Procurement is the least equitably distributed of all types of federal funds.
The South received 114 percent of the national per-capita dollar amount of this spending and the West 121 percent. The Postal Service was the most equitable. The lowest ten states for per-capita procurement spending during those three years were Wyoming, Illinois, North Carolina, Iowa, West Virginia, Delaware, Wisconsin, Michigan, Oregon, and Arkansas. The Institute announces that long- time senior policy analyst Paula Duggan will be leaving public policy, effective December 17. After 25 years in public policy, Paula is changing tracks completely and heading for the world of Russian decorative arts at Hillwood Museum, here in Washington.