As President Obama asks Congress to “expeditiously” pass his Iraq-Afghanistan supplemental appropriations, I would hope that Congress can put the... View Article
Continue readingA Review of Obama’s Five Day Pledge
Back in January I blogged here about the White House failing to fulfill a campaign promise to put bills online... View Article
Continue readingAmericaSpeaks on Participation in the Obama Administration
AmericaSpeaks has just released their report, Champions of Participation. Brimming with recursive gems, the report was organized by AmericaSpeaks, themselves... View Article
Continue readingFiguring out the Fed
How does being on the hook for close to $5 trillion in loans backed by bad assets sound? Well, that’s... View Article
Continue readingGSA Intergovernmental Solutions Newsletter, Spring 2009
The GSA just published the Spring 2009 edition of their Intergovernmental Solutions Newsletter, featuring a diverse offering of transparency related... View Article
Continue readingNARA Goes Fishing for Comments
The National Archives and Records Administration is asking for comments from the public on how they can make the archives... View Article
Continue readingSunlight as a Disinfectant
Here’s an example of what you can learn when you dig into federal recordsl…USA Today reports that the federal government,... View Article
Continue readingRevolving Door Bailout Army
Mother Jones adds more fuel to the lobbying disclosure fire by showing over 100 former congressional staffers, lawmakers, and government... View Article
Continue readingReturn on Lobbying Investment: 22,000%
There’s a reason why lobbying has boomed so much over the last decade. The potential return on investment is just... View Article
Continue readingLocal Sunlight
This week I have highlights from California, Hawaii, Delaware, Idaho, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Mexico.
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