PTThe Paper Trail Project

Public spending database

Topics

Explore the issues and systems that connect public spending, organizations, politics, government, and institutional power.

Immigration Enforcement

Agencies, contractors, technology, detention and enforcement records, lobbying, and related public-policy activity.

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Government Technology

Companies, agencies, awards, and policy records involving federal information technology and digital services.

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Artificial Intelligence

Reviewed federal spending, procurement categories, companies, lobbying issues, and policy records involving artificial intelligence.

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Healthcare

Federal health agencies, contractors, assistance programs, lobbying issues, PACs, and related legislation.

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Veterans Services

Department of Veterans Affairs spending, recipients, programs, contractors, lobbying records, and public-policy context.

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Campaign Finance

Organization-linked political committees, who receives their money, and how political spending connects to institutional power.

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Defense

Military spending, defense agencies, weapons programs, contractors, and the institutions involved in national security.

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