State, Local Officials Question Open Data Directives Under Trump

Government Technology: It’s been more than two weeks since the White House deleted much of the public information on its open data portal, and state and municipal officials are among those watching closely to see how the fledgling Trump Administration decides to handle open data.

Federal data began disappearing from the White House website not long after President Donald J. Trump was sworn in on Friday, Jan. 20, with climate change information making the casualty list that very day.

As with many other aspects of this administration, observers noticed almost immediately; but they didn’t see a wholesale loss of information from the White House open data portal until mid-February.

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