I just listened to a NPR interview with Obama's federal CIO, Todd Park, and learned of the following cool ways that the government is giving Americans access to decision-making and data.
Tell Health and Human Services what you want
http://www.hhs.gov/open/
Download high value government data
http://www.data.gov/
Get up-to-date flight times before you fly
http://flyontime.us/
I'm curious how much nonprofits & individuals, consultants & businesses, and travelers will use this data. As someone who doesn't follow politics, I'm now interested in government developments.