Here are some of the more interesting media mentions of Sunlight and our friends and allies over the past week:... View Article
Continue readingWatching Government Opacity Melt Away, “Right before our Eyes!”
Vivek Kundra, federal CIO, and Macon Phillips, White House new media director, unveiled Office of Management and Budget’s IT dashboard... View Article
Continue readingThe States Open Up Their Books
Since Congress passed the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, (also known as the Coburn-Obama bill) which mandated... View Article
Continue readingAccountability for Government Spending
A week ago, I blogged about the launch of the Coalition for an Accountable Recovery (CAR). The coalition (of which... View Article
Continue readingA Transparent and Accountable Recovery
In the wake of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), and while Congress debates the massive stimulus bill, the Coalition... View Article
Continue readingNo Time to Read the Bill
Noted curmudgeon David Obey, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, yesterday issued a disobliging statement towards the cause of transparency.... View Article
Continue readingYou Can Markup the Bills on the Mortgage Industry Bail Out
Congress is moving rapidly to enact a gigantic taxpayer bailout of the financial sector, with a potential cost of $700... View Article
Continue readingSunshine States
When Congress passed and the president signed into law the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (two years... View Article
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