Plain-Language Summary
Our government spending data methodology ensures transparency and accuracy. Data is sourced from public government records including federal spending databases, state budget offices, and local government financial reports. All spending data is published as static HTML tables for public auditability and verification.
AI technology is used to normalize data formats, categorize spending by agency and program, and detect duplicate records across multiple government sources. This ensures comprehensive coverage of federal spending, state spending, and local spending data while maintaining data integrity.
No estimates, projections, or opinions are added to the data. Civic Datadog focuses on government transparency by republishing verified public records without interpretation, ensuring budget transparency and fiscal transparency for public accountability.
Data Infrastructure
Data ingestion and processing is powered by Athena.live — a public data aggregation and AI analysis platform designed for government transparency and civic data access.
Civic Datadog republishes verified public records without interpretation. Our data processing methodology includes collection from government APIs, normalization of spending records, categorization by jurisdiction and agency, and publication as searchable static HTML tables for public access and government accountability.