August, 2013

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Federalism and the Detroit Bankruptcy Case

Public Policy Blog

Image: Wikipedia. Federalism, the contrarily named power-sharing agreement between the central [national] government and the state governments has been debated in various forms in courts through our country. The Detroit bankruptcy case stirs up two areas in the constitution that are particularly cumbersome to interpret thus making the Supreme Court the last pass as parties find loopholes and reasonable doubt in lower courts.

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White House issues guide … Open Data Policy | Fierce Government IT

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A supplemental guide to the White House’s Open Data Policy has been released providing additional clarification and detailed requirements to assist agencies in carrying out the objectives laid out in a May 9 memo and executive order. The administration’s document, posted on the … Continued. The post White House issues guide … Open Data Policy | Fierce Government IT appeared first on Data.gov.

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Agencies get how-to on open data compliance | FCW

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Agencies are expected to deliver on several elements of President Barack Obama’s executive order on open data by Nov. 1, including creation and publication of a list of data assets. To steer these efforts, the Office of Management and Budget … Continued. The post Agencies get how-to on open data compliance | FCW appeared first on Data.gov.