The latest iteration of USASpending.gov, which combines all the virtues of clunky design with the frustrations of diminished functionality, is a reminder for this writer of the early days of the Sunlight Foundation.
Continue reading10 things you can do to engage with open data (Part II)
Need ways to make open data more tangible in your life? Here’s the second installment of our miniseries covering ways to engage with open data.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: Periscope eyes Meerkat
Just one week after delving into Meerkat, politicians are checking out Periscope, the latest app to live-stream video.
Continue reading10 things you can do to engage with open data (Part I)
Open data can be incredibly abstract and esoteric if you are looking at a bunch of numbers or spreadsheets devoid of context. Here are five concrete things you can do to engage with open data now, part one of our two part miniseries.
Continue readingSunlight is hiring to expand local portfolio
We're joining a national effort to bring more open data to mid-size American cities. To that end, we're looking an Open Data Project Lead with experience in using open data at the municipal level. Check out the job description here.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: Politicians try out Meerkat
In this week's review of deleted Twitter activity archived on Politwoops, we'll look at how politicians are quickly adopting the latest hyped app in the tech world, Meerkat.
Continue readingCreate your ode to openness with #FOIApoetry
The Freedom of Information Act has a long history of liberating information. Now, anyone can celebrate this crucial opengov tool with #FOIApoetry, a new Sunlight project to craft your own personal poetry using real FOIA documents.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: The gaps in the holes – Oil and gas drilling data inadequacies
The scope and pace of modern oil and gas extraction has exploded in recent years with the advent of hydraulic fracturing and related exploration technologies. Data quality and management, unfortunately, have not kept up.
Continue readingIt’s Sunshine Week, and FOIA needs your help!
For Sunshine Week, Sunlight's pushing for key reforms to the nation’s freedom of information laws. Join our call: We want Congress to reform the Freedom of Information Act — and we want it now.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: Honing messages about Selma
In this week's roundup of deletions archived by Politwoops, we look at how politicians subtly honed their messages during the 50th anniversary of the civil rights march in Selma, Ala.
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