Tracey Eaton 
The Broadcasting Board of Governors, now called the U.S. Agency for Global Media, shelled out $1,393,249,355 in contracts from 1999 to 2018. The Intermedia Survey Institute was the No. 1 contractor with a haul of $75,863,816. The company, known as InterMedia, describes itself as a “global research consultancy that partners with mission-driven organizations seeking to … Read more
Below is a list of Broadcasting Board of Governors offices and the dollar amount of contracts they signed from 1999 to 2018. The BBG’s Office of Technology, Services and Innovation signed more than $150 million in contracts. Interestingly, $53,206,734 in contracts were marked “unassigned,” which makes it difficult for taxpayers to know how that money … Read more
The National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, D.C., reported spending $3,814,328 on Cuba projects in 2017. The NED is more transparent than most organizations that finance Cuba projects, and routinely posts its Cuba spending on its website. The organization reported $180,882,305 in annual revenue in 2015, according to a tax return filed in August 2017. … Read more
Nearly 90 percent of the employees at the Office of Cuba Broadcasting in Miami earned more than $90,000 per year in 2017, the latest year figures were available, according to Feds Data Center. Forty-seven employees – or 44 percent – earned more than $100,000, and 48 employees were raking in from $90,000 to $99,999, salary … Read more
Cuba poet Orlando González Esteva has earned more than $1 million through his work with Radio & TV Martí, federal contracts show. The former Broadcasting Board of Governors, now called the U.S. Agency for Global Media, paid a total of $81,442,406 to artists, writers and performers from 2001 to 2018, records show. (See BBG’s top … Read more