Today in #OpenGov, the GAO looks at DATA Act data quality, transparency groups push for disclosure of White House staff salaries, the Open Knowledge Foundation invites you to explore the latest edition of the Global Open Data Index, and more...
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Opening CRS Reports, funding legislative information, and more…
Today in #OpenGov, we push for Congressional Research Service reports to be made public, argue for stronger congressional oversight on executive branch transparency, leverage FOIA to explore Arizona's prisons, and more...
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Congress loves data, Investigating Trump’s ethics waivers, and more…
Today in OpenGov, we investigate a threat to the Sunshine State's sunshine law, explore the wave of data focused legislation being introduced in Congress, try to find the waivers that President Trump has granted to his ethics pledge, and more...
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Congressmen try to preserve data, journalists collaborate to open FEC data, and more…
Today in OpenGov, California develops a state-wide water data portal, Washington prepares for upcoming DATA act deadlines, news nerds combine their powers against PDFs, Brazil finds a colorful way to fight corruption, and more...
Continue readingNew bill would preserve public access to public data online
The Preserving Data in Government Act speaks to a matter of of heightened public interest in the spring 2017, as open government data has been removed from the Internet during the Trump administration. We hope Congress passes it.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Useful government data, Trump gets an F for transparency, and more…
Today in OpenGov, we ask how government data can be truly useable, keep up on the latest news around the Trump's and transparency, follow a Russian protest movement, and moreā¦
Continue readingTwo years of What Works Cities, HHS saves hundreds of millions of dollars with data, and more…
Today in OpenGov, we look back at the progress made during the first two years of the What Works Cities partnership, examine how HHS is using data to save huge sums, share our concern about the Justice Department's efforts to keep some data closed, and more...
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: What’s the deal with EPA’s data, Mar-a-Promo, and more…
Today in #OpenGov, we share more strategies for small cities looking to do big things with open data, ask why fewer lobbyists are spending more money this year, dig into the complicated communications situation around a vital EPA data site, and more...
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Open data for smaller cities, a Census tech to-do list, and more…
Today in OpenGov, we help small cities join the open data movement, tackle the Census Bureau's tech to-do list, ask about aid transparency under Trump, and more...
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Chicago’s new data portal, a sale on congressional staff, and more…
Today in OpenGov, we explore Chicago's upgraded data portal, explain how donors get access to top congressional staff, talk Trump with WNYC, share some tools to help with the upcoming election in the UK, and more...
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