Tag Archive: save the data

H. Approps OKs E-Gov Funding at $13m, Bill Advances to House

by Daniel Schuman Jun 23, 2011 5:32 pm

The Electronic Government Fund would likely receive around $13m for FY2012 if Congress agrees with today’s 27-21 vote by the... View Article

E-Gov Markup Set for Thursday by Full H. Appropriations Committee

by Daniel Schuman Jun 21, 2011 10:12 am

The House Appropriations Committee will markup the Financial Services Appropriation Bill, which sets funding levels for the Electronic Government Fund,... View Article

Bidding Farewell to Federal CIO Vivek Kundra

by John Wonderlich Jun 16, 2011 12:25 pm

Today, the White House announced that Vivek Kundra, the country’s first federal Chief Information Officer, is leaving later this summer... View Article

Draft H. Appropriations Bill Would Slightly Increase E-Gov Fund

by Daniel Schuman Jun 15, 2011 11:00 pm

House Appropriators released draft legislation [PDF] on Wednesday that appears to increase funding levels for the Electronic Government Fund, the... View Article

The DATA Act of 2011: Rep. Issa Introduces Major Federal Spending Transparency Legislation

by Daniel Schuman Jun 13, 2011 10:27 am

This morning, Rep. Darrell Issa introduced a major transparency bill that would transform how we track federal spending and identify... View Article

Save the Data 2012: the budget fight over transparency begins

by Daniel Schuman Jun 13, 2011 10:00 am

This Thursday will be a important test of the House of Representative’s commitment to fund key transparency programs like USASpending.gov,... View Article

Kundra on e-gov cuts: no project unaffected

by Daniel Schuman May 24, 2011 5:19 pm

“No project will go unaffected,” said federal CIO Vivek Kundra in a letter on the e-gov funding cuts sent to... View Article

Senator Carper Writes To Vivek Kundra About E-Gov Cut Implications

by Daniel Schuman Apr 22, 2011 11:54 am

Calling the cuts to the e-gov fund potentially “penny-wise and pound-foolish,” Delaware Senator Tom Carper wrote yesterday to federal CIO... View Article

The Way Forward To Save The Data

by Daniel Schuman Apr 18, 2011 4:43 pm

In the last few weeks there’s been a whirlwind of news and speculation about what will happen to the federal... View Article

Major Cuts for Online Tech Transparency Progs

by Daniel Schuman Apr 12, 2011 10:15 am

Details emerging last night on the FY 2011 budget agreement indicate that the electronic government fund will be cut to... View Article

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