US Government, OSTP, Open New Troves of Data to the Public

Friday, Jan 22 marked the first milestone called for in the Administration's Open Government Directive - a call for agencies to make available at least three new, high-value data sets in machine-readable format.

Thanks to the terrific responsiveness of our cabinet agencies, the public now has a new trove of government data at its fingertips. The Office of Science and Technology Policy's contribution to this remarkable effort: 1) A Decade of Investments in Innovation Coordinated through the National Nanotechnology Initiative, 2) Aggregated Federal R&D Investments in Networking and Information Technology Coordinated through the National Coordination Office for Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, and 3) Interagency Investments in Climate Research and Observations Coordinated through the U.S. Global Change Research Program.

The Department of Justice released data sets on crime victimizations, information about compensation for radiation victims, and final reports from federal bankruptcy trustees.