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The Nextgov blog Tech Insider is reporting that on the eve of All Hallows' Eve, the public will be treated with its first look at Recovery Act recipient report data. Recovery Board chief Earl Devaney has told Tech Insider that that the reports will become available after the 20-day correction and revision period allowed by the law to "mitigate[] the board's concern that large amounts of uncorrected data could actually harm transparency rather than enhance it."

Lawmakers and many in the public had pushed for immediate disclosure of all recipient data. But some stakeholders, including government accountability group OMB Watch, wanted the board to wait until the end of October to ensure financial figures are free of typos, such as extra zeros or transposed numbers.

Spending details associated with federal Recovery contracts will post by Oct. 15, board officials said. Data on grants, loans and other forms of aid will go online on Oct. 30. The information will include the amount of money the parties received and spent, the number of jobs created and the timetable of projects.

Previously, Devaney had said that such data would be available on Oct. 11, a day after first drafts of recipient reports are due, but his reversal is a welcome step.

Also get ready for the unveiling of Recovery 2.0. Last week, Devaney told a Senate committee that the radically revised and much-hyped Recovery.gov website will go live in the beginning of October.

Update: We just got a press release from the Recovery Board with more details on the data release timetable.

• All reported data associated with Recovery contracts awarded directly by federal agencies will be displayed by Oct. 15.
• All reported data associated with Recovery grants, loans and other forms of assistance will be displayed on Oct. 30.
• All data changes made by recipients between Oct. 11 and Oct. 29 will be carefully tracked, chronicled and made available on Recovery.gov shortly after Nov. 1.