By firing Director Comey, the Trump administration has sent a clear message to Congress: without independent oversight, even fundamental questions of accountability will decay into impunity and political interference under President Trump’s leadership.
Continue readingDC data policy balances privacy, security and openness
The District of Columbia's new Data Policy builds on the good work of other American cities working through how to balance competing interests with its strong commitment to open by default and strong commitments to data protection and privacy.
Continue readingCongressional oversight needed to bring secret ethics waivers to light
On Friday, the Office of Government Ethics requested documentation of ethics waivers issued from all federal agencies in a memorandum.... View Article
Continue readingSecrecy on White House visitor logs shows Trump administration allergic to transparency
With this decision, President Donald J. Trump has now established one of the worst records on open government in the first 100 days of an administration in American history.
Continue readingWhat happened to the Presidential @Transition2017 social media accounts?
Given the ongoing issues with open government in the first 100 days Trump administration, what happened with transparency and accountability... View Article
Continue readingPresident Trump should embrace transparency and disclose his tax returns
In May 2016, Sunlight said that Congress should mandate disclosure of the tax returns of presidential candidates. As we detailed,... View Article
Continue readingCongress should honor its commitments to transparency
Secret laws have no place in a democracy. Laws enacted in secret, outside of public view or access, are similarly anathema to a transparent and accountable legislative process that honors the consent of the governed.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: On weaponized disclosures, Trumpian ethics and more
In today’s edition, we decry weaponized disclosures, share new data about gun murders across the country, highlight Judge Gorsuch’s testimony... View Article
Continue readingWeaponized disclosure must not erode public trust in government
Recent executive actions by the Trump administration violate federal information policy norms and treat data disclosure as a tool for division and public intimidation, not a means for achieving transparency and accountability.
Continue readingThe biggest risks to open government data are political
Over the past two months, Sunlight has been quietly tracking whether open government data has been removed from the Internet... View Article
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