Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis, including the departure of the US deputy Chief Technology Officer, a ramping up of Russian internet surveillance, and big billionaire dollars being dropped in local races nationwide.
Continue readingProminent Democratic advisers join big GOP funder in upping pressure on Argentina
A GOP donor is underwriting some top Democratic foreign policy advisors in an effort to get his money back.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: wombats and pandas, Benihana up in this, driving selfies and much more
Happy Friday and welcome to another collection of the week's notable deleted tweets archived by Politwoops.
Continue readingBringing police secrecy to light in Ferguson
The Ferguson, Missouri shooting reflected three categories where the authorities utterly failed in their duty to be transparent. Unfortunately, they reflect broader problems across America.
Continue readingDuring DEFCON the FTC doubles down on hacker games with Zapping Rachel
What happens in Vegas may not stay there: The Federal Trade Commission is looking to the hacker community for help eliminating robocalls.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 8/15/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis, including the disclosure of the Ferguson policeman involved in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a new law in Ukraine that could threaten media freedoms, and the release of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's email addresses, as well as those of his staffers, in the wake of accusations that the Governor violated his state's Open Records law.
Continue readingWashington: A “better practices” state for LLC transparency
Although the U.S. lags in LLC transparency overall, the state of Washington stands out for its corporate disclosure. This "better practices" state, however, can still make strides in transparency before becoming a "best practices" state for others to emulate.
Continue readingEnvironmental Defense Fund backs Republican in much-watched NY House race
A House race with a well-funded Democratic challenger in upstate New York has caused a split in the environmental community.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 8/14/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis, including a new GOP challenge to an SEC campaign finance rule, lobbying efforts by a former Clinton aide for the Keystone XL pipeline, and quiet changes to email preservation policies in New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration.
Continue readingDisclosure needed as Obama administration reverses lobbyist ban
The Obama administration announced it will reverse part of the lobbying ban it instituted in 2010 and allow registered lobbyists to serve on any of 1,000 advisory boards, commissions or panels that provide policy making advice to the government.
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