Dennis D. McDonald (ddmcd@ddmcd.com) consults from Alexandria Virginia. His services include writing & research, proposal development, and project management.

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Dec 6

Dec 6 Panel Discussion: Transparency and the Obama Administration

Dennis D. McDonald

ARRA, Accessibility, Big Data, Business Models, Cost Analysis, Data Access, Legislation, Open Access, RATB, Transparency, eGovernment

On Monday Dec. 3, 2012 at the invitation of Hudson Hollister of the Data Transparency Coalition I attended the “Transparency and the Obama Administration” panel discussion on Capitol Hill in Washington DC sponsored by the Congressional Transparency Caucus.

Feb 18

Feb 18 ARRA's Oversight and Information Technology Initiatives

Dennis D. McDonald

ARRA, Data Access, Governance, Information Technology, Legislation, RATB, Stimulus, eGovernment, Metrics, Data Governance, Data Program Management

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 (ARRA), passed by Congress and signed by the President, is now available online. The text below is an attempt to summarize sections of the law that do the following:

Feb 17

Feb 17 Challenges Facing Recovery.gov and the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board

Dennis D. McDonald

Accountability, Data Access, Governance, Metrics, Procurement, RATB, , , Transition, Transparency, eGovernment

There’s a strong possibility that how the public sees and experiences the programs reported through Recovery.gov will have just as much potential for driving economic improvement as the programs themselves.