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GitHub tool kit covers nuts and bolts of White House Open Data Policy
Along with its Open Data Policy , the White House unveiled May 9 Project Open Data , a GitHub-hosted tool kit it hopes will be the living, breathing implementation arm of its policy. The online repository provides tools for coders to adopt the policy within agencies' 6-month timeline.
White House Earth observation strategy relies on data interoperability
The strategy lays out a data-management framework for earth-observation data generated, disseminated and used by federal agencies. The framework aims to maximize the likelihood that Earth data is available in a timely and usable manner; facilitate the use of open, machine readable-formats and APIs; and encourage uniform tools and practices to increase interoperability, says the strategy.
White House: Tsarnaev not an 'enemy combatant' - UPDATED: Tsarnaev charged in federal court
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will not be treated as an "enemy combatant" following his April 19 apprehension and subsequent hospitalization, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday. "We will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice," Carney said, adding that the courts system had proven many times its ability to handle terrorist cases.
The president's 2014 budget request
The fiscal 2014 budget request that President Obama sent to Congress April 10 includes $59.959 billion for the Homeland Security Department, a slight decline from its estimated budget for fiscal 2013. Of the major components within DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement would take the biggest hit under Obama's request, losing more than 11 percent of its fiscal 2013 budget.
The president's 2014 budget request
President Obama sent to Congress Wednesday a $3.77 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2014, a total amounting to about $14 million less than estimated fiscal 2013 spending. When accounting for White House-projected inflation, that proposed topline is 0.37 below current year spending.
The president's 2014 budget request
The request, which does not include the classified intelligence agency IT request nor embedded IT systems in things such as weapons systems and satellites (and has other accuracy limitations as well), amounts to $81.996 billion. When taking into account Office of Management and Budget projections for inflation, the fiscal 2014 proposed spend is slightly less than current year amount under the continuing resolution.
Hundreds to be furloughed at OMB
At the Office of Management and Budget, 480 employees have received furlough notices, Carney said. He did not specify which other EOP offices notified their employees of upcoming furloughs. The EOP has also slowed new hiring and left open positions unfilled, he said. Components have reduced purchases of equipment and supplies, the use of air cards for Internet access, and staff travel.
Amendments pile up as Senate nears vote on continuing resolution
With about a week left before the current continuing resolution funding federal agencies expires, the Senate grew closer to a vote on legislation that would fund the government until the fiscal year ends Sept. 30.
Obama administration transparency efforts a mixed bag, says watchdog
"Ultimately, the administration will be judged on the transparency it delivered, not the transparency it envisioned or promised--and there is widespread agreement that the delivery has lagged," write report authors from the Center for Effective Government.
Federal incident response in cyberspace still an open question, says White House official
"Once we decide that a federal response is warranted, there's still a broad spectrum of actions we could potentially take," said White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel during a Feb. 28 address at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. The White House hopes to expand the tools, both digital and physical, the president can use to respond to cyber attacks.
