From Nextgov.com: White House cites use of health data as example of its innovation initiative
Government information stored in file cabinets inhibits entrepreneurial energy , so the Obama administration is releasing it, says federal chief technology officer.
Efforts by federal agencies to release health data have given the Obama administration an opportunity to tout its national innovation strategy, which is aimed in part at accelerating job growth in the health information technology sector, the government's top technologist said on Wednesday.