In today's edition, Congress has a busy week on transparency, secrecy around immigration policy and enforcement, Facebook prepares for Mark Zuckerberg's big week at the Capitol, DHS proposes tracking journalists and destroying drones, police departments look ahead to facial recognition in body cameras, and much more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Mercy mercy me
In today's edition, shedding light on a secretive nonprofit, complaining about FOIA requests, keeping up with Scott Pruitt's latest ethical woes, tracking John Bolton's potential conflicts, arresting a former Brazilian president, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Face/Off
In today's edition, we round up the latest news around Facebook's growing privacy problems, Mueller asks if Russian oligarchs tried to send cash to the Trump campaign, watchdogs complain about a major dark money group, Syracuse improves its data offerings, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Bear or bot?
In today's edition, we sit down with Seattle's open data program manager, the Department of Commerce is told it can't charge $13,000 per year for access to data that should be public, John Bolton leveraged his super PAC for advantage in Trump's Washington, China moves towards a novel surveillance technique, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Give it up?
In today's edition, find out why 411 is the number of the day, Scott Pruitt keeps hanging on, Code for America looks to help vulnerable populations, the FEC ups its scrutiny of Ryank Zinke's old PAC, Europe fights a losing battle against money laundering, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Complaints
In today's edition, we recap a busy weekend in Trumpland, dig up some more good news in the 2200+ page spending bill, consider how to bring transparency to private algorithms, explore a first-of-its kind online registry in Boston, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Time for a reboot
In today's edition, we're sharing fresh ideas on community support for open data, the Department of Veterans Affairs needs an open government reboot, Wall Street's cops take on the 'political intelligence' industry, using open data to verify election information in Kenya, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Overruled
In today's edition, an emolumental lawsuit will proceed, there are several ongoing opportunities to engage with Congress, Asheville, NC calls for more transparency, exploring open budgets in Greece, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Profligate
In today's edition, the CIA plays games, the telecom lobby plans to fight net neutrality in the states, President Trump's free-spending cabinet takes its cues from the top, Vancouver, Canada keeps up its money laundering crackdown, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Ross orders question on citizenship added to Census, risking an undercount in 2020
In today's edition, the Census adds a controversial question, Sunshine Week heads to Texas, Public Citizen questions President Trump's swamp draining effort, open data can improve election processes, the Supreme Court hears a first amendment argument against gerrymandering, and more.
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