Sunlight has long held that nonprofit e-file data should be open. Thanks to the IRS and many opengov advocates, now it is.
Continue readingRecent court decision supports better open data on America’s nonprofits
A recent court decision landed a victory in the long running effort to open up better data on America’s nonprofits.
Continue readingNonprofit data just went offline, and it’s the government’s fault
Carl Malamud has just taken his archive of nonprofit data offline because of the government's failure to respond to serious concerns.
Continue readingNonprofit E-File Data Should Be Open
The IRS is refusing to release digital e-file data for public documents filed by nonprofits--instead, they release it as PDFs. This introduces wasteful barriers for people who want to use this data. Carl Malamud's been fighting to fix this problem. We at Sunlight join him in calling for the IRS to release 990 e-file data.
Continue readingThe D.C. Code is Open–Come Hack on It!
Most states keep their legal code in the open, but a few hold-outs have asserted a copyright over that material.... View Article
Continue readingBreaking the Law, by Reading It
The United States continues to keep some of its most important laws behind a paywall. Many of the US’ public... View Article
Continue readingOpen Government: Collaboration, Transparency, and Participation in Practice
A new book from O’Reilly media, entitled Open Government: Collaboration, Transparency, and Participation in Practice, discusses the possible ways government can utilize the power of citizen engagement to become more efficient and transparent.
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 readingCarl Malamud for Public Printer
Our friend Carl Malamud, president and CEO of PublicResource.Org, which works for the publication of public domain information from local,... View Article
Continue readingSome Ideas for Access to Information
Public.Resource.org, founded by Carl Malamud, is a nonprofit working to make government information more accessible. (Sunlight has provided the group... View Article
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