August 5, 2009 – As Subsidyscope moves into the transportation sector, we’ve discovered major gaps in federal spending data. The Federal Assistance Award Data System (FAADS), whose numbers wind up on the Web site USAspending.gov, is replete with omissions nearly three years after Congress passed the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 -- better known as the Coburn-Obama Act, after its key Senate sponsors. The act requires full public disclosure of federal outlays; USAspending.gov was to be the user-friendly gateway to the data.