Tag: Sunlight Foundation

Thomas Drake, a former National Security Agency employee who became an early whistleblower about government spying programs, also signed the letter to oppose the USA Freedom Act.

Left, Right unite to fight Patriot Act extension

Susan Crabtree · May 6, 2015 5:03 pm

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hilllary Clinton attends EMILY's List 30th Anniversary Gala at Washington Hilton on March 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images for EMILY's List)

Sunlight Foundation poses 23 key questions Clinton must answer on her emails

Mark Tapscott · March 5, 2015 7:12 pm

The indexes are still a work in progress and agencies must post updates each quarter. (iStock Photo)

Feds begin making public index of ‘all’ databases government compiles

Ethan Barton · March 5, 2015 6:17 pm

As of January, 21 of the Sunlight Foundation's "Fixed Fortunes" 200 companies have already made donations to both Democratic and Republican party committees. (iStock Photo)

Corporations begin their 2016 spending

Kelly Cohen · February 24, 2015 6:14 pm

Possibly "the largest index of government data in the world" will be made public next month. (iStock Photo)

Federal databases to be made public in big win for transparency advocates

Ethan Barton · February 13, 2015 4:23 pm

Cause of Action’s Epstein wants more transparency action by Congress in 2015

Ethan Barton · December 17, 2014 6:10 pm

Ever wonder what obscure things senators buy with taxpayer money meant for their offices?ÃÂ (iStock Image)

Find out what your senator’s office is doing with your money

Kelly Cohen · August 7, 2014 4:44 pm

All Freedom of Information Act requests at the Department of Veterans Affairs will now be reviewed by four different FOIA officers, including the VA's director of FOIA service. (Examiner File)

House committee puts up website to track stonewalling by Veterans Affairs press office

Mark Flatten · March 24, 2014 12:00 am

A Global Hawk drone, the Air Force's unmanned spy plane, is unveiled at Edwards Air Force Base in California in January 2009. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

National Security

Congress tells Air Force to keep flying drone it wants to scrap

Kelly Cohen · January 15, 2014 5:00 am

Sometimes ‘single soldiers Bible study’ actually means ‘let’s play video games’

Ethan Barton · December 27, 2013 5:00 am

President Obama gestures as he speaks about the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Watchdog groups criticize White House secrecy over Obamacare event

Susan Crabtree · December 4, 2013 5:00 am

The General Services Administration has released 13 years of federal contract data. (Thinkstock)

Sunlight Foundation wins FOIA lawsuit for federal contracts

Michal Conger · November 21, 2013 5:00 am