The Obama administration swept into Washington in 2008 with promises of both increased transparency and increased use of modern technologies, two things our political system desperatley needed. And while both promises somewhat fell victim to standard Washington infighting and inertia, some of the results were impressive, especially the high-profile Data.gov, which aggregates all government data sets, and USASpending.gov, where you can see how much money government contracts are worth.
But the budget process--currently in danger of shutting down the government entirely--is not being kind to the Government Electronic Fund (GEF), the umbrella government organization that funds these programs and more. Budgets proposed by the Republicans in the House and some Democrats in the Senate both cut the program's funding from $32 million to a mere $2 million, potentially destroying all the progress that the administration has made in transparency and technology.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Government Tech Innovation Would Come to a Screeching Halt Under New Budget Proposals | Fast Company
Author: Morgan Clendaniel
