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Many Gov’t Agencies Still Missing Required Transparency Sites

To the novice observer of transparency, the Obama administration’s directives ordering a more open government should apply to all age … more…

Did Lobbyists Push Off Regulation of a Controversial Chemical?

This is one of our editors' picks from our ongoing roundup of Investigations Elsewhere.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported las … more…

Explaining Obama’s Proposed ‘Budget Freeze’

Last week in his State of the Union address, President Obama announced a spending freeze. This week, he unveiled a budget that wou … more…

Our Transparency Tracker Notices New SEC ‘Open’ Page

Update Jan. 28, 2010 4:55pm EST: Links to the datasets on the SEC's open page are broken.

Last week we launched our Transparency Tr … more…

White House Changes Stimulus Jobs Count

When the White House unveiled its nearly $800 billion stimulus package last year, it promised not only to create and save 3.5 … more…

White House Gives Agencies Transparency To-Do List

Open-government advocates got an early holiday gift from the White House today.

The Office of Management and Budget gave federal a … more…

Are the Criticisms of the Gov’s Stimulus Site Legit?

Stimulus critics were abuzz this week flogging the federal Web site Recovery.gov for flaws in its first big data release. … more…

Cash for Clunkers? Nope—Cash for Caulkers

Today’s roundup of stimulus reporting:

The most visible success of the stimulus program so far, writes David Leonhardt of The … more…

Talking With Earl Devaney, Stimulus Watchdog

Earl Devaney may have the hardest job in America. As chairman of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, the … more…

Behind Push for Stimulus Transparency, a Question Remains: Who Ensures the Numbers Are Right?

When President Obama introduced the stimulus plan, he made a bold promise of transparency: “Every American will be able to see … more…

Is the Stimulus Stimulating Jobs? We May Never Know for Sure

The Obama administration has unveiled its plan for measuring how well the stimulus package works, and the bottom line is: Many … more…

Feds Push Back Deadline on Stimulus Bill Reports

Ah, autumn! The kids back in school. The leaves turning their fiery shades of amber and crimson. And Americans finding out how … more…

Morning Cup: OMB Issues New Stimulus Guidance

This is the latest roundup from our stimulus blog.

Peter Orszag, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, has … more…

First Stimulus Transparency Docs Arrive Thin on Details

Federal agencies began sending their initial reports to the Office of Management and Budget last week, and the White House posted … more…

Midnight Regs: Skipping Public Comments, Pricey FOIAs and More

You may be sated on turkey, holiday cookies and eggnog, but we have another holiday treat for you: more pesky final rules from the Bu … more…

Can Obama Reverse Bush’s Midnight Rules?

Whether it’s relaxing pollution-control standards for power plants or allowing loaded weapons into national parks, the Bush administ … more…

How the Sausage Is Made

How to Ferret Out Midnight Regs Yourself

Tracking the life of a rule through the federal bureaucracy is an arduous process, but here are some tips and Web sites to help you g … more…