and practitioners strengthening democracy all across the country."

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