Lawyerist: One Day, This Legal Thesaurus Will Help You Pick The Right Words
Basically, what we want is software that could eat a legal dictionary and spit out a legal thesaurus. Enter U.S. Open Data and the OpenGov Foundation. Those organizations are both dedicated to using...
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Join us for the first Door Stop Awards for Transparency!
In a time of ad hoc victories, partisanship and short-term thinking, The OpenGov Foundation is excited to announce an award for those who created structural changes inside public institutions that...
View ArticleHarvard Kennedy School News: New Ash Center Workshop Connects Students to the...
“Living one’s civic life on the Internet is rapidly becoming as normal and natural as using technology in one’s personal and work lives,” said Seamus Kraft, cofounder of the OpenGov Foundation and one...
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Wichita’s Growing Commitment to Openness
(Photo via Flickr user Lane Pearman) Over the last few years, Kansas has been bubbling with activity. Citizens of the City of Wichita are hungry for change and an effort at the ground level has been...
View ArticleDNAinfo: Police Spent 600 Hours On Lincoln Towing Complaints Last Year: Alderman
Before towing a car, the company must take a photo of the vehicle showing “the date and time the photograph was taken; the entire vehicle and its location on the date and time the photograph was taken;...
View ArticleRoute Fifty: Can Hands-On Civics Heal Chicago?
“Government isn’t handed down in the genes,” said former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in a recent interview on her work using technology to bring civics back into the classroom. “It has to...
View ArticleTechnical.ly: OpenGov Foundation to recognize members of Congress working to...
In the pursuit of a more transparent government, it’s important to appreciate allies on the inside. That’s why D.C.’s OpenGov Foundation wants to “recognize some of the Members [of Congress] and...
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Honoring Transparency Improvements from Inside Congress
Structural improvements are never flashy. But modernizing legislative information is vital to the future viability of our Congress, and critical to creating a federal government that functions like we...
View ArticleADVISORY: Door Stop Awards to Honor Those Implementing Structural...
MEDIA ADVISORY April 12, 2016 CONTACTS Nicko Margolies – nicko@opengovfoundation.org – (202) 642-4467 Media Advisory Door Stop Awards to Honor Those Implementing Structural Transparency in Congress...
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RELEASE: Inaugural Door Stop Award Winners!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 2016 CONTACTS Nicko Margolies – nicko@opengovfoundation.org – (202) 642-4467 Press Release Announcing the Inaugural Door Stop Award Winners Recognizing Outstanding and...
View ArticlePolitico Influence: April 13 Influence Newsletter
OUT & ABOUT: — The inaugural Door Stop Awards at CTA Innovation House toasted supports of government transparency, including former Speaker John Boehner, ex-Majority Leader Eric Cantor, House...
View ArticleEfficientGov: Wichita Uses Open Source Tool for Open Data Policy Feedback
The Washington, DC-based non-profit OpenGov Foundation created the tool Madison to allow civic leaders to post legislation online that citizens can easily comment on. It’s as easy to use as Google...
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Celebrating the Door Stop Award Winners
The Door Stop Awards Last night, The OpenGov Foundation held our inaugural Door Stop awards to honor the incredible work of those inside Congress to improve long-term transparency. More than a hundred...
View ArticleCivicist: First Post – Moderation
Open wide: Earlier this week the OpenGov Foundation announced the winners of their first Inaugural Door Stop Awards, which recognize the efforts of the legislative branch to promote long-term...
View ArticleWichita Business Journal: WBJ panel: Use technology as a problem-solving tool
The panel discussion, which took place at the Kansas Leadership Center, was part of an educational series in conjunction with the WBJ program designed to help identify the next generation of leaders in...
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Supporting the Rapid Confirmation of the Next Librarian of Congress
(Photo via Flickr user USCapitol) Today, The OpenGov Foundation is proud to join more than 140 nonprofit, academic and library organizations to recommend Dr. Carla Hayden’s swift approval by the Rules...
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Expanding OpenGov in Wichita!
(The new Wichita office!) As part of The OpenGov Foundation’s growing commitment and investment in Wichita, Kansas, we’re hiring a new senior developer and opening a local office! We’re eager to build...
View ArticleWichita Business Journal: OpenGov opening Wichita office
The OpenGov Foundation is expanding its Wichita presence. The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization, which advocates for using technology to help make government more accessible and open, is...
View ArticleThe Wichita Eagle: D.C.-based OpenGov Foundation opens Wichita office
The OpenGov Foundation, a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., is opening an office in Wichita. The foundation is working with city officials to increase community engagement and create an open data...
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Crossroads for Civic Engagement in D.C.
As the D.C. government kicks off the 2016 InnoMAYtion initiative to showcase the tech ecosystem and foster community collaboration, it’s a pivotal moment to reflect on what works and double down on...
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