Matthew Rumsey
Sunlight Foundation
Washington, DC, United States
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House Rules Committee to release data in XML format
(Image credit: Sunlight Foundation) The House Rules Committee took a big step for open and accountable government today: House Rules Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, announced that the committee would publish the text of the House Rules and eventually other related documents in an easy-to-use and analyze XML format that will ... → Read More
Influence Abroad: American lobbying at the European Union
Today we are excited to release an informative case study delving into American lobbying at the European Union. This is the first in a series of case studies to be released in the coming months as part of our Influence Abroad series. The Influence Abroad case studies will look at ... → Read More
Tell President Obama: It's time to shine a light on dark money
(Photo credit: Official White House Photo/Flickr) A few weeks ago, 19 organizations started asking tough but fair questions about President Obama's legacy on campaign finance issues. Now, this opengov coalition is demanding the president use the tools at his disposal to fight the influx of secret money in our politics ... → Read More
Join us to discuss open data for financial regulation on Wednesday
This Wednesday, Dec. 2, the Congressional Transparency Caucus — chaired by Reps. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Mike Quigley, D-Ill. — will host a discussion focused on the need for better data in financial regulation. The event will be held in room 2226 of the Rayburn House Office Building and kick ... → Read More
Could DUNS soon be done? A first step toward more open entity IDs
(Image credit: Dun & Bradstreet) Last week, the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA) and NASA proposed an amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) that would have a transformative effect on the way the government tracks its grants and contracts spending — and the way the public ... → Read More