Government Contracts and Transparency: What We Know

A Trump ally testified in court that they cut ties with former Congressman David Rivera after learning he got a $50 million contract from Venezuela's government [1]. The USAspending website provides open data on federal spending, including contracts and grants [4]. Recently, the Department of Homeland Security reversed a policy that required the secretary's review of contracts over $100,000 [11, 12]. This policy had delayed assistance to disaster relief efforts. Government watchdogs are questioning well-timed Wall Street bets [10].