In the news coverage over the President’s Open Government Directive, two stories being overlooked are the release of an “Open... View Article
Continue readingOpen Government Directive Timelines
This morning, the White House released the Open Government Directive, which John explains here. I’ve gone through the Directive (rather... View Article
Continue readingA Closer Look at CRS’s Recent Report “Lobbying and the Executive Branch”
The Congressional Research Service just released a report entitled “Lobbying and the Executive Branch: Current Practices and Options for Change.”... View Article
Continue readingExecutive Branch Lobbying Disclosure Rules Presentation
Earlier today, I gave a presentation on the executive branch’s lobbying disclosure rules to the American Bar Association’s Section of... View Article
Continue readingTARP Lobbying Disclosure: What a Difference a Day Makes
Yesterday, I called the Treasury Department in one last ditch effort to find their TARP Lobbyist Contact Disclosure Forms. I... View Article
Continue readingThe TARP Lobbying Rules: What They Say And What They Mean For Transparency
In September, the Treasury Department released its TARP lobbying disclosure rules, nearly eight months after a press release heralding their... View Article
Continue readingSCOTUSBlog Interview about Sunlight’s Supreme Court Website Redesign
SCOTUSblog, a blog about the U.S. Supreme Court, published an interview with me on Sunlight’s proposed website redesign for the... View Article
Continue readingIs It Time to Revisit the Federal Advisory Committee Act?
A September 21st news story in Roll Call reported that the Obama administration is “strongly considering limiting the ability of... View Article
Continue readingCRS On Making the Constitution Annotated Available in XML
Last week, the Sunlight Foundation urged the Government Printing Office to publish the legal treatise Constitution Annotated (a.k.a. CONAN) online... View Article
Continue reading220+ Years Later, It’s Time to Publish the Constitution Annotated Online in XML
Today, the Sunlight Foundation called upon the Government Printing Office to publish the legal treatise The Constitution Annotated online in... View Article
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