Data Quality

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The Transparency Act requires federal agencies to report data on their transactions in never before-required timeliness and detail. Agencies will always be challenged to provide the required data under the Act's deadlines, but they are committed to improve until they meet the Act's requirements. If you would like to access the data directly, please click here.

This page will report transparently on three categories of data quality: completeness, timeliness, and accuracy. In Spring 2008, the quality of agency data will be assessed and their status for each of these categories will be reported candidly and transparently. For data currently available on USAspending.gov, the following information can be determined:

•Data Timeliness: Data provided by agencies is for transactions completed by the date listed in the table below.
•Data Completeness: Data provided by agencies includes the following percentage of data elements required by the Transparency Act.

Data Timeliness

This Table outlines the date of the most recent submission of data received from CFO Act Agencies that was loaded to USASpending.gov. Note that the receipt dates below do not reflect the actual date of posting to USAspending.gov or the date obligations are made to recipients.

To view a more detailed chart depicting the status of agency data submissions, please click here. This chart is updated on approximately the 10th of every month, and is updated to reflect any data, including revised / fixed data, each agency submits up to that time.

Agency	Contracts	Grants¹	Loans
Dept. of Agriculture	10/31/2008	10/23/2008	10/23/2008
Dept. of Commerce	10/31/2008	10/22/2008	10/22/2008
Dept. of Defense	10/31/2008	10/22/2008	10/22/2008
Dept. of Education	10/31/2008	10/23/2008	10/23/2008
Dept. of Energy	10/31/2008	10/24/2008	10/24/2008
Dept. of Health and Human Services	10/31/2008	10/17/2008	10/17/2008
Dept. of Homeland Security	10/31/2008	09/14/2008	09/14/2008
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development	10/31/2008	10/23/2008	10/23/2008
Dept. of Justice	10/31/2008	10/23/2008	10/23/2008
Dept. of Labor	10/31/2008	10/22/2008	10/22/2008
Dept. of State	10/31/2008	10/22/2008	10/22/2008
Dept. of the Interior	10/31/2008	10/22/2008	10/22/2008
Dept. of the Treasury	10/31/2008	10/30/2008	10/30/2008
Dept. of Transportation	10/31/2008	10/23/2008	10/23/2008
Dept. of Veterans Affairs	10/31/2008	10/23/2008	10/23/2008
Environmental Protection Agency	10/31/2008	10/23/2008	10/23/2008
General Services Administration	10/31/2008	-	-
NASA	10/31/2008	10/22/2008	-
Small Business Administration	10/31/2008	10/22/2008	10/22/2008
Social Security Administration	10/31/2008	10/22/2008	10/22/2008
U.S. Agency for International Development	10/31/2008	10/23/2008	09/18/2008
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	10/31/2008	10/06/2008	10/06/2008
National Science Foundation	10/31/2008	09/13/2008	09/13/2008

¹ Initially both grants and loans data provided via FAADS PLUS file, but ultimately may come via different data sources and different points in time.

Data Completeness

Below is the table that represents the percentage (%) completeness of the data by agency and fiscal year as per FFATA legislation.

Contracts.

Data completeness for FY 2008

Agency	Vendor Name	Award Amount	Award Date	Funding Agency	NAIC Code	Program Source Account	Program Source Agency	Award Title	Award Identifier	City	State	Cong. District	Country	Principal State	Place of Perf.( Cong Dist)	Place of Perf.( Country)	Unique identifier of Entity	Unique identifier of Parent Entity

