Lobbying

• Three lobby shops contracted by Facebook have stopped working for the internet giant after content providers who also work with the firms raised “conflict” concerns. Facebook has a robust presence in Washington, but is now left with only one outside lobbying firm. (Politico)
• The House Energy and Commerce Committee is losing its general counsel, Jim Barnette, to Steptoe & Johnson. Barnette previously worked at the firm from 2007 to 2011. (National Journal)
• Some of the most generous donors to super PACs supporting Mitt Romney and President Obama also spent big money on lobbying activity in 2011. (The Hill)

Government

• According to a CBO report, the Government Results Transparency Act (H.R. 3262) would cost $115 million over the next four years. The bill would require agencies to post program level spending data on a central website. (Government Executive)
• Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel laid out his list of priorities for 2012 on Friday. He hopes to use federal IT strategically in order to drive efficiency, spur innovation, protect U.S. resources, and more effectively provide services to citizens. (Federal Computer Week)

• More than 11,000 Cambodians who took part in a year-long series of forums with their elected officials identified corruption as one of their major concerns. (NDI)
• The Indonesian government is preparing to take advantage of Twitter’s country-specific censorship policies to target “rude anonymous” tweets. (Global Voices)