When Sunlight launched the Web Integrity Project (WIP) almost two years ago, we created an innovative way to hold federal... View Article
Continue readingMassachusetts case may give new teeth to the Information Quality Act
Litigation brought by NGOs could transform the IQA from a weapon for industry groups and conspiracy theorists into a bulwark... View Article
Continue readingChanges to Department of Labor and Healthcare.gov websites foreshadowed formal LGBTQ policy shifts
Our newest report is a deep dive into how federal web messaging related to the LGBTQ community has evolved under... View Article
Continue readingNew Web Integrity Project report documents changes to LGBTQ-related web content under the Trump Administration
Since President Trump’s inauguration, his administration has made numerous policy changes that may affect the rights and lives of lesbian,... View Article
Continue readingThe Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act would help the public stay informed about how their tax dollars are spent
The Sunlight Foundation is supporting a piece of bipartisan legislation that will help make the federal government’s spending choices a... View Article
Continue readingA ‘Huge Loss’ or a Skewed Dataset?
Diverging opinions about the National Registry of Evidence Based Programs and Practices do not undercut the need for agencies to... View Article
Continue readingRecent SAMHSA website overhaul likely left users confused, frustrated, and irritated
Confusion, frustration, and irritation could be avoided by adopting four key principles when updating government websites. The “Grantee Stories, Tools,... View Article
Continue readingNew Report Reveals Trends in Office of Refugee Resettlement’s Unaccompanied Children Website
ORR hardened language about unaccompanied children, removed information about services, and reacted defensively to criticism Children at the ORR facility... View Article
Continue readingNavigating the Wild West of the Federal Web: One Cowboy’s Reflections
Sunlight Fellow Reflects on his Summer Wrangling Federal Websites at the Web Integrity Project Over the course of this summer,... View Article
Continue readingIntroducing the Wild West of Federal Government Websites
The diffuse and disorganized nature of the federal government web allows broken links and outdated content to abound, while doing... View Article
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