An open discussion of past, present and future transparency initiatives Please join the Congressional Transparency Caucus for a roundtable event... View Article
Continue readingGAO Progress Report for E-Gov Fund
The Government Accountability Office concluded that major projects funded through the E-Gov Fund “could potentially lead to benefits including cost... View Article
Continue readingPaper or Online? GPO Pushes Electronic Docs
As part of an effort to reduce costs, the Government Printing Office is asking congressional offices to cancel print subscriptions... View Article
Continue readingChairman Issa on Federal Spending Transparency
Today Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, spoke about his vision for improving open... View Article
Continue readingSenate Approps Shortchange E-Gov
After the huge fight over the House’s support for Electronic Government Fund, which pays for many important transparency programs like... View Article
Continue readingWhere Are the Appropriations Bills?
From the stream of news coming from Congress about the budget, one might think that committee meetings and legislation on... View Article
Continue readingCongress’s Diminishing Budget Strengthens Lobbyist Influence
Yesterday’s Legistorm report on congressional staffers-turned-lobbyists provides more support for the theory that Congress is turning over its work to... View Article
Continue readingE-Gov Funding Up for Consideration by Senate Approps on Wednesday
This Wednesday, the Senate Appropriations Committee will markup legislation that appropriates funding for the electronic government fund. The e-gov fund... View Article
Continue readingBringing CRS to the Public
Roll Call’s Jonathan Easley has a well-crafted article recounting ongoing efforts to make CRS reports publicly available, especially as the... View Article
Continue readingChoosing CRS’s Next Director
Want to be the next Director of the Congressional Research Service? This past Monday, the Library of Congress posted a... View Article
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