This week, top U.S. government officials are still in public service despite ethics problems, a public interest watchdog filed new complaints about former lobbyists now working in agencies, and a controversial legal defense fund faces continued questions.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Facebook’s new relationship status in DC? “it’s complicated”
In today's edition, Congress has a busy week on transparency, secrecy around immigration policy and enforcement, Facebook prepares for Mark Zuckerberg's big week at the Capitol, DHS proposes tracking journalists and destroying drones, police departments look ahead to facial recognition in body cameras, and much more.
Continue readingFollowing scrutiny of website removal, HHS women’s health office adds breast cancer page
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women’s Health has added a single webpage about breast cancer to its WomensHealth.gov, after removing more than half a dozen pages about the topic without public notice.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Mercy mercy me
In today's edition, shedding light on a secretive nonprofit, complaining about FOIA requests, keeping up with Scott Pruitt's latest ethical woes, tracking John Bolton's potential conflicts, arresting a former Brazilian president, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Face/Off
In today's edition, we round up the latest news around Facebook's growing privacy problems, Mueller asks if Russian oligarchs tried to send cash to the Trump campaign, watchdogs complain about a major dark money group, Syracuse improves its data offerings, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Bear or bot?
In today's edition, we sit down with Seattle's open data program manager, the Department of Commerce is told it can't charge $13,000 per year for access to data that should be public, John Bolton leveraged his super PAC for advantage in Trump's Washington, China moves towards a novel surveillance technique, and more.
Continue readingHow Seattle, WA is balancing openness with privacy in an age of online data threats
How is Seattle meeting its open government commitment while managing privacy risks? Sunlight's Open Cities team talked with David Doyle, the city's open data program manager, to discuss how the city is collecting and protecting sensitive data.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Give it up?
In today's edition, find out why 411 is the number of the day, Scott Pruitt keeps hanging on, Code for America looks to help vulnerable populations, the FEC ups its scrutiny of Ryank Zinke's old PAC, Europe fights a losing battle against money laundering, and more.
Continue readingUnexplained censorship of women’s health website renews questions about Trump administration commitment to public health
An archived snapshot of the removed Office on Women’s Health Breast Cancer website main page from the Internet Archive’s Wayback... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Complaints
In today's edition, we recap a busy weekend in Trumpland, dig up some more good news in the 2200+ page spending bill, consider how to bring transparency to private algorithms, explore a first-of-its kind online registry in Boston, and more.
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