From Nextgov: Stimulus watchdog pushes unified coding system for governmentwide spending site

Recovery Board chief says a rigorous recipient reporting scheme will put agencies and their IGs on the same page.

An oversight database to track federal spending should be based on reports from fund recipients, not on the agencies themselves, and should be accompanied by a common coding system for contracts, grants and awards across agencies, the government's chief watchdog for economic stimulus spending told lawmakers Tuesday.

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