Federal Appeals Court Orders OMB to Restore Spending Tracker Website

The judges said that removal of the congressionally mandated database violated federal law.

Then-nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, testifies before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 15, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A federal appeals court has rejected an attempt by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to keep a congressionally mandated database offline.

The court ordered that the database, which tracks how the government spends taxpayer dollars, be restored within days.