Transparency

Analysis: Executive Privilege Is Lawless

And the Supreme Court is okay with that.

  • Jonathan Shaub, The Atlantic

The Paywall That Continues to Stand in the Way of Government Transparency

Congress should act now to ensure Americans receive the free and unfettered online access to federal court records they deserve.

  • Andrew Lautz, Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette and Melissa Wasser

Trump Wants the National Archives to Keep His Papers Away from Investigators – Post-Watergate Laws and Executive Orders May not Let Him

Donald Trump’s lawsuit to stop the release to Congress of potentially embarrassing or incriminating documents puts the National Archives in the middle of an old legal conflict.

  • Shannon Bow O'Brien, The Conversation

Lawmakers Send Biden Bill to Enhance Transparency of Federal Spending

The House passed the bipartisan bill overwhelmingly on Monday night.

  • Courtney Bublé

EPA Directs Employees Not to Talk to the Press

Agency faces criticism of hypocrisy after promising new era of transparency.

  • Eric Katz

Trump, Defying Custom, Hasn’t Given the National Archives Records of His Speeches at Political Rallies

All presidents must deposit transcriptions of their public statements with the National Archives. But in the case of Donald Trump, there's something missing.

  • Shannon Bow O'Brien, The Conversation

GovExec Daily: A Request for Stronger Whistleblower Protections

The Government Accountability Project's Irvin McCullough joins the show to discuss a letter sent to the White House and Congress.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

Lawmakers Unveil and Advance Bills Seeking to Increase Transparency of the Federal Government

The legislation involves the federal budget, regulations, public records requests, advisory committees and more.

  • Courtney Bublé

New Bill Would Increase Transparency of Presidential Records

Legislation was introduced to kick off National Sunshine Week.

  • Courtney Bublé

Reestablishing Integrity, Transparency and Accountability in Government

A credible framework already exists for sound management, transparency, responsibility, and accountability — it just needs to be implemented effectively.

  • Ralph Kwong, Don Hays and Kenneth C. Brill

Biden's Opportunity to Make Performance Reporting Work a Lot Better

The White House should go beyond simply reversing what the previous administration did and use data to improve outcomes through true results-driven governance.

  • Andrew Feldman and Kathy Stack

New HHS Policy Requires All Information to Be Released for Upcoming Rules

Experts criticize and question its purpose as the Trump administration winds down.

  • Courtney Bublé

Judge Orders the Release of Data on Emergency Loans for Small Businesses

A consortium of news organizations, including ProPublica, has won a legal fight against the Small Business Administration. It will now have to publicly release the names of borrowers who got government pandemic loans.

  • Lydia DePillis, ProPublica
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House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Boost Agencies’ Spending Transparency

Lawmakers of both parties resoundingly support measures to more clearly show the public how agencies spend taxpayer money.

  • Courtney Bublé

Administration’s Decision to Halt Election Security Briefings Worries Many

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said that in an effort to prevent leaks, the intelligence community will no longer provide in-person briefings to Congress about threats, only written updates.

  • Courtney Bublé

Senate Panel Advances TikTok Ban for Feds, More Transparency on Agency Leaders

Top federal officials would see positions and salaries posted monthly.

  • Eric Katz

Democrats Propose Requiring Federal Law Enforcement Officers to Identify Themselves During Protests

“Transparency is a building block of public trust and federal law enforcement officials who hid their identities were not serving the public's interest,” said one lawmaker.

  • Courtney Bublé

Justice Department Advises Agencies on Continuing to Meet FOIA Requests During the Pandemic

Watchdogs and journalists have been using FOIA to shed light on the federal government’s coronavirus actions.

  • Courtney Bublé

Government Transparency Is More Critical Now Than Ever, Experts Say

“If there was ever a time for citizen oversight and media oversight and, obviously, insider oversight ... it’s now,” says one former USAID official.

  • Courtney Bublé

GovExec Daily: Transparency in the Trump Administration

Courtney Bublé and Tom Shoop join the podcast to examine the White House's claim that it is the "most transparent ever."

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

Transparency in the Trump Era

To hold government officials and agencies accountable, citizens need timely and accurate information about their work.

  • Courtney Bublé