During the Obama administration, he put out an executive order for Federal Gov't agencies to open up their datasets. There were hardcore standards set, APIs, c

During the Obama administration, he put out an executive order for Federal Gov't agencies to open up their datasets. There were hardcore standards set, APIs, certain formats, etc. This is the same initiative that created data.gov. It was revolutionary and groundbreaking, and the various federal agencies essentially ignored it, and were allowed to. I'm talking about a full executive order, and I had a lot of expertise and was being tasked with helping agencies, including the VA and DOE, open up their data. HHS was also part of this. I was immediately blocked in all of these agencies with foot-dragging, and a complacent, "I couldn't give a fuck" attitude. They didn't care about enacting the order, because unlike me, they all knew that there would be no consequences for not doing so. They didn't do it, and there were no consequences. I voted for Obama twice, but one of the things I noticed about his administration was that they weren't willing to strike fear into the hearts of bureaucrats who undermined their objectives. Another executive program he pushed, for properly integrating military health systems with the VA's health systems, was also actively ignored by the VA, with zero consequences. That experience was the final straw for me to leave and join the private sector, and get out of DC permanently.