USAspending.gov data available via Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

Posted on: May 9, 2017

USAspending.gov data is now available for anyone to access via Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS). USAspending.gov is a government website launched in 2007 to provide access to the federal spending data mandated by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006. USAspending.gov includes data on all spending by the federal government, including contracts, grants, loans, employee salaries, and more. This data can be used by researchers, entrepreneurs, and anyone interested in analyzing how federal tax dollars are spent. Learn more about how to access the data on the USAspending.gov on AWS landing page and on Jeff Barr's blog.