Here’s the text of Rep. Cantor’s remarks: “Mr. Speaker, the House will consider a number of bills under suspension of... View Article
Continue readingGuess Who’s Coming to TCamp12: The TCamp Scholars Edition
“Guess Who’s Coming to TCamp12” is an mini-series we started to introduce some of the faces you’ll see at TCamp,... View Article
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NEWS ROUNDUP Government Earmarks by any other name… In the wake of reforms that effectively ended the earmark process many lobbyists... View Article
Continue readingFederal Budget Infographics: Interesting Subject, Disappointing Design
Two days ago the Congressional Budget Office released some new infographics about the Federal Budget in an attempt to show where revenues come from and where they are spent. Their undertaking, although valiant, falls a little flat. Sadly, many companies reach for the magical infographic but rarely are they implemented well, which many times just adds more confusion to the subject presented. Where these infographics go wrong is in their non-use of common graphics to represent the information more clearly and their lack of common design practices.
Continue readingSpending Transparency Bill DATA Act Inches Toward House Vote
In anticipation of a House vote, today a major transparency bill was posted online for public comment by the Committee... View Article
Continue readingGuess Who’s Coming to TCamp12: The Matej Kurian Edition
Let the countdown to TransparencyCamp 2012 continue with another edition of “Guess Who’s Coming to TCamp12″. Through this mini-series we will... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 4/18/2012
NEWS ROUNDUP Campaign Finance Race against SOPA doesn’t end with cash: Candidates challenging House incumbents who strongly supported SOPA aren’t... View Article
Continue readingHawaii open government under attack
All is not well in the Aloha state. “Sunshine” advocates including Rep. Barbara Marumoto are rising up to oppose a... View Article
Continue readingGuess Who’s Coming to TCamp12: The Beth Sebian Edition
The countdown is on. We’re less than two weeks away from TransparencyCamp and — for the first time in TCamp’s... View Article
Continue readingTax Day: Time for Government to Return the Favor and Accurately Disclose
Why is it acceptable for citizens to stress about reporting every dollar they earn to the government, but government doesn't return the favor and accurately disclose every dollar they spend?
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