Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis, including big problems for Hungarian NGO's, repackaged federal spending data, and mapping infrastructure improvements in Georgia.
Continue readingWomen make up more than half the U.S. population, less than one fourth of U.S. House witnesses
Fewer than one quarter of the witnesses testifying before House committees during the current session of Congress are women, a Sunlight analysis of newly available data shows.
Continue readingCongress API revamps during recess
Congress has been at recess, but here at the Sunlight Foundation we have been working hard to improve our Congress API! There two new endpoints that make congressional and accountability documents searchable, and more information about hearings and legislators.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 9/9/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis, including health data returning, anti-corruption efforts in the Czech Republic, and more.
Continue readingWhere do we stand on open government plans?
As we found in July, a few agencies have still neglected to submit open government plans. But most agencies have, which gets us to the fun part — assessing their value.
Continue readingWhy wait? The Real Time Transparency Act would make campaign contributions public in 48 hours
The Real Time Transparency Act is one bill that would, with a mere tweak of the current disclosure system, dramatically improve disclosure of big contributions to campaigns.
Continue readingSunlight announces Chris Gates as new president
Chris Gates will become the Sunlight Foundation’s next leader.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 9/8/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis, including Saab drones, cash falling flat for the tech industry, and a local open government hall of fame.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: two governors regret images, a senatorial bathroom and more
It was another busy week for Politwoops as a number of deletions were broadly picked up by major media outlets.
Continue readingElectioneering: Now is the time to not see it
In the final months before the midterm elections, reporting requirements on nonprofits' "issue advertising" will ramp up.
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