NEWS ROUNDUP Government Senate arms behind closed doors: The Senate Armed Services Committee voted for the National Defense Authorization Act last... View Article
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In many ways, the work that we do here at the Sunlight Foundation is built on the premise that democracy... View Article
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NEWS ROUNDUP Campaign Finance Hair America: Donald Trump, managing to maintain political relevancy, is floating the idea of his own... View Article
Continue readingFull Committee Markup on Leg Approps Set for Thursday
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Continue readingNew Federal Technology Strategy: Vision and Omission
Yesterday, the Obama administration made a few new announcements about its vision for technology in government. Between the Presidential Memorandum,... View Article
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In the last 18 months, the House of Representatives has made significant strides towards greater openness and transparency in congressional... View Article
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NEWS ROUNDUP Government A Plan for digital government: The U.S. CTO and CIO released a digital government strategy yesterday. The strategy... View Article
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NEWS ROUNDUP Government April showers bring May sunshine? There is plenty of government information that should be made public. POGO... View Article
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