The Next Government

Management Idea: Creating a Government Search Engine

Candidate: Barack Obama

Management Area: Transparency & Accountability

Description: The “Google for Government” bill, which became law in 2006, created a more easily searchable government database, where people can research grants, contracts, earmarks, and loans on the internet. This idea expands on that law with a “Contracts and Influence” database to increase access to information about government contractors with more than $150,000 in government business.