NEWS ROUNDUP: Government Directive aims to protect whistleblowers: A new Presidential Policy Directive aims to protect government employees in the intelligence... View Article
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Whistleblower directive encourages protections
A new Presidential Policy Directive aimed at protecting whistleblowers with access to classified information marks an important step in securing the rights of government employees who try to expose waste, fraud, and abuse. The directive, issued by President Barack Obama, bans retaliation against employees for protected disclosures, though it does not extend to disclosures to Congress or the public. It sets standards that Congress has so far failed to put into law. The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act has been approved in the House but has yet to make it through the Senate, and it does not contain the intelligence-community protections outlined in the directive.
Continue readingInternational aid groups lack transparency
International aid groups represent more than $130 billion in annual cash flows, and 80 percent of the groups controlling that money fail to provide some basic information about where and how that money is used. Those are the findings of a recent report from Publish What You Fund, a group focused on a global campaign for aid transparency. Though the scores for most groups are low, the results of the 2012 report are an improvement from past years. The average score of a 41 percent transparency rating this year comes after an average score of just 34 percent in 2011.
Continue readingUndercard debate gains attention, and Sunlight Live’s focus
Tonight, Vice President Joe Biden and the Republican who wants to replace him, Rep. Paul Ryan, meet in Danville, Ky., for their lone debate of the 2012 campaign and Sunlight is offering you a chance to participate. The event comes a week after their running mates squared off and, thanks to a strong performance by Mitt Romney and a weak one by President Barack Obama, upended the polls.
As with last week's presidential debate, the Sunlight Foundation will cover tonight's event using our award-winning Sunlight Live platform. With live streaming video, contextual data, and real-time analysis, we'll offer insights, context and help answer viewers' questions in real time.
Scout Alert! FERC and Commenters Agree — DUNS Numbers Insufficient
Yesterday I got a Scout alert, notifying me of a proposed rule change by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 10/11/12
NEWS ROUNDUP: Government More fallout from wasteful spending: Several lawmakers are calling for the removal of a Department of Veterans Affairs... View Article
Continue readingAmerican Crossroads & Crossroads GPS spend $174 million; 70% from Anonymous Donors
The Crossroads network has spent approximately $174,285,625.40 on the 2012 election and almost three out of every four dollars (70.5%)... View Article
Continue readingA Report from the Election Hackathon
A bunch of us from the labs spent the weekend a few blocks away from Sunlight HQ, hacking away with... View Article
Continue readingPolitical Ad Sleuth Exposes the Money Behind Election Advertising
Today, Sunlight and Free Press are proud to launch Political Ad Sleuth, a new project dedicated to collecting and posting... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: T-Mobile and Metro PCS merge successfully
An article in the New York Times last week reported that T-Mobile USA’s parent company, Deutsche Telekom, bought Metro PCS,... View Article
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