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How open is government?

OpenTheGovernment.org is taking public comments to find out how far federal agencies have come toward fulfilling President Obama's commitment to more transparent government.

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Tuesday - 09/21/2010, 02:24pm EDT

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How open is the government?

David Eaves is an open government and Gov2.0 expert. He joined Chris Dorobek on the Dorobek Insider.

Tags: Dorobek Insider , David Eaves , gov2.0 , technology

Monday - 09/20/2010, 03:58pm EDT

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New Web tools give users more access to FCC data

Steven VanRoekel is the managing director at FCC. He told the DorobekINSIDER about the changes introduced on the Reboot.FCC.gov site.

Tags: Steven VanRoekel , FCC , technology , DorobekInsider

Monday - 09/13/2010, 08:41pm EDT

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Sophomore slump for Open Government?

One of the Obama administration's biggest partners when it comes to the use of technology for open government, the Sunlight Foundation, is questioning whether the push for gov 2.0 is running out of steam. Ellen Miller, Sunlight's executive director, calls the open data plans disappointing because 12 of 30 agencies didn't list any data sets for release. Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra said he welcomes the criticism.

Tags: management , technology , USASpending.gov , Recovery.gov , Sunlight Foundation , Ellen Miller , Gov 2.0 summit , Aneesh Chopra , White House , Max Cacas

Wednesday - 09/08/2010, 06:53am EDT

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Are you a data evangelist?

Agency issues RFI looking for the right person from the public or private sector. The position includes outreach to user communities and identifying new technologies to make information more accessible to the public.

Tags: technology , management , GSA , Data.gov , Jason Miller

Wednesday - 08/18/2010, 03:11pm EDT

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Web inventor discusses importance of open data

Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web and is now helping federal agencies with opening up their data.

Tags: technology , open data , Gov 2.0 , W3C , Tim Berners-Lee , Dorothy Ramienski , DorobekInsider

Monday - 08/16/2010, 04:00pm EDT

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White House recognizes 8 agencies for leadership in transparency

EPA, NASA and Transportation receive two honors each in different categories. Overall 17 agencies received all green scores on the Open Government dashboard.

Tags: management , Aneesh Chopra , Cass Sunstein , White House , EPA , NASA , DOT , HHS , Interior , GSA , Treasury , transparency , open government dashboard , Jason Miller