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Data.gov - a new toy for data geeks, librarians, and transparency advocates everywhere

gingerbeer — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:46:00 -0800

Data.gov is live! The Obama Administration is trying to bring transparency and a little sunshine to those cold, hidden government databases, like the FBI, NOAA, and the Census Bureau. Data.gov is getting some mixed reviews. There’s not a lot of data in it yet, although you can suggest your favorite federal database (you do have a favorite federal database, right?) It may not be any better than what private citizens have already done. The Sunlight Foundation has already announced a competition to build the best application and visualization for the data. What can you find?

Calendars o' governments

cashman — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:48:48 -0800

2009 U.S. government wall calendar pdfs! We already hit the counterterrorism calendar, so let's look at the wall calendar pdfs for Biosecurity for Birds, Invasive Plants, Invasive Species, and Private Lands. We've got funky green and blue monochrome. There's a brief one from the CDC and one that overdoes it a tad from NOAA. Finally, one from the International Space Station and my favorite, the Overseas Security Advisory Council's A-OK Kids Safety Calendar (2.6 megs). A preview of March's drawing by 3rd grader Roxane Kokka with someone impaled on a tree will make sure you always ware your seat belt.

Look at all the .gov sites infected by

basilwhite — Tue, 08 Feb 2005 08:53:35 -0800

Look at all the .gov sites infected by the "0wn3d by NoPh0BiA" hack. Sad.