On May 9th, federal agencies will officially begin reporting data in compliance with the open standards created under the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, the landmark legislation that cleared Congress in 2014.
Continue readingNearing its 50th anniversary, the Freedom of Information Act saw its biggest overhaul since 2007 yesterday when the House passed The FOIA Act.
Continue readingThis Wednesday, Dec. 2, the Congressional Transparency Caucus will host a discussion focused on the need for better data in financial regulation. Join us!
Continue readingPolitwoops is starting to see more opportunists trick politicians into retweeting embarrassing things that they later delete.
Continue readingH.R. 37 — a bill that would exempt more than half of public companies from reporting their financial statements as open data — roared back and passed the House. Will it become law?
Continue readingThe 2014 midterms were a bruising affair — racking up record costs for candidates and outside groups. Some incumbents, however, managed to weather their re-election contests while keeping millions in reserve.
Continue readingIt was another busy week for Politwoops with a TweetDeck vulnerability spreading across the Hill, an impersonator of a campaign account and much more.
Continue readingThe House unanimously passed the DATA Act about 15 minutes ago. Following Senate passage earlier this month, the DATA Act only needs President Obama's signature to become law.
Continue readingThe DATA Act passed the Senate by unanimous consent this afternoon, moving it one step closer to the President's desk.
Continue readingThe House Appropriations Committee made a major move towards improving public access to information, announcing new, machine-readable bulk data on legislation will be available soon.
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