Articles Tagged with Government Transparency

“Paging the Pot and the Kettle” – CRS Issues Report on Secrecy and Transparency in Congressional Lawmaking December 8, 2011 Updated: December 8, 2011 by Cicely Wilson

From the Free Government Information Blog (by way of beSpacific) comes word that the Congressional Research Service issued a report on November 30, 2011, titled “Congressional Lawmaking: A Perspective on Secrecy and Transparency.” The 19-page report briefly outlines the history of the tension between secrecy and transparency in Congress,…

Learn, Track & Share: Government Transparency on the State, City and Local Level February 15, 2011 Updated: February 15, 2011 by Cicely Wilson

Last month, while researching a post on the politics and money site, MapLight.org, I came across another interesting online resource: OpenGovernment.org. The site is still very much in beta, but after having had a chance to check it out a little bit more this weekend, I thought it worth mentioning…