We applaud 18F for their work to date and look forward to seeing beta.foia.gov live, but the FOIA project is far from over. What happens next will depend in part on funding and political will.
Continue readingWhen recording bans leave the public in the dark, illustrators shed light
After the White House’s decision to bar recording, a CNN sketch artist document the press briefing. Long before livestreams on YouTube, however, illustrations have been a key medium used to inform the public about courts, hearings and speeches with limited access.
Continue readingWhite House Office of Management and Budget missing from Trump WhiteHouse.gov
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.
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