Track Federal Spending on New, $8 Million IT Dashboard and App

Vivek Kundra, the first CIO of the U.S., today relaunched his IT Dashboard, a Web site (and now mobile app) that enables anyone to view the finest details of the federal government's $80 billion IT spending. Kundra told Politico today that he modeled the Web site after a stock portfolio, wanting government officials and the general public to be able to see the spending as an investment. "You can slice and dice data by bureau, investment, line items, and contracts," Kundra said. "This helps...