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Agency data isn't perfect and transparency isn't enough
Raw data isn't always the same as government transparency, said speakers and audience members during a May 25 session at the Gov 2.0 Expo in Washington, D.C. Said one audience member, "there are... Read more...
Kundra: One year later, developers ensure data.gov is more than data dump
In the year since the launch of data.gov, the site has grown from 47 data sets to over 250,000, said Federal CIO Vivek Kundra during a press briefing May 18. "This is no small feat because it... Read more...
Data.gov not living up to expectations
A more transparent federal government has been an important item on this administration's IT agenda. A centerpiece of that push has been data.gov, a website cataloging raw downloadable datasets. So,... Read more...
Data.gov reaches across the pond
The British have launched their own public version of Data.gov, making a wide range of national statistics available and increasing government transparency, modeled on the U.S. version. White House... Read more...
Kundra: A fast and dramatic start
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra was just named InformationWeek's Chief of the Year, a remarkable accomplishment for a government official who has only been on the job for nine months. In that short time, he... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Data.gov gets a starring role
Data.gov, now in its beta phase, is moving onto "government-wide execution." The timing couldn't be better, as the Obama administration issued a memo on Tuesday telling federal agencies to post more... Read more...
Agencies must post data online, pronto
President Obama's transparency agenda just got a jolt of caffeine. The White House released a series of mandates on Tuesday requiring federal agencies to post three "high-value" data sets on... Read more...
It's a challenge to make Gov 2.0 accessible to disabled
As the government uses the web to place more information online and increase transparency, it also has an obligation to ensure accessibility to the disabled under the federal law known as Section... Read more...
Fed websites stumble over Rehabilitation Act
Federal agencies have a mixed record when it comes to making sure their web pages are accessible to the disabled and meet the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, Federal Computer... Read more...
Data.gov - 10 Hot Sites for Government Transparency
There are no longer any reasons to complain about the lack of access to government data. The new government site, Data.gov, will give you every dataset you have ever dreamed about. Information is... Read more...
