Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine snapshot of the removed “The Affordable Care Act & Medicare” page from December 18, 2017. If you’re... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: An American tale
In today's edition, President Trump gets his financial disclosure in before the deadline, we plan a webinar on open contracting in city procurement, we join a coalition opposing Gina Haspel's confirmation as CIA director over torture and a lack of transparency, Ghana's new leader takes a serious approach to an anti-graft fight, and more.
Continue readingUnseal the deal! How open contracting can improve your city’s procurement process
On Tuesday, June 5, join the Sunlight Foundation's Open Cities team, the Open Contracting Partnership, Harvard Kennedy School’s Government Performance Lab, and the City of Glendale, Arizona for a webinar discussion about how open data can be used to improve contracting outcomes, including tips for how cities anywhere can use this approach.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Leveling up
In today's edition, the CFPB asks for public feedback on its consumer complaint process, the White House and the EPA team up to block an important report on water contamination, California's approach to data transparency, calls for a crackdown on money laundering in the EU, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Regression to the Mean
In today's edition, we ask a favor and check in on open government progress, AT&T drops its top lobbyist, a former New York State power broker gets convicted, Turkish citizens organize over hashtags, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: The swamp drains you
In today's edition, need for the Honest Ads Act is highlighted, Americans are in favor of rolling back Citizens United, the latest Trump administration conflicts of interest, Ohio votes against partisan gerrymandering, blockchain is considered as a transparency tool, and more.
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: Payments to Cohen, Qatar buys an apartment in Trump Tower, and more political spending at Mar-a-Lago
This week, new information surfaces about payments made to President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen, Qatar purchases a $6.5 million apartment in New York’s Trump Tower, and a look at how much money is being spent by political insiders at President Trump’s private club in South Florida.
Continue readingAaron Lemelin joins the Web Integrity Project as a Website Monitoring Analyst
We’re excited to welcome the Web Integrity Project’s newest member, Aaron Lemelin! Aaron will be helping the team by monitoring... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Expand and contract
In today's edition, President Trump threatens to shut out critical press outlets, Glendale, AZ gets tactical, Turkey's president looks for a power-up ahead of upcoming elections, the 2020 Census' troubles get animated, and more.
Continue readingGlendale, AZ gets tactical and looks at how opening data could improve procurement
Our work on open contracting in Glendale has generated recommendations for any city aiming to use open contracting data to improve procurement processes.
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