Today is the final day for lobbyists and organizations employing lobbyists to file their quarterly disclosure forms. The forms are... View Article
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President Obama ended the months of speculation surrounding his creation and appointment of the first federal Chief Technology Officer (CTO)... View Article
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According to Carl Malamud, Sunlight is “truly styling” due to our appearance in the Reliable Source in an article about... View Article
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Leon Wieseltier, writing about the lightness of transparency in our age, compares transparency with the visual trick of actual physical... View Article
Continue readingDodd Story Reveals Failure of Senate on Electronic Filing
This excellent Mother Jones article on Sen. Chris Dodd’s panfinancial pay-to-play party contains a hidden problem that we have focused... View Article
Continue readingDecline in Campaign Fund Fortunes for PMA Linked Trio
Three lawmakers closely linked to the PMA Group lobbying and earmarks investigation have seen their collective campaign fundraising drop by... View Article
Continue readingColbert, Open Secrets, Open Data, and Visualizations
Two nights ago, in his The Word segment, Steven Colbert actually used his show to do some investigative work into... View Article
Continue readingEthics Office Opens 10 Investigations
The Office of Congressional Ethics, a semi-independent office that conducts preliminary investigations of ethics violation in the House, released its... View Article
Continue readingFEC Backs Electronic Filing
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) recently released their 2009 legislative priorities and right at the top of their list is... View Article
Continue readingAgencies Begin to Post Recovery Lobbying Contacts
Some executive branch agencies are beginning to post lobbyist communications as required by the March 20th White House memorandum on... View Article
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