Senator McCaskill just announced something doubly relevant to these groups. (posted to both Open House and Sunlight Labs lists) First,... View Article
Continue readingInfluential Advisors to Fed Should Have to Disclose
The House Financial Services Committee has posted the Obama Administration’s proposed Financial Regulatory Reform package. The committee tells me that... View Article
Continue readingNew Stimulus Lobbying Policy Released
As promised by the White House, new stimulus lobbying policies have been released by OMB. The new guidance clarifies restrictions... View Article
Continue readingWhite House Publishes Staff Salaries
As ProPublica just pointed out on Twitter, the White House today released staff salaries, as they do each year. Since... View Article
Continue readingA Little Help for Open Data Policy? A Call to Data Wonks
If you check out phase III of the Open Government Dialog going on now, there’s currently a pretty glaring omission:... View Article
Continue readingSpeaker Pelosi Announces New Expense Disclosure Policy
Speaker Pelosi has just announced a new level of disclosure for official expenditures from the offices of House Representatives, as... View Article
Continue readingPreview of New White House Lobbying Policy
The White House today announced significant changes being crafted in how the administration will regulate stimulus lobbying, in a new... View Article
Continue readingSearching for Clarity in the Five Day Pledge
Today’s Washington Times has a review of President Obama’s pledge to post legislation online before signing it, where Press Secretary... View Article
Continue readingOpen Government Directive Brainstorm Midstream
The White House announced last Thursday a three part process for developing the Open Government Directive, which was first announced... View Article
Continue readingToday is 120 Days Since the Open Government Memo
Today is 120 days after President Obama’s Open Government Memo, released on his first full day in office: January 21st,... View Article
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