From GovWin Network: This month’s executive order and administrative policy on open data come four years after the launch of data.gov and an order tasking agencies to provide at least three “high-value datasets.” The hype is already building around the impact of the next phase of open government data.
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Editorial: Bring transparency to King County Housing Authority’s shadow agency
Editorial from The Seattle Times: Last November, the King County Housing Authority quietly granted a 30-year lease on 509 of its apartment units to an obscure nonprofit agency called Moving King County Residents Forward.
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Federal judge orders release of names of teachers and trainees at School of Americas
Few government agencies have dealt with how social media use affects compliance
Arlington board OKs sharing website code with open-source community
From Arlington Patch:
With a nod to the open government movement, the Arlington County Board this weekend unanimously approved making portions of the programming behind the county website publicly available.
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European governments agree to open up public data
From Gigaom:
Member states of the European Union have endorsed new rules for opening up publicly-funded data to developers, businesses and citizens.
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Monsanto provision tucked in spending bill draws critics
Groups announce FOI Summit keynote speaker and panelists
(PDF/540 KB release available here.)
Open government advocates will hear from award-winning technologist, civic leaders and freedom of information experts.
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Wikileaks releases Kissinger Cables
Freedom of Information Summit heads to New Orleans
Please also see the press release here [PDF/557KB].
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