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December 2012
Executive Summary
According to a March 2012 report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) titled
“Following the Money 2012,” Florida received a D grade (59/100) on a report card of how the 50
states rate in providing online access to government spending data. In comparison, Texas
received the top score with an A grade (98/100).
The First Amendment Foundation, an organization that has been protecting and advancing open
government in Florida for over 25 years, and Integrity Florida, a nonpartisan research institute
and government watchdog group, have assessed the Transparency 2.0 website developed by
Spider Data Services and conclude that Florida would save millions of dollars and would receive
an A grade for public access to government spending on future report cards if the site is allowed
to publicly launch with a multi-year commitment from the State to invest in site maintenance and
real-time data.
