Open Government at the Federal Level on the Chopping Block…

Short-sighted slashing in Washington… Government transparency advocates warn that spending cuts in the federal budget passed last week could close the door on President Obama’s ambitious “open government” goals and hamper efforts to open up federal agencies to closer public scrutiny. The budget deal slashes the Electronic Government Fund from a proposed $35 million to $8 million — not [...]

The Folks Behind the WWW Are Unhappy…

Steve Bratt is the CEO of the World Wide Web Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the web. The mission of the organization is to empower people through transformative programs that leverage the web as a medium for positive change. In his inaugural speech, President Barack Obama pledged support for open [...]

Powerful New Video Demonstrates the Power of Open Government Data…

Need a quick primer on the importance of open government data? Grab a copy of this great new video at Open Government Data.org and you’ll soon have a new convert!

Obama Visitor Logs: Riddled With Holes

The Obama administration talks up the importance of government transparency, but White House visitor logs are anything but. That’s according to a new investigation by iWatch News. The White House website proudly boasts of making available “over 1,000,000 records of everyone who’s come through the doors of the White House” via a searchable database. Yet our [...]

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