The House of Representatives has released an agenda for its all-day Legislative Data Conference, set for February 2nd. If you... View Article
Continue readingClose Lobbyist Reporting Loopholes First
Yesterday evening, John reacted to President Obama’s SOTU speech in which the President proposed a ban on lobbyists acting as bundlers.... View Article
Continue readingWatch it live: Will Super PACs Determine the 2012 Election?
If you can’t make it to Capitol Hill today for today’s Advisory Committee on Transparency event on Super PACs, don’t... View Article
Continue readingHouse of Reps Sets Conference on Public Access to Legislative Info on Feb 2
Today, the House of Representatives announced it will host a full-day conference on public access to legislative information on Thursday,... View Article
Continue readingHouse Launches Transparency Portal
Making good on part of the House of Representative’s commitment to increase congressional transparency, today the House Clerk’s office launched... View Article
Continue readingHouse To Be More Open: OKs Online Publication Standard
This morning, the House of Representatives took a tremendous step into the 21st century when the Committee on House Administration... View Article
Continue readingIs E-Gov Back? Approps Bill’s Partial Funding Fix for 2012
Open government may have won a round, with some of the money that was cut in the previous Congress year’s budget*... View Article
Continue readingIn #HackWeTrust – The House of Representatives Opens Its Doors to Transparency Through Technology
Yesterday, members of the House of Representatives hosted a ground-breaking public discussion on how to give the public better access... View Article
Continue readingMary Mazanec Chosen as New CRS Director
Roll Call is reporting that Dr. Mary Mazanec has been named as the new Director of the Congressional Research Service by... View Article
Continue readingSenate Look at Supreme Court Transparency Should Follow the Paper Trail
Tomorrow, a Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittee will hold a hearing on televising Supreme Court proceedings. This is an important issue,... View Article
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