Today’s dedication of the George W. Bush presidential library will bring the five living current and former presidents together for... View Article
Continue readingSome in Congress not So Keen on Disclosing Corporate Political Spending
Last week, freshman Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., introduced the Focusing the SEC on Its Mission Act (H.R. 1626). If passed,... View Article
Continue readingTroubling, Broad FOIA Exemptions Not Limited to CISPA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) passed the House by a comfortable margin last week despite loud opposition... View Article
Continue readingSTOCK Act Strikeout Visualized
Last week the Senate, House, and President Obama came together to continue their history of poorly thought out, bipartisan action... View Article
Continue readingObama Pushes Senate E-Filing in Proposed Budget
President Obama’s 2014 budget includes a Sunlight priority that won’t erase the deficit, but will streamline the way that important... View Article
Continue readingCISPA is Still Terrible for Transparency
Last year we called the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), H.R. 3523 in the 112th Congress, “terrible on... View Article
Continue readingPublish all agency reports online – Sen. Coburn intros amendment for vote-o-rama
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) will introduce an amendment to create a publicly accessible online database containing all unclassified reports to Congress. It... View Article
Continue readingBill Would Make Agency Reports to Congress Accessible
Legislation that would require reports to Congress be made available online in one central location was recently reintroduced by Representatives... View Article
Continue readingTransparency bills move through House Oversight Committee
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee favorably reported a number of transparency related bills at a markup earlier today.... View Article
Continue readingHouse Oversight Committee to Mark Up a Slew of Transparency Measures
This Wednesday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is slated to markup a number of important transparency measures. The meeting, scheduled... View Article
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