Many of Public Documents Still Missing From White House Website

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During the first week of February, 31 databases ? reporting legally mandated White House payroll reports to Congress, budget documents, White House visitor records and public response documents ? were removed from the White House Open Data portal, the platform created to disclose information about 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and its operations.
"Take note: All White House Open Data catalogs removed from website https://t.
co/OXFmGm4s3F ? Erin Richey (@ErinCRichey) February 21, 2017Regardless of how the White House feels about disclosure, it may be the path of least resistance in certain cases, Howard said.
NBC NewsVisitors to the site on Wednesday found this:The White House Open Portal as retrieved on Feb.
21, 2017.
Based on timing of data releases by the Obama administration, White House visitors` logs likely won`t be available until mid-April, he said.
Visitors to the site on Jan.
28 found this:The White House Open Portal in a version archived on on Jan.
28, 2017.