On Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.736, the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (ACMRA). ACMRA would... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Lessons learned.
In today's edition, Richmond, VA keeps its public housing private, lessons learned from the latest 2020 campaign finance reports, how lobster dinners led to the resignation of France's environment minister, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Underfunded.
In today's edition, governments' role in opening social service data, OMB's guidance on a key open data law, Kellyanne Conway's refusal to talk to Congress, and more.
Continue readingGovernments should have a role in opening social service data
Allegheny County’s Department of Human Services has long been known as one of the most innovative government agencies of its... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Call in the replacements.
In today's edition, Puerto Rico's governor faces pressure to resign, the government unveils its DUNS number replacement, President Trump backs down on the Census citizenship question and considers firing his Commerce chief, and more.
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: Subpoenas for Kushner and Trump Org. and One Emoluments Lawsuit Dismissed
This week, House Democrats authorized subpoenas for President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, one of the emoluments lawsuits was dismissed and New York’s governor signs bill allowing some access to the president’s New York state tax returns.
Continue readingCalifornia, Florida Leading the Way to Local Government Fiscal Transparency
In May, the California State Senate passed SB 598, the Open Financial Statements Act. The vote was an important milestone on the way toward opening up state and local government audited financial statements to more thorough analysis and comparison, but transparency advocates working in this space still have a long way to go.
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: Funding for Trump’s Fourth of July Celebration and A Look at The Trump Org.’s Expansion into Indonesia
This week, news organizations dissect the funding for President Donald Trump’s “Salute to America” Fourth of July Celebration and a look at a construction company’s involvement in the Trump Organization’s plans to expand into Indonesia.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Diversionary tactics.
In today's edition, we consider the future of open government, President Trump appears to give up on the Census citizenship question, assessing the state of FOIA in the wake of a recent Supreme Court decision, and more.
Continue readingThe future of open government: reflections from OGP & Code for America 2019
Two of the largest gatherings for open government advocates and civic technologists took place in May of this year. Thousands of civic technologists, open government advocates, government officials, and representatives of NGOs traveled to Ottawa for the annual Open Government Partnership Summit and Oakland, California for the Code for America Summit. While the two convenings differ in terms of scale and audience, both convenings asked attendees to pause and reflect on the values and goals at the heart of their movements.
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