US Government Shutdown Tracker vs Vendor Evaluation

US Government Shutdown Tracker

By Fleury (McKinsey-style Skills)

Monitor how government shutdowns affect financial markets and liquidity conditions.

Vendor Evaluation

By Mohit Agarwal (PM Skills)

Compare suppliers with weighted scorecards and get a recommendation on who to buy from.

US Government Shutdown Tracker

• Pulls live Treasury and Federal Reserve data to track liquidity during shutdowns
• Compares current conditions to historical shutdowns (2013, 2018-19) for context
• Generates charts showing Treasury balances, bank reserves, and funding rate changes
• Classifies market conditions as easing, tightening, stable, or mixed
• Produces plain-English summaries of whether shutdown effects are worsening or improving

Vendor Evaluation

• Creates a weighted scorecard with criteria like functional fit, pricing, implementation difficulty, and vendor stability
• Generates specific questions to ask each vendor about their product, pricing, support, and security
• Scores each vendor against your criteria and calculates a total weighted score
• Delivers a recommendation with the winner, runner-up, key risks, and contract terms to negotiate
• Includes reference check questions to ask existing customers of each vendor

Reach for US Government Shutdown Tracker when…

• You're tracking how a government shutdown affects markets or the economy
• You need to brief your team or stakeholders on liquidity conditions during fiscal disruptions
• You want to compare current shutdown effects to past episodes
• You're monitoring macro risks for business planning or investment decisions

Reach for Vendor Evaluation when…

• You're comparing software tools or service providers and need a systematic way to decide
• You're running an RFP process and need to score multiple vendors fairly
• You need to justify a vendor choice to your team or leadership with data
• You're evaluating suppliers and want to avoid missing important criteria or risks