Open data's journey through an administration

Fedscoop: In his first week of office, President Barack Obama signed the “Transparency and Open Government” memorandum, striving to promote an unprecedented level openness and transparency in the federal government.

Almost eight years later, officials Wednesday at the White House’s first Open Data Innovation Summit applauded the progress the Obama administration has made since then opening government data — all the while recognizing there's work still to be done.

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