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President Obama: A “presumption of openness”
What does President Obama think about government transparency?
The three principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration form the cornerstone of an open government. Transparency promotes accountability by providing the public with information about what the Government is doing. Participation allows members of the public to contribute ideas and expertise so that their government can make policies… »
President Obama uses the new IT dashboard
An image posted on White House CTO Vivek Kundra’s blog shows his boss using the new IT spending… »
IT dashboard halts 45 wasteful Veteran’s Affairs projects
The Department of Veteran’s affairs halted 45 IT projects totaling $200 million in fiscal year 2009 alone, the nation’s Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra announced on his blog today.
Kundra wrote that one of the projects was 110% over budget and 17 months behind schedule.
The VA will audit the projects in the coming weeks to… »


