Day archives: February 16th, 2008

Federal Government Spending: API Documentation

“USAspending.gov is pleased to announce the availability of its data in an Application Programming Interface (API). The API consists of two methods, fpds.php and faads.php, that allow access to the data to the Federal contracts and Federal assistance databases respectively. All data present on USAspending.gov is available through the API, except for pie charts and …

Subjects: E-Government

ACLU: Bush Budget Kills FOIA Ombudsman

ACLU Blog: “…the Open Government Act of 2007, a bill that enjoyed broad bipartisan support in Congress…called for the appointment of a FOIA ombudsman, to work out of the National Archive, who would serve as an impartial mediator between citizens and the government agencies receiving their FOIA requests…Agencies would be held to the FOIA standards …

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

Full Committee Hearing on The Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball, Day 2

Preliminary Transcript of Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball, Day 2, February 14, 2008, “Note: This is a preliminary transcript of a Committee Hearing. It has not yet been subject to a review process to ensure that the statements within are appropriately attributed to the witness or member of Congress …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents