FACEBOOKS “LIKES” ROBERT GIBBS —DealBook: “Facebook is in talks to hire Robert Gibbs, President Obama’s former White House press secretary,... View Article
Continue readingThe Day in Transparency 3/25/2011
Here is Friday’s look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency-related events. News... View Article
Continue readingNuclear Industry Lobbying: Data
The New York Times ran a story today on the nuclear industry’s lobbying efforts over the past decade to revive... View Article
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LOBBYISTS FIGHT AS NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE THREATENED —NYT: “Pete V. Domenici, then a Republican senator from New Mexico, was looking for... View Article
Continue readingFormer Ensign Aide Indicted On Lobbying Ban Violation
The Justice Department just indicted Doug Hampton, a former aide to Sen. John Ensign, for lobbying Ensign’s office prior to... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: States to be measured for susceptibility to corruption
When it comes to money in politics, Sunlight’s Poligraft helps you see the relationships between organizations and the people in... View Article
Continue readingOMB Watch’s Six Principles of Federal Spending Transparency
Last Friday, OMB Watch’s Sam Rosen-Amy wrote about their six principles of federal spending transparency, in response to the oversight... View Article
Continue readingTools for Transparency: Tell Your Story with Storify
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Continue readingStill No Earmark Moratorium
I’ve been over this before: there is no earmark moratorium. USA Today just proves that even more with this report... View Article
Continue readingThe Day in Transparency 3/24/2011
Here is Thursday’s look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency-related events. News... View Article
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