Video for Legislative Data and Transparency Conference now online!
On February 2, 2012 the House of Representatives Committee on House Administration, chaired by Dan Lungren, convened a full-day conference entitled Legislative Data and Transparency Conference. Check it out. looks like a great list of experts. It's great that the House is talking about public data, XML standards and easy public access to the legislative process. I haven't watched all the video, but I hope they also talk about *preservation* of the legislative process as well.
The Committee on House Administration held a Legislative Data and Transparency Conference on February 2, 2012, from 9AM to 6PM in Cannon Caucus Room, 345 Cannon HOB. Conference Agenda Remarks from Representative Daniel E. Lungren [Video] Chairman, Committee on House Administration Panel 1: Legislative Branch Initiatives [Video] Legislative Branch Agencies that create information Kirsten Gullickson, The Office of the Clerk Panelists: Bob Reeves, Office of the Clerk Sandra Strokoff, House Office of Legislative Counsel Hugh Halpern, House Rules Committee Panel 2: Legislative Branch Initiatives [Video] Legislative Branch Agencies that disseminate information Panelists: Ralph Seep, Law Revision Counsel Robert Gee, Library of Congress Ric Davis, Government Printing Office Panel 3: What is data and what is available? [Video] The impact and understandability of current data use Moderator: Jeff Griffith, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament Panelists: Josh Tauberer, GovTrack Eric Mill, Sunlight Foundation Derek Willis, New York Times Panel 4: Extending XML and Metadata Standards [Video] Moderator: Anne Washington, George Mason University Panelists: Sandra Strokoff, House Office of Legislative Counsel Ralph Seep, Law Revision Counsel Tom Bruce, Cornell Legal Institute Cindy Leach, Office of the Clerk Panel 5: Integrating Video and Metadata [Video] Moderator: Robert Reeves, Deputy Clerk Panelists: Tab Butler, Major League Baseball Network Javier Muniz, Granicus Daniel Bennett, e-Citizen Foundation Panel 6: Defining Transparency Success Measures [Video] Knowing how far we’ve come... Moderators: Matt Lira, Office of the Majority Leader Steve Dwyer, Office of the Minority Whip Panelists: Daniel Schuman, Sunlight Foundation Maurice McTigue, Mercatus Center Jim Harper, The Cato InstituteContinue reading
A Roundup of Recent Government Info News and New Resources
Time once again for a selection of news and new resources that we hope will be an interest to the FGI community. The following posts are from INFOdocket.com (@infofodocket) where we compile and post new items daily. The oldest item in this roundup was posted on January 26, 2012. 1. President Requests $231,953,777 for Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) 2. MEDLINE/PubMed: List of Serials Indexed for Online Users, 2012 Now Available in XML 3. South Dakota: State Archives Going Digital 4. Recently Launched iOS App: United Nations News Reader from the UN News Centre 5. Full Text of Prepared Testimony: Librarian of Congress, Public Printer, & Others Testify at House Appropriations Committee Hearing (re: FY 2013 Budget) 6. Montana: “New State Librarian Leads Digitization” 7. Government Information: A New Issue of the FDLP Connection Newsletter is Now Online (Vol. 2, Issue 2) 8. New Reference Resource: PACrimeStats.Info (Pennsylvania Crime Data) 9. EPA Releases New Interactive Tool with Information About Water Pollution Across the U.S. 10. FEMA Grant Helps Restore New Orleans’ Katrina-Damaged Archives 11. Listen Online: National Park Service Releases Historic Audio Recordings Made by Thomas Edison’s Recording Engineer 12. New Feature: The World Factbook Now Allows Users to Listen to the National Anthems of Most Countries 13. U.S. Congress: THOMAS Adds Direct Links to House Committee Hearings 14. New Document from NIH: Public Access Policy Implications 15. New Database: See Who’s Donating to Super PACs 16. LOCPix: New iOS App Provides Access to Digitized Photos from the Library of Congress 17. New Interactive Reference Resource: State Transportation Facts and Figures 18. U.S. Congress: Financial Contributions: MapLight Launches New Company Pages 19. Let’s Fly! FAA Launches Mobile Web App 20. New Search Tool from the IRS: Exempt Organizations Select Check Continue reading
The Federal Budget App
GPO Press Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 13, 2012 No. 12-12 GPO MAKES AVAILABLE THE FEDERAL BUDGET FOR THE FIRST TIME AS AN APP WASHINGTON-The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) releases a mobile Web application (app) for President Barack Obama's Budget for the U.S. Government, FY 2013. This is the first time the Budget is available as an app. GPO's mobile Budget app will provide users with access to the text and images of the FY 2013 Budget, including the Budget Message of the President, information on the President's priorities, and budget overviews organized by agency. The app provides links to GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys) where summary tables and additional books of the Budget, including the Analytical Perspectives, Appendix, and Historical Tables are available. The public can take advantage of this free mobile Web app on major mobile device platforms, including iOS 4.3 and above, Android 2.2 and above, and Blackberry OS version 6.0 and above. The Budget is also available through GPO's retail and online bookstore and on FDsys. Link to FY 2013 Budget app: http://m.gpo.gov/budget Link to FDsys: www.fdsys.gov Link to bookstore: http://bookstore.gpo.gov/collections/budget.jsp "GPO is very excited to make President Obama's Budget for the U.S. Government available for the first time as a mobile Web app," said Acting Public Printer Davita Vance-Cooks. "Through GPO's role as the digital information platform for the Federal Government, we continue to explore different ways to make Government information available to the public and developing apps is just one way we are meeting that goal." The FY 2013 Budget app is the second mobile Web app that GPO has developed. The first, the mobile Member Guide, was released in November 2011. GPO also supported the Library of Congress in developing an iPad app for the Congressional Record, released last month. Continue reading
State Agency Databases Activity Report 2/12/2012
The volunteers at the State Agency Databases Across the Fifty States project at http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/State_Agency_Databases remained busy this past week. VOLUNTEERS AND ORPHANS Utah has been tentatively adopted. Assuming all goes well, this would leave us with the following states in need of adoption:
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Rhode Island
February 13, 2012: President Obama’s Budget For Fiscal Year 2013
GPO AND OMB TO DISTRIBUTE PRESIDENT OBAMA’S BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) are releasing President Barack Obama’s Budget for the U.S. Government, FY 2013. Printed copies are available through GPO’s retail and online bookstore. The Budget is also available electronically on GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) www.fdsys.gov. Monday, February 13, 2012 11:15 a.m. EST Hard copies of the Budget may be purchased through GPO’s retail and online bookstore. Budget of the U.S. Government $39 Budget Appendix $76 Analytical Perspectives $53 Historical Tables $50 CD-ROM $27 The authentic online version will be available through a direct link on GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) after 11:15 a.m. EST. www.fdsys.gov Continue reading