We pulled every dollar from USASpending.gov and turned it into something you can actually explore. See which contractors get the most money, how your state depends on federal spending, the $36T debt clock, a tax calculator showing where your money goes, DOGE savings reality checks, and deep dives into defense, foreign aid, and welfare spending. 260+ pages of interactive data journalism — no paywall, no agenda.

The most comprehensive public resource for federal workforce data. Built from OPM FedScope data covering 2M+ federal employees across 100+ agencies. See who's getting cut, which agencies are shrinking, salary breakdowns by grade/state/education, retirement cliff projections, brain drain analysis, and a DOGE impact dashboard tracking the 2025 workforce reduction in real time. 700+ pages of data journalism.

We analyzed 96 million rows of Medicare physician payment data (2014-2023) and built an ML fraud detection model trained on confirmed criminals. The result: 500 providers who look like caught fraudsters but haven't been caught yet — billing $400M+ to taxpayers. Free, open data journalism with provider lookup, markup analysis, drug spending breakdowns, and 65+ investigation articles.

We analyzed 227 million rows of HHS Medicaid provider spending data (2018-2024) covering $1.09 trillion in payments. Built two ML fraud detection models and a unified risk watchlist flagging $229.6B in suspicious spending. Explore 12,000+ provider profiles, 10,000+ procedure pages, state-by-state breakdowns, and 31 investigation articles. Cross-referenced with HHS OIG exclusion list. Free, open, independent data journalism.

The Data Project makes public data searchable, structured, and easy to use. Explore datasets across health, education, finance, and more—each platform is built to help you find insights, not just raw files. Public data, made usable.