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Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room

If you have a few hours to spare and you're curious to know what the CIA has been interested in over the past half century or so, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Electronic Reading Room might be the site for you. Start on the homepage, where you can read about functionalities of the Reading Room and browse overviews of the FOIA, the Privacy Act, and Executive Order 13526, which clarifies the...

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/
The release of public data inspires programmers and policy types around the world

Brainstorming a better commute http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/01/brainstorming_a.html NYC BigApps http://www.nycbigapps.com/ Apps for Democracy http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/ Data.gov http://www.data.gov/ There are a number of ways to deal with all the publicly available data on the web. Some use it to keep politicians honest, some use it to help develop...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2010/0212