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Blog posts tagged with 'Government Websites'

Wednesday, July 01

Keeping Tabs on IT

By Brad

The Washington Post reports on a new government website:

Vivek Kundra, the federal chief information officer, on Tuesday announced a new Web site designed to track more than $70 billion in government information technology spending, showing all contracts held by major firms within every agency.

The revamped site, USAspending.gov, was launched early this morning, and Kundra unveiled it at the Personal Democracy Forum conference on technology and politics. The site shows detailed information about whether IT contracts are being monitored and budgets being met.

The new website is the product of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, which required the government to provide a searchable website detailing every Federal award.

Tuesday, June 23

A Good Place to Start

By Brad

From a national broadband strategy to digitizing records to the White House having its own Facebook app, America is all about the broadband infrastructure these days. And while this is certainly a good thing, Geoff Daily at App-Rising thinks one station in the government’s online world needs immediate attention:

So the FCC’s website is horrendously outdated. While perhaps cutting edge in the 90s, it’s painful to use today, especially the public commenting system, which is difficult to navigate, find what you’re looking for, and even read that information once you find it.

Daily goes on to offer a number of smart suggestions for improving the FCC’s site, from commenter ratings to an FCC proceeding tracker. Check it out.

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