Searching for your own name is often considered an exercise in vanity, but knowing what’s being said about you and... View Article
Continue readingRAT Board: Build a “universal one-stop shop” for federal spending transparency
by Jacob Hutt, Policy Intern The government’s point person for Recovery Act transparency and accountability called for an online “universal... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored
An article published yesterday in Roll Call highlights a new website published by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce—one of Washington’s... View Article
Continue readingBidding Farewell to Federal CIO Vivek Kundra
Today, the White House announced that Vivek Kundra, the country’s first federal Chief Information Officer, is leaving later this summer... View Article
Continue readingSenators on Armed Services Committee Should Oppose an Anti-Transparency Measure
They’re at it again. Members of Congress who give lip service to transparency and accountability go out of their way... View Article
Continue readingProvide public access into your meetings with automated meeting minute creation
We welcome Daniel O’Leary as our guest blogger today. Daniel is the Vice President of Global Solutions for LincWare,... View Article
Continue readingCityCamp San Francisco
We’re big fans of CityCamp here at Sunlight. It’s very cool to watch the process of government opening before your... View Article
Continue readingInvestment adviser contributions remain secret
Starting in March 2011, investment advisers who have government clients must keep records of campaign contributions made to elected officials or candidates. But these records are kept secret--buried in internal files, out of the public eye, and available for perusal only by certain government officials.
The new rules were established by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after years of "pay to play" scandals rocked multiple cities and states, in which investment advisers representing large public pension programs used various schemes to funnel campaign contributions to elected officials or candidates. In addition to requiring investment advisers to keep ...
Continue readingDraft H. Appropriations Bill Would Slightly Increase E-Gov Fund
House Appropriators released draft legislation [PDF] on Wednesday that appears to increase funding levels for the Electronic Government Fund, the... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 6/16/2011
Good morning! Here is Thursday’s look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency-related... View Article
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