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Information Today March 28, 2013 Barbie E. Keiser |
Transparency in Government During Sunshine Week 2013 Congress was the focal point of two events during Sunshine Week 2013 (March 10-16). On March 12, the Congressional Transparency Caucus hosted an event examining recent progress concerning the Freedom of Information Act reform. |
InternetNews June 10, 2005 Roy Mark |
Telecom Reform? Don't Bet On It Republicans are proposing subsidies and Democrats are offering tax incentives, and it's both good news and bad news for technology. |
InternetNews December 12, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
Encouraging Signs, Roadblocks Ahead in Open E-Gov Tech and Capitol Hill insiders discuss the winding road toward bringing government online - and what needs to be done. |
U.S. Banker March 2010 Alan Kline |
Dysfunction in D.C. The sight of Democrats cheering and Republicans sitting on their hands when the president plugged financial reform was disheartening to anyone who believes the system needs fixing. |
Information Today February 28, 2013 Barbie E. Keiser |
Big Data, Open Government, and Sunlight Open States is the latest in a collection of Big Data-open government analysis tools from Sunlight Foundation. |
Information Today April 30, 2012 |
Scout -- A New Free Alert System for Government Information Sunlight Labs introduced Scout, a free alert system for the things you care about in state and national government. It covers Congress, regulations across the whole executive branch, and legislation in all 50 states. |
The Motley Fool June 17, 2011 Morgan Housel |
Why Congress Loves Bank Stocks Little wonder that in a world where Congress can legally trade on inside information, the most faith is put in companies where Congress' actions influence most of the outcome. |
Wired January 19, 2009 Evan Ratliff |
The Wired Presidency: Can Obama Really Reboot the White House? Turning his innovative campaign and transition into Government 2.0 won't be easy. |
Reason December 2007 Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Gimme More Even with new disclosure requirements, congressional earmarks are as popular as ever, with 6,500 earmarks totaling almost $11 billion in this cycle. |
InternetNews June 30, 2006 Roy Mark |
Network Neutrality: Telecom Reform Spoiler? Lawmakers now face the tough election year question of killing telecom reform for an issue they admittedly don't understand. |
InternetNews January 4, 2007 Roy Mark |
Dems Go Virtual to Promote New Agenda Second Life press conference promotes network neutrality and online posting of bills before votes. |
BusinessWeek August 6, 2009 |
Health Reform: A Timeline The latest battle over how to overhaul the U.S. health-care system intensified last fall with the election of Barack Obama. |
PC Magazine January 10, 2007 Aaron Dalton |
Washington's Net Change How the Democrat-controlled Congress could affect technology legislation. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2006 D.D. Ismail |
Legislative Update The following issues affecting commercial real estate remain open for resolution in the 109th congressional session: Banks in Real Estate... Tax Reform... Health Plan Legislation... |
Geotimes April 2004 Kendy & Vranes |
Breaking Down the Barriers: A Two-Part Series, Part 1 Although it is a tired cliche, knowledge is power, and nowhere is that more true than in legislative politics. Your members of Congress cannot do their jobs without citizens' input. In other words, they need to be lobbied. |
IEEE Spectrum May 2010 Rebecca MacKinnon |
Liberty or Safety? Both-or Neither Different people see different things in the words "global Internet Freedom" |
Bank Systems & Technology February 25, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Obama Says Stimulus is for Helping People, Not Banks In his speech before Congress President Obama expressed his confidence in the banking system itself, reassuring Americans that their money was safe in the nation's banks. What he said was of concern to him was the credit crisis. |
BusinessWeek February 24, 2010 Paula Dwyer |
How the Political Gridlock in Washington Might End Anger at Washington and midterm elections are driving both parties to recalibrate their self-interest. A tentative bipartisanship is emerging. |
Salon.com January 17, 2003 Siva Vaidhyanathan |
After the copyright smackdown: What next? Don't despair at the Supreme Court's gift to Disney, says one expert. The fight has really only just begun. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2009 Radley Balko |
Unaccountable Obama: So much for transparency "Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency," Barack Obama promised during his campaign for the White House. |
Information Today July 23, 2015 |
New Resources Shed Light on Election Spending The Money, Politics and Transparency initiative -- from the Sunlight Foundation, Global Integrity, and the Electoral Integrity Project -- introduced a set of resources that show how money plays a role in elections and political parties. |
Information Today January 5, 2016 George H. Pike |
The Year in Congress: Accomplishments in 2015 A review is offered of new laws that affect the library community and the information industry. |
Investment Advisor January 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Watch Out. Reform In on the Way As the New Year unfolds, one thing is certain: financial services regulatory reform will be hotly debated in the 111th Congress, and perhaps some reforms will actually be put into place. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2015 Lydia Snowden |
2015 Legislative Outlook Will 1031 exchanges survive tax reform? |
BusinessWeek January 13, 2011 Albert R. Hunt et al. |
