The Los Angeles Times published an article in its Science and Environment section today that outlined the politics behind the... View Article
Continue readingCRS report highlights President’s authority over federal contractors
by Jacob Hutt, policy intern A recent report by the Congressional Research Service sheds light on President Obama’s draft executive... View Article
Continue readingDid I Miss the Deadline? And So What if I Did?
As I discussed last week, states have different qualifications that determine when a person needs to register as a lobbyist.... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 6/23/2011
Thanks to our Policy Intern Jacob Hutt for today’s round-up! Here is Thursday’s look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee... View Article
Continue readingLobbyist Disclosure Enhancement Act Introduced
Representatives Quigley and Polis took a significant step toward improving what we know about Washington power players by introducing the... View Article
Continue readingCongress’ Printing and Library Committees Get Ready To Work
Two of the world’s shortest congressional business meetings took place today between 11:37 and 11:41am. The Joint Committee on the... View Article
Continue readingCelebrating the Knight News Challenge Winners
The Sunlight Foundation would like to extend a hearty congratulations to the 2011 winners of the Knight News Challenge just... View Article
Continue readingPrivate hedge funds win registration delay
Some private hedge funds won't have to register with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) until next year, winning a delay in a requirement set out in the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul law, reports the Wall Street Journal.
The Dodd-Frank financial overhaul law mandated that certain hedge funds that had been exempt from registering as investment advisers with the SEC would have to file their paperwork by July 21, 2011, the anniversary of the law. The SEC is expected to adopt final rules today setting out the requirements for registration, which would include the delay.
The SEC's ...
Continue readingA primer for tonight’s presidential address on Afghanistan
President Obama will unveil his plan tonight for pulling out the roughly 30,000 troops sent to Afghanistan during the December 2009 troop surge. While all kinds of factors go into foreign policy decisions, especially when it comes to putting troops in harm's way, it's worth noting that the Afghanistan operation has been the subject of intensive lobbying, has been prone to fraud, waste and abuse in federal contracting and raises issues of government accountability.
While Obama will cover a number of issues raised by the ongoing war in Afghanistan, the following topics most likely will not make ...
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 6/22/2011
Here is Wednesday’s look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency-related events. News... View Article
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