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Expenditures of Congressional representatives go online

donal brown December 1, 2009

For the first time, the public will be able to examine online House of Representatives records to see what their Congress men and women have been spending with the potential of greatly increasing trust and accountability. -DB Sunlight Foundation Blog November 30, 2009 By John Wonderlich The U.S. House is expected today to release the quarterly Statement of Disbursements online for the first time. Sunlight has long called for electronic disclosure of the accounts of Members

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Pentagon admits ‘arrogance’, promises more openness

donal brown September 3, 2009

The Joint Chief of Staff Chairman has called for the Pentagon to exhibit greater openness, but military officials say they plan no changes in policy based on the chairman’s comments. -DB Stars and Stripes Analysis September 3, 2009 By Leo Shane III WASHINGTON, D.C. — Media critics for years have blasted the military for its heavy-handed efforts to control the flow of information coming out of the Pentagon. And now the Joint Chiefs Chairman has agreed

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Report finds states lag in providing tracking of stimulus spending

donal brown July 30, 2009

A Washington research firm representing 35 public interest groups has found deficiencies in the Web performances of states as they track stimulus spending. Only four states were found to provide employment data when job creation is one of the chief goals of the recovery plan. -DB NextGov July 29, 2009 By Aliya Sternstein A study released on Wednesday criticizes most state Web sites that track stimulus spending, specifically finding fault with their coverage of job creation,

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