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With 97 Sunlight software projects hosted on GitHub, we’re clearly fans of the service. GitHub, launched in July of 2008,... View Article
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Tom Donilon, a White House national security advisor, is being touted as a potential replacement for Rahm Emanuel as chief... View Article
Continue readingNYT: Disclose lawmaker charity donations
The New York Times calls for the full and proper disclosure of donations to charities set up by lawmakers: Congressional... View Article
Continue readingClearspending. That’s What We Need.
As I noted in my speech yesterday at the Gov2.0 Summit, Gov2.0 has become a popular catchphrase in Washington today... View Article
Continue readingGov2.0 Presentation: An Open Government Scorecard
I was absolutely delighted to present at the Gov2.0 Summit here in Washington this morning. Thanks to Tim OReilly and... View Article
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