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Ex-Microsoft CEO unveils government transparency database (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2017 OP
... Norbert9 Apr 2017 #1
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The data accessible on Ballmer’s new website spans a wide range, including figures on government spending, nationwide arrest rates and the total amount of visas granted in a given year.

The data provided on USAFacts is all public, and some of it has been collected by organizations and journalists in the past; however, the website offers a centralized, easily usable source for the public.

On the platform, users can access specific data through searches such as “arrests in 2014” or browse different subject areas. The database on government finance, for example, is divided up into six sections: revenue, spending, employment, balance sheets, government run businesses, and trust funds and pensions.


http://usafacts.org/
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