The Connecticut Foundation for Open Government cited several individuals and organizations as champions of open government and freedom of information. In this photo, CFOG board members David Fink ...

Daniel Schuman, an expert focused on federal government accountability and transparency, on Tuesday afternoon received an email from GSA that the committee was axed pursuant to a Trump executive order ...

This year marks the 20 th anniversary of Sunshine Week celebrated nationally to promote the importance of open government at the federal, state and local levels. The idea was born more than 20 years ...

The General Services Administration on Tuesday terminated the Open Government Federal Advisory Committee as part of President Donald Trump’s call to reduce the federal bureaucracy, according to an ...

Since 2002, the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government, or FOG, has awarded the William S. Dixon First Amendment Freedom Award to those who advance access to open government in the areas of law, ...

The Indiana Coalition for Open Government launched a hotline (260-ASK-ICOG) to answer questions about public records and open meetings laws. The hotline aims to assist citizens navigating Indiana's ...

What is the definition of transparency? Of course, transparency means that something can be seen through. When we talk about transparency in government, we mean that citizens must be able to "see ...

Fired US State Department workers push their belongings in a shopping cart as they leave the building in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2025. The US State Department began laying off more than 1,300 ...

Navy Federal and USAA are offering federal workers government shutdown assistance services like zero-interest loans and payment relief offers. The United States government officially shutdown at ...

Eight Democrats joined Republicans in voting on a step toward reopening the government late Nov. 9, including one lawmaker from Illinois. The ongoing shutdown is the longest in U.S. history, ...

Lansing — The Democratic-controlled Michigan Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would expand the ability of government boards and commissions to meet behind closed doors, a move critics said would ...