Here are five areas where the federal government is making major strides in the realm of transparency.
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One of Sunlight's OpenGov Grantees is building a groundbreaking new visualization of who gives money to federal politicians.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: How the FEC is making it easier to follow the money
As part of a renewed transparency effort, the FEC is rolling out a fresh website to be more nimble, navigable and provide more customizable information to all.
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Participants in the White House's Police Data Initiative identified challenges and solutions across law enforcement data collection, analysis and release. Here are the ideas and actions that came out of those discussions.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Making dollars and sense of DOJ’s new FOIA fee rule
When the Department of Justice revised its Freedom of Information Act regulations last month, it adopted language that might inflate requesters’ FOIA costs across all agencies.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Moving the food system forward with open data
Opening up usable data in the agriculture and nutrition sectors is critical to moving forward. Advocating to make this change happen is at the heart of the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition initiative.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: 5 lessons from my Sunlight exchange
I had the chance to spend some time working with the Sunlight Foundation in Washington, D.C. Here are five things I learned about openness and transparency during my experience.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: How civil society can nudge Nigeria to deliver on its open data promise
Nigeria's open-source community has high hopes, but low trust in government and little internet access. That didn't stop Reboot, which created a dataset on school construction — and then used the data to open a valuable civic dialogue.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Advancing access to campaign finance data in Puerto Rico
Previously, citizens examining campaign finance information in Puerto Rico had to pay for paper copies of it. Now, ABRE Puerto Rico's developed a new tool allowing anyone to view and analyze this data online for free.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Who tries to influence policies in Slovenia — and who knows about it?
TI Slovenia is mapping out a comprehensive public record of lobbyists’ influence, providing a way to better analyze corruption risks embedded in the legislative process.
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