News Without Transparency – Region is Reshaped as Minorities Go to Suburbs The American Community Survey is a project of... View Article
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Written by Policy Fellow Matt Rumsey The House of Representatives’ internal operations budget was the subject of a Legislative Branch... View Article
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The Office of Government Ethics took an important step towards greater transparency yesterday when they launched an improved system for... View Article
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Earlier this afternoon the Department of Justice and Attorney General Eric Holder celebrated Sunshine Week by highlighting the federal government’s... View Article
Continue readingImproper payments are down, but there is still room to improve
Policy Fellow Matt Rumsey wrote this post. Last Tuesday, a House Subcommittee held a hearing to discuss improper payments by... View Article
Continue readingThe Senate Judiciary Committee votes to televise Supreme Court arguments
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to favorably report a bill that would require the Supreme Court to allow... View Article
Continue readingData released via the Open Government Directive has been put to good use
Policy Fellow Matt Rumsey wrote this post. As part of its Open Government Directive, the Obama Administration took steps to... View Article
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