Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including Presidential Innovation Fellows, corruption in resource rich countries, and public records changes in Oakland.
Continue readingBefore TransparencyCamp, become an activist for opengov at Citizen Advocacy Day
Make your voice heard on Capitol Hill — join Sunlight Network's Citizen Advocacy Day and lobby your lawmakers for the cause of transparency!
Continue readingHow we built notifications in Congress for iOS
We recently launched a new version of [Congress for iOS](http://cngr.es/ios) with push notifications for the legislators and bills you follow. Find out how we built the service.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: a beautiful spring morning, brekkie in progress and a strong candidate
Happy Friday afternoon and please join us for a brief review of some notable deletions from U.S. politicians archived by our Politwoops project.
Continue readingAn Open Data Ombudsman and rethinking oversight authorities
What have open data policy implementation oversight authorities looked like to date? How might they better represent the public interest in the future?
Continue readingAnother perspective on the importance of political finance transparency
Another perspective on importance of global money in politics transparency.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: $37 will get you a lobbying fight over climate change
In the era of big data, it shouldn't be surprising that some of the biggest lobbying fights are over numbers. In this case, the number is $37.
Continue readingCalling all campers: Opengov ideas needed for TCamp14
What issues, topics and ideas will be discussed at TransparencyCamp 2014? You decide! Help us construct the schedule by proposing or leading interesting sessions on our TCamp brainstorming page!
Continue readingDon’t attribute open data — cite it!
In discussions about access to government data, we should distinguish between attribution and citation: government-imposed attribution requirements are inappropriate restrictions on reuse and unnecessary barriers to access, while citation guidelines can help add reliable value to data.
Continue readingAnnouncing Money, Politics and Transparency: A project to improve global political finance transparency
Sunlight is proud to announce Money, Politics and Transparency — a project to improve international political finance transparency.
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