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Thousands of Americans Innovate for Good on the National Day of Civic Hacking

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/07/2013 - 12:00am
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This past weekend, more than 11,000 people in 83 cities across America participated in 95 open data hacking events as part of the National Day of Civic Hacking. This huge turnout is an unmistakable mark of the growing interest and enthusiasm of American innovators in applying their tech skills for social good. 

Data.gov Launches New Catalog and APIs

Submitted by Hyon Kim on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 11:24pm
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Data.gov is launching two innovations today to mark both the anniversary of the Digital Government Strategy and the fourth anniversary of Data.gov. First is a comprehensive listing of the application programming interfaces (APIs) that were released from across the federal government as part of the Digital Government Strategy.

HHS Developer Resources

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 4:38pm
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Under the Hood of the Open Data Engine

Submitted by Jeanne Holm on Thu, 05/09/2013 - 9:37am
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            Data.gov started almost four years ago with a simple idea—opening up government data helps citizens make better-informed decisions and empowers businesses to be more innovative.  In the years since then, Data.gov has grown from 47 datasets to 400,000, from a few agencies to 180, and from providing only the data to also providing context, community, and conversations around the data. 

Open Data for Agriculture Offers Lift-Off for Global Food Security

Submitted by Data.gov Administrator on Mon, 04/29/2013 - 3:54pm
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Open Data Spells Success

Submitted by Sally Bourrie on Fri, 04/19/2013 - 2:58pm
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The thing about Data.gov is that it’s really not about the data, it’s about how the data makes a difference. Examples abound. Public data is the basis for our weather services – we get our weather reports ultimately thanks to the work of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration whose data is here for you, for free, on Data.gov. GPS and wayfinding is the same thing, thanks to free satellite data.

Innovators Using Federal Data to Help Consumers Make Informed Decisions

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/16/2013 - 12:00am
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By Sarah Gearen


From shopping for an airline ticket to choosing a college or purchasing a home, consumers face increasingly complex choices in today’s marketplace. Too often, the effort required to make informed financial decisions leaves many Americans in the dark – and often paying a price, missing a better product or surprised by hidden fees.

Thousands of Federated Datasets on Data.gov Cities, States and Counties Communities

Submitted by Sally Bourrie on Mon, 04/15/2013 - 11:14am
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Data.gov’s Cities, States and Counties communities are growing. We have more than 30,000 federated datasets ready for you to work with, and more are being added all the time.


 

Open Data: A History

Submitted by Sally Bourrie on Thu, 04/04/2013 - 6:00pm
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Data.gov Evangelist Accepts Fed 100 Award

Submitted by Sally Bourrie on Wed, 03/27/2013 - 2:07pm
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Last week, Data.gov Evangelist Jeanne Holm accepted the Federal 100 Award at a gala in Washington, D.C. FCW gives this annual award to 100 "people who are making things happen in government," focusing particularly on their efforts over the past year.
 

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