RECOVERY[dot]gov – The Transparency Experiment
Taking into account the substantial improvements made in technology through to this 21st century, we can easily say the US Government is long overdue in bringing its people a transparent look into civil service dealings.
President Barack Obama appears set to reverse the tide of secrecy and ambiguity in how the US has does business — starting with — Recovery.gov.
Obama had this to say:
We’ll launch an unprecedented effort to root out waste, inefficiency, and unnecessary spending in our government, and every American will be able to see how and where we spend taxpayer dollars by going to a new website called recovery.gov.
Remember Bush’s promise that the Iraqi’s possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Remember Clinton’s televised lie about the Monica Lewinski affair. The list is long and the American people appear ready to welcome Obama’s effort in cleaning the slate.
Faced with past presidential legacies of skepticism and mistrust, Obama appears ready to reveal data on his administration, his methods and himself.
Unlike any US president in history, Obama is turning to technology in hopes of reversing [what's become] a natural uncertainty in the US Government. Achieving unprecedented levels of clarity through media such as YouTube, iTunes, video/audio podcasts, blogging and [YES] Twitter tweets — Obama is connecting with the people.
Obama again on transparency:
The President’s executive orders and proclamations will be published for everyone to review, and that’s just the beginning of our efforts to provide a window for all Americans into the business of the government.
With Obama’s move from Change.gov to Whitehouse.gov, the United States also saw it’s highest level of government office successfully adopt Web 2.0 — A clear sign for the rest of civil service to carry out thorough reviews and sweeping change in the way they serve technology to the American taxpayer.
Revamp of USA.gov?
