The future of the House of Representatives’ independent ethics watchdog is subject to speculation now that we’re again in appropriations season.... View Article
Continue readingElectronic Government Fund Would Grow Slightly Under President’s Plan
Important government transparency programs would receive a small boost if the President’s proposed budget for FY 2013 were enacted. The... View Article
Continue readingIs E-Gov Back? Approps Bill’s Partial Funding Fix for 2012
Open government may have won a round, with some of the money that was cut in the previous Congress year’s budget*... View Article
Continue readingMore Secrecy for Private Jet Owners
Why is Congress trying to make it harder to see where private jets are flying? Deep in the embattled FAA... View Article
Continue readingWhere Are the Appropriations Bills?
From the stream of news coming from Congress about the budget, one might think that committee meetings and legislation on... View Article
Continue readingCongress’s Diminishing Budget Strengthens Lobbyist Influence
Yesterday’s Legistorm report on congressional staffers-turned-lobbyists provides more support for the theory that Congress is turning over its work to... View Article
Continue readingThe Incredible Shrinking Congress: Budget Bill Diminishes Legislative Capacity
Congress will shed significant legislative capacity if the budget bill approved earlier today by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the... View Article
Continue readingH. Approps OKs E-Gov Funding at $13m, Bill Advances to House
The Electronic Government Fund would likely receive around $13m for FY2012 if Congress agrees with today’s 27-21 vote by the... View Article
Continue readingDraft H. Appropriations Bill Would Slightly Increase E-Gov Fund
House Appropriators released draft legislation [PDF] on Wednesday that appears to increase funding levels for the Electronic Government Fund, the... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Testimony: Bulk Access to THOMAS and Access to CRS Products
Earlier today I testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch on lifting a publishing restriction on CRS... View Article
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