Everyone knows being a member of a club or organization is awesome. The feeling of being part of an exclusive group of individuals, all dedicated to the same cause, and sharing ideas is definitely alluring, but what about other, less esoteric benefits? Depending on the function of the organization, benefits can range anywhere from aRead… Read more »
You may have heard the terms web service, API, mashup, and dataset. There has been a lot of talk about these because of the recent Open Government Directive (OGD) that the Office of Management and Budget released in December. The directive was in response to President Obama’s call for transparency and open government when heRead… Read more »
Hi Folks, Working on my next Government Computer News (GCN) “reality check” column and you can participate! What is your answer to the above question? and Why? Do you envision data.gov as the linchpin to the process or just another part of it? For Data.gov to fulfill its promise (which is important in light ofRead… Read more »