Sheila A. Weinberg is the founder & CEO of Truth in Accounting, a Chicago-based nonprofit that researches government financial data and promotes transparency for a better-informed citizenry. Her commentary on the federal budget, Social Security, Medicare, and other national issues has appeared repeatedly in numerous publications, including USA Today, Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times. She has been a guest on local and national television and radio shows and is often engaged to speak on federal and state budget and accounting issues.