Read on for all of today's open government news, including revelations around Michael Flynn's loyalty to former employers, a potential Supreme Court setback for whistleblower protections, a new directory of open data standards, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Weaving a web of accountability
In today's edition, we attempt to trace the web of accountability surrounding President Trump's conflicts, pressure is growing for more transparency around sexual harassment on Capitol Hill, how one small-town newspaper reacted to fake news coming out of its community, Nordic countries gather to talk open data, and much more.
Continue readingThis #GivingTuesday, let the sunshine in
If you value the work Sunlight has done to open government this year, we hope that you'll consider donating to us directly, or shopping on AmazonSmile, where you can support us as you go about your holiday shopping.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: How the food lobby started to turn sour
In today's edition, a food fight inside the grocery lobby, a leadership fight at the CFPB, competing to map park data in Dublin, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Sharing is caring
In today's edition, Mike Flynn stops sharing, Yochai Benkler looks at the Honest Ads Act, Stephen Larrick explains how to boost open data impact, mySociety wants open political data for all, and much more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Giving thanks for White House visitor logs
In today's edition, ProPublica and Property of the People got a hold of White House visitor records from the first year of the Trump administration, investigations abound in Washington, fake news can be a life or death matter in Myanmar, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Dissolving foundations
In today's edition, the Trump Foundation meets its end, the FCC plans to roll back net neutrality, now is the time to suggest improvements to the U.S. City Open Data Census, and more. Meanwhile, Sunlight is at the Open Government Partnership's summit for the Americas in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sunlight's deputy director Alex Howard will be discussing the importance of open civic space, while open cities analyst Katya Abazajian will be speaking on open government in cities.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Sunshine coming to Kansas?
In today's edition, we celebrate the House's passage of important open government legislation, lawmakers call for more sunshine in Kansas, the Trump Administration discloses a report on the use of cyber vulnerabilities, and much more.
Continue readingWhy we support using open data and evidence-based policymaking
This bill represents an important endorsement open government data by the U.S. Congress. It is a milestone for the open movement, an important validation of this way of making public policy, and the fundamental principles of data-driven 21st century governance. In the weeks ahead, we hope the House and Senate act to make open government data the default in the United States as part of a broader commitment to evidence-based policy making in the federal government based upon that data.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Conflicted
In today's edition, the Supreme Court tentatively steps into the 21st century, you really can't be too rich for conflicts of interest, media blackouts weigh on President Trump's Asia trip, and more.
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