Yesterday evening, the House passed version of S. 303, which would significantly increase federal grant transparency if enacted. The legislation... View Article
Continue readingMuzzled under Bush, NASA Scientists Still Face Hurdles Publicizing Findings
As President Barack Obama meets in Copenhagen with world leaders to address climate change, a recent government report notes that, even after NASA took steps to address the political considerations that led to the suppression or downplaying of studies of climate science from 2004 to 2006, researchers at the space agency are still unclear about whether they can share the results of their taxpayer-funded studies with the public.
A survey conducted earlier this year found that fewer researchers have tried to disseminate their research results than in 2007, and more researchers have had their requests to disseminate denied, according to ... Continue reading24 Days Of Local Sunlight – Day 12, 13, 14 and 15
We have reached the middle of the month, which means there isn’t many days left in my 24 Days of... View Article
Continue reading72 Hours for Defense Appropriation Bill
Last week, Congress spent $1.1 trillion tax dollars by combining six pieces of appropriations (“spending”) legislation into one 1,000+ page... View Article
Continue readingMalamud on the Government Printing Office’s “Radical Ethic”
“Rogue librarian” Carl Malamud, scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill tomorrow about the mission of the National Archives, gave this... View Article
Continue readingExtent of Lobbyist Contributions Remains Unknown
The National Journal recently launched a new “lobbyist and advocacy” blog, which gathers together 60 experts from some of Washington’s... View Article
Continue readingState Agency: ‘We Lost Our Federal Subpoena’
Before coming to D.C., I wrote for a family-owned newspaper in New Mexico. There, I saw first-hand how closed government... View Article
Continue readingUp and Coming Transparency Legislation In Maryland
Maryland’s General Assembly legislative session will be starting up in January, and if you pay attention to anything next year... View Article
Continue readingTreasury Imposing “Terms of Use” to Access TARP Data
In an astonishing move, the Treasury Department is requiring users to agree to “terms of use” before they can access... View Article
Continue readingTreeCovery – Synchronized Dual Treemap for Exploring Recovery Act Data
A demo of an interesting student project from the University of Maryland, based on Recovery.gov data. (via)
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