WIN: In a victory for open government, President Barack Obama signed the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 into law yesterday... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: What the Supreme Court’s McDonnell decision means for political corruption
INSTITUTIONALIZING: On Monday, the highest court in the land issued a unanimous decision that vacated former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Mr. Periscope goes to Washington
PROGRESS: Building on a decade of reforms to legislative data disclosure, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan committed to making... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: House to vote on FOIA reform
WITNESSING HISTORY: The U.S House of Representatives will vote on S.337 (The FOIA Improvement Act of 2016) today under Suspension... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Pay to sway
Trump’s political donations to state candidates top $800,000 in nearly 15 states QUID PRO WHAT? The presumptive presidential nominee of... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Shutting down the internet is inimical to open government
If 1) public information should be online, 2) access to information is a right, and 3) an informed public is... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: The Declassification Engine is in gear
HISTORY AS DATA: You might recall reading about the “Declassification Engine” in Wired back in 2013. Well, a new Freedom... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: A call to civic action, copyright California, dark money and more
LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD CIVIC HACKERS: In a video published to Code for America’s YouTube Account, Megan Smith, chief... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Clinton’s email, more justice data, 404 at OGE, FOIA reforms and regressions
MORE EMAIL FALLOUT: The release of a critical report on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s email practices by U.S.... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Disclose, disclose, disclose
DISCLOSE: A new Senate bill would mandate the presidential nominee of major parties to disclose their tax returns. The Sunlight Foundation... View Article
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