Federal Government Oversight Tools - 3 of them.

The Center for Responsive Politics has added two new features to OpenSecrets.org.

The Personal Disclosure Database took those hard-to-read pdf files and put them in a searchable database. You can now search the most recent reports for net worth, major holdings, liabilities and transactions, as well as sources of income, gifts, and travel reimbursements.

The Congressional Travel database tracks lawmakers' privately sponsored trips around the world. Read Kosseff's blog item on this database.

Also, OMB Watch created FedSpending.org, a database that allows searching of over $12 Trillion of federal spending for free.