Yesterday, ReadWriteWeb posted a story titled Data.gov to Face a Challenger From Sunlight Labs. I've actually been asked a few times questions along the same lines: "Does this mean you're giving up on Data.gov?"
Ask OpenSecrets if they've given up on the FEC or ask Weather.com if they've given up on the National Weather Service. The answer is quite the opposite: we're only able to do the catalog because of Data.gov. Without it, Government wouldn't be investing in and publishing its own data to add to our catalog. We're doing what you're supposed to: build on the shoulders of giants.
In addition, this project, like Apps for America 2, helps to ensure the success and longevity of Data.gov. And who knows, maybe we can help influence the features and functionality of Data.gov while we're on the way.
Continue readingNew Data from Recovery.gov
The office of Vice President Joe Biden sent out a statement with links to new Recovery maps:
The new map detailing how states are putting Recovery Act funds to work can be viewed here. The state map shows the amount of money that the Recovery Act has provided for each state (announced), the amount each state is putting to work (obligated) and the amount actually paid out (outlays). Visitors can click on a given state to view the spending in more detail.The new series of maps detailing how Recovery Act funds are moving out to contractors, grantees and loan ...
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Health Care Word Soup: Luntz Memo
Back in May, in anticipation of the coming health care debate, Republican pollster, strategist and word smith Frank Luntz penned... View Article
Continue readingLittleSis Teams Up With The Huffington Post To Monitor Health Care Debate
Kevin Connor & Matthew Skomarovsky, co-founders of Sunlight-supported LittleSis.org, announced yesterday they are joining forces with The Huffington Post Investigative... View Article
Continue reading“Wiki Government” — Beth Noveck Book Presentation
All of you fortunate enough to be in New York on Monday July 20th, here’s an event that’s not to... View Article
Continue readingHouse Health Care Bill: Its Path and Transparency
Yesterday, the House of Representatives released a 1,018 page bill (H.R. 3200) to reform the nation’s health care system. This... View Article
Continue readingThe National Data Catalog
Sometimes you can get inspired by government. In our field it happens more than you'd think. Obviously all our new tools-- new things like TransparencyCorps and Congrelate along with CapitolWords have been inspired by government to a degree, but there aren't many ideas that we've actually stolen from government.
Continue readingKickoff: The National Data Catalog
Sometimes you can get inspired by government. In our field it happens more than you'd think. Obviously all our new tools-- new things like TransparencyCorps and Congrelate along with CapitolWords have been inspired by government to a degree, but there aren't many ideas that we've actually stolen from government.
Continue readingIntroducing Congrelate
I've been tweeting about this for quite some time, but I should announce it on the blog too. Check out Congrelate, another project of ours. Congrelate lets you view, sort, filter and share information about members of Congress. We've taken data from the Center for Responsive Politics, the Census, GovTrack and our own API and made it so you can create queries on that data and incorporate it into a big sheet. Of course, you can also export the data into CSV and JSON if you'd like, too.
Continue readingCenter for Responsive Politics’ Web Chat on Health Reform – Wednesday
As the Congress takes up health care reform, it’s imperative that we citizens watch for the influence of money and... View Article
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