In today's edition, we release a new Tactical Data Engagement resource, Super PACs set ambitious spending goals for 2018, a House Committee marks up important open government legislation, the future of the Global Open Data Index is assessed, and much more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: The K Street Shuffle
In today's edition, we watch representatives from major internet companies testify about Russian election interference on Capitol Hill, the fall out from Monday's indictments continues, activists improve access to California's election data, and much more.
Continue readingData User Groups: our first TDE Playbook
Our first installment in a new series about the approaches to increasing the social impact of opening data we documented in our Tactical Data Engagement guide.
Continue readingIt’s time for the Justice Department to finalize and release its new FOIA policy
As a result, this morning, the Sunlight Foundation, Cause of Action Institute, and our open government allies wrote a letter asking The United States Department of Justice and the The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to finalize and publish a new Freedom of Information Act policy that makes "release-to-one, release-to-all" the official stance of the United States government.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Ch-Ch-Ch-Charges…
In today's edition, we scan the indictments from the special counsels office, set the scene as tech companies head to Capitol Hill to testify about the 2016 election, note the FEC struggling to collect on fines, highlight the benefits of connecting various sources of legal data are highlighted, and much more.
Continue readingLawmaking is Data-making
The Open Law Library is working with Washington, D.C. to create a platform to make capturing and using legal data cheaper and scalable, opening more of the law to the public it governs
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Conspiracy theories
In today's edition, the GAO looks into Trump's "voter fraud" commission, the Justice Department looks for less foreign lobbying transparency, mySociety looks back at the first year of a Belgian transparency app, we highlight events on the schedule for November, and much more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Private prisons lobby their way out of detention
In today's edition, promises of transparency at Twitter, private prisons get their groove back, HHS fights the opioid crisis with data, election drama in Kenya continues, lobbyists kill broadband privacy rules in California, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Twitter tackles political ad transparency
In today's edition, we keep up with the latest news around online ad disclosure, subpoenas are issued in the Paul Manafort money laundering probe, a Mexico prosecutor who was investigating high profile bribes is sacked, Houston's civic tech spirit grows, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: On the record
In today's edition, we explore the ways that cities depend on federal data, the House votes to boost its subpoena powers, we invite the White House to go on the record with us, Poland risks destroying its judicial safety valve, and more.
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