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OGD: IRS migration data doesn't capture everyone
By Ryan Sibley Jan 22, 2010 7:34 p.m.The Department of Treasury's release of IRS migration data immediately made me want to see for myself what Hurricane Katrina's effect on Lousiana's population was. The data is state and county level and based on tax returns.
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OGD: Housing and Urban Development
By Luke Rosiak Jan 22, 2010 7:28 p.m.How bad are the public housing projects where our nation's poorest live? A handful of tables from HUD released minutes ago may lend some insight. Here are some quick takeaways:
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OGD: EPA visualizes the Chesapeake Bay's problems
By Ryan Sibley Jan 22, 2010 6:57 p.m.The Environmental Protection agency is highlighting their Chesapeake Bay water quality database. The site has some pretty cool visualizations of water temperature and salinity changes over time. The 3-D graphics make it easy to see the drastic changes the bay has undergone in recent years.
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OGD: Homeland Security (but really just FEMA)
By Lisa Chiu Jan 22, 2010 6:31 p.m.Of the 27 offices within the Department of Homeland Security, DHS chose to release three high-value datasets from only one of them -- the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The new datasets are:
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OGD: A quick look at data from Treasury and Education
By Ryan Sibley Jan 22, 2010 6:22 p.m.The high value dataset released by the Department of Treasury seems important, but might not be as valuable as it could be because of banking industry practices. Its also not new. The dataset in question is called the Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives and its produced by the Office of the Comptroller and Currency.
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We're tracking the open government directive
By Bill Allison Jan 22, 2010 10:02 a.m.Today, federal agencies are releasing three high-value data sets to comply with the Obama administration's open government directive (in fact, some of those datasets are already online). The Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group will be spending some quality time looking at each agency's "high value" data sets, describing what's there, what the formats are, how easy they are to download and use, and their potential newsworthiness. We'll also note whether the data is new, improved, or simply re-released.
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