OMB launches data review of federal funding in 14 blue states and DC

The White House Office of Management and Budget ordered a data-gathering review of federal funding for 14 Democratic-led states plus Washington, D.C., to map funding scope and potential fraud risk, with responses due by Jan. 28. States listed: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Washington, D.C.; the memo says this is a data-collection exercise and does not withhold funds.