Well, here we are. Details of the budget deal negotiated last week have finally been posted online, and e-government programs... View Article
Continue readingThe Day in Transparency 4/12/2011
Here is Tuesday’s look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency-related events. News... View Article
Continue readingMajor Cuts for Online Tech Transparency Progs
Details emerging last night on the FY 2011 budget agreement indicate that the electronic government fund will be cut to... View Article
Continue readingFCC Finds Web Modernity
In August of 2009 we over at Sunlight started the challenging task of rethinking FCC.gov as part of our Redesigning the Government series. We made mock-ups, gave suggestions and since that time we've been fortunate enough to have had a number of back and forth conversations with the people over at the FCC. We've talked about the problems with their current site, the challenges and possible solutions. Since that time the team put in charge of rebuilding the site at the FCC has made great leaps. They started by launching reboot, which served as a good brochure site while the team tackled the more difficult content. This last November they pushed out some decent wireframes and Tuesday they excitingly released beta.fcc.gov. Through this whole process they've been incredibly transparent, and have consistently asked for feedback from the public, which should be applauded.
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BUDGET DEAL TESTS TRANSPARENCY PROMISE —The Hill: “The eleventh-hour budget deal struck late last week poses a challenge for the... View Article
Continue readingThe Day in Transparency 4/11/2011
Here is Monday’s look at the week’s transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency-related... View Article
Continue readingDonor Confidential
Today’s Wall Street Journal runs an Op-Ed from James Huffman, 2010 Republican nominee for the US Senate from Oregon. Running... View Article
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HOW OPEN SHOULD BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS BE? —Sunlight: “This entire negotiation process has been farcically secretive, with OMB gag orders, and... View Article
Continue readingFour Questions on the Budget Deal
Last night’s House and Senate votes have managed to avert a government shutdown, but the picture still isn’t clear about... View Article
Continue readingTools for Transparency: Broadcastr – What’s your OpenGov story?
Broadcastr “is a social media platform for location-based stories. It enables the recording, indexing, listening, and sharing of audio content.... View Article
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