Tax Reform Is in the Eye of the Beholder Obama wants any tax overhaul to trim the deficit or be revenue neutral. |
Reason July 2007 David Weigel |
The Minority Leader Is Sen. Tom Coburn an extreme social conservative, a libertarian hero, or both? |
The Motley Fool November 18, 2011 Rich Smith |
Why Congress Can't Stop Stealing Salary of rank-and-file members of the U.S. Congress: $174,000. Average annual Civil Service Retirement System benefits for retired members as of 2007: $63,696. But the profits they can make by trading on inside information? Priceless. |
IndustryWeek July 1, 2005 John S. McClenahen |
Taxes: Retreat From Reform? The U.S. tax code is too cumbersome and confusing, manufacturers say. George W. Bush agrees. A presidential advisory panel this summer will suggest ways to make the system simpler and fairer. But U.S.-based manufacturers shouldn't count on seeing much in the way of tax reform anytime soon. |
InternetNews January 12, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Will e-Gov Get Its Day in Obama Administration? Open government advocates look to incoming administration to bring federal proceedings into the Internet age. |
InternetNews January 26, 2011 |
Obama Speech a Boost for Patent Reform? Senator Leahy sees the Obama administration as a key ally in the fight to reform the patent system. |
Food Processing October 2012 Susan Ruland |
Election Pains or Gains? How will the food industry fare depending on whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney wins on November 6th? |
CIO September 30, 2008 Grant Gross |
Where the Candidates Stand on Five Technology Issues The 2008 presidential election gives CIOs and other IT executives a choice of Republican nominee Senator John McCain and Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama who are both interested in technology-related issues. |
Wired November 2000 David Corn |
Filegate.gov The biggest Congressional scandal of the digital age: Politicians aren't putting public docs on the Net, and no one seems to care... |
Reason November 2008 Jesse Walker |
Beyond the Fairness Doctrine Barack Obama says he wouldn't reintroduce the Federal Communications Commission's most notorious speech-squashing regulation. But there are more mundane reasons to fear the next FCC. |
National Defense January 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
Acquisition Workers: No More Reforms! Agencies have been deluged by reform proposals and never have enough time to implement them before the next wave. |
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 Tim Beyers |
3 Tech Stocks for an Obama Administration As our soon-to-be leader of the free world, President-elect Obama will have a profound effect on the digital world. |
On Wall Street August 1, 2010 Sen. Tim Johnson |
Coordinating Global Regulation Senator who helped hammer out the reform bill says this is just the beginning. |
Information Today July 16, 2007 Barbara Quint |
Sunlight Foundation Adds LOUIS and Insanely Useful Websites for Congressional Observers Curious what your representatives are doing with your tax dollars? Ask LOUIS, the new search engine from the Sunlight Foundation. |
IndustryWeek October 20, 2010 |
The Competitive Edge: Lame Ducks and the Economy A host of tax, budget and regulatory issues will still be on the table when Congress reconvenes after the November election. Will the two parties be able to put aside their differences and act? |
Investment Advisor January 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Congress Reaches Year-End Goal A House-passed bill nixes FINRA's oversight of RIAs and a comprehensive financial services reform bill likely by the end of first quarter. |
InternetNews October 31, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
Where Do McCain and Obama Stand on Tech? With four days to go until the election, do you know the candidates' stances on key IT issues? |
Managed Care April 2005 |
Health Care Costs Remain Top Concern for CFOs Despite all the recent discussion about Social Security reform, chief financial officers in the United States say that rising health care cost remains their top concern, according to a survey. |
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2010 Jack Milligan |
A Look at the Hill and Beyond Steve Bartlett, head of a financial services lobbying group, talks about political gyrations in Congress and the concerns all banks ought to be having about the impact of banking reform on the U.S. economy. |
Reason May 2009 Matt Welch |
Obama's Double-Talk While the president talks sobriety, his policies take America on an economic bender. |
BusinessWeek March 11, 2010 Charlie Rose |
Nancy Pelosi: Health-Care Reform Endgame A conversation with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. |
The Motley Fool June 18, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer |
Financial Reform Is a Joke Congress has completely missed its opportunity to make the financial system safer. |
Insurance & Technology January 28, 2010 |
Full Text: Obama's State of the Union Address The following are remarks U.S. President Barack Obama made during his State of the Union Wednesday before a joint session of Congress in Washington. |
BusinessWeek September 17, 2007 Eamon Javers |
Inside The Hidden World Of Earmarks An investigation reveals how company spending on lobbyists can pay off. |
IEEE Spectrum December 2008 Susan Hassler |
The Audacity Of Technology What President Barack Obama needs to do to improve technology. |
InternetNews March 17, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
Courting Industry in The Net Neutrality Debate Net Neutrality advocates tell Web marketers that the red-hot issue isn't just a concern for the policy wonks. |