An issue with the Federal Election Commission's web forms is leading to missing campaign finance data for the public.
Continue readingOn Electronic Records Day, looking forward to a more digital, open future for public records
It's Electronic Records Day, and it's a good opportunity to examine how governments are faring when it comes to creating, managing, and sharing public records in electronic formats.
Continue readingThere’s no sunlight in the shadows
Jason Grumet argues that there's a dark side to sunlight. But transparency is necessary for accountable government; in fact, it's hard-wired into the American democracy.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Clear policies on open government and open data help reinforce public and private partnerships
In 2011, Paraguay became a member of the Open Government Partnership. Since then, its made several commitments to transparency and open data to bring about a more open government.
Continue readingStakeholder perspectives heard at DATA Act town hall
Last Friday, the Sunlight Foundation participated in a "data transparency town hall" hosted by the Treasury Department to hear from stakeholders on DATA Act implementation. Our comments are posted here.
Continue readingOfficials in Ferguson have set up barriers to information about the Michael Brown case
Open records requesters are being charged hefty fees in Missouri to get their hands on records that could reveal more about how the local and state government operated during one of their most sensitive times.
Continue readingCircle September 30th for Data Transparency 2014
On Sept. 30th, the leading authorities on the creation and implementation of open data policy for our country are gathering. Data Transparency 2014, co-hosted by the Sunlight Foundation, couldn’t come at a more critical time.
Continue readingSign the letter: Open U.S. state legislative data!
As a way to help spread the word about the significance of open legislative data, we've circulated a letter to ask U.S. state legislatures to make several important datasets available online and in open, structured form.
Continue readingHouse moves to restrict open data on corporate financial statements
Last night the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5405 which, among other things, would exempt more than half of public companies in the U.S. from reporting their financial statements as open data.
Continue readingWhat DC should have done differently with its new open data policy
Here's how DC missed an opportunity for improvement on its open data policy and what it can do next.
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