CONVENED: Sunlighters Libby Watson and Josh Stewart went to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland and explored the scene. “Notably... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: FOIA delays, denials and dismissals head to committee
FAILURES: ProPublica collected a series of frustrating experiences with public records requests from its reporters. [ProPublica] Almost every reporter on... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Analyzing the state of cities’ bulk data
[FIGURE: Comparing U.S cities’ population size and bulk data access] STATE OF THE STATES: Sunlight’s Richard Yarrow dug into the... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Bringing Sunlight to the RNC
ROADTRIP: Sunlighters Libby Watson and Josh Stewart have arrived at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Louis Serino has... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Google makes it easier than ever to register to vote
OK, GOOGLE: If you search Google for “how to register to vote,” U.S. users will now instantly receive guidelines, requirements... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Politics holding back tech, POIA reintroduced, White House opengov guidance
GRIDLOCKED: The World Economic Forum’s latest Global Information Technology Report for 2016 ranks the U.S. fifth behind Singapore, Finland, Sweden... View Article
Continue readingWhite House guidance on open government asks the right questions
On Thursday, the White House published its long-awaited guidance for federal agencies to comply with President Obama’s 2009 Open Government Directive.
Continue readingRep. Steve Israel reintroduces Public Online Information Act
On Thursday, Rep. Steve Israel reintroduced the Public Online Information Act, which would enshrine into law the simple, transformative principle that in the 21st century, public means online.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Use FOIA demand to drive open data disclosure
BEST PRACTICE: Governments should connect the demand expressed in freedom of information requests to the proactive disclosure of open data. [READ... View Article
Continue readingOpening Congressional Research Service reports to the public is in the public interest
Today, Rep. Quigley reintroduced the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act, a bipartisan bill that would make all reports from the Congressional Research Service freely available to the public online.
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