GOP Overseer: Technology = Transparency

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), who could well become chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee if the Republicans take control of the House after next week's elections, says the key to transparency in government can be summed up in one word: technology.

Rep Issa believes agencies should be required to use "consistent, compatible electronic data formats for financial, regulatory, and legislative information" making it a simple matter to reconcile agencies financial reports and for citizens to track federal spending. Specifically, he makes the case for the Extensible Business Reporting Language data-tagging format.