Regarding Recovery Act Purchases, most companies agree to participate without considering if Recovery Act dollars are spent by their primary areas of the federal market. Most companies probably participate for no other reason than “Why Not?”
There are resources out there, thanks to federal transparency, where you can research if Recovery Act dollars are likely to make it into your bank account, or not. Recovery Act funding is spread out pretty good across the agencies. You can CLICK HERE to view for yourself, or take a look at the attached screenshot to see the top agencies:
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(data gathered 4/1/2011)