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Introducing a new blog series where we share some of the articles we’ve been reading these past two weeks. Please note that some of these articles reference COVID-19, but that as a rapidly evolving situation, they may...

Introducing a new blog series where we share some of the articles we’ve been reading these past two weeks. Photo Credit: Burst via Pexels cc February 14th- February 28th An Oldie But a Goodie: A 2017 article that’s...

When Sunlight launched the Web Integrity Project (WIP) almost two years ago, we created an innovative way to hold federal agencies to account for the content on their websites, as envisioned by our founding supporters,...

Litigation brought by NGOs could transform the IQA from a weapon for industry groups and conspiracy theorists into a bulwark against government misinformation Photo Credit: Patrick Feller Flickr via Compfight cc An...

Any organization working with data with the idea that data should be free and open will at some point have to determine if the data they’re making available are simply available, or if they’re having a real impact...

Many cities with open data policies are taking new and varying approaches as to how they engage their open data users and manage their relationships with the broader community. These approaches may differ based on the...

By Ed Brown – Ed Brown, Public Domain Our  newest report is a deep dive into how federal web messaging related to the LGBTQ community has evolved under the Trump administration. The report noted a reduction in...

Since President Trump’s inauguration, his administration has made numerous policy changes that may affect the rights and lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) people, including...

Open contracting is one of the most exciting strategies towns and cities can adopt to give residents access to information on how public money is spent. This blog post is the second in a series exploring how open...

The Sunlight Foundation is supporting a piece of bipartisan legislation that will help make the federal government’s spending choices a bit less opaque by mandating the centralization of important budget documents....

Property registrations may seem like a mundane aspect of municipal government operations, but my prior work on civic hacking and housing advocacy with the Open Cities team had me looking into its implications for...

Confusion, frustration, and irritation could be avoided by adopting four key principles when updating government websites. The “Grantee Stories, Tools, & Resources” page from the Center for the Application of...

ORR hardened language about unaccompanied children, removed information about services, and reacted defensively to criticism Children at the ORR facility in Homestead, Florida (Department of Health and Human Services)....

Sunlight’s Open Cities team helps cities develop open data policies and effectively engage communities with open data through our flagship Tactical Data Engagement (TDE) method, but, inevitably, most engagement...

Editor's note: Due to a staffing change, this will be the last edition of the Today in OpenGov newsletter for a little while as we take some time to reorient and consider format tweaks. Thank you for your continued...