Federal Register goes online

It's about to get easier to find a federal regulation. The federal government is putting the complete body of federal rules online dating back to 2007, making it easier for the public to find and read the often arcane rules that govern how government works.

It will be easier to read and more flexible to search, according to Federal Register director Ray Mosley.

"As creative entrepreneurs mine this data, exciting applications are going to be made available to the public that will open government and create new ways for the public to participate in government policy-making," he tells nextgov.com.

The Federal Register site is called GovPulse. It says in its introduction: "For much of its existence the Federal Register has had no easily accessible form. GovPulse seeks to change this and enable you to respond to your government. We give you a way to browse the Register (from 1994 on) and use filters to decide what is important to you. And then act on it."

For more on the Federal Register:
- see this nextgov.com article

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