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Help edit the “Preserving Data in Government Act of 2017”
This is a very cool idea as well as an important policy statement. Sunlight Foundation and a diverse coalition of government transparency, data innovation, scientific groups and environment defense advocates have come together to advocate for the “Preserving Data in Government Act of 2017”, which was recently introduced in the Senate. Sunlight has put the […]
Earth & the Environment at State Agency Databases Project
This week’s State Agency Databases Project subject highlight is Earth & the Environment, featuring 44 states that project volunteers know to have publicly searchable databases in this subject area. Three examples from this compilation are: ALABAMA Alabama Drought Conditions – Enter your zip code to view drought conditions in your area. MONTANA Abandoned-Inactive Mines Database – The […]
NARA to offer digitized papers of Obama administration
In a press release today, The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) announced a “new model for the preservation and accessibility of Presidential records.” The Obama Foundation has announced its commitment to fund the digitization of all of the unclassified Presidential records created during the administration of President Barack Obama and NARA says that, “Instead […]
State of Mississippi Breaks All Its URLs
Carl Malamud noticed that the State of Mississippi relaunched their web site and INVALIDATED EVERY SINGLE URL! The generic 404 error message delivered by the state’s website says: The SOS site has recently been redesigned and relaunched and the addresses for most pages and files have now changed Pointing to government websites is neither effective […]
Crime, Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement at State Agency Databases Project
This week’s State Agency Databases Project subject highlight is Crime, Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement. This guide is one of the few cases where all 50 states and the District of Columbia have at least one publicly searchable database in a subject area. Three examples from this compilation are: ALABAMA Alabama Blue Alert Search – Blue Alert […]
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