Question library 461 questions we tested, by topic. Click one for its answer: most run the exact query that was checked, instantly; those that say “this year” or “the next 6 months” are asked fresh so the dates stay current. Change any answer by asking a follow-up.
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All topics Agencies and programs 80 Companies 60 Places 42 Trends and comparisons 49 Per resident, inflation and the economy 18 Questions that link datasets 30 Opportunities and recompetes 19 Subcontracts 7 Lobbying and political money 6 Listed companies 4 Budgets and accounts 10 Improper payments 11 Disasters 10 Medicare 5 IT budgets, vendors and labor rates 13 States, cities and counties 97
461 questions
Agencies and programs Who spends what, on which programs
Companies Contractors and grantees, listed companies and their subsidiaries
Places States, counties and congressional districts
Trends and comparisons Change over time, shares, concentration, new entrants
Per resident, inflation and the economy Fair comparisons: per person, today's dollars, % of GDP
Questions that link datasets Answered side by side: awards and lobbying, federal and state books
Agencies' awards in FY2025 compared with their budgetary resources and IT spending Boeing, Lockheed Martin and RTX in 2025 — contracts, lobbying and PAC money Compare DHS and VA on contract awards in FY2025, IT budgets and open solicitations Compare federal spending per resident in Maryland and Virginia from 2023 to 2025, adjusted for inflation Compare General Dynamics' PAC contributions and lobbying spending in 2024 Compare Massachusetts and Connecticut state spending in FY2025 Massachusetts Federal funds wastage Federal grants to New York City vs the city's own spending in FY2026 Federal money to Texas vs the Texas state government's own spending in FY2024 Federal money to Vermont vs Vermont's own spending in FY2025 Florida counties in FY2025 — federal spending and FEMA disaster aid side by side For Lockheed Martin in FY2025, how much did it win in federal contracts and how much did it spend on lobbying? For the top 5 Navy contractors in FY2025, how much did each pass on to subcontractors? Fraud and abuse at HHS in 2025 How much federal money went to Massachusetts in FY2025, and how much did the Massachusetts state government spend? I'm looking at defense contractors' influence. For the ten biggest Defense Department contractors in fiscal 2025, show what they won in contracts, what they spent on lobbying and on PACs, and how much of their work they subcontracted out. Leidos in FY2025 — its federal awards by agency, its biggest subcontractors, and its lobbying Lockheed Martin's federal awards and lobbying by year NASA in FY2025 — its budget, what it awarded, and its IT spending NASA's budgetary resources versus the obligations it awarded in FY2025 Open Army IT solicitations, and Army IT contracts ending in the next 12 months · asked live Red-flag spending Show me possible waste in DoD contracts in 2025 States by federal money per resident in FY2025, with their FEMA aid and Medicare payments Top 10 defense contractors in FY2025 with their lobbying, PAC contributions and subcontracts VA contracts over $10 million expiring in the next 6 months and who holds them · asked live Which agencies have the most open solicitations right now, and how much did they award in contracts in FY2025? Which companies spent the most on lobbying in 2025, and how much did they win in federal contracts? Which listed companies depend most on federal money, and how much do they lobby? Which states had the most disaster declarations in 2024, and how much FEMA aid and total federal money did they get? Opportunities and recompetes Open solicitations and grants, contracts ending soon
Subcontracts Who the primes pass work to
Lobbying and political money Lobbying reports and PAC contributions
Listed companies Revenue and dependence on federal money (SEC filings)
Budgets and accounts Agencies' budget accounts: resources, obligations, outlays
Improper payments Payments made in error, by program and cause (PaymentAccuracy.gov)
Disasters FEMA declarations and aid
Medicare Medicare payments by where patients live
IT budgets, vendors and labor rates Agencies' IT spending, SAM.gov vendors, GSA rates
States, cities and counties Governments' own books: departments, payees, what they buy