Resources

The DOGE receipt scraper project maintains a set of data tables tracking changes made to the “savings” website hosted by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), formerly known as the United States Digital Service. Sunlight Research Center researcher and data specialist Michael Nolan wrote this script to support their data reporting work at the Minneapolis-based publication MinnPost by tracking DOGE’s reported funding cuts and how they impacted the people of Minnesota.

This tip sheet can be used to find information on the disappearance of government data and explore what you can do to keep track of data relevant to your research and reporting.

This tip sheet includes tips for identifying and interviewing sources from Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, Laurie Cohen.

This tip sheet is for Steve Horn's students at the University of Florida, Sept. 2025.