Rep. Darrell Issa recently announced the Financial Transparency Act of 2015. The bipartisan bill would help bring a modern approach — much like that previously championed by Issa in the DATA Act — to financial regulatory information.
Continue readingStories from our surveillance transparency panel
The Advisory Committee on Transparency recently hosted an engaging discussion on surveillance transparency on Capitol Hill. Dig deeper by reading some of the headlines that it spawned here.
Continue readingHouse Oversight Committee is looking for FOIA fails
Have you ever experienced a FOIA fail? Whether it was an excessive delay, an unreasonable cost or something else, the House Oversight Committee wants to know the story.
Continue readingRecent court decision supports better open data on America’s nonprofits
A recent court decision landed a victory in the long running effort to open up better data on America’s nonprofits.
Continue reading[Event] Who watches the watchers: How much surveillance transparency is enough?
Join the Advisory Committee on Transparency on May 8 for a Capitol Hill event discussing the disconnect between what the public believes the intelligence community is doing — and what it's actually doing. Plus, it's free to attend.
Continue readingWhich federal agencies haven’t released public indexes of their data?
While most agencies were able to quickly provide a public listing of all their datasets, several appear to be struggling with the release requirement — keeping the public in the dark about what information they truly hold.
Continue readingObama administration agrees with Sunlight: Agencies should disclose what data they keep private
A Sunlight FOIA request has turned into effective policy: The Obama administration now instructs all agencies to illuminate not just public datasets, but private assets as well. It ensures the public will have the fullest knowledge of agency data holdings.
Continue readingWe need your help today to bolster Senate e-filing
Today, the U.S. Senate can take a step towards changing a costly and opaque practice while joining their colleagues in the House and the White House in the 21st Century.
Continue readingIt’s Sunshine Week, and FOIA needs your help!
For Sunshine Week, Sunlight's pushing for key reforms to the nation’s freedom of information laws. Join our call: We want Congress to reform the Freedom of Information Act — and we want it now.
Continue readingAfter Sunlight FOIA, comprehensive data indexes arrive on Data.gov
Sunlight has already identified indicators of varying levels of success in indexing government information, some datasets that appear to be wisely withheld and datasets that could be of significant public value if released.
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