As a result, this morning, the Sunlight Foundation, Cause of Action Institute, and our open government allies wrote a letter asking The United States Department of Justice and the The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to finalize and publish a new Freedom of Information Act policy that makes "release-to-one, release-to-all" the official stance of the United States government.
Continue readingA “release to one, release to all” policy for FOIA will serve the public interest
Today, the Sunlight Foundation commented on a “release to one, release to all” policy for the Freedom of Information Act... View Article
Continue readingConnecting freedom of information to open data: How to build a better FOIA.gov
The next White House will have an extraordinary opportunity to close the gap between open data and FOIA when it deploys a new portal in 2017. Here's what will make the next FOIA.gov more effective and useful for the American people.
Continue readingUsing data to track police response to sexual assault
Cases of rape and sexual assault contain deeply private information, but public data is available to help hold police accountable and provide guidance for better policing.
Continue readingHow the Department of Justice used data to hold Baltimore police accountable
We have often said that open data can help with government accountability. The DOJ’s use of data which has either been proactively published or is available by public request shows how it plays that role.
Continue readingDepartment of Justice seeks public feedback on proposed Freedom of Information Act policy
As the Justice Department proposes reforms to FOIA, they need your help to figure out what changes should happen.
Continue readingThe FBI shouldn’t restrict the public’s right to know about our data
The Sunlight Foundation joined 45 groups urging the Justice Department to give the public more comment time on its decision to exclude the Next Generation Identification program from Privacy Act rules.
Continue readingSunlight’s recommendations for the Justice Department’s next Plan for Open Government
Here are Sunlight's suggestions to make the Department of Justice more open and transparent.
Continue readingCalifornia’s new OpenJustice initiative illuminates criminal justice data
California's OpenJustice portal uses interactive visualization tools and analysis to open up criminal justice data. We chatted with one of the folks behind the project to discover how they got it done and what's next.
Continue readingConsent decrees open police data, but for a limited time only
Consent decrees can help achieve greater transparency and accountability in policing because they often require departments to institute new policy, collect new data and report data publicly.
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