11887 Tags
code
1 Project
Public Domain Programming: the Source Code of the Government
3 Articles
![CIA archives document Agency’s decades of ASCII woes](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/07/03/ASCIIcov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
CIA archives document Agency’s decades of ASCII woes
In the ‘60s, the US federal government saw a need for a unified standard for digitally encoding information. Lyndon Johnson’s 1968 executive order on computer standards directed federal agencies to convert all of their databases to the new character encoding standard: the American Standard Code for Information Interchange, or ASCII. While now a universal standard, records from the Central Intelligence Agency archives document decades of reluctance and frustration from the technicians actually responsible for making the change happen.
![The hilariously ugly sketches of the NSA's Hobo guide](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2016/12/07/NSAHobo.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
The hilariously ugly sketches of the NSA’s Hobo guide
Whether you find yourself venturing forth or just want to bone up on your hobo history, the NSA has a surprisingly thorough guide to all the pictographs used by those relying on the kindness of strangers during the Great Depression.
![MuckRock goes open source](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2016/11/29/muckrock_source_code.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
MuckRock goes open source
Starting today, MuckRock is now free open source software, licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License for anyone to read, use, and modify.
7 Requests
Completed
Contracts with American Legal Publishing (Greenville County)
Chris Meller sent this request to the Greenville County of Greenville County, SC
Payment Required
Contracts with American Legal Publishing (Greenville County)
Chris Meller sent this request to the Greenville County of Greenville County, SC
Completed
Contracts with American Legal Publishing (Richland County)
Chris Meller sent this request to the Richland County of Richland County, SC
Completed
Contracts with Municode (Columbia, SC)
Chris Meller sent this request to the City of Columbia of Columbia, SC
Partially Completed
Contracts with Municode (Greer, SC)
Chris Meller sent this request to the City of Greer of Greer, SC