Open Data/Transparency
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Do you know what furlough-bait looks like? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says if you have a mirror handy it easy to find out.
April 06, 2011 -
Several sites, including Data.gov, the IT Dashboard and the FEDRamp cloud efforts, could be shut down in the next two months if the administration doesn\'t get more money under the E-government fund. In all, nine sites are on the list to be discontinued by July 30 if OMB doesn\'t find money to keep it going. Experts say OMB has several ways to keep the sites up, including pass-the-hat among agencies.
March 31, 2011 -
On the chopping block are the government\'s transparency programs and websites like USAspending.gov and Data.gov.
March 30, 2011 -
You’re familiar with a lot of the open government projects at the federal level. You have sites like Recovery.gov, which tracks stimulus spending, and Data.gov. That site keeps tabs on various projects that agencies are…
March 25, 2011 -
The Justice Department has launched a new website that shines light on your agency\'s performance under the Freedom of Information Act.
March 22, 2011 -
More agencies are using content management system Drupal to build a web presence that aligns with their mission goals.
March 22, 2011 -
A new blog allows the public to comment on draft proposals about changing the classification and declassification system.
March 17, 2011 -
Ed Pound, one of the report\'s principal authors and the board\'s director of communications, shares highlights from the Recovery Board\'s annual report and a look at the year ahead.
March 16, 2011 -
Not every agency is responding the President\'s call for transparency - a call that was highlighted in a memorandum signed on President Obama\'s first day in office.
March 15, 2011 -
The Department of Homeland Security is accepting public comments until April 13 on how it can change, streamline or repeal regulations.
March 14, 2011 -
Beginning today, consumers are encouraged to visit www.SaferProducts.gov to submit Reports of harm or risks of harm, and to search for safety information on products they own or may be considering buying. Inez Tenenbaum, CPSC chair, explains.
March 11, 2011 -
The \"like it\" feature on Facebook acts as an instant rating system.
March 08, 2011 -
Egyptians now have a new government, and new-found access to state security documents.
March 08, 2011 -
Abby Phillip, a reporter for POLITICO, details who the administration is going after and what possible effect this could have on future whistleblowers in government.
March 07, 2011 -
OpenTheGovernment.org has sent a letter to OMB calling for the continued protection of open government, even after WikiLeaks.
January 31, 2011
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