Today, Sunlight joins a coalition of 40 organizations and 13 experts calling for changes in the way the House of Representatives conducts oversight.
Continue readingWho’s trying to kill FOIA reform now? Bankers!
The widely supported FOIA Improvement Act — which is staring down the clock of death in the House — has inspired a flood of last-second lobbying by anonymous banking interests.
Continue readingDo-or-die for FOIA reform: FTC, other agencies trying to stall it to death
It's the end of the legislative year, and it's do-or-die time for passing the FOIA Improvement Act.
Continue reading30 groups protest secret deal that strips surveillance reform from the CROmnibus
A quiet deal would strip a key funding measure of meaningful surveillance reform.
Continue readingBipartisan FOIA reform is on the ropes – and Sen. Rockefeller is throwing the punches
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., is holding the FOIA Improvement Act in what amounts to a secret effort to kill the bill. But why?
Continue readingSenate to move on FOIA Improvement Act in lame duck
A new manager's amendment changes how effective the FOIA Improvement Act will be.
Continue readingFCC proposes making political ads more transparent
The FCC just circulated an NPRM that promises to effect Sunlight's demands for more transparency in political ad spending.
Continue readingFederal open data audit: Defense downright dismal, Interior immense yet imperfect
As we audit the public data catalogs of federal agencies, we found a wide variety in quantity and quality of data. Here, we look at the departments of Defense and the Interior.
Continue readingSunlight’s review of federal open data catalogs (Hint: It’s not so great)
We at Sunlight are conducting a broad audit of agencies' sometimes-faithful attempts to comply with President Obama's open data executive order. Our findings so far are good, bad and perplexing.
Continue readingWill the real political advertiser please stand up?
Sunlight's argument, summarized and simplified, is that if someone dresses up as Batman, he/she shouldn't get to claim Batman is the one spamming attack ads. Swap out Batman for super PAC, and you've got the drift.
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