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From Data to Apps: Putting Government Information to Work for You
Date: May 20, 2011Type: Blog
When the Department of Defense in the 1990s released GPS data, originally developed for military use, to the public, it sparked an explosion of innovation that gave rise to tools we now use in our everyday lives – from helping us find our way in an unfamiliar city to assisting first responders...
Harnessing Innovation To Amplify Mission Success
Date: November 18, 2010Type: Article
Data.gov: Pretty Advanced for a One-Year-Old
Date: May 21, 2010Type: Article
Data.gov: Pretty Advanced for a One-Year-Old
Date: May 21, 2010Type: Blog
One year ago, data.gov was born with 47 datasets of government information that was previously unavailable to the public. The thinking behind this was that this data belonged to the American people, and you should not only know this information, but also have the ability to use it. By tapping the...
How “Open Gov” Datasets Affect Parents and Consumers
Date: February 23, 2010Type: Blog
On December 8, 2009, the Administration issued the Open Government Directive to hardwire the values of transparency, participation and collaboration into the DNA of the Federal government. Around here, we call the general effort "Open Gov." You can learn more about it here: WhiteHouse.gov/open.
They Gave Us The Beatles, We Gave Them Data.gov
Date: January 24, 2010Type: Article
They Gave Us The Beatles, We Gave Them Data.gov
Date: January 21, 2010Type: Blog
Taking a page from our efforts here in the Obama Administration, the United Kingdom today launched data.gov.uk - a site to aggregate datasets from the UK government. It is exciting to see the seeds of openness, accountability, and transparency taking root around the world.
Changing the Way Washington Works
Date: December 16, 2009Type: Article
Changing the Way Washington Works
Date: December 16, 2009Type: Blog
In order to democratize data and advance the President’s agenda of an open, transparent and participatory government, the Data.gov platform was launched on May 21, 2009, with 47 datasets. Today, we have over 118,000 datasets and have received more than 47 million hits. Since the launch, many...
Open for Questions: Transparency in Government
Date: December 08, 2009Type: Video
President Obama’s Open Government Directive aims to keep the Federal Government transparent, open, participatory, and accountable. In this video, Federal CIO Vivek Kundra and Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra take questions through the White House website on how they’re working to achieve these goals,...
Data Transparency via Data.gov
Date: June 08, 2009Type: Blog
Government data permeates our lives. The atomic clock at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standardizes our time, dictating when we arrive at meetings and take our children to soccer practice. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides our doctors and...
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