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• Data.gov is a website that allows users to access government datasets. The stated purpose of the website, which was included in the Open Government Initiative is as follows: "The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government."Official Website: Data.gov

• Fast Facts

  1. Launched in May 2009Official Website: Data.gov
  2. Increases the accessibility of datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal GovernmentOfficial Website: Data.gov
  3. Part of the Open Government InitiativeOfficial Website: Data.gov
  4. The website is in an effort to increase transparencyWashingtonPost.com: White House Rolls Out Web Initiatives to Boost Transparency (May 21, 2009)
  5. The website was developed as President Barack Obama's first executive orderWashingtonPost.com: White House Rolls Out Web Initiatives to Boost Transparency (May 21, 2009)
  6. The site will provide descriptions of datasets
  7. The first version of the site will include datasets from the executive brach of the government
  8. The service encourages user feedback for improvements
  9. The service was launched 120 days into Obama's presidency
  10. Chief Technology Officer: Aneesh ChopraWashingtonPost.com: White House Rolls Out Web Initiatives to Boost Transparency (May 21, 2009)

• Goal

  The President's first executive order when he came into office was to increase the public's accessibility and transparency to the government. The result of which was the Open Government Initiative. The initiative included the development of the website data.gov, which will cull government datasets for public consumption. The website will start with downloadable dataset files from the executive branch of the government, moving to other branches as user participation increases and improvements on the site are made. The website will provide an "unprecedented unprecedented level of openness in Government" and launched on May 21, 2009.Official Website: Data.gov

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