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Title: Citizen auditors--Web-enabled, open-source government: models that oversee the financial holdings and reporting accuracy of America's corporations can be used to effect transparency in government--right down to where federal relief funds go for Hurricane Katrina victims.
Author: Eric Kavanagh
Publication: The Public Manager (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 35 Issue: 1 Page: 20(6)

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• Publisher: Thomson Gale (June 13, 2006)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A water fall starts with a drop of water, August 1, 2006

By	Norman L. Comstock Jr. (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Citizen auditors--Web-enabled, open-source government: models that oversee the financial holdings and reporting accuracy of America's corporations can ... An article from: The Public Manager (Digital)

Eric Kavanagh paints a vivid picture of civic responsibiity by connecting the many dots of ingeniuty that are commercially available today. He masterfully weaves history, technology, and civic duty into a compellingly pragmatic call to action. What are our lawmakers and congressmen doing to bring open-source government to fruition? Kavanagh's article is the drop of water that inspired me to write my state representative about this matter, perhaps his article will start a waterfall of activity.

5.0 out of 5 stars An Idea Whose Time Has Come, July 26, 2006

By	Michael J. Nuckols (Ljubljana, Slovenia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Citizen auditors--Web-enabled, open-source government: models that oversee the financial holdings and reporting accuracy of America's corporations can ... An article from: The Public Manager (Digital)

In an age of endemic corruption on all levels of govt, Kavanagh's ideas deserve serious consideration. From the local city council to the halls of Congress, giving citizens a viable tool to hold public officials accountable represents a step in the right direction. The "Founding Fathers" would approve. Well written and easy to read, Kavanagh is on the cutting edge of real democratic innovation. He's probably 100 years ahead of his time.

5.0 out of 5 stars Ambitious project, July 25, 2006

By	Thomas E. Caestecker, Jr. (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Citizen auditors--Web-enabled, open-source government: models that oversee the financial holdings and reporting accuracy of America's corporations can ... An article from: The Public Manager (Digital)

Accountability, especially for our officials, has always been an elusive precept. While inside deals and corruption have been staples of all aspects of the "state", for time immemorial, Kavanagh presents a potential for breakthrough in holding bureaucrats' feet to the fire. Critics may say we've been in the "information age" for a number of years, and spendthrift/corrupt officialdom is alive and well. Yet this tidy summation of how information can be gathered and tracked gives hope to all the engaged and interested citizens.