The crisis for government data in a 21st century shutdown

It was just three months ago that President Obama celebrated the startups built on open government data. With the help of freely available public information, these companies can build sustainable businesses while creating jobs and solving problems. That’s the idea, anyway. Today, walking through the strangely empty streets of downtown D.C., it’s hard to imagine an entrepreneur naive enough to take that offer

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