REGISTER THIS: Vote.gov was the #1 federal website all weekend long after Facebook prompted its users to visit and register... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: What’s next for Labs, Facebook nudges the vote, TransparencyCamp is ON, and much more
TRANSITIONS: Though our path remains uncertain, the staff at Sunlight are dedicated to continuing on our mission of making governments... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: A word from Sunlight’s chairman of the board and co-founder
TRANSITIONS: Mike Klein, Sunlight’s co-founder and chairman of the board, shared a statement about our organization today on our blog.... View Article
Continue readingStatement from Sunlight Foundation’s board chairman
The board of directors of the Sunlight Foundation has reached some important conclusions about our future. We want to share... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Pardons, government sabbaticals, trust in government, corruption abroad, Bridgegate and more
A FIRST: As we noted in our audit last Friday, half of cabinet agencies had not uploaded a 2016 open... View Article
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Why every government employee needs a sabbatical
Government employees should take mini-retirements, enabling them to grow personally and professionally before returning to the public sector.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Open data and rape reports, new political ad site, White House OMB releases open gov plan
AD ON: Libby Watson wrote about the new and improved Political TV Ad Archive website, which enables public citizens to... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Why we need you and your ideas at TransparencyCamp
ENTANGLED: A new feature by Kurt Eichenwald reported the myriad of personal and financial interests that the Trump Company holds... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Strengthening oversight, curbing foreign money, transparency on the trail
OPEN UP: Why do presidential candidates disclosing health records and tax returns matter? Any health conditions that could affect ability... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: FARA faults, transparency on the trail, FOILing open government orders
LOOKING AHEAD: This morning, Sunlight joined a panel of open government advocates at a launch event for Global Legislative Openness... View Article
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