According to the Los Angeles Times, the leading candidate to head the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy is Mark... View Article
Continue readingTransparency Shmansparency
In an effort to extract some transparency from the Obama administration regarding the waivers for lobbyists handed out by OMB... View Article
Continue readingYet Another Bill Not Given the 5-Day Comment Period
Yet again, the President signed a bill without providing for the 5 day public comment period he has promised in... View Article
Continue readingWhat We’ve Learned
So, Tom Daschle ended his bid to be Secretary of Health and Humans Services after a weekend of revelations showing... View Article
Continue readingNew Senate Stimulus Bill: Recovery.gov Out?
The Senate has just posted the new version of the stimulus bill (Amendment 98 to HR 1), weighing in at... View Article
Continue readingOn the 5-Day Bill Posting Pledge
Last week, we discovered that President Obama had signed his first bill without fulfilling a pledge to post all non-emergency... View Article
Continue readingEric Holder Favors Maximum Disclosure of OLC Memos
According to Secrecy News, the incoming Attorney General, who will be confirmed later today, has stated his position that Office... View Article
Continue readingEPA Also Going Web 2.0
There are already a number of Executive Branches that are using Web 2.0 tech to reach out to the broader... View Article
Continue readingNot 21st Century Style Disclosure
As Kenneth Vogel of Politico notes this morning: Anyone seeking copies of the financial disclosure reports recently filed by members... View Article
Continue readingWhite House Breaks Transparency Promise
In a blog post announcing the President’s signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the first piece of legislation... View Article
Continue reading