An e-mail from the FEC notes that there will be a demonstration at today’s FEC meeting “of a new podcasting capability that will be available by mid February on the Commission’s website. Audio files from each public meeting will be retrievable online within a couple of days of the meeting taking place. The files will be keyed to the agenda for that meeting, with separate files for each item discussed. This way you can listen to just the subject you’re interested in without downloading or listening to the entire session. All 2006 meetings will be available, and it will be possible to register for automatic updates as new meetings come online.” Together with continued efforts to improve the FEC website, we are now seeing a real push at the agency to use technology to make its treasure trove of data more easily accessible.