Continued progress in open government in the United States depends on having an administration with both the political will and the technical ability to not only be good stewards of platforms, processes and policies that make our government more accessible and accountable to the public. Judging by the new Whitehouse.gov to date, it’s unclear whether the Trump administration has either.
Continue readingThe White House should publish text of Presidential actions immediately online
The White House should publish text of all Presidential actions on WhiteHouse.gov immediately upon the President's signature. Anything less invites disaster by creating the potential for disinformation and misinterpretation of legally binding directives.
Continue readingThe appearance of corruption will be ubiquitous in a Trump presidency
John Wonderlich, Sunlight’s executive director, went on Democracy Now yesterday to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to ignore ethics experts... View Article
Continue readingCongress makes the role of U.S. chief technology officer permanent
On January 6, 2017, President Barack Obama quietly signed a bill that codified the role of the chief technology officer... View Article
Continue readingTrump to enter White House with unprecedented conflicts of interest
Today’s announcement by President-elect Donald J. Trump failed to address the unprecedented conflicts of interest he brings to Presidency. Trump... View Article
Continue readingA Trump presidency must be free of business entanglements
The least transparent presidential nominee in modern history needs to take immediate steps to avoid becoming the most corrupt president... View Article
Continue readingThe Trump questions: What will transparency and open government look like in the next White House?
Despite an almost two-year election process, there are still many unanswered questions about president-elect Donald Trump’s priorities and how he plans to govern.
Continue readingOur conversation with Wired Italia: Evaluating open government with a broad lens matters
Wired Italia asked Sunlight for answers on a series of questions about open government. Here are our answers.
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 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.
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