E-gov services beat offline alternatives on satisfaction study—Federal Computer Week

Satisfaction with e-government is remaining near historic highs and several federal websites are surpassing private sector websites in their scores, according to a new fourth-quarter 2010 study released today by ForeSee Results.

Obama touts technology in State of the Union address—Fierce Govt IT

Technology, and its ability to reshape American society and the federal government, was a running theme throughout President Obama's second State of the Union address Jan. 25. "We have made great strides over the last two years in using technology and getting rid of waste," Obama said, "Veterans can now download their electronic medical records with a click of the mouse."

Beth Noveck testifies in Canada on the power of Open Government—Gov in the Lab Blog

Dr. Beth Noveck is a Professor of Law, New York Law School, as well as the former United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer. Her experience, both academic and hands-on, is unique and I am sure you will find her insights as interesting as I do. This initial article is her March 2nd, 2011, testimony to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics House of Commons Canada.

Data 2.0 Coming Next Week as Data.gov Future Uncertain—Programmable Web Blog

Open Data, Transparency Sites That Helped Gov't Save Billions To Be Shut Down Over $30 Million?—TechDirt

While we've faulted the Obama administration for its many, many failings on the promised transparency front, the one area where they actually had done some good was with their work on the IT side, where the CTO and CIO had created some pretty cool websites sharing important data with the public, and pushing federal agencies to be a lot more transparent about their federal IT spending.

Asking the wrong question about Data.gov—Premise Blog

Following the news that the US Congress might cut the funding for various flagship data sites like Data.gov, the following debate has sprung up on a little Q&A site - "What would you change about Data.gov to get more people to care?"

Open Letter: Congress Must Protect Transparency Programs in Budget Negotiations—SunLight Foundation via Targeted News Service

Today we are releasing an open letter to congressional leaders in an effort to save vital transparency programs. In light of quickly evolving circumstances, we prepared the following document and are encouraging organizations and individuals to sign-on. Please add your names and organizations in the comments. Later on we will transmit the final version with the signatories.

Data.gov in crisis: the open data movement is bigger than just one site—The Guardian Blog

About two years ago, Data.gov launched as a big step towards government transparency and accountability. A few months later, New York and San Francisco released their own data sites for detailed, city-specific data, and Data.gov.uk launched not too long after. Needless to say, a movement for open government was building momentum, and the popularity of data itself in other sectors continues to rise.

Data.gov is a project for the few - but they really matter, says Tom Steinberg—The Guardian Blog

Tom Steinberg, the founder of the MySociety charity (which gave you the wonders of theyworkforyou, making Hansard accessible, and publicwhip.org, which shows you how MPs have voted), has weighed in to the debate about the proposed closure in the US of the data.gov site, already beloved of data wonks everywhere.

House restores some e-gov funding in CR—Federal News Radio

Several of the Obama administration's openness and transparency initiatives may be getting a reprieve. The House Appropriations Committee included $17 million for the E-Government Fund in the latest continuing resolution to fund the government for the rest of fiscal 2011. It still is far below the $35 million the administration requested and below the $20 million the Senate approved, but it will stave off the need to shut down eight sites and one initiative starting in May.

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