This weekend, Sunlight and iStrategyLabs are holding TransparencyCamp, an un-conference dedicated to sharing knowledge on how to use new technologies... View Article
Continue readingThe U.K. Goes Open Source
Here is some big news (a couple days late)! United Kingdom Cabinet Office Minister (for digital engagement) and Member of... View Article
Continue readingSign the Petition to ReadTheBill.org
If you knew where to look, you might have been able to find the massive FY 09 Omnibus Appropriations bill... View Article
Continue readingSunlight’s Hiring!
Does government secrecy get your hackles up? Do you think citizens ought to know what’s going on with and have... View Article
Continue readingCarl Malamud for Public Printer
Our friend Carl Malamud, president and CEO of PublicResource.Org, which works for the publication of public domain information from local,... View Article
Continue readingEPA and National Weather Service Go Mobile
Federal Computer Week has an encouraging article about how the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Weather Service are now... View Article
Continue readingTARP Recipient Banks Need to Disclose Political Giving
Today, the Center for Political Accountability (CPA), a non-partisan group working to create transparency and accountability with corporate political spending,... View Article
Continue readingThe States Open Up Their Books
Since Congress passed the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, (also known as the Coburn-Obama bill) which mandated... View Article
Continue readingThe Feds are Blogging
SocialFeds.com, a site I’ve been following recently about how the federal government does Web 2.0, is the work of Sara... View Article
Continue readingTransparency’s Stimulus
Evan Ratcliff, writing at Wired, has an interesting take on the Stimulus Bill. He proposes that the government’s act of ... View Article
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