Given the election’s outcome, the country and world is now thrown in deep uncertainty. People are understandably asking questions about what a Trump administration would mean for open government. So are we.
Continue readingHow open government can uphold election integrity
Here are four ways for the members of the public and government officials to use transparency and accountability to help mitigate rumors, conspiracy theories and false claims.
Continue readingEveryCRSReport.com makes taxpayer-funded research freely available to the public
With EveryCRSReport.com, taxpayer-funded research is now available to the public in an accessible way.
Continue readingThe importance of being transparent: Clinton and Trump need to answer these opengov questions
The presidential debates present a clear opportunity to press the candidates for answers on important questions about transparency. Here are some of the questions we'd like to see the candidates answer.
Continue readingThe Department of Veterans Affairs needs a new Open Government Plan
The absence of a new open government plan from the Department of Veterans Affairs is not only an egregious flouting of President Barack Obama's 2009 Open Government Directive, but a failure in governance overall.
Continue readingSunlight at the first White House Open Data Summit
Six years after the Sunlight Foundation delivered an open government scorecard, we were honored to speak at the first White House Open Data Summit in Washington this week.
Continue readingCongressmen hail importance of open government data
On Tuesday evening, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, industry players and open data advocates gave a series of short talks at a reception prior to the Data Transparency Summit in Washington, D.C.
Continue readingFacebook prompts U.S. users to register to vote — transparency should follow
When millions of people opened Facebook this morning, they found one of the most important prompts it has ever sent to its users: a link to register to vote or share that you have already done so.
Continue readingThe U.S. intelligence community needs stronger congressional oversight
Today, Sunlight joined a broad coalition of 33 organizations calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to strengthen congressional oversight of the U.S. intelligence community.
Continue readingSetting open government priorities for Congress in the 21st century
This morning, Sunlight joined a panel of open government advocates at a launch event for Global Legislative Openness Week to talk through what the 115th Congress could (and should) do to build on a decade of progress.
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