Thanks to earmark disclosure rules passed at the beginning of the 110th Congress, we are able to be entertained—disgusted—by stories... View Article
Continue readingThe Feds are Blogging
SocialFeds.com, a site I’ve been following recently about how the federal government does Web 2.0, is the work of Sara... View Article
Continue readingTransparency’s Stimulus
Evan Ratcliff, writing at Wired, has an interesting take on the Stimulus Bill. He proposes that the government’s act of ... View Article
Continue readingEthics Committee to “Investigate” Burris
So, the Senate Ethics Committee is going to investigate Sen. Roland Burris for his admission that he sought to raise... View Article
Continue readingSo Now Let’s Get Boring
Recovery.gov is off to a good start. Good design. Nice visuals. Early opportunity for citizen engagement. (Others think so too.)... View Article
Continue readingGlobal Problems with Political Financing
The Center for Public Integrity’s PaperTrail blog highlights a new report on international government corruption that’s set to be released... View Article
Continue readingBurris Steps In It
Sen. Roland Burris revealed that, in contradiction to his sworn affidavit, he sought to raise money for Gov. Rod Blagojevich... View Article
Continue readingOGE Issues First Memo on Obama Ethics Order
The first executive order filed by President Obama (Executive Order 13490) imposed strict new rules restricting lobbyists from entering the... View Article
Continue reading2/9-2/13 Top Sunlight Blog Posts
1) Sunlight’s call for the stimulus bill to be posted online for 72 hours, “We Need Online Review of Stimulus... View Article
Continue readingPolitical Influence in Bailout to be Investigated
Numerous outlets have reported, and catalogued here, that political influence – campaign contributions, lobbying – has been part and parcel... View Article
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