WASHINGTON | Mon Jul 8, 2013 8:42am EDT
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama will describe on Monday his second-term plan for "smarter government" by using technology and data to deliver services faster and save taxpayers money, the White House said.
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The White House said the plan would build on progress made so far in opening up government data to entrepreneurs and in modernizing government services.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/08/us-usa-obama-data-idUSBRE9670IS20130708
Isn't that where Snowden started?