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Barack Obama Directs All Federal Agencies to Have an API

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Re: Barack Obama Directs All Federal Agencies to Have an API

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Post by waffle_ss »

Meanwhile, just yesterday the House Committee on Appropriations voted to [indefinitely delay][1] making legislative data available in machine-readable (XML) format. It's a repeat of a move taken in 2008 to "make a plan to make a plan" that never really goes anywhere. In other words, it's not gonna happen for a long time yet.

[1]: http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2012/06/01/bulk-access-de...

Re: Barack Obama Directs All Federal Agencies to Have an API

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Post by cperciva »

jroseattle wrote: post #5

"...Within 90 days of the date of this memorandum, create a page on its website, located at www.[agency].gov/digitalstrategy, to publicly report progress in meeting the requirements of the Strategy in a machine-readable format.... ...implement the requirements of the Strategy within 12 months of the date of this memorandum and comply with the timeframes for specific actions specified therein" 3 months to get a "machi…

3 months to get a "machine-readable" status report on implementing an API?

2 weeks for the director of each agency to delegate someone to be responsible for this. 2 weeks for said responsible person to figure out what an API is. 6 weeks for them to go around to everybody in the agency asking "are you doing any APIs yet?". 3 weeks to take the feedback and turn it into a semi-coherent report.

If anything, I think 3 months is optimistic.

Re: Barack Obama Directs All Federal Agencies to Have an API

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Post by rokhayakebe »

jroseattle wrote: post #5

"...Within 90 days of the date of this memorandum, create a page on its website, located at www.[agency].gov/digitalstrategy, to publicly report progress in meeting the requirements of the Strategy in a machine-readable format.... ...implement the requirements of the Strategy within 12 months of the date of this memorandum and comply with the timeframes for specific actions specified therein" 3 months to get a "machi…

Cutting isn't hard. Deciding exactly where to cut is.

Re: Barack Obama Directs All Federal Agencies to Have an API

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Post by lnguyen »

waffle_ss wrote: post #11

Meanwhile, just yesterday the House Committee on Appropriations voted to [indefinitely delay][1] making legislative data available in machine-readable (XML) format. It's a repeat of a move taken in 2008 to "make a plan to make a plan" that never really goes anywhere. In other words, it's not gonna happen for a long time yet. [1]: http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2012/06/01/bulk-access-de...

Don't expect someone to do something that goes against their self-interest. Especially if they can do a song and dance and make people forget that nothing is getting done.

Re: Barack Obama Directs All Federal Agencies to Have an API

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Post by mrpollo »

jroseattle wrote: post #5

"...Within 90 days of the date of this memorandum, create a page on its website, located at www.[agency].gov/digitalstrategy, to publicly report progress in meeting the requirements of the Strategy in a machine-readable format.... ...implement the requirements of the Strategy within 12 months of the date of this memorandum and comply with the timeframes for specific actions specified therein" 3 months to get a "machi…

My best guess is that in the initial 3 months they wont be doing just the page, they will be outlining the efforts in order to comply in the next 12 months with the executive order, buy any hardware they must buy, and delegate any work to any branches they might need to
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