Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including federal FOIA news, OGP and the private sector, and problems with FOI compliance in New York.
Continue readingLodging, traveling and dining tips for TransparencyCamp 2014
Visiting Washington can be confusing and exhausting, not to mention expensive. So, to you — the out-of-town TransparencyCamp 2014 visitor — I want to share some tips to make your visit as enjoyable and inexpensive as possible.
Continue readingOpen data is the next iteration of public records
The way we think about access to information is changing along with advances in technology. It's time for public records to be proactively released online.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 3/17/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including another snowy day on the east coast, missing IGs, and plenty of Russia related news.
Continue readingSt. Patrick’s Day pot of gold: Sinn Fein fundraised almost $400,000 in six months last year in United States
Gerry Adams heads up Sinn Fein, an Irish political party that advocates for a united Ireland. From November 2012 to... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Foundation’s 2014 Pi Day Pie off
Pi Day is my favorite day of the year. We here at Sunlight celebrate π Day by having a Pie-Off!
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: Rangel scraps solicitation, a view from the dais and more
It's time again to wrap up the week with a review of the most notable deleted tweets from politicians caught and archived by our Politwoops project.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: FindTheBest – A new way of finding U.S. Government spending data
FindTheBest.com is bringing clarity to federal contracts on USASpending.gov and making it easier for users to research across thousands of topics on the government contracting.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 3/14/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including an attack on open financial data in the House, censorship in Russia, and the difference between open data and transparency in New York.
Continue readingRep. Quigley updates the Transparency in Government Act for the 113th Congress
Today, Rep. Mike Quigley introduced the Transparency in Government Act, a bill that would go a long way toward shining a light on the work of our lawmakers and leaders.
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