Recent media reports have shown a few of the many ways to use FedSpending.org, our new online database that lets you track how the federal government spends money. Some articles have used FedSpending to show the local impact of federal spending. An article in the Washington Examiner used FedSpending.org to calculate the total amount of all contracts that are handled by companies in the Washington, DC area. And a report in the Salt Lake City Tribune covered total federal dollars that Utah received. Federal Times used data from FedSpending.org to showcase the rapid increase in government contracting since 2000. And Government Executive Magazine included results from FedSpending to help connect the dots in a government corruption case. Let us know what ways you use FedSpending.org or see it used in your local area, and we'll put them on the blog (you can email me at mlewis at ombwatch.org).