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2Day in #OpenGov 2/16/2012

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Here is the week's first look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency-related events. News Roundup:

Campaign Finance
  • House Democrats are pushing Dan Lungren (R-CA), Chairman of the Committee on House Administration, to hold an oversight hearing on super PACs and the role of undisclosed money in the American political system. (The Hill)
  • PG&E, a controversial California utility company, donated $10,000 to a super PAC supporting Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA). His primary opponent, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), is using this connection in a new piece of attack mail. (Politico)
  • Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY) asked President Obama to exclude HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius from a new policy allowing administration officials to attend fundraisers for pro-Obama super PACs. He claims that her participation would present a clear conflict of interest because she is overseeing the roll out of health care reform. (National Journal)
Government
  • The Federal government has taken many steps to make information available online. But, the goal of a fully transparent federal budget publicly available online is still far from fruition. (Federal Computer Week)
  • Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) is losing his Chief of Staff to the revolving door. C.R. Wooters is leaving to join Purple Strategies. (Roll Call $)
International
  • Europeans view corruption as one of the most important challenges facing the continent, according to a new survey. (Transparency International)
  • From September 17th to 22nd, 2012 Helsinki, Finland will play host to both the Open Government Data Camp and the Open Knowledge Conference. (Open Knowledge Foundation)
  • Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) asked Twitter for more information about the company's new policy to censor some tweets in certain countries. They also urged Twitter to join the Global Network Initiative, a voluntary code for tech companies to protect human rights. (The Hill)

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2Day in #OpenGov 2/15/2012

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Here is the Wednesday's look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency-related events. News Roundup:

Campaign Finance
  • Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who is running for Congress in Illinois' 8th district, took a cue from the Massachusetts Senate race and challenged her primary opponent Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) to reject super PAC contributions. (National Journal)
  • President Obama spoke publicly for the first time about his change in opinion on super PACs. He stressed that he would not back down while his opponents utilize the funding mechanisms. (Politico)
Government
  • The Justice Department won this years Rosemary Award, presented by the George Washington University-based National Security Archive. The award honors the agency that has done the most to enhance government secrecy and keep the public in the dark. (Washington Post)
  • Performance.gov  currently lacks performance data about federal operations. But, President Obama's budget proposal appears to aim at publishing agency goal progress by the fall of 2012. (Fierce Government)
  • On his last day as Federal CTO, Aneesh Chopra unveiled an Open Innovator's Toolkit to highlight best practices and address the shift and expansion of open innovation. (Fierce Government)
State and Local

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