From 53b7c16cd123a0c47c4b95c9e8d33592ffc3a9c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Haley Van Dyck Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 10:45:47 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update index.md Updated index.md with government shutdown notice... :pensive: --- index.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/index.md b/index.md index e138bbde..967000ed 100644 --- a/index.md +++ b/index.md @@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ filename: index.md title: Project Open Data --- + +_**NOTICE: Due to Congress’s failure to pass legislation to fund the government, we are unable to maintain this site and keep it up to date. Issues and pull requests submitted through GitHub will not be processed until the government re-opens.**_ + + ##1. Background Data is a valuable national resource and a strategic asset to the U.S. Government, its partners, and the public. Managing this data as an asset and making it available, discoverable, and usable – [in a word, open](principles/) – not only strengthens our democracy and promotes efficiency and effectiveness in government, but also has the potential to create economic opportunity and improve citizens’ quality of life.