Money Supply Data

Money Supply Data

Money Supply Data

On May 21, 2009 Data.gov opened for business. A product of President Barack Obama's Open Government Initiative, Data.gov aims to increase public access to data generated by the executive branch of the federal government. Users can access Data.gov’s search results either in raw data format or as generated by various extraction tools.

Purpose of Data.gov

As stated on the White House’s Open Government Initiative website, Data.gov attempts to combat the proprietary format of much public data by providing a platform for citizens to locate, access and download such data. Data.gov also intends to assist users to create new web applications that will help individuals, communities and businesses use public data.

Initial Offerings of Data.gov

Data.gov's initial offerings included only 47 federal datasets and 27 data tools although more were in development. Users can also fill out a suggestion form on the website to have other datasets included.