Last fall, we conducted a data quality analysis of the grants data present in USASpending.gov. We called the project [Clearspending](http://sunlightfoundation.com/clearspending).... View Article
Continue readingOversight Hearing on Obama Executive Order on Contracting Money: Liveblog
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is holding a hearing at 1:30 on the Obama Administration’s draft Executive Order... View Article
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FCC MEMBER JUMPS TO K STREET —The Hill: “Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker, a Republican, plans to leave the Federal Communications... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Testimony: Bulk Access to THOMAS and Access to CRS Products
Earlier today I testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch on lifting a publishing restriction on CRS... View Article
Continue readingDecision-Making on Capitol Hill Chilled by Threat of Dark Money
We’ve said it before: One result of the Citizens United case is that lobbyists will have new power. Whether real... View Article
Continue readingSunrise (5/11/11)
IRS TARGETS DARK MONEY GROUPS —Politico: “The Internal Revenue Service appears to have begun to enforce a tax on gifts... View Article
Continue readingMassive Lobbying Operation For Telecom Merger
AT&T is already the second largest mobile phone operator in the country and is looking to get bigger through a... View Article
Continue readingHearing on the House’s Budget Will Not Be Televised (Or Webcast)
Will the American people be able to watch online as members of Congress discuss how much money to spend on... View Article
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CALLS FOR CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY ON MONITOR, FARA —Boston Progressive Examiner: “Jonathan Levy, an international law expert, is calling for Congressional... View Article
Continue readingNorm Coleman: A Case Study in Wielding Power in the Dark
Norm Coleman has decided to join the cadre of former senators now employed as “senior advisers” for Washington lobby shops.... View Article
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