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CHAPTER 4. YEAR-END SPENDING 185<br />

Spend<strong>in</strong>g (millions)<br />

Number of projects<br />

$16,000<br />

$12,000<br />

100<br />

$8,000<br />

$4,000<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

0<br />

$0<br />

Figure 4.3: I.T. Contract<strong>in</strong>g by Week<br />

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152<br />

1 2 3 4 5 6 7<br />

8 9101112131415<br />

16 171819202122<br />

Weeks<br />

(a) Spend<strong>in</strong>g<br />

23 24252627282930<br />

Weeks<br />

31 323334353637<br />

(b) Number of Projects<br />

38 39404142434445<br />

46 474849505152<br />

Source: I.T. Dashboard data, accessed March, 2010 via http://it.usaspend<strong>in</strong>g.gov.<br />

Note: Total spend<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> number of I.T projects by week of the fiscal year. Spend<strong>in</strong>g<br />

values <strong>in</strong>flation-adjusted to 2009 dollars us<strong>in</strong>g the CPI-U.

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