In today's edition, the GREAT Act moves forward, Seattle and Washington, DC dominate our city related headlines, a moment of reflection around some Trump administration actions, and more.
Continue readingFacebook’s opacity in Seattle shows why self-regulation on digital disclosure isn’t enough
The public should be able to easily see the source of campaign ads though disclaimers and online disclosures, no matter where we live or what network, platform or device we view them on, so that we can understand who is seeking to influence our elections. Transparency is a necessary but insufficient measure to detect and deter influence, whatever city or state people live in.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: A GREAT Act for federal grant transparency
In today's edition, we highlight some of President Trump's latest conflicts, a Pentagon office struggles to track hundreds of millions of dollars, Facebook runs into campaign finance trouble in Seattle, Turkey puts a human rights activist back in jail, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Payday lenders lobby hard
In today's edition, we launch some exciting new projects, lobbying pays off for payday lenders during the Trump administration, the NIH opens up more publicly funded research, big tech companies work to circumvent FOIA, and more.
Continue readingWhat Trump’s release of the memo tells us about transparency in DC
The selective declassification of this memorandum -- but not the one drafted by Democrats on the committee – is an indicator of bad faith on open government, not a commitment to fully informing the public about how surveillance is used, abused or authorized in U.S. government.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Retirement parties
In today's edition, we explore the state of open data and journalism, some high profile retirements are announced in the House, the CDC director steps down, we help Madison, Wisconsin understand its open data users, Ghana inches closer to passing a Right to Information law, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Opening the Cabinet Files
In today's edition, we reflect on the state of the State of the Union speech in 2018, the FEC has a draft online ad disclosure rule, California takes a step towards passing its own net neutrality law, how a trove of secret government documents ended up in an Australian second-hand shop, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: The State of the Union is opaque
In today's edition, we explore a new report on trust in the media, President Trump prepares for his first State of the Union address tonight, we make the case for transparency around a leaked Brexit analysis, Seattle shares privacy tips, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: The revolving door keeps on spinning
In today's edition, the revolving door spins smoothly for the pharmaceutical industry, Russian bots love President Trump's Twitter, whistleblowers and journalists are under threat in Australia, Bellevue, Washington becomes a high tech hub, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Hedge your bets
In today's edition, President Trump reportedly tried to fire Robert Mueller last year, hedge funds have Washington wired, John Wonderlich weighs on the transparency and open government leadership by cities across the country, and more.
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