Digital Government
Is administration more interested in transparency of Congress?
Some open government advocates question whether the White House is moving more quickly to disclose legislative matters while delaying the same for the executive branch.
Ideas
Birthers and Transparency
Programmers may extract data from a White House-led online discussion about transparency to analyze the influence of participants who are out to prove that President Obama is not a natural born U.S. citizen.
Digital Government
Firm awaits decision on whether Defense will disclose contractor ratings
The FOIA Group hopes the Obama administration's commitment to transparency will be enough for it to overturn past decisions to not release contractors' performance scores.
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Stimulus Reporting Process Starts
Stimulus money recipients can start on Monday the process of reporting their spending and job creation statistics to the public.
Digital Government
Social Security e-health records requirements draw fire
Critics say Recovery Act contracts to automate the agency's medical disability program and cut wait times for medical records to determine disability claims could slow innovation.
Ideas
Take Responsibility for Your Cookies
The Cato Institute's Jim Harper on Tuesday <a href="http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2009/08/11/all-hail-the-demise-of-a-bad-policy/" target="_blank">blogged</a> that a recent White House proposal to reverse a long-standing ban on cookies is an acknowledgment that Americans can control their own cookie intake. No, this was not a commentary on the administration's healthcare overhaul plan.
Digital Government
State deploys low tech social media to reach those without computers
Stripped-down process for town hall meetings includes displaying presentations in text-only formats, printing transcripts and soliciting questions via text messaging.
Digital Government
When it comes to transparency, Supreme Court's Web site is dark
The public had plenty of access to the hearing arguments of newly confirmed Sonia Sotomayor, but when she takes the bench in September, the Court will not provide the same online accessibility.
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IT Dashboard Updates Reviews
The government's IT shop on Wednesday announced it has updated a recently-launched White House Web site with reviews of all major federal IT investments.
Digital Government
Vendors worry posting of contracts will expose proprietary data
In light of publication of Recovery.gov contract, companies worry information that might be included in proposals and posted online could put them at a competitive disadvantage or compromise national security.
Digital Government
GSA posts winning Recovery.gov overhaul contract proposal
Much of the pricing in Smartronix's winning proposal was redacted to protect competitive information.
Digital Government
Health care reform hinges on technology
An electronic marketplace would allow consumers to compare insurance plans.
Ideas
Updated: Recovery.gov Contract
The government is behind in posting the potential $18 million contract for the redesign of Recovery.gov because of the work involved to ensure the disabled can access it, said officials at the General Services Administration and the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.
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Godwin's White House Tenure Ends
Bev Godwin, who helped bridge the digital divide between federal Luddites and Obama administration tech whizzes, is leaving her post at the White House's new media office.
Digital Government
Privacy protections could hamper agencies' adoption of cookies
OMB wants to allow the use of cookies to improve online services, but agencies may have to conduct privacy impact assessments to determine if they comply with privacy regulations.
Ideas
The Health Show Must Go On
After liberal and conservative House Democrats on Wednesday compromised on a health care bill, the <a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/">Web site of the committee with jurisdiction</a> apparently went down due to "an unusually high number of visitors."
Digital Government
States' stimulus tracking sites are mediocre at best, report finds
The average score for overall Web site performance was 28.2 on a scale of 0 to 100.
Ideas
Library Official Picked For Archivist
President Obama reportedly plans to appoint David S. Ferriero to the position of U.S. Archivist, a job that entails deploying a massive technologically-agnostic system to preserve and publish the historical record of the United States, according to the nonprofit National Coalition for History.
Digital Government
Public more satisfied with agencies that pursue transparency online, study says
Open government advocates say while good Web interfaces are important, the report failed to define trust and transparency properly.
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