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      "title": "Advertising by the Federal Government: An Overview",
      "summary": "Government advertising can be controversial if it conflicts with citizens\u2019 views about the proper role of government. Yet some government advertising is accepted as a normal part of government information activities. \nIt is difficult to calculate the amount of funds spent by the federal government on advertising each year. The reasons for this include (1) there is no government-wide definition of what constitutes advertising and (2) there is no central authority to which agencies are required to report advertising expenses. \nHowever, an estimate of the federal government\u2019s expenditures on contracts for advertising services can be derived from data in the Federal Procurement Data System. According to these data, federal agencies spent $892.5 million on advertising services in FY2013. \nAgencies\u2019 discretion to advertise is limited primarily by restrictions imposed by Congress in authorization and appropriations statutes and by the principles set forth in volume 1 of the Government Accountability Office\u2019s (GAO\u2019s) Principles of Federal Appropriations Law. Any oversight of government advertising expenditures rests with agencies\u2019 inspectors general, GAO, and Congress.",
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