Today the Federal Communications Commission released “reboot the FCC,” an ambitious attempt to “improv[e] citizen interactions with the Federal Communications... View Article
Continue readingTip of the Hat to THOMAS
In May 2007, Sunlight called on the Library of Congress to “create stable links” to legislative documents published on THOMAS.... View Article
Continue readingMaking the Power of the Internet Work for the Government
Earlier this year, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget requested comments on improving the Paperwork Reduction Act. The... View Article
Continue reading4th Quarter House Statement of Disbursements?
On November 30, the House of Representatives released its third quarter Statement of Disbursements (July 1-Sept. 30) online in PDF... View Article
Continue readingWhite House Visitor Logs — 25k Records Released for Late September
Today the White House released its log of White House visitors for the period of September 16-30, 2009. (Here’s today’s... View Article
Continue readingWhite House Asks for Help with Data.Gov and OGD Dashboard
The White House is soliciting feedback on Data.Gov and its Open Government Directive Dashboard. Here is the nub of their... View Article
Continue readingImproving Federal Grantmaking Transparency
Yesterday evening, the House passed version of S. 303, which would significantly increase federal grant transparency if enacted. The legislation... View Article
Continue readingMalamud on the Government Printing Office’s “Radical Ethic”
“Rogue librarian” Carl Malamud, scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill tomorrow about the mission of the National Archives, gave this... View Article
Continue readingTreasury Imposing “Terms of Use” to Access TARP Data
In an astonishing move, the Treasury Department is requiring users to agree to “terms of use” before they can access... View Article
Continue readingWindow on White House visitor records beginning to clear
by Jessica Pearce By the end of November, nearly 2,100 records of visitors to the White House recorded between January... View Article
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