LOBBYING PUSH ON DEBT LIMIT —Reuters: “The Republican freshmen are seen as a crucial voting bloc in the looming battle... View Article
Continue readingTransparency Is A Two-Way Street
We welcome today’s guest blogger Matt Rosenberg. Matt is the founder of the non profit Public Eye Northwest and the... View Article
Continue readingSunlight: White House Should Release Executive Order Online Before Issuing It
We found out yesterday that the White House is considering issuing an Executive Order in response to last year’s Citizens... View Article
Continue readingThe Day in Transparency 4/20/2011
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
Continue readingWal-Mart, international taxes feature in latest lobbying registrations
Wal-Mart, the nation's largest private employer, has hired Capitol Counsel, a firm that includes former Ways and Means chairman Jim McCrery, to monitor corporate tax issues. McCrery was also among the lobbyists hired by Renco Group, which hired a slew of lobbyists in its battle with the government of Peru. We reported on Renco here.
Deloitte Tax LLP, part of the audit, financial advisory, tax, consulting and lobbying firm Deloitte, has signed up a pair of international clients, the Investment Funds Institute of Canada and the Life Insurance Association of Japan, opposed to provisions in the Foreign Account Tax ...
Continue readingSunrise (4/20/11)
WORST GOV WEBSITE EVER? —Sunlight: “Yesterday the government’s Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) came online. This is... View Article
Continue readingNew date: Future of CRS panel discussion
The rescheduled “Future of CRS” panel discussion will take place on May 9 from 2-3:30 pm. CRS director Dan Mulhollan’s... View Article
Continue readingPublic Still Missing in Offshore Drilling Oversight
Tomorrow is the anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. I became particularly interested in the months after the disaster on... View Article
Continue readingFAPIIS May Be the Worst Government Website We’ve Ever Seen
Yesterday the government’s Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) came online. This is something we’ve been looking forward... View Article
Continue readingSenate Expenses to be PDF’d
We’ve just gotten the following document, which gives us the latest on the Senate’s plan to post official Senate expenses... View Article
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