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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

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.

US COVID-19 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. 

Structural Designing

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. 

Health Data

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

Interactive maps on global health issues and diseases. 

Map of National Institute of Health Funding cuts.

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

Displays disease outbreaks worldwide with alert notifications

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

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