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Congress acts to cast federal transparency initiatives in cement

donal brown March 22, 2010

A bipartisan move is afoot to make Obama’s transparency initiatives permanent. -db NextGov March 18, 2010 By Aliya Sternstein Lawmakers from both parties are pursuing efforts that would require agencies to post public information online by default, moves that would preserve for posterity elements of the Obama administration’s open government agenda. Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., introduced on Tuesday the 2010 Public Online Information Act (H.R.4858), which would require all executive branch records to be searchable

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California: Media find watchdog role difficult during recession

donal brown March 15, 2010

Local and state governmental agencies blame budget cuts for their inability to provide information to the media requested under state open records laws. -db The Sacramento Bee March 15, 2010 By Charles Piller State and local government officials increasingly are blaming budget cuts and furloughs when they withhold or delay the release of information requested under the state Public Records Act. The result is a diminished ability for the media to perform their watchdog role

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Obama and transparency: In the midst of major gains, some managers resist open government initiatives

donal brown January 25, 2010

For a multitude of reasons, not every official is aggressively embracing President Barack Obama’s open government directives. -DB NextGov Commentary January 21, 2010 By Aliya Sternstein When he took office, President Obama said he wanted agencies to leverage new technologies to open government. One year after the president announced an initiative to open the government, agency leaders have demonstrated a strong track record of embracing emerging media to disclose information, but some mid-level managers have

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Alaska still freezing former Governor Sarah Palin’s e-mails

donal brown November 19, 2009

Anchorage Daily News editor Paul Jenkins says that the refusal to release the Palin’s administration’s e-mails in a timely fashion is only the most recent attempt by the Alaska state government to withhold records from the public in defiance of the state’s public records law. -DB Anchorage Daily News Opinion November 14, 2009 By Paul Jenkins Alaska state government is bruising, if not breaking, the law by failing to release in a timely fashion Palin

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Help available for government watchdogs

donal brown November 5, 2009

Citizens and organizations seeking information about the relationships between officials, corporations and policy makers can tap into a myriad of resources. Here is a description of ten of the most helpful watchdog projects. -DB MediaShift November 3, 2009 By Katie Donnelly With the 2010 U.S. elections coming into view, many people are looking for more information about the people running for office — and the individuals and organizations funding these candidates. Fortunately, there are dozens

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