For each of the near term reporting requirements (major communications, formula block grant allocations, weekly reports) agencies are required to provide a feed (preferred: Atom 1.0, acceptable: RSS) of the information so that content can be delivered via subscription.

US Stimlus Bill implementation instructions

Demonstration of the new, tech-savvy government summarises the Atom vs. RSS relationship in a single perfect sentence fragment.

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