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Executive Order 13642: Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information

Executive Order 13642, "Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information", was signed on May 9, 2013 and published in the Federal Register at 78 FR 28111 on May 14, 2013.

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 13642: Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-13642

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 13642: Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-13642.

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@misc{votefiles_eo_13642,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 13642: Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-13642}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-13642; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/05/14/2013-11533/making-open-and-machine-readable-the-new-default-for-government-information; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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