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Recovery.gov redesign released

By Bill Allison Sep 28 2009 3:45 p.m. 3 comments

We're poking around it now. The maps are done very well, but as of this writing, we haven't been able to get any of the XML feeds from the Download Center to work (we've learned that they're working on it) and the spreadsheet on Recovery contracts from the Federal Procurement Data System, while helpful, had the usual glitches--including a contract for bridge construction with an effective data of

  1. # Clif

    I just drilled down to my zip code then called up the data for the 10 or so actions within my zip. It works well, if a bit slow. I noticed the map had a local park mislabeled, but I can live with that! :)

  2. # Bill Allison

    I liked the Zip Code search best of all too, and I think this is vastly improved over what was there before.

  3. # Bob32

    I havent watched that many episodes. ,

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