MORE SUNLIGHT NEEDED: On Tuesday, we gave our support to Proposition 54 in California. We think giving the public the... View Article
Continue readingSunlight endorses ‘Open Data Action Plan’ to ensure federal transparency
The Center for Open Data Enterprise’s “Open Data Action Plan.” The Center for Open Data Enterprise released the Open Data... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Debates done, voting begins and radical transparency looms large
EDITOR’S NOTE: We’ve been busy since our last digest, with most of our staff traveling out to Cleveland for TransparencyCamp... View Article
Continue readingEveryCRSReport.com makes taxpayer-funded research freely available to the public
With EveryCRSReport.com, taxpayer-funded research is now available to the public in an accessible way.
Continue readingDepartment of Veterans Affairs commits to restoring data and a new open government plan
After directly engaging with the agency, we're glad to share today that the VA will be taking steps to increase transparency after Sunlight pointed out the agency's flagging openness record.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: How GitHub and Internet Archive are helping to preserve Sunlight and more
EDITOR’S NOTE: Thank you for the kind notes, inquiries and calls over the past week while Today in OpenGov was... View Article
Continue reading10 takeaways from the 2016 International Open Data Conference
A recap of the good, the bad and the rest at the 2016 International Open Data Conference.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: The future of FOIA, the VA (really) needs a new OpenGov Plan and much more
OVERDUE: “The care and support that our nation provides to veterans merits all of the transparency and accountability the federal... View Article
Continue readingThe Department of Veterans Affairs needs a new Open Government Plan
The absence of a new open government plan from the Department of Veterans Affairs is not only an egregious flouting of President Barack Obama's 2009 Open Government Directive, but a failure in governance overall.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Real talk on open data, breaking embargoes, ¯\_(FEC)_/¯ and more
¯\_(FEC)_/¯: After discussing what to do about foreign money being spent in U.S. elections and “scam PACs” today, the Federal... View Article
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