In today's edition, we've got all of the latest news from a busy first fall weekend in Washington, including Jared Kushner's use of private email server for public business in the White House to Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price's decision to stop flying private charters to President Trump's fight with some of his favorite donors over the peaceful protests of professional athletes, and much more.
Continue readingTurkish Airlines event at Trump Golf Course tees off emolumental problems
On September 18, 2017, The Trump National Golf Club in DC hosted the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup. If you... View Article
Continue readingChanges to USGS website highlight the importance of search for public access
If the public cannot find a resource in a search result list anymore, can that public information still be said to be accessible? Yes, and no.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: The wrong price for that flight
In today's edition, we get ready for the fifth annual National Day of Civic Hacking, try to keep up with Tom Price's flight schedule, encourage Congress to hold Facebook accountable to its transparency commitments, and much more.
Continue readingCongress should hold the Facebook Election Commission accountable to its transparency commitments
In the wake of foreign interference on national elections using its platform, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg committed to more political ad transparency in video and text shared with billions of users. The public interest, however, requires Congress and the FEC to hold the world's largest social network accountable.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Where even lobbyists fear to tread
In today’s edition, we read some of Paul Manafort’s emails, share a deep dive into the history of FOIA, consider... View Article
Continue readingMore sunshine for the Trump Family’s global conflicts of interest
Sunlight's growing Trump Conflicts of Interest project now includes 1144 active concerns for the First Family. The conflicts we found in Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s financial disclosures exceed the extraordinary volume attributed to the President.
Continue readingWebinar: Increasing open data’s social impact with tactical data engagement
On September 19, we released the official first edition of A Guide to Tactical Data Engagement, our new resource designed to help city leaders and residents collaborate on increasing the social impact of open government data. As part of the kickoff, we hosted an online conversation all about the new guide. A recording of the webinar is now available.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Bills, bills, bills
In today's roundup of open government news, we celebrate the official launch of our Guide to Tactical Data Engagement, President Trump gets some help with his legal bills, the HHS Secretary enjoys pricey flights, and much more.
Continue readingOPEN Government Data Act poised to pass Congress as part of NDAA
On Monday, the United States Senate quietly passed the OPEN Government Data Act as part of the 2018 National Defense... View Article
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