Here are a few of the more interesting media mentions of Sunlight and our friends and grantees from this week:... View Article
Continue readingOpen Government Initiative Open for Comment
Yesterday, the Office of Science and Technology at the White House filed a request for public comment on the administration’s... View Article
Continue readingAfter FEC Eviscerates Bundling Disclosure Law, Only One Bundler Discloses
According to The Hill, only one political action committee (PAC) reported bundling campaign contributions for a political candidate during the... View Article
Continue readingLink List: Data.gov, Open Government Directive
Apparently, someone got the transparency memo. Here’s a bunch of links that you should have read already about the new... View Article
Continue readingThe Week In Words (May 12-19)
What words were used the most in the past seven days and why? These are the questions I’m going to... View Article
Continue readingOnline resources can make interns watchdogs, too
“I’m proud to present the second part in a series of research projects from the Sunlight Foundation spring semester interns.... View Article
Continue readingElectronic Filing Bill Back on Life Support
Yesterday I blogged that there was a glimmer of hope for S. 482, the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act. The... View Article
Continue readingWho’s Lobbying on Guantanamo Bay?
We all know that there are lobbyists for companies and unions managing their, or their members, bottom lines. There are... View Article
Continue readingAnnouncing Apps for America 2: The Data.gov Challenge
We've been planning this for awhile. Ever since we heard about Data.gov we have been planning a contest, and if you're reading this blog post, that means Data.gov has finally launched.
I'm pleased to wave the green flag on Apps for America 2: The Data.gov Challenge.
Continue readingToday is 120 Days Since the Open Government Memo
Today is 120 days after President Obama’s Open Government Memo, released on his first full day in office: January 21st,... View Article
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