Tag Archive: Policy

Congress should honor its commitments to transparency

by Alex Howard

policy

Mar 23, 2017 10:00 am

U.S. Capitol at dusk, March 2017. Credit: Alexander B. Howard

Secret laws have no place in a democracy. Laws enacted in secret, outside of public view or access, are similarly anathema to a transparent and accountable legislative process that honors the consent of the governed.

Weaponized disclosure must not erode public trust in government

by Alex Howard and John Wonderlich

policy

Mar 22, 2017 11:57 am

Recent executive actions by the Trump administration violate federal information policy norms and treat data disclosure as a tool for division and public intimidation, not a means for achieving transparency and accountability.

Sunlight joins C-SPAN to make sense of the state of open government

by admin

policy

Mar 15, 2017 1:16 pm

This morning, Sunlight's John Wonderlich joined Greta Wodele Brawner on C-SPAN's Washington Journal to discuss Sunshine Week, transparency and accountability in the United States.

The biggest risks to open government data are political

by Alex Howard

policy

Mar 10, 2017 4:30 pm

Over the past two months, Sunlight has been quietly tracking whether open government data has been removed from the Internet... View Article

The White House should protect and defend the essential role of journalism in democracy

by Alex Howard

policy

Mar 8, 2017 11:41 am

Journalist Ida Tarbell. CREDIT: James Edward Purdy. Source: United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3c17943.]

On International Women’s Day, we remember the life and career of Ida Tarbell, above, one of the great investigative journalists... View Article

Opening agriculture and nutrition data requires confronting power, influence and industry

by Alex Howard

policy

Mar 2, 2017 11:28 pm

U.N. forum calling on countries to adopt GODAN The 2016 Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) Summit this... View Article

Celebrate Open Data Day in DC at the OpenGov Hub

by admin

policy

Feb 27, 2017 10:10 pm

International Open Data Day is on March 4th -- and you're invited! Please join us in DC at the OpenGovHub on Saturday.

Online search for Obama-era White House visitor logs goes offline

by Alex Howard

Feb 17, 2017 1:10 pm

The Web-based interface for the Obama White House visitor logs is gone. We hope the Trump administration will see the value of online disclosure in the 21st century and commits to