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 reading4 things to know about the new FOIA reform bill
Nearing its 50th anniversary, the Freedom of Information Act saw its biggest overhaul since 2007 yesterday when the House passed The FOIA Act.
Continue readingJoin us to discuss open data for financial regulation on Wednesday
This Wednesday, Dec. 2, the Congressional Transparency Caucus will host a discussion focused on the need for better data in financial regulation. Join us!
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: Politicians duped into retweets
Politwoops is starting to see more opportunists trick politicians into retweeting embarrassing things that they later delete.
Continue readingThe House just voted to restrict open data at the SEC — what’s next?
H.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 readingElection in the rearview, millions in the bank
The 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 readingThe Week on Politwoops: TweetDeck vulnerability hits the Hill, an impersonator and more
It was another busy week for Politwoops with a TweetDeck vulnerability spreading across the Hill, an impersonator of a campaign account and much more.
Continue readingDATA Act clears Congress
The 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 readingDATA Act passes Senate, President’s desk on the horizon.
The DATA Act passed the Senate by unanimous consent this afternoon, moving it one step closer to the President's desk.
Continue readingBig step for public access to legislation
The 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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