The next White House will have an extraordinary opportunity to close the gap between open data and FOIA when it deploys a new portal in 2017. Here's what will make the next FOIA.gov more effective and useful for the American people.
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Sunlight attended a series of lightning talks focused on the next round of open government plans for executive agencies. What we heard inspired both hope and concern.
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Sigh. I feel like a disappointed parent. When the details of the Open Government Directive were announced early last December... View Article
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Congress has barely begun and there are already two bills up for debate this week that have been topics of... View Article
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