Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., is holding the FOIA Improvement Act in what amounts to a secret effort to kill the bill. But why?
Continue readingSenate to move on FOIA Improvement Act in lame duck
A new manager's amendment changes how effective the FOIA Improvement Act will be.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Migrant workers are making government information more transparent
Migrants and advocates are organizing online to make government information transparent in order to protect workers' rights.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: Grocers want to keep food stamp data secret
Some major retailers who accept food stamps would rather taxpayers not know how their money is being spent.
Continue readingFreedom of information tools, it’s time for an open data inspired upgrade
Not only can open data and FOI disclosure efforts work symbiotically, they can also learn from each others’ shortcomings, and in many instances meet each other in the middle to create more robust disclosure.
Continue readingLeahy and Cornyn FOIA bill promises much-needed reform
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Chairman, Sen. Pat Leahy, D-Vt., and ranking Republican, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced the FOIA Improvement Act of 2014 yesterday. Its reforms are long-awaited — and much needed.
Continue readingHow proactive release of public records could help lower costs
Can releasing information before people ask for it help lower the costs associated with public records? Initial estimates are starting to provide answers.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Bringing accountability and transparency to Detroit’s charter schools
Detroit Charter Data is bringing some transparency to Michigan's Charter School system by providing a way to navigate Detroit’s current schooling landscape and FOIA support, including a database of educational documents received through the FOIA process.
Continue readingWaiting for a FOIA response
We've been waiting for more than three months for a response to our open data FOIA request.
Continue readingOpen data is the next iteration of public records
The way we think about access to information is changing along with advances in technology. It's time for public records to be proactively released online.
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