Congress votes to make open government data the default in the United States

Re:Congress votes to make open government data the default i... by danso on Sunday December 23, 2018 @10:23AM (#18746546)

FWIW, the author, Alex Howard (who I'm friends-via-Twitter with), is as familiar with this as anyone. He was previously a senior analyst at the Sunlight Foundation, which is a prominent open-government organization: https://sunlightfoundation.com/author/ahoward/

The submitted post includes a link [0] to an article he wrote a couple days back, which provides more context on "How did open government data get into the US Code?", including the nitty-gritty of how the original bill was proposed in the last session but ultimately left out of legislation. Howard writes that the legislation was "one of the primary legislative priorities for me during my years as a senior analyst and then deputy director at the Sunlight Foundation"

[0] https://e-pluribusunum.org/2018/12/20/senate-passes-evidence...

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Re:Congress votes to make open government data the default i... by digiphile on Sunday December 23, 2018 @04:28PM (#18748449)

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Re:Congress votes to make open government data the default i... by cptskippy on Sunday December 23, 2018 @10:27AM (#18746569)

> (who I'm friends-via-Twitter with)

Full disclosure? Odd brag?

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Re:Congress votes to make open government data the default i... by danso on Sunday December 23, 2018 @10:30AM (#18746590)

It's someone who I mostly learned/knew through social media and am friendly with, even though we've never worked together and maybe have met in person a couple times at conferences.

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Re:Congress votes to make open government data the default i... by cptskippy on Sunday December 23, 2018 @10:38AM (#18746633)

I wasn't sure if you were disclosing the relationship because of the nature of your comment or if you were just bragging about knowing them. It is/was odd.

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Re:Congress votes to make open government data the default i... by danso on Sunday December 23, 2018 @10:42AM (#18746644)

My opinion is that he’s an expert on the legislation, but I wanted to be clear that I could be biased :)

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Re:Congress votes to make open government data the default i... by cptskippy on Sunday December 23, 2018 @10:51AM (#18746699)

Haha ok, as an outsider reading that it came off as a brag and I was confused. That's why I asked.

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