Details emerging last night on the FY 2011 budget agreement indicate that the electronic government fund will be cut to... View Article
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BUDGET DEAL TESTS TRANSPARENCY PROMISE —The Hill: “The eleventh-hour budget deal struck late last week poses a challenge for the... View Article
Continue readingThe Day in Transparency 4/11/2011
Here is Monday’s look at the week’s transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency-related... View Article
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Today’s Wall Street Journal runs an Op-Ed from James Huffman, 2010 Republican nominee for the US Senate from Oregon. Running... View Article
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HOW OPEN SHOULD BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS BE? —Sunlight: “This entire negotiation process has been farcically secretive, with OMB gag orders, and... View Article
Continue readingFour Questions on the Budget Deal
Last night’s House and Senate votes have managed to avert a government shutdown, but the picture still isn’t clear about... View Article
Continue readingTools for Transparency: Broadcastr – What’s your OpenGov story?
Broadcastr “is a social media platform for location-based stories. It enables the recording, indexing, listening, and sharing of audio content.... View Article
Continue readingIs the Secrecy of the Shutdown Negotiations Appropriate?
After getting riled up on twitter about the incredible secrecy under which the budget negotiations are being undertaken, I decided... View Article
Continue readingPOSTPONED: Future of CRS Panel Discussion
With apologies for the late notice, the “Future of CRS” panel discussion originally set for this Monday, April 11th, is... View Article
Continue readingSunrise (4/8/11)
WHY SAVE DATA.GOV? —Harlan Yu: “When agency staff have data they want to publish, they use a special part of... View Article
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