In light of President Obama’s announcement yesterday of further government control over the auto giants General Motors and Chrysler, our... View Article
Continue readingMaking Government Web Sites Searchable – A Vital First Step
Last week, U.S. Rep. Mike Honda (Calif.) guest blogged on O’Reilly Radar and asked, “how can Congress take advantage of... View Article
Continue readingThe Feds and Social Media II
Here’s an exciting development! Last week, I blogged about an encouraging report by Doug Belzer at Federal Computer Week, where... View Article
Continue readingFreedom of Information Across the Globe
Obviously, open and easy access to government information is not only essential to democracy here in the United States, it’s... View Article
Continue readingShow Us The Data: Most Wanted Federal Documents
On the occasion of Sunlight Week, our colleagues (and grantees) at the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) and OpenTheGovernment.org... View Article
Continue readingExpanded Commitment by Omidyar Network to Sunlight
I am thrilled to announce that we will be expanding our collaboration with the Omidyar Network to catalyze greater transparency... View Article
Continue readingTransparency Week Thoughts as Published in USA Today
I’m delighted to have had an OpEd piece published in USA Today today: How powerful is the Internet in getting... View Article
Continue readingThe Feds Embrace Social Media
Last week Doug Belzer at Federal Computer Week has an encouraging article about how Twitter, blogs and other Web 2.0... View Article
Continue readingErosion of Public’s Trust in Government Abating?
In conjunction with next week’s Sunshine Week, Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio University have released the results of their... View Article
Continue readingBerkman’s New Media Cloud
Earlier today, Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society, teamed with Thomson Reuters, launched Media Cloud, a new project that... View Article
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