The U.S. is out with its Open Data Action Plan, stemming from a G7 commitment from last year. The plan lays out recent data releases and sets timelines for open data actions moving forward.
Continue readingCampaign intelligence: Republican primaries in the spotlight
Outside money has coalesced behind Ben Sasse in Nebraska, while the leader of a crowded GOP pack in West Virginia's 2nd Congressional district gets most of his money from out of state.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 5/13/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including cybersecurity lobbying, World Cup corruption, and civic hacking across the country.
Continue readingFCC Chair Tom Wheeler taking “seriously” complaint about political advertisers
In an unusual public statement on a complaint, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says his agency is taking "seriously" allegations that TV stations have let political advertisers ignore federal disclosure requirements.
Continue readingHighlights from the first-ever PoplusCon in Santiago
Last week, Sunlight attended the first-ever PoplusCon in Santiago, Chile — here are the ideas, sessions and conversations that stood out to us.
Continue readingDATA Act signed into law (after C.O.B on Friday)
On Friday evening, while most of Washington was starting their weekend, President Obama quietly signed the DATA Act into law.
Continue readingSpringtime OpenGov Grants make projects bloom
In recent weeks, Sunlight has awarded six more grants in our OpenGov Grant program. These grant-award programs continue to spread across the United States, supporting innovative projects that help fulfill dreams of making government more transparent and accountable.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 5/12/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including open data around the world, and bitcoins for politicans.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: Sen. Cruz’s tiger rug, a Spanish lesson and more
Welcome to another roundup looking at the last week's deletions from U.S. politicians archived by our Politwoops project.
Continue readingDark Data: The importance of open inventories
We have been meeting with agencies about their open government plans and encouraging them to release their entire Enterprise Data Inventories.
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