After getting riled up on twitter about the incredible secrecy under which the budget negotiations are being undertaken, I decided... View Article
Continue readingPOSTPONED: Future of CRS Panel Discussion
With apologies for the late notice, the “Future of CRS” panel discussion originally set for this Monday, April 11th, is... View Article
Continue readingSunrise (4/8/11)
WHY SAVE DATA.GOV? —Harlan Yu: “When agency staff have data they want to publish, they use a special part of... View Article
Continue readingThe Day in Transparency 4/7/2011
Here is Thursday’s look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency-related events. News... View Article
Continue readingPoised to make decision on regulating foreign swaps, Geithner meets with banks wanting exemption
In February, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met with the CEO and two top-level executives from the London-based bank HSBC to discuss the issue of foreign exchange swaps.
The bank, which has a thriving foreign exchange business, wants Geithner to exempt such swaps from new rules designed to bring transparency to the derivatives market. Under the Dodd-Frank financial law, Geithner was given authority to make this decision, which he is expected to announce any day.
Amounting in the trillions of dollars per day, foreign exchange swaps are used in business to hedge bets on transactions involving different currencies. Typically, two parties ...
Continue readingSunrise (4/7/11)
LOBBYING TO CONTINUE IN GOVT SHUTDOWN —Roll Call: “A federal government shutdown would close some of Washington, D.C.’s most popular... View Article
Continue reading(Possible) Results of a Government Shutdown
As Americans watch their lawmakers bicker and pontificate on how to fix the budget, we thought it would be helpful to gather some of the possible services that would slow or stall if the government shuts down.
Continue readingThe Day in Transparency 4/6/2011
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 readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Maine grapples with transparency
The recent outpouring of revulsion over Maine’s state of transparency including criticism from governor LePage’s own and our call for... View Article
Continue reading3,000+ citizens call on Congress to Save the Data
As of this morning, more than 3,000 citizens have signed an open letter to Congress to save online transparency programs... View Article
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