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SPENDING LEADSEducation obligates $111M to Southern New Hampshire University
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CONTRACT AWARDSState Dept. posts $26.5M Accenture obligation in October 2 contract batch
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MEETINGS AND VOTESVienna City Council to vote on Short-Term Rental Register Act next week
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THE JONES ACTDOT obligates $14.2B in additional funds in final quarter of FY2026
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THE ECONOMY10Y-2Y Treasury spread falls 4 basis points to 0.33% on October 15
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The narratorGood day. This is Government Spending Report for Friday, October sixteenth, twenty twenty-six.
The narratorThe Department of Education has obligated $111M to Southern New Hampshire University. The award is well above typical sizes seen across 90 days of recorded agency awards.
The narratorThe Department of State recorded five contract obligations on October second, totalling $38.43M. The largest was a $26.5M obligation to Accenture.
The narratorVienna City Council is set to vote on the Short-Term Rental Register Act next week. The vote was scheduled for the week following October fifteenth.
The narratorD O T obligated $14.2B in additional funds in the final quarter of fiscal year 2026. Overall agency budget authority remained flat, though obligations and outlays rose through September.
The narratorThe 10-year to 2-year Treasury spread fell 4 basis points to 0.33% on October fifteenth. Federal Reserve data also recorded a 30-year mortgage rate of 7.4% that day.
The narratorThat's your briefing from Government Spending Report. Where the public dollars go.
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