A bipartisan group of Senators came together yesterday to launch the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, a positive step to protect individuals who often put their careers on the line to expose instances of fraud and abuse within government.
Continue readingBipartisan momentum is building for Senate e-filing
While only 22 senators e-filed their campaign donors, some related news reveals a positive trend: More GOPers are stating their support for robust disclosure using the Net.
Continue readingA big win for open government: Sunlight gets U.S. to release indexes of federal data
For the first time, the United States government has agreed to release what we believe to be the largest index of government data in the world.
Continue readingEnterprise data inventories should be open — not hidden from the public
The Sunlight Foundation has spent a lot of time talking about the need for governments to create comprehensive lists of their information holdings — and to release those lists to the public. You can expect more of the same in 2015.
Continue readingThe House just voted to restrict open data at the SEC — what’s next?
H.R. 37 — a bill that would exempt more than half of public companies from reporting their financial statements as open data — roared back and passed the House. Will it become law?
Continue readingThe House fights open data at the SEC — again
A bill that's up for a vote would exempt more than half of public companies in the U.S. from reporting their financial statements as open data.
Continue readingMajor updates to bulk legislative data announced
Today's meeting of the Legislative Branch Bulk Data Task Force produced some major news. Specifically, there will be a lot of new bulk legislative data in the new year.
Continue readingFOIA reform is dead (in this Congress), long live FOIA reform!
The chance for reforms to the Freedom of Information Act in the 113th Congress is officially gone. And yet, there is more reason to celebrate today than to despair.
Continue readingFOIA Improvement Act clears Senate hold, heads to House
There's hope for FOIA reform after all!
Continue readingEvent: Helping the 114th Congress build a more transparent government
On Dec. 11, the Advisory Committee on Transparency and the Sunlight Foundation will host a panel of experts and advocates from across the political spectrum to discuss ideas for reforms and strategies for success during the 114th Congress.
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