This is great news. Over the weekend, the Obama–Biden Transition team switched the copyright policy for their Web site, Change.gov,... View Article
Continue readingChange Congress Conducts a Survey
Our friends at Change Congress have asked their members and supporters to take a survey to help them decide what... View Article
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Scott Amey at the Project for Government Oversight’s POGO blog writes about being positively surprised by one thing he found... View Article
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With the Bush Administration winding down, ProPublica asks a good question, “What documents can the White House put in the... View Article
Continue readingElectronic Public Inspection Desk
Here’s some good news. The Office of the Federal Register within the National Archives provides access to the official text... View Article
Continue readingYes, Virginia, We Have Lobbyist Disclosures
The non-partisan Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) is the Old Dominion State’s version of the Center for Responsive Politics by... View Article
Continue readingWe’ll Be Following This New Blog
Here’s a positive development: The National Journal is putting more focus on the role lobbying and advocacy with its newly... View Article
Continue readingTotal Transparency Lobbying Reform
Lanny Davis, Washington attorney and former Clinton White House counsel, wrote an very interesting editorial that was published earlier this... View Article
Continue readingMidnight Regulations
Ever since Jimmy Carter became a lame duck after the 1980 elections, outgoing presidents have proposed “midnight regulations” in the... View Article
Continue readingLegiStorm’s Earmark Database
LegiStorm, the sister company of the for-profit Storming Media, provides information about the U.S. Congress to the public. In line... View Article
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