Agency	Vendor Name	Award Amount	Award Date	Funding Agency	NAIC Code	Program Source Account	Program Source Agency	Award Title	Award Identifier	City	State	Cong. District	Country	Principal State	Place of Perf.( Cong Dist)	Place of Perf.( Country)	Unique identifier of Entity	Unique identifier of Parent Entity
Dept. of Agriculture	99.95	100.00	100.00	100.00	60.26	21.51	21.51	95.28	100.00	99.90	99.76	90.68	100.00	98.79	98.52	99.74	99.99	99.53
Dept. of Commerce	99.88	100.00	100.00	100.00	62.84	0.00	0.00	91.12	100.00	99.75	98.32	91.55	100.00	96.77	94.17	99.88	100.00	99.35
Dept. of the Interior	99.86	100.00	100.00	100.00	56.66	0.01	0.01	86.75	100.00	99.82	99.64	90.88	100.00	98.86	95.29	99.73	100.00	99.16
Dept. of Justice	99.94	100.00	100.00	100.00	34.37	9.55	9.55	96.76	100.00	99.84	99.56	93.64	100.00	98.31	97.80	99.97	100.00	99.35
Dept. of Labor	99.79	100.00	100.00	100.00	52.50	83.56	83.56	95.93	100.00	99.95	99.68	96.32	100.00	98.46	96.66	99.84	100.00	99.67
Dept. of State	99.98	100.00	100.00	100.00	38.03	0.01	0.01	82.95	100.00	99.92	96.57	93.97	100.00	37.80	37.06	99.90	100.00	98.96
Dept. of the Treasury	99.88	100.00	100.00	100.00	34.19	19.52	19.52	97.53	100.00	99.79	99.51	93.21	100.00	98.23	95.72	99.31	100.00	99.40
Social Security Administration	99.92	100.00	100.00	100.00	18.60	8.35	8.35	99.11	100.00	99.78	99.68	91.51	100.00	98.64	96.92	99.90	100.00	99.53
Dept. of Veterans Affairs	99.99	100.00	100.00	100.00	3.41	0.02	0.02	99.94	100.00	99.95	99.91	91.92	100.00	99.99	99.97	100.00	100.00	99.72
General Services Administration	99.99	100.00	100.00	100.00	9.11	7.44	7.44	99.73	100.00	99.84	99.81	95.90	100.00	99.73	94.52	99.98	100.00	99.89
Environmental Protection Agency	99.90	100.00	100.00	100.00	45.82	40.50	40.50	71.20	100.00	99.57	99.46	93.41	100.00	97.52	91.22	99.98	100.00	99.78
Dept. of Transportation	99.78	100.00	100.00	100.00	38.91	47.64	47.83	93.69	100.00	99.66	99.50	92.01	100.00	98.19	94.38	99.60	100.00	99.31
Dept. of Homeland Security	99.79	100.00	100.00	100.00	40.05	0.07	0.07	95.02	100.00	99.78	99.33	92.42	100.00	97.83	96.75	99.69	100.00	98.11
U.S. Agency for International Development	99.97	100.00	100.00	100.00	98.66	0.00	0.00	99.97	100.00	100.00	99.63	99.32	100.00	12.75	12.75	100.00	100.00	100.00
Dept. of Health and Human Services	99.83	100.00	100.00	100.00	45.16	95.47	95.47	94.59	100.00	99.84	98.82	91.63	100.00	98.64	96.31	99.78	100.00	99.57
NASA	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	37.20	98.91	98.91	99.67	100.00	99.97	99.63	91.00	100.00	98.98	98.44	99.97	100.00	99.78
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development	99.61	100.00	100.00	100.00	50.71	37.68	37.68	85.34	100.00	98.89	98.84	92.03	99.68	94.34	83.15	96.63	100.00	98.72
Dept. of Energy	99.81	100.00	100.00	100.00	58.16	63.36	63.36	91.65	100.00	99.14	99.04	89.70	99.98	97.58	86.01	99.94	100.00	99.72
Dept. of Education	99.69	100.00	100.00	100.00	44.31	35.93	35.93	72.76	100.00	99.14	98.98	93.04	100.00	96.55	86.35	99.51	100.00	99.69
Dept. of Defense	99.97	100.00	100.00	100.00	97.61	42.74	42.74	100.00	100.00	99.95	96.09	92.58	100.00	90.62	90.57	100.00	100.00	99.52
All other agencies	99.99	100.00	100.00	100.00	18.15	18.55	18.55	91.01	100.00	99.96	99.85	96.80	100.00	99.12	98.46	99.96	100.00	99.51

Note: The numbers in this table can change after each data load. Transactions included in a data load can impact numbers for the current and previous fiscal years.

Assistance.

Data Completeness for FY 2008

Agency	Recipient Name	Award Amount	Award Date	Transaction Type	Funding Agency	CFDA Num	Program Source Account	Program Source Agency	Award Title	Award Identifier	City	State	Cong. District	Principal Place Code	Principal Place State	Place of Perf.( Cong Dist)	Unique identifier of Entity

Agency	Recipient Name	Award Amount	Award Date	Transaction Type	Funding Agency	CFDA Num	Program Source Account	Program Source Agency	Award Title	Award Identifier	City	State	Cong. District	Principal Place Code	Principal Place State	Place of Perf.( Cong Dist)	Unique identifier of Entity
Department of Agriculture	100.00	100.00	100.00	99.83	100.00	100.00	99.64	97.00	100.00	100.00	99.95	98.25	100.00	94.92	99.99	100.00	96.47
Department of Commerce	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	99.09	100.00	99.32	99.55	99.62	100.00
Department of Interior	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	99.73	100.00	100.00	100.00	99.03	99.95	0.00	0.00	0.00
Department of Justice	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	80.37	100.00	100.00	85.38
Department of Labor	100.00	100.00	100.00	99.98	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	99.85	99.98	100.00	100.00	99.76	100.00
Department of State	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	93.21	79.22	78.22	99.50	55.24	54.55	86.91
Social Security Administration	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
Department of Vetetrans Affairs	100.00	100.00	100.00	38.89	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	61.11	98.89	0.00	100.00	98.89	100.00
National Science Foundation	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	99.99	99.89
Environmental Protection Agency	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	99.70	100.00	98.59	92.50	100.00	99.65
Department of Transportation	100.00	100.00	100.00	99.83	100.00	100.00	99.98	99.98	99.89	100.00	96.09	100.00	100.00	99.99	95.84	99.93	92.68
U.S. Agency for International Development	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	99.75	99.75	99.75	100.00	15.62	99.75	99.75
Small Business Administration	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	94.55
Department of Health and Human Services	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	41.39	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	99.19	100.00	0.00	65.91	99.34	99.65
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	99.89	100.00	99.98	100.00	99.71	99.98	97.27
Department of Housing and Urban Development	100.00	100.00	100.00	97.95	100.00	100.00	57.99	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	99.83	100.00	100.00	99.83	98.34
Department of Energy	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	99.08	99.08	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	87.39	100.00
Department of Education	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	0.85	100.00	100.00	100.00
Department of Defense	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	99.99	100.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00
All other agencies	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	99.99	87.37	87.58	99.99	100.00	100.00	99.98	98.92	42.46	96.14	96.05	89.17

Note: The numbers in this table can change after each data load. Transactions included in a data load can impact numbers for the current and previous fiscal years.