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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 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 readingNew spending bill prevents agencies from regulating dark money
A rider attached to the omnibus spending bill passed in the House today will prevent two federal agencies from issuing rules that would make it easier to track political spending.
Continue readingCould DUNS soon be done? A first step toward more open entity IDs
Last week, three agencies proposed an amendment that would have a transformative effect on the way the government tracks its grants and contracts spending.
Continue readingNew bill would create easy online access to U.S. laws and statutes
In 2015, citizens rightly expect easy online access to the laws that affect their daily lives. The Statutes at Large Modernization Act would help make that happen.
Continue readingTwitter pledges to disclose political contributions within 48 hours
Twitter has announced a new policy that its PAC will disclose all contributions within 48 hours. This is perhaps the most rapid disclosure policy adopted by a major U.S. corporation.
Continue readingVoters deserve a continued commitment to a modern and open government
No matter who wins the 2016 election, they must display a commitment to an open government.
Continue readingIn #HackWeTrust — Sunlight Labs at the 2015 Congressional Hackathon
The Sunlight Labs team ventured to the Second Congressional Hackathon on Capitol Hill to work with over 200 programmers, policy experts and legislators on challenges our government faces in its efforts to function more transparently.
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