Do you know where your money is being spent in the government? Now you will. Legislation mandating detailed reporting on federal spending passed the House Monday and is heading for President Obama’s signature. The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act —also called the DATA Act —would expand agency transparency requirements to include spending data for allRead… Read more »
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GSA, IAE, and Transparency and Being Open
Last December, the Integrated Award Environment (IAE) team laid out our core Architectural Principles related to our goal of bringing together the government’s systems that facilitate and track federal award activities. First among those principles is the requirement that “IAE Must Be Open.” On May 13, IAE will be hosting the third in our seriesRead… Read more »
DATA Act is a Big Win For Data Transparency
For more coverage on the DATA Act, please be sure to listen to an interview Hudson Hollister, executive director of the Data Transparency Coalition on the DorobekINSIDER. Last week transparency activists got a big win, as the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2061, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 (DATA Act). The SenateRead… Read more »
Data Transparency in Action: New York Opens Up
Have you ever wondered how many traffic tickets New York hands out every year? Or how many health outbreaks affect the Empire State? Now, with Open NY, the state’s transparency and openness initiative, you can. Governor Andrew Cuomo initiated Open NY in 2013 to create “unprecedented transparency across all levels of government.” Now, about twoRead… Read more »
News You Can Use: Transparency in Government Takes a Leap Forward
So, this really is a big deal. Last Thursday, April 10th, 2014, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act). The DATA Act, a mandate to the U.S. Treasury and the Office of Management and Budget to develop a standardized format for the reporting and publication of all federal spendingRead… Read more »
What’s beyond transparency? Find out at the next Code for Australia event in Melbourne
As part of the CodeAcross2014 series of global events (over 44 events in 9 countries), Code for Australia is holding a free event on Friday 21 March from 5:30pm in Melbourne. Featuring four guest speakers, the event will approach the “Beyond Transparency” theme by discussing how citizens, civil servants and entrepreneurs can move beyond openRead… Read more »
Forget kissing babies. “TT” (Talking Transparency) is what’s popular among political candidates.
It used to be the way a candidate showed he was likeable and cared about his fellow citizens. But thanks to actor Will Ferrell’s movie character, Congressman Cam Brady, candidates kissing babies became more about the baby’s “kisser.” So what else can we expect candidates to include among their campaign strategy and platform in 2014?Read… Read more »
Chris Christie – a brand reputation case study of transparency in government
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie this morning called a live press conference to address allegations, apparently true, that his staff repeatedly closed lanes on the George Washington Bridge as “part of a politically motivated vendetta” against the Democratic mayor of Fort Lee, N.J. The Governor’s words and actions during this crisis either strengthen his brandRead… Read more »
AGA’s Citizen Centric Reporting and Government Transparency
I found out about the Association of Government Accountants’ “Citizen Centric Reporting” initiative through the Government Performance Coalition in DC. Evie Barry of AGA runs the Initiative and put together a webinar recently where representatives of Scottsdale AZ and Suffolk VA talked about their experience in developing plain-language reports describing strategic objectives, performance, costs, andRead… Read more »
More Transparency Needed for Federal Communicators to Build Public Trust
As a federal communicator, are you able to share as much information and data with the public as needed, or is real transparency just the latest buzzword? Do you often run into antiquated bureaucratic stonewalls and other internal obstacles when trying to foster greater transparency and open government? If so, this is likely problematic notRead… Read more »