Sunlight Foundation

It's rarely wise to establish a new government agency, but the new five-member Federal Accountability and Spending Transparency Commission, which would be established under Republican Rep. Darrel Issa's Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, could be the exception. [...] "Data standards will be established that will break down many of the information silos that have undermined efforts to systematically examine government spending," vows Ellen Miller, co-founder and executive director of the Sunlight Foundation, one of the backers. Unfortunately, while Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., has introduced a Senate version of the bill, he has no co-sponsors.