Diverse ideas and perspectives from residents are the most powerful opportunities for data innovation. Above: participants at Civic Hack Night... View Article
Continue readingChanges are coming to the U.S. City Open Data Census
The U.S. City Open Data Census is an ongoing, crowdsourced measure of the current state of access to open datasets... View Article
Continue readingHow federal agencies are quietly removing government Web resources, and why it matters
Under the Trump administration, federal agencies have been removing important Web resources without proactive notice or justification. We should hold our government accountable to clearly explain its actions and not remove Web content when there’s no good reason for doing so.
Continue readingSioux Falls, South Dakota aims to improve neighborhood services with the help of open data
The City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, wants to make it easier for residents to see and understand what's happening in their city. A new open data policy, a major component of that work, is now open for public comment.
Continue readingIt’s time for the Justice Department to finalize and release its new FOIA policy
As a result, this morning, the Sunlight Foundation, Cause of Action Institute, and our open government allies wrote a letter asking The United States Department of Justice and the The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to finalize and publish a new Freedom of Information Act policy that makes "release-to-one, release-to-all" the official stance of the United States government.
Continue readingLawmaking is Data-making
The Open Law Library is working with Washington, D.C. to create a platform to make capturing and using legal data cheaper and scalable, opening more of the law to the public it governs
Continue readingReduced online access to federal scientific information is diminishing democracy
Originally posted on the UCS Equation On Monday, Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, announced his long awaited... View Article
Continue readingA new newsletter about the intersection of cities and open data
Understanding how to use open data to meaningfully empower communities and tackle urban problems is not easy. Sunlight’s Open Cities team is dedicated to taking on this challenge. We’re launching a new newsletter to share the work we are doing to explore these questions alongside city halls throughout the county.
Continue readingChanges to USGS website highlight the importance of search for public access
If the public cannot find a resource in a search result list anymore, can that public information still be said to be accessible? Yes, and no.
Continue readingOPEN Government Data Act poised to pass Congress as part of NDAA
On Monday, the United States Senate quietly passed the OPEN Government Data Act as part of the 2018 National Defense... View Article
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