Technological Ineptitude in Congress is Just Sad

Earmarks has become the new four letter word in Congress of late, with most members rhetorically castigating earmarks while quietly slipping in earmark requests for funding in their districts to committee staff, in conference reports of bills, and anyplace else they can stick them.

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Bulk Data Downloads Passed in Omnibus Spending Bill

By passing the Omnibus Spending Bill, Congress has made further inroads to reaching a 21st Century level of transparency.  Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) inserted a measure directing Congress and its affiliated components to make raw data available to the public.  Raw data feeds are the building blocks that programmers use to create mashups that bring various information sources together.

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