Here is Wednesdays look at transparency-related news items, todays congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills moving through Congress, and transparency-related events being held today.

News Roundup:

• Retiring Rep. John Tanner (D-TN) is holding a fundraiser for his leadership PAC to reportedly further his expected K Street career once he leaves Capitol Hill in January. (Roll Call)($)
• The Supreme Court has blocked the state of Arizona from giving matching funds to publicly funded candidates facing wealthy opponents. (The Washington Post) (The New York Times)
• The New Yorker profiles Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. (The New Yorker)
• Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) wants House Democrats to require transcripts for upcoming briefings from the EPA, BP, and other oil companies. (The Hill)
• The EPA has disclosed the chemical ingredients in the dispersants being used on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (OMB Watch)
• OMB Director Peter Orszag wants the government to keep pace with the private sector when it comes to the use of information technology. (The Washington Post) (InformationWeek)
• The Department of Transportation has partnered with Cornell University to crowdsource ideas about rulemaking and promote open government. (Federal News Radio)
• Transparency advocates want the government to post transcripts or recordings of agency meetings online. (Nextgov)
• Twitter wants to hire a Washington liaison to help the government and politicians better use their service. (InformationWeek)
• Roll Call editorializes against the use of secret holds in the Senate. (Roll Call)($)

Relevant committee hearings scheduled for 6/9:

Senate:

• None

House:

• Strengthening the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, Wednesday, June 9, 2 p.m., Rayburn-2154

Relevant bills introduced 6/8:

• None

Transparency events scheduled for 6/9:

• None