BEST PRACTICE: Governments should connect the demand expressed in freedom of information requests to the proactive disclosure of open data. [READ... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Hayden confirmed as next Librarian of Congress, FEC fine on dark money, STOP Act
CONFIRMED! The U.S. Senate voted 74-18 to confirm librarian Carla Hayden as the new Librarian of Congress. She will be... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Pokémon goes to Washington
POKING DC: The Pokémon Go augmented reality game has become wildly popular since it was introduced on July 5, leading... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: House continues inaction on dark money
STATUS QUO: This week, “the House of Representatives voted down an amendment to the financial services and general government appropriations... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: New bill seeks independent cameras in Congress
GOOD IDEA: Congressman Ami Bera (D-Calif.) has introduced a bill to address the issue of camera access in the House... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: President Obama signs FOIA reform into law
WIN: In a victory for open government, President Barack Obama signed the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 into law yesterday... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: What the Supreme Court’s McDonnell decision means for political corruption
INSTITUTIONALIZING: On Monday, the highest court in the land issued a unanimous decision that vacated former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Mr. Periscope goes to Washington
PROGRESS: Building on a decade of reforms to legislative data disclosure, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan committed to making... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Freedom of Information Act reform heads to the White House
FOIA REFORM GOES TO POTUS: Monday’s vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to send the FOIA Improvement Act of... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: House to vote on FOIA reform
WITNESSING HISTORY: The U.S House of Representatives will vote on S.337 (The FOIA Improvement Act of 2016) today under Suspension... View Article
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