Gary D. Bass is the executive director of the

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, and founder and former executive director of

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Bass received a combined doctorate in psychology and education from the

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. He was president of the Human Services Information Center before founding OMB Watch in 1983. Since then he has been a prominent commentator on federal information policy issues and assisted other

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'' listed him within their Power and Influence Top 50. In 1989, he created RTK NET (the Right-to-Know Network), a free online service to provide community groups with access to government data.

External links

OMB Watch profile of Gary Bass
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