This week I participated in an international meeting on “Achieving Greater Transparency in Legislatures through the Use of Open Document... View Article
Continue readingPut THOMAS on the Fast Track
Earlier this week, appropriators held a hearing on funding for the legislative agencies that make government information available to the... View Article
Continue readingAn almost live look at today’s H. Leg Branch Approps hearing
Video Blackout of Hearing on Budgets for Legislative Support Agencies
This Tuesday, there will be hearing on budgets for the Library of Congress, the Government Printing Office, the Government Accountability... View Article
Continue readingBenchmarks for Measuring Success for Legislative Data Transparency
The following are my notes for remarks I delivered at the House Legislative Data and Transparency Conference on February 2, 2012.... View Article
Continue readingIn #HackWeTrust – The House of Representatives Opens Its Doors to Transparency Through Technology
Yesterday, members of the House of Representatives hosted a ground-breaking public discussion on how to give the public better access... View Article
Continue readingChoosing CRS’s Next Director
Want to be the next Director of the Congressional Research Service? This past Monday, the Library of Congress posted a... View Article
Continue readingRead the Bill 2.0
People have become increasingly aware that their elected representatives often do not read the legislation they vote upon. Sometimes there’s... View Article
Continue readingRep. Foster Introduces Bill To Improve THOMAS
Yesterday, Rep. Bill Foster introduced a bill that would improve public access to legislative information. Specifically, H.R. 6289 calls for:... View Article
Continue readingApps for THOMAS: 3 wishes
Last year I asked the internet gods for a URL shortener that created permanent links to legislation on THOMAS. Lo... View Article
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