As President Obama asks Congress to “expeditiously” pass his Iraq-Afghanistan supplemental appropriations, I would hope that Congress can put the... View Article
Continue readingA Review of Obama’s Five Day Pledge
Back in January I blogged here about the White House failing to fulfill a campaign promise to put bills online... View Article
Continue readingEvery Obama Administration Personal Financial Disclosure
ProPublica went through the process of requesting all of the personal financial disclosures from the Obama administration and has posted... View Article
Continue readingWhite House Adds Web Access to Personal Financial Disclosures
Sunlight has long advocated for online disclosure of Personal Financial Disclosure Forms (PFDs) of political appointees subject to Senate confirmation.... View Article
Continue readingTop 10 Measurements for Transparency
Weekend before this most recent one, Government 2.0 Camp took place here in Washington and by all accounts it was... View Article
Continue readingKundra’s Mission
It’s an understatement to say that us open government advocates have placed great hope on Vivek Kundra. We take President... View Article
Continue readingCRP Sheds Light on Auto Industry’s Influence
In light of President Obama’s announcement yesterday of further government control over the auto giants General Motors and Chrysler, our... View Article
Continue readingIn Case You Weren’t Convinced
It’s been nearly two weeks since President Obama announced new rules to cover lobbying for stimulus funds and each passing... View Article
Continue readingLobbyists May Subvert Disclosure Laws to Lobby on Stimulus
The Associated Press reports today that lobbyists engaged on stimulus projects may channel their outrage at the new lobbying rules... View Article
Continue readingWho Can Hedge Funds Lean On?
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner announced a new regulatory model for the financial system that includes regulating hedge funds for the... View Article
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