We want our draft open data executive order to serve as a helpful resource for any government. In that vein, we've translated the whole document into Spanish.
Continue readingAnnouncing Sunlight’s updated draft open data executive order
Thanks to the incredible feedback we received from all of you, we have significantly improved policy language for people to start an open data conversation in their communities.
Continue readingCreating an open data firestarter: Help us improve our draft executive order
We've developed a draft open data executive order for folks to kickstart an open data policy conversation in your city or state.
Continue readingObama administration agrees with Sunlight: Agencies should disclose what data they keep private
A Sunlight FOIA request has turned into effective policy: The Obama administration now instructs all agencies to illuminate not just public datasets, but private assets as well. It ensures the public will have the fullest knowledge of agency data holdings.
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.
Continue readingA big win for open government: Sunlight gets U.S. to release indexes of federal data
For the first time, the United States government has agreed to release what we believe to be the largest index of government data in the world.
Continue readingEnterprise data inventories should be open — not hidden from the public
The Sunlight Foundation has spent a lot of time talking about the need for governments to create comprehensive lists of their information holdings — and to release those lists to the public. You can expect more of the same in 2015.
Continue readingDon’t let open government leadership lapse
If our government’s future is to be an open and accountable one, President Obama must spend the next two years recommitting to the pledge he made on his first day in office.
Continue readingGovernment data should be public — not owned by contractors
Many federal agencies still have a nasty habit of giving up control of valuable data and vital technology to contractors instead of sharing it openly with the public that pays for it.
Continue readingSunlight’s review of federal open data catalogs (Hint: It’s not so great)
We at Sunlight are conducting a broad audit of agencies' sometimes-faithful attempts to comply with President Obama's open data executive order. Our findings so far are good, bad and perplexing.
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