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Lunchtime Listen: Greg Elin on One Click Disclosure

Here is a short, informative interview from NPR. You can listen online or download. It is only about 6 minutes long — more of a coffee-break listen!

One Click Disclosure, On the Media, (January 16, 2009).

“Government spending data has long been publicly available but it’s never been easier to find and interpret. That’s thanks to USAspending.gov, a site created by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 which was sponsored by Tom Coburn and Barack Obama. The Sunlight Foundation’s Greg Elin explains what makes the site so revolutionary. ”

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