Carl Malamud, an activist campaigning for government information to open and available online, has launched a bid to become head of the government printing office.
Federal hearing rooms should give access to You Tube, says Carl Malamud
His campaign, which has drawn the support of tech luminaries such as publisher Tim O’Reilly, professor Lawrence Lessig and blogger Cory Doctorow, calls for dramatic changes in the way government information is distributed.
Dubbed “Yes We Scan,” his platform conceives of the US government becoming one of the top 10 destinations on the Internet, with all legal materials readily available to the public, according to details available on his Web site.
The government printing office is in charge of providing access to documents and information generated by all three branches of the federal government, including the Supreme Court and the White House.
Malamud simultaneously urges all federal hearing rooms provide live, broadcast quality video to sites such as You Tube and CNN.com.
He would need to be nominated by President Obama and approved by Congress.
Posted by Mark Boslet 
