Agencies Open to the Public – Some Not So Much
Last Saturday was the deadline for federal departments and agencies to launch their open-government Web pages under a directive issued by the White House Office of Management and Budget. Our Transparency Tracker clocked the progress of some of those pages and found that while many agencies posted their new pages, there are some stragglers. We found no open-government sites for the CIA, the Federal Election Commission or the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
For those agencies that did make the deadline, the quality of pages … more…
Read MoreBusiness Gears Up to Battle New Obama Workplace Safety Rule
This story was co-published with Politico.
As the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the White House are trying to minimize their … more…
Unemployment Insurance Borrowing Now Greater Than During 1980s Recession
If you’ve been following our coverage of the nation’s unemployment insurance system, you may have concluded that things are pretty … more…
Lobbyists Help Smooth the Way for a Tax Break for Foreign Rum Maker
Feb. 3: This post has been corrected.
A transfer of billions of dollars in federal aid from public projects in Puerto Rico to one of … 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 would … more…
Craziest Campaign Ad Ever
Here at ProPublica, we've had several encounters with Orleans Parish Coroner Dr. Frank Minyard, whose office investigates suspicious … 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 … more…
Unemployment Insurance Funds in Colorado and New Hampshire Go Bankrupt—And Start Borrowing
Next to global domination, our top goal with our new unemployment tracker was to create an ongoing resource to usefully pull together … more…
Interactive: Track Whether Agencies Are Following Through on President’s Transparency Orders
It’s been one year since President Barack Obama issued memos ordering more transparency in government. Despite a few smudges over the … more…
How Your Newsroom Can Use ProPublica’s Unemployment Insurance Tracker for a Story
Our new Unemployment Insurance Tracker shows just how much trouble many states’ funds are in—and how poorly they planned for a downturn. … more…
Obama Administration Slows Its Plan to Redirect Pakistan Aid
The Obama administration has reversed plans to redirect more than $200 million in aid money for Pakistan away from American contractors … more…
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December 03, 2009
Reports Detail Lapses in Immigration Detention System Nina Bernstein, New York Times, December 03, 2009
November 24, 2009
Are Minorities Being Fleeced by the Stimulus? Tim Padgett, Time, November 24, 2009
November 18, 2009
GAO Finds Lapses on the Job at Federal Protective Service Joe Davidson, Washington Post, November 18, 2009
November 16, 2009
Education Department to Demand School Pay Data Stephen Sawchuk, Education Week, November 16, 2009
Schwarzenegger Quietly Quashed Effort to Improve Commuter Rails Dan Weikel and Eric Bailey, Los Angeles Times, November 16, 2009
Information on Stimulus Hard to Come By Jeremy Redmon, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 16, 2009
November 12, 2009
AIG Chief’s Mission: Save Executive Pay Mary Williams Walsh, New York Times, November 12, 2009
November 05, 2009
Don’t count on stimulus job tally Ben Poston, Journal-Sentinel, November 05, 2009
Bank Crackdown Draws Criticism Damian Paletta, Wall Steet Journal ($), November 05, 2009
November 02, 2009
Stimulus Wind Energy Funds Going Overseas Russ Choma, Investigative Reporting Workshop, November 02, 2009
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