The Advisory Committee on Transparency hosted its final event of 2021 on November 8, 2021, titled Transparency Lightning Talks. Instead of the traditional panel discussion, the event brought together transparency experts from across the political spectrum to give presentations on improving government transparency and accountability. 

Watch the full discussion below.

On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, the Congressional Transparency Caucus hosted a conversation to learn about the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) and its crucial role in overseeing over $5 trillion in pandemic relief legislation.

Video of the panel discussion is available here:

The Advisory Committee on Transparency partnered with The Fourth Amendment Advisory Committee to host its second event of the 117th Congress on Wednesday, July 21, at 12 p.m. via Zoom. The panel discussion focused on the status of the free press in the U.S., concentrating on surveillance of journalists and their sources.

Panelists included Jennifer Henrichsen of Yale Law School’s Information Society Project, Kathy Kiely of Missouri University, Melissa Wasser of The Project on Government Oversight, and Michael De Dora of the Committee to Protect Journalists. The discussion was moderated by Sean Vitka, Senior Policy Counsel for Demand Progress.

Watch the full discussion below.

The Advisory Committee on Transparency hosted its first event of the 117th Congress on Tuesday, May 4th, at 3 p.m. via Zoom. The event previewed what is on the 117th Congress’s transparency agenda. Panelists included Demand Progress’s Daniel Schuman, The Project On Government Oversight’s Liz Hempowicz, Open the Government’s Freddy Martinez, and moderator Courtney Buble from GovExec. Opening remarks were made by Demand Progress’s Ginger McCall.

Watch the event below.