Today in #OpenGov, an arrest is made in a leak case, Madison 4.0 makes collaborative governance easy, the Senate's healthcare process could be more transparent, Malaysia considers the benefits of open data, and more...
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Truth, Justice and the American Way…
Today in OpenGov: we examine the importance of truth in American democracy, Boston shows how open licenses can boost open data, Code.gov shows how sharing can lead to savings, and more...
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Swamp in DC filling as planet warms
Today in #OpenGov: we look at attempts to turn up the flow of water data in cities, learn more about Tom Price's investment in health care investments, note an Internet blackout in Ethiopia, and much more. Please keep your news, tips, ideas and other feedback coming to: todayinopengov@sunlightfoundation.com
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Parsing the White House ethics waivers, providing local open data feedback, and more…
Today in #OpenGov, we parse the White House's newly released ethics waivers, ask for your input on local open data policy, get excited about the Census Bureau's move to HTTPS by default, and more...
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: San Diego speeds up its data portal, whistleblower protection is a bipartisan issue, and more…
Today in #OpenGov, San Diego speeds up its open data portal, POGO reports that whistleblower protection remains a bipartisan issue, the EPA is getting less transparent, Buenos Aires shares some #OpenGov innovations, and more...
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: The real price of congressional power, Tempe embraces open data, the USDA fights FOIA…
Today in #OpenGov, Tempe, Arizona has a new open data portal, the USDA keeps changing its tune about some open data that it chose to close, things don't look so good for "political opposition" in Kazakhstan, Issue One explores the real price of power in Congress, and more...
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Memorial Day, a new FEC.gov, POTUS & the press, Connecticut considers limiting dark money…
This Memorial Day, we remember the men and women who gave their lives to support and defend the freedoms enumerated in our Constitution, including access to information in our government. May their sacrifice and service be honored across the nation today as families and friends gather to reflect and reconnect.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Measuring justice, dangerous defunding of statistics, and emolumental problems
Today in #OpenGov: Measures for Justice changes how we track criminal justice, we are increasingly concerned about cuts to statistical agencies, the Trump organization isn't so keen on tracking its foreign profits, pressure grows on Brazil's embattled president, and more...
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Cities and data, clouds gather on the Census, Venezuela in crisis,
Today in #OpenGov, John Wonderlich talks about the threat that President Trump poses to data and how cities are responding, the president's budget proposal doesn't look good for the Census, the situation deteriorates in Venezuela, and more...
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: It’s actually about ethics in government…
Today in #OpenGov: fun with Census data, General Flynn takes the Fifth, a Facebook chat may have broken Florida's sunshine law, and more...
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