A trove of data will soon disappear from Recovery.gov. It's a relatively minor blow for transparency in the end, but highlights a problem with how the US government tracks the entities it does business with.
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Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis, including big problems for Hungarian NGO's, repackaged federal spending data, and mapping infrastructure improvements in Georgia.
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Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis, including health data returning, anti-corruption efforts in the Czech Republic, and more.
Continue readingWhere do we stand on open government plans?
As we found in July, a few agencies have still neglected to submit open government plans. But most agencies have, which gets us to the fun part — assessing their value.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 9/8/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis, including Saab drones, cash falling flat for the tech industry, and a local open government hall of fame.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 9/5/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis, including a new Chief Technology Officer, open data in Indonesia, and a conviction in Virginia.
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Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis, including a lobbying sprint, Russian banks with major influence muscle, and planning a trip back to prison for a former Governor.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 9/3/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis, including big money, corporate disclosure in South Africa, and cameras in Ferguson -- a little too late.
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Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis, including hesitancy at the IRS, open data in Connecticut, and Tom Steyer spending in California.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 8/29/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis, including a military grade lobbying effort, teaching OAS members about transparency, and balancing bike share.
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