An amendment introduced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that would have soften FOIA was thwarted — for now.
Continue readingHouse Oversight Committee is looking for FOIA fails
Have you ever experienced a FOIA fail? Whether it was an excessive delay, an unreasonable cost or something else, the House Oversight Committee wants to know the story.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Making dollars and sense of DOJ’s new FOIA fee rule
When the Department of Justice revised its Freedom of Information Act regulations last month, it adopted language that might inflate requesters’ FOIA costs across all agencies.
Continue readingRecent court decision supports better open data on America’s nonprofits
A recent court decision landed a victory in the long running effort to open up better data on America’s nonprofits.
Continue reading10 things you can do to engage with open data (Part II)
Need ways to make open data more tangible in your life? Here’s the second installment of our miniseries covering ways to engage with open data.
Continue readingConverting HTML to PDF (uh oh): How we built #FOIApoetry
We just launched a project to encourage engagement around Sunshine Week and FOIA reform called #FOIApoetry. It was a fun, challenging experience, so we decided to write about how the tool came to be.
Continue readingCreate your ode to openness with #FOIApoetry
The Freedom of Information Act has a long history of liberating information. Now, anyone can celebrate this crucial opengov tool with #FOIApoetry, a new Sunlight project to craft your own personal poetry using real FOIA documents.
Continue readingWhy a ninety percent commitment to openness isn’t enough
Over the last six years, the Obama administration has made some strides in making government records more accessible. At the same time, it's picked up where its predecessor left off in stonewalling the media, avoiding disclosure and thwarting accountability.
Continue readingIt’s Sunshine Week, and FOIA needs your help!
For Sunshine Week, Sunlight's pushing for key reforms to the nation’s freedom of information laws. Join our call: We want Congress to reform the Freedom of Information Act — and we want it now.
Continue readingAfter Sunlight FOIA, comprehensive data indexes arrive on Data.gov
Sunlight has already identified indicators of varying levels of success in indexing government information, some datasets that appear to be wisely withheld and datasets that could be of significant public value if released.
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