A Recovery Dialogue on IT Solutions: After-Action Report

To many Americans using the site, Recovery.gov is simply a web portal that provides information on government spending related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

However, designing and building the infrastructure to support a complex website like Recovery.gov is a daunting task requiring real-time information on how Recovery Act funds are being spent and their tangible impact on economic growth and job creation. At the time these challenges were identified, some in Congress called for the convening of a “roundtable of federal, state and private sector IT leaders to come up with a uniform approach to track and account for Recovery Act spending.” To address the issue, the Recovery Board asked the National Academy to host an online dialogue with experts from government and industry in the information technology space. This Dialogue collected ideas and comments around cutting-edge technologies that could help the Recovery Board deliver on its mandate.