Kian O'Connor

Kian O'Connor

Building Public Data Tools.

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Maker History

  • PermitCore
    PermitCoreStructured US building-permit data
    Aug 2026
  • OpenSpending
    OpenSpendingSee where $6 trillion in federal spending actually goes
    Feb 2026
  • OpenFeds
    OpenFedsTrack federal salaries, DOGE cuts, and workforce trends
    Feb 2026
  • OpenMedicare
    OpenMedicareWe analyzed $854B in Medicare data for fraud patterns
    Feb 2026
  • OpenMedicaid
    OpenMedicaid$1 trillion in Medicaid payments analyzed for fraud
    Feb 2026

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24d ago

PermitCore - Structured US building-permit data

PermitCore turns US building-permit records into structured, queryable data. We ingest permits from 144 onboarded jurisdictions — roughly 23 million filings — and normalize them into one schema, so a contractor search or a permit lookup works the same way in Philadelphia as it does in Phoenix. Cities publish in wildly different formats, and most of the work is making them comparable.

7mo ago

OpenSpending - See where $6 trillion in federal spending actually goes

We pulled every dollar from USASpending.gov and turned it into something you can actually explore. See which contractors get the most money, how your state depends on federal spending, the $36T debt clock, a tax calculator showing where your money goes, DOGE savings reality checks, and deep dives into defense, foreign aid, and welfare spending. 260+ pages of interactive data journalism — no paywall, no agenda.

7mo ago

OpenFeds - Track federal salaries, DOGE cuts, and workforce trends

The most comprehensive public resource for federal workforce data. Built from OPM FedScope data covering 2M+ federal employees across 100+ agencies. See who's getting cut, which agencies are shrinking, salary breakdowns by grade/state/education, retirement cliff projections, brain drain analysis, and a DOGE impact dashboard tracking the 2025 workforce reduction in real time. 700+ pages of data journalism.